Canada has a productivity problem, and talking about it has become the national pastime. For years, economists, politicians, and business leaders have sounded the alarm about the growing gap between ...

As companies face pressure to increase productivity, many are calling workers back to the office—even though there is limited evidence that return-to-office policies actually improve innovation or ...

Canada’s governments commission reports, launch advisory panels, and hold public consultations with remarkable institutional enthusiasm. The pattern is familiar: a crisis erupts, a task force is ...

Canada has a productivity problem. The country has strong institutions, a highly skilled workforce, and access to natural resources. So why are businesses from coast to coast struggling to keep pace ...

As Canada moves into 2025, its productivity still lags, despite efforts by the federal government to address the issue in the 2024 federal budget. Canada’s productivity has declined in nine of the ...

The Bank of Canada said the country’s anemic productivity growth is a “systemic” problem, doubling down on its message to governments and businesses to urgently address the issue. Speaking in Quebec ...

As Canadians prepare to vote in another federal election, the country’s economy faces a sobering reality. As the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) notes, productivity is ...