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Is Data USA a Reliable Source for Your Business Decisions?

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In an era where data-driven decisions separate successful organizations from failed ventures, determining source reliability has become a critical competency for business professionals. Data USA, a comprehensive public data visualization platform developed through collaboration between Deloitte, Datawheel, and MIT Media Lab, aggregates information from official U.S. government sources including the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis. However, its reliability depends on understanding what the platform actually delivers: highly accessible visualizations of government data, not original research or …

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Why Economic and Policy Analysis Matters More Than Ever for Canadian Organizations

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Economic and policy analysis synthesizes quantitative data, regulatory frameworks, and market dynamics to inform strategic decisions that directly impact organizational competitiveness and profitability. In Canada’s evolving business environment—characterized by shifting trade relationships, demographic transitions, and regulatory complexity—this discipline transforms raw information into actionable intelligence that reduces risk and identifies opportunity.
At its core, economic and policy analysis evaluates how government decisions, legislative changes, and macroeconomic trends affect specific sectors, markets, and …

How to Stand Out in a Sea of Green

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The CBD industry has been on the steady rise as more consumers are emerging and more countries are legalizing the use of CBD. Because of this, the market and the competition are fiercer than ever. With so many options to choose from, sellers and producers of CBD products in Canada are looking for ways to ramp up their marketing strategies and stand out from dozens of competitors.
Importance of marketing on the CBD industry
The surge of CBD advertisements online is very hard to ignore. Whether it is in social media, in a search engine, or just a random website, CBD …

The Habit of Young Canadians to Buy Local Products

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Purchasing local products can be observed as trending economic ethics in today’s younger generation.
Young Canadians prefer to purchase local goods for different reasons, such as giving support to the local economy or making sure that the environment is much protected from mass production of items that can cause damage to nature during manufacture.
Liking by Age
About 3,000 young Canadians were surveyed to know about their behavior and perception in buying local products. The mentioned respondents were in the age range of 13 – 37 years old. Here are the results, which were divided into three categories:
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Poll Says Majority of Canadians are concerned about COVID-19 outbreak

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A large number of Canadians, specifically in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia are concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak in their cities. The Association for Canadian Studies conducted the poll.
The poll was made to survey 1,479 Canadians. The result showed that about 59% of Canadians were concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak. 20% showed that they are ‘Very concerned’, and 39% are ‘Somewhat worried’.
The citizens of Ontario represented the highest number of worry about coronavirus, which relates to the fact that their province has the highest number of cases in the nation.
The crisis of COVID-19 has …

On Federal Carbon Tax Constitutionality: Supreme Court postponed it

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Canada’s Supreme Court decides to postpone the hearing about the constitutionality of federal carbon tax until June. The highest court is supposed to have the hearing next week, set in motion by Ontario and Saskatchewan, with the support of other provinces. However, Chief Justice Richard Wagner postpones hearings, as a nationwide exertion to prevent COVID-19 spread in Canada. This includes the carbon tax case.
Saskatchewan and Ontario’s highest courts have turned down the line of reasoning of those provinces that the federative constitution does not have the legal authority to enforce carbon tax in territories that do not …

Wage Grant for Ottawa May Be Too Low to Assist Smaller Businesses –CFIB

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As stated by the Canadian Federation for Independent Business also known as CFIB, Ottawa’s 27 billion dollar funding, for businesses and workers, is a wise move; but, it might not be enough to help Canada’s businessmen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dan Kelly, the president of CFIB, focused on a new wage grant submitted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bill Morneau, Finance Minister, that would give businesses up to 10% of employee’s pay for a period of 3 months. Companies would be able to receive a maximum amount of $1,375 in every employee with a total amount of about $25,000 in every employer.
He said …

Bank of Canada Decided to Make an Emergency Interest Rate Cut

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The Bank of Canada decided to make a sudden cut in the rates, reducing the central bank’s standard interest rate of 50 points to 0.75%.
The central bank itself already made a cut to its rate to 1.25% at a March 4 meeting to help prevent the impact of COVID-19.
Under usual situations, the bank sets its interest rate every six weeks and only makes an emergency action when there’s a need to do so based on a situation.
The next scheduled decision of the bank’s rate is set on the 15th of April. The bank states that it will give the full information of its viewpoint for Canada’s economy as well as the …

Canada’s Survey on Gender Equality in 2019

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From October until December in the year 2019, a survey was conducted in Canada, which covered:

Gender Equality
Sexual Harassment and Violence
Equal Pay

Gender Equality
The study inquired about the views of the respondents to identify how gender equality was practiced in Canada. In the whole survey, a large percentage of respondents believed that gender equality was attained not only at home but also at work. Here are the results that agree on gender equality achievement based on different environments and aspects:

At home – 82%
Social setting – 70%
At …