Business leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly: KPMG survey
The survey of 359 leaders found 51% expect federal economic measures to help their firms, while 67% blamed regulation for delaying investment.
- A KPMG survey of 359 business leaders found 51 per cent expect firms to be better off from federal economic measures over the next three years, contingent on Ottawa delivering key priorities.
- Business leaders prioritized regulatory reform and construction of a new West Coast oil pipeline as essential to building economic resilience amid U.S. trade pressure.
- Sixty-Seven per cent blamed regulatory requirements for delaying projects, while 66 per cent of businesses raised prices to adjust to U.S. tariffs, the survey showed.
- Lachlan Wolfers, national leader of KPMG Law, said many Canadian businesses are taking a "measured approach" while awaiting clarity on U.S. tariff impacts.
- Nearly one-third of surveyed leaders plan to expand to new markets within one to three years, as firms seek to diversify trade away from American market volatility.
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Business leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly, according to a KPMG survey
A new poll finds Canadian businesses are feeling optimistic about the federal government's economic agenda, but that it will come down to executing on those priorities as the country stares down threats of fresh tariffs from the US.
New survey shows businesses confident in Carney government's agenda
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TORONTO - A new poll finds Canadian businesses are feeling optimistic about the federal government's economic agenda, but that it will come down to executing on those priorities as the country stares down threats of fresh tariffs from the U.S.
Business confidence grows as businesses back Carney agenda and West Coast pipeline
OTTAWA — Canadian business leaders are expressing growing confidence in the federal government’s economic agenda, with strong support for plans to fast track a proposed West Coast oil pipeline and accelerate other major projects. The KPMG survey, conducted by Angus Reid, found construction of a new pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast and regulatory reform tied as the top federal priorities, each selected by 50 per cent of respond…
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