NORTHERN ECONOMIST 2.0
An Ontario economics and policy blog.
Friday, 12 June 2026
Thunder Bay Leading in April Building Permits Data
›
Yesterday, Statistics Canada released its building permits data for April 2026 and the ranked April 2025 to April 2026 growth rates reveal...
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
When it Comes to Rent Increases, Where You Live Matters
›
Statistics Canada recently published new experimental quarterly estimates for rents form Canadian CMAs. The rent for a tw...
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Canada's Wheel of History
›
“ So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, ‘With our own ...
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Growth, Assessments and Municipal Taxation in the Northern Ontario Big Five
›
The economic narrative in northern Ontario has evolved in recent years. From lamentations of stagnation and decline, the north is now ...
Thursday, 14 May 2026
The Fork in the Road
›
“ Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference .” Robe...
‹
›
Home
View web version