Canadian Economic Services

Our Canadian Economic Services offer you an array of economic forecasting options based on our Canadian Macroeconomic Model, incorporating more than 800 concepts. Choose from our 10 and 30-year Canadian economic and industrial forecasts or from our 5-year provincial forecasts. As a supplement to these forecasts, we provide you with extensive historical data and an analysis of recent economic and political developments. If you seek the larger picture more than the details, our Canadian Forecast Executive Summary provides executive summaries of each Canadian forecast.

Our suite of Canadian Economic Services include:

• Canadian Short-Term Forecast and Analysis Service 
  • 10-year quarterly forecasts 
• Canadian Long-Term Forecast and Analysis Service 
  • 30-year semiannual forecasts 
• Canadian Provincial Forecast and Analysis Service 
  • 5-year quarterly forecasts 
• Canadian Forecast Executive Summary Service 
  • Monthly summaries of our forecasts 
• Canadian Quarterly Macroeconomic Model 
  • Access to our model to conduct alternate scenario testing

Benefits:

Canadian Economic Services enable you to:

• Forecast sales in the short- and long-term 
• Assess risk at the country and provincial levels 
• Evaluate market opportunities 
• Anticipate major changes resulting from policy measures, price and rate shocks, and international factors 
• Understand key drivers behind supply and demand for your products

Canadian Short-Term Forecast and Analysis Services

Features:

• In-depth 10-year forecasts and analyses prepared immediately following the quarterly National Accounts release in March, June, September, and December 
• Preliminary reports forecasting key indicators based on our updated data bank, a few days after the National Accounts release 
• Quarterly and annually updated historical and forecast tables of key economic indicators 
• Analysis and forecasts of alternate risk scenarios 
• Special reports on economic and policy issues 
• Updated reports on Canadian, US, and global economic performance 
• Frequently updated analysis and commentary 
• Canadian Forecast Summary 
• Available through our client-access website, MyInsight, or in hard copy

Plus

• Global Data Products
• Executive Strategy Council

Canadian Long-Term Forecast and Analysis Service

Features: 

• In-depth 30-year forecasts and analyses based on our most recently completed short-term updates and historical data, published in February and October 
• Special reports on economic and policy issues 
• Updated reports on Canadian, US, and global economic performance 
• Canadian Forecast Executive Summary 
• Available through our client-access website, MyInsight, or in hard copy

Features:

• In-depth five-year forecasts and analysis on Canadian provinces, based on our most recently completed short-term forecast—published in November and May
• Interim forecast updates on key indicators for each province—published January and July 
• Annual updates of historical and forecast tables on key economic indicators for each province  
• Special reports on economic and policy issues 
• Updated reports on the Canadian, US, and global economy 
• Canadian Forecast Executive Summary 
• Available through our client-access website, MyInsight, or in hard copy

Features:

• Previews all forecasts from our Canadian services 
• Includes updates and analyses of recent Canadian and US economic developments 
• Provides the summaries from the short-term, long-term, and provincial forecast services

Features:

• Our Canadian Macroeconomic Model (CMM) completely re-designed with the latest econometric techniques 
• Model designed to simultaneously capture key drivers of the Canadian economy and display appropriate responses to major demand, supply and price shocks 
• User-friendly model that many clients run themselves 
• Forecasting equation derived primarily from neo-classical theoretical models with introduction of several Keynesian short-term variables