Links to Current Information and Analysis. Bank of Montreal (www.bmo.com/economic/). This link will take you to the Bank's Economic Research site, which is one of the richest sources of current information and analysis and includes the latest NEWS UPDATES. Bank of Nova Scotia (www.scotiabank.com/eccomm.htm). Click any of the icons to go to rich sources of useful information and current charts and tables in PDF format. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (www.policyalternatives.ca/). Click on the Behind the numbers link for, in the Centre's words, "a closer look at the most important economic and social indicators from a different perspective. Each issue will provide a brief quantitative analysis by one of Canada's top progressive economists and analysts on topics such as the national debt, taxation, the income gap, and pensions." Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (www.cibc.com/products/economics/index.html) Provides resources on the analysis of recent developments and policy issues, the latest forecasts, the global economic outlook, regional overviews, industry analysis, and current leading indicators. Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) (www.csls.ca/index.html)studies factors that influence economic well-being. The CSLS was established in 1995 to contribute to a better understanding of trends in living standards and factors determining trends and to develop and advocate specific policies to raise living standards. Advanced material but excellent. Check out the following links: Structural Unemployment; Index of Economic Well-Being; Income and Productivity Data. Royal Bank (www.royalbank.com/) takes you to the bank's homepage. Click on Market Trends for an excellent collection of up-to-date reports and data. Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca/start.html) is the most authoritative and complete source of economic data in Canada. Of particular interest are the following links: Daily news, Education resources (which links data to curriculum across Canada and provides teacher's kits, lesson plans, and more), In depth (for research), Links to other (statistical) sites (which includes provincial and international sites), Canada quiz, and Canadian statistics, which offers free statistical data on the economy, people, government, and land. Strategis (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_ecnmy/engdoc/homepage.html). This link will take you to the Economic Analysis and Statistics section of this Industry Canada site. It is, indeed, a rich site, and every link on it is of some interest. CFEE recommends the following in particular: Micro-Economic Monitor; Monthly Economic Indicators; Canada in the 21st Century Series; and Trade Date Online. Toronto Dominion Bank (www.tdbank.ca/tdeconomics/index.html) to gain access to economic analysis and forecasts.
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