Government of Canada Sites:
- The official website for Canada's statistics-gathering organization. Full of news, links, and, you guessed it, statistics of all kinds.
CANSIM
Data Base
- Statistic Canada's computerized database and information retrieval system. Contains over 600,000 time series on macroeconomic variables such as the Bank of Canada's Money Aggregates, the Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Price Indices, the Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates. Also is a great source for Labour Force Statistics.
The
Bank of Canada
- Learn about the Bank's history and its role in the Canadian economy. Also of interest it its Monetary Policy Report, published semiannually.
The Department
of Finance
- Review current fiscal-policy objectives and recent documents issued by the federal department responsible for the budget, fiscal policy, taxation and certain international economic policies.
The
Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade
- Homepage of the Canadian department responsible for trade policy and international relations.
- The government agency responsible for expenditure management and financial control.
Western
Economic Diversification
- The agency that promotes the diversification of the Western-Canadian economy. The agency assists small and medium-sized businesses gain access to capital and expand employment.
Industry
Canada - Industry Canada promotes economic growth, international competitiveness, monitors uncompetitive practices and encourages regional development.
Canadian Research Institutes and Private Organizations:
- An active independent research organization in issues concerning social and economic policy.
- The Fraser Institute is a conservative research group advocating free-market solutions to public-policy problems.
TD
Bank's Economic Reports
- Publications put out by the Toronto Dominion Bank that chart recent economic developments both in North American and Overseas. Weekly disgests focus on financial developments, such as short-term interest rates, the Canadian dollar and the exchange rate. The Quarterly Report gives a broad outlook of how the economies are doing. Detailed information about the Federal and Provincial Budgets is also available.
Bank of
Montreal`s
Economic Research Homepage
- Similiar to the TD Bank's publications. Includes current commentaries by the bank's staff economists, information on leading economic indicators, and economic outlooks. Greater attention is given to international countries, especially Germany and Japan. Both are excellent examples of the macroeconomic analysis done in the private sector.
World Organizations and Media:
- The World Bank is an international development bank based in Washington, D.C.. Contains useful information about developing countries.
The
International Monetary Fund
- Another Washington-based organization responsible for monitoring and assisting countries with balance of payments problems.
- An important contributor to economic and social policy issues in the United States.
- The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development is a collection of developed countries committed to open markets and democratic government. The OECD undertakes research and compiles statistics on the economic performance of member countries.
The
European Union.
- An impressive homepage maintained by Berkeley on the European Union. Contains information about the treaties, objectives and future of the Union.
- A site maintained by the University of Toronto on the activities of the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries.
If you are interested in seeing a home page for a similar course at Carnegie Mellon University click here.
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