Well, the population counts of the 2016 Census of Canada were released by Statistics Canada today and there is an odd assortment of results for northern Ontario that are both good and bad. Canada's population in 2016 was 35,151,728 - an increase of 5 percent from 2011 - while Ontario's population was 13,448,494 - an increase of 4.6% from 2011. Northern Ontario's population actually grew between 2011 and 2016 from 775,178 to reach 780,140 for an increase of 0.64 percent.
Northern Economist 2.0
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Tuesday 7 February 2017
Some Federal Fiscal Highlights
I have a new report out by the Fraser Institute in celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary. It is titled A Federal Fiscal History: Canada, 1867 to 2017 and tracks federal government spending, revenue, deficits, debt and spending and revenue composition from 1867 to 2017. You can get the executive summary and the full report here. However, is a quick round-up of some federal fiscal highlights over the years:
Friday 3 February 2017
Economic News Around the North: February 3rd Edition
Here are some stories over the last week from across northern Ontario that I feel have some significance for the region's economy. Have a nice weekend.
What the Finns can offer Northern Ontario's biomass economy. Northern Ontario Business. Jan 27th, 2017.
Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation partner on economic development. Northern Ontario Business. February 2nd, 2017.
City to push economic development at ROMA. North Bay Nugget. January 29th, 2017.
Ring of Fire mining development still years away from delivering on a decade of hype. CBC Thunder Bay, January 30th, 2017.
Province pulls plug on loan program. Sault Star. February 2nd, 2017.
Sudbury a magnet for newcomers. Sudbury Star. February 1st, 2017.
And for those of you who believe that politics and institutions are important to economic performance, two stories of interest this week.
First, while its not yet Easter, there is this resurrection (It must be a slow news week in Sudbury):
We're one Ontario, says Wynne. Dismisses separation effort. Sudbury.com. January 27, 2017.
And for those of you who believe that the context of leadership does matter and that government leadership should aspire to formal and decorous behavior in order to help foster a community environment attractive to business and economic activity, there are these:
Hobbs sues Zaitzeff over YouTube video. Tbnewswatch. February 2, 2017.
Hobbs serves notice against Zaitzeff. Chronicle Journal. February 1, 2017.
What the Finns can offer Northern Ontario's biomass economy. Northern Ontario Business. Jan 27th, 2017.
Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation partner on economic development. Northern Ontario Business. February 2nd, 2017.
City to push economic development at ROMA. North Bay Nugget. January 29th, 2017.
Ring of Fire mining development still years away from delivering on a decade of hype. CBC Thunder Bay, January 30th, 2017.
Province pulls plug on loan program. Sault Star. February 2nd, 2017.
Sudbury a magnet for newcomers. Sudbury Star. February 1st, 2017.
And for those of you who believe that politics and institutions are important to economic performance, two stories of interest this week.
First, while its not yet Easter, there is this resurrection (It must be a slow news week in Sudbury):
We're one Ontario, says Wynne. Dismisses separation effort. Sudbury.com. January 27, 2017.
And for those of you who believe that the context of leadership does matter and that government leadership should aspire to formal and decorous behavior in order to help foster a community environment attractive to business and economic activity, there are these:
Hobbs sues Zaitzeff over YouTube video. Tbnewswatch. February 2, 2017.
Hobbs serves notice against Zaitzeff. Chronicle Journal. February 1, 2017.
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