Economy


Economy Survey

Two in Three (65%) Say Current Housing Market
is a Buyer's Market

Home-Buying Intentions Rebound From Last year As More Canadians are Likely To Buy a Home in Next Two Years
Economy Survey

As RRSP Deadline Approaches, More Canadians Poised to Contribute,
But Many Existing Contributors Likely to Scale Back Their Contributions

One Quarter of Canadians With Retirement Savings `Anxious' (19%) or `Panicking' (5%)
Economy Survey

One Quarter (24%) Of Canadian Workforce Concerned About Holding On To Their Jobs

Current Economy Has Canadians Anxious, Distracted, and Seeking Communication from Management about Job Security in Year Ahead
Economy Survey

Canadians to Opposition Parties: Vote For the Budget

Since Budget Vote a Matter of Confidence, Six in ten (57%) Believe Opposition Parties Should Vote For the Harper Budget, Not Against (30%)
Economy Survey

Looking Ahead to the Budget, Canadians Most Supportive of Spending Cuts (62%) and Deficits (52%), Not Tax Hikes (18%)

Support for Deficits Up 9 Points, Spending Cuts Down 20 Points Most Canadians Put Faith in Harper Tories to Manage Economy (44%)
Economy Survey

Majority (53%) Sides With Running Major Deficit of at Least $30 to $40 Billion in Coming Budget to Stimulate Economy

Four in ten (41%) Say Major Deficit is a `Waste of Money',
Will do Little to Get Country out of Recession
Economy Survey

New Tax-Free Savings Account Unlikely to Reduce RRSP Contributions This year

Only 8% of Those Who Plan to Open a Tax-Free Savings Account Plan to Reduce their RRSP Contributions as a Result
Economy Survey

Majority (56%) of Canadians Believe Most of Doom and Gloom Expressed on Economy by Supposed Experts and in Reports is Really Exaggerated

Majority (54%) Doesn't Believe It's Right Time for Governments to Start Spending Billions of Dollars On Things Like Infrastructure,
Even if it Means Big Deficits
Three in Four (76%) Say They're Cautious And Still Bargain Hunting,
Only 23% Admit to Pulling Back on Spending and Preparing for Worst