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CME supports government changes to EI program 
May 16, 2012
Retooling Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program is essential for manufacturers looking to attract and retain skilled workers, according to...
Manufacturing sales rebound
May 16, 2012
In March, Canadian manufacturing sales posted the largest increase in nine months.
Sales increased 1.9 per cent to $49.7 billion, the largest incr...
Economy grows at a slower rate in 2011
May 16, 2012
Canadian GDP was up in 2011, but not as much as 2010.
Thanks to oil and mineral exploration, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the...
Canadian companies ramp up spending plans
May 15, 2012
Canada's reputation as the international nice guy may take a hit this year, according to a global survey off chief financial officers.
The survey ...
New drug plant gets USFDA approval
May 15, 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to start producing a new rheumatoid arthritis medicatio...
Smartphones to become new currency?
May 15, 2012
Banks and mobile phone companies plan to take the paperless society to the next step.The Canadian Bankers Association released new standards May 14...
Olymel cooks up job plan after Princeville fire
May 14, 2012
Olymel is looking at other ways to bring home the bacon after a fire at its Princeville, Que. processing plant.
The company announced May 14 that ...
Seeking British Columbia’s top exporters: Call for nominations kick-starts the 30th anniversary of the BC Export Awards
May 14, 2012
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and the British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation are proud to announce the 30th anniversa...
Canon considers fully automating camera production
May 14, 2012
Camera maker Canon Inc.'s snapshot of the future includes building cameras without human workers.
To help counter the high cost of the Yen, the el...
BC needs competitive tax plan to create jobs, drive growth in uncertain economic times: CME
May 11, 2012
British Columbia needs to expedite the adoption of a globally competitive tax regime to transform economic opportunity into good jobs, business gro...
Jobless rate edges up
May 11, 2012
While more people found work in April, more job hunters on the lookout increased Canada's jobless rate.
The number of people working increased 58,...
International Trade Minister Ed Fast Highlights Benefits of Canada-EU Trade Agreement to Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today met with members of the Bri...
Despite lower prices, trade balance grows
May 10, 2012
Fewer energy exports fuelled a decline in Canada's trade numbers in March.
Lower energy prices dropped the country's overall merchandise exports b...
Skilled labour shortage worries oil and gas industry
May 10, 2012
Canada's oil and gas industry has identified finding enough skilled labour as its biggest challenge for 2012.
A recent worldwide survey of oil and...
TPP: What it is and why it matters
May 09, 2012
This article first appeared in the March-April edition of 20/20 magazine.
By James Careless
Like NAFTA, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an...
Canadian execs start thinking acquisition
May 09, 2012
Half of all Canadian execs have acquisition on the mind this year.
A new Ernst & Young survey says 48 per cent of Canadian executives expect to pu...
EU using bad numbers, Alberta Energy says
May 09, 2012
Alberta Energy says the European Union has it all wrong.
A planned punitive rating for crude oils on the high side of greenhouse gas emissions - f...
Ontario considers more money for automakers
May 09, 2012
The Ontario government may spend more on the province's auto industry to meet growing demand for vehicles from the Detroit Three automakers.
Premi...
Changes to the SR&ED tax credit will hurt Canadian manufacturing most, says coalition
May 08, 2012
Forty-seven national industry groups representing more than 100,000 companies from across Canada are calling on the federal government to step back...
Food exports hit new highs
May 08, 2012
With record levels of food exports last year as a backdrop, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance marked 15 years in business May 8.
Canadian farm...