News Releases

- Six-in-ten Canadians will be reducing their summer driving

- Over half will opt for a staycation to reduce travel costs

- Millennials summer plans are the most impacted by rising costs

- Inflation-adjusted hog prices highest since 1990s; cattle prices highest since 1980s

- Rising red meat prices to cost Canadian households more than $100 on average

- Consumers paying double-digit year-over-year increases for beef and pork in grocery stores

- Pork prices should fall later this year; beef prices likely to drop in late 2015

- National winner receives $10,000 and 12 regional winners from across Canada awarded $5,000

- 13 winning works showcased October 2 to October 26, 2014 at Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto

- Professional services sector comprised of specially trained professionals: pharmacists, veterinarians, architects, engineers and lawyers

- Investing in the professional services industry most attractive to business owners aged 18-39

- BMO Economics: Professional services sectors has grown at a rate of 3.1 per cent over the past 15 years, a full percentage point faster than rest of the economy