A firmer Canadian dollar quietly trims the price advantage that has helped pull U.S. travellers north — worth watching for anyone pricing fall and winter packages in USD-driven markets.
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
With the Section 338 tariffs 48 hours out and negotiators still apart, Alberta exporters should confirm U.S. customs entry dates — not ship dates — for anything in transit and check their HTS codes…
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Rentals.ca's July data shows Calgary asking rents down 4.5% and Edmonton down 3.6% year over year, though Alberta ticked up 0.3% month over month. Multi-family developers face softer pro formas even as the decline…
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
The Canadian dollar has strengthened about 1% over the past month on a 75,100-job July surge and 3.4% Q2 growth. U.S.-dollar receivables are quietly worth less — time to revisit pricing and hedging.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
New Section 338 tariffs hit roughly $20B in Canadian exports on August 19 — including CUSMA-compliant goods. Alberta food, beverage and consumer-goods exporters should be quantifying U.S. exposure by HS code this week.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
B.C.'s Columbia Valley is losing August bookings to wildfire headlines even though the community faces no fire threat. It's a live demonstration of perception risk every Rockies-corridor operator shares — and of why owning…
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Edmonton's run of easy demand is ending — July sales fell 11% year-over-year while listings jumped 18%, migration slowed, and condos tipped into buyer's-market territory.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Calgary row and apartment sales fell 23% and 20% year-over-year in July, with benchmark prices down 6-8% and 17,000 apartment units still under construction — the attached market has become a battle for buyers.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Fifty-percent US tariffs on alcohol, dairy and autos take effect August 19, and CUSMA compliance no longer exempts them. Talks stalled this week. The catch: exporters relying on rules-of-origin paperwork lose that protection in…
August 13, 2026 · 1 min read