A week of corporate earnings and several key federal and economic milestones are set to shape Canada’s business headlines beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2026.
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Canada’s business scene is set for a busy stretch this week, with multiple earnings reports and several major government and economic releases scheduled from Tuesday through Friday.
Earnings and the stock market remain in focus as corporate Canada continues to report third-quarter results, after technology stocks fell on Friday due to worries about spending on AI and concerns about whether investments in chips and data centres will pay off.
On Tuesday, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers are scheduled to appear before the House of Commons standing committee on finance.
The appearance comes after the central bank raised its policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5 per cent.
Statistics Canada is scheduled to release September merchandise trade figures on Wednesday, following the collapse of Canada–United States trade talks in August and new U.S. tariffs, which were met with counter-tariffs from Canada.
Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to deliver his budget on Thursday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to focus on an aggressive infrastructure agenda in the face of U.S. tariffs and geopolitical changes.
On Friday, Statistics Canada will release its labour force survey for October, after the economy lost 68,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 per cent.
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