Economy

Continued appetite for investment in infrastructure alongside pragmatism to improve outcomes
Economy Survey

Continued appetite for investment in infrastructure alongside pragmatism to improve outcomes

The 2026 Global Infrastructure Index from Ipsos and the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA).
Economy Survey

RBC Canadian Consumer Confidence Index Dips as More Consumers Put Major Purchases on Hold,
Job Anxiety Rises

While Underlying Fundamentals of Financial Comfort Slowly Improve, Canadians Perceive Weakness in Economy as Overall Assessment Drops to 48% (down 3 points)
Economy Survey

Advertisers are Doing Their Part to Jump Start the Economy as Two in Three (69%) Canadians Believe Advertisers Play an Important Role in
Encouraging Consumer Spending

Keeping it Home Grown, Majority (65%) Says Most of the Ads we See in Canada should be Created in Canada
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Fewer Canadians Planning and Saving for Retirement

Only One in Three (35%) Intend to Contribute to RRSPs This Year
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Majority of British Columbians (82%) and Ontarians (74%) United in Opposition of Harmonized Sales Tax

Nine in Ten (90%) Believe It's a Tax Grab,
Most Say It will be Good for Governments, Bad for Consumers
Economy Survey

One Half (47%) of Canadians Intend to Spend Less This Holiday Season than Last Year

While average Canadian intends to spend more on gifts this year than two years ago (up 12% to $728), spending intentions on other holiday-related goods and services drops 4.5% (from $512 to $490)
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Canadians Hope For a Better 2010, But Shelve Holiday Spending, According to the New RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index

Half of Canadians plan to spend less this holiday season
Economy Survey

Many Canadians Struggling to Put Their Money
Where Their Mouth Is

While Canadians Have No Trouble Outlining Their Financial Priorities, Many are Not Following Through on Their Goals
Economy Survey

Most (71%) Canadians Aware of Tax-Free Savings Accounts, One Quarter (24%) Have Opened an Account

Primary Reason Among those Without a TFSA For Not Having One is That They Have No Money to Invest
Economy Survey

Economic Conditions Causing One in Three (34%)
Canadians to Save Less Money Than Before

Just Two in Ten (19%) are Saving More
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