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Canada Posts First Trade Surplus in a Year

Rising US demand has generated an increase in Canadian exports, allowing for the first trade surplus in a year.  Statistics Canada reported a 5.1 % increase in exports in March 2013 to $40.5 billion, with only a 1.7% increase in… Read more »

Canada’s Performance in Innovation

Ottawa based think tank, The Conference Board, released a series of reports called “How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada,” which assesses Canada’s quality of life in comparison to other countries. Canada receives grades of “B” in the majority… Read more »