As tariffs and tensions with the U.S. extend into a second year, questions loom: What does this mean for the Canadian economy? And which factors will shape the macroeconomic environment over the next 12 months?
GRI’s Macroeconomic Policy Webinar Series 2026 brings these issues into focus, offering insights from leading economists and practitioners on key macroeconomic trends defining the year ahead.
Now in its seventh year, this flagship series provides a valuable primer to kick off the year for decision-makers across Canada’s financial sector.
Register for the entire series or select the sessions that are of greatest interest.
State of the Canadian Economy: Another Brick in the Debt Wall?
VirtualAs the federal government works to bolster an economy strained by weak productivity and mounting tariffs, new questions arise: How will persistent deficits and rising debt ratios impact Canada’s bond […]
Canada’s Productivity Challenge and the Fiscal Path to Recovery
VirtualEven before the current trade war, Canada’s productivity growth had been stalled for a decade, driving many of the affordability challenges now facing Canadians. The University of Calgary’s Trevor Tombe […]
2026 Housing Market Outlook: Finding Equilibrium in a Cooling Economy
VirtualWith Canadian average home prices still well below their 2022 peak, low investor demand and interest rates unlikely to fall further, Canada’s housing correction may take years, not months, to […]
Tariffs, Trade and Tumult: Seeking New Strategies Amid U.S. Volatility
VirtualChristopher Sands, Director of the Hopkins Center for Canadian Studies and a leading thinker on Canada-U.S. relations, returns to deliver a thorough examination of Canada’s evolving relationship with its largest […]
Financing Nation-Building: Capital Flows In and Out of Canada
VirtualNew Session: Royce Mendes, Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins, offers his analysis of capital flows in and out of Canada and what these might mean for […]
Previous Events
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