Canada

Canada’s travel industry continues to see robust growth in 2024 with sales, inbound arrivals and outbound departures all set to exceed pre-pandemic levels. Despite this, a challenging economic environment and high inflation, has resulted in travel…

Canadians are facing economic challenges in 2024 and have growing concerns about the cost of living, rising transportation expenses, the weakened Canadian dollar, and a potential loss of income or unemployment. Despite these concerns the number of…

Despite inflation showing signs of stabilisation in Canada in February and March 2024, the operational costs of hotels remain high. A key factor is labour costs with hotels having to offer higher wages and improved benefits to attract and retain…

After a few years of restricted movement, people are keen to make the most of travel opportunities, even as part of their work. Employees are making the decision to enhance corporate travel opportunities with rest, relaxation, and adventure by either…

Some low-cost carriers such as Swoop and Lynx Air have ceased their operations in Canada in 2024, while WestJet aims to fully integrate Sunwing Airlines into its operations by October 2024. Rising operating costs, high fuel prices, increasing airport…

Yoghurt and sour milk products in Canada is projected to continue to register moderate retail volume and fast retail current growth in 2024. Compared to 2023, retail volume growth is set to be marginally higher, while retail current value growth is…

Overall, plant-based dairy in Canada is projected to see stronger retail volume and current value growth in 2024, compared with 2023. The category gains momentum as the country witnesses healthy growth in the vegan and vegetarian populations. While…

Other dairy in Canada is projected to see a mixed performance in 2024. While some categories, such as cream and coffee whiteners, are expected to post healthy retail volume growth, others, such as condensed and evaporated milk and shelf stable…

Overall, drinking milk products in Canada is projected to register a further decline in retail volume and current value sales in 2024. While there are bright spots in growth terms within the category, most notably dairy only flavoured milk drinks,…

The demand for dairy products and alternatives in Canada is supported by the easing of inflationary pressures during 2024. Compared with 2023, average retail current unit prices have been rising at a slower pace, supporting overall stability in…

Like many packaged food categories, cheese in Canada is also affected by a general cooling down of price increases during 2024, although rises remain significant. The slowdown in price rises is dampening retail value growth, although consumption…

Butter and spreads in Canada is projected to register a significant slowdown in retail current unit price growth in 2024. This is helping to sustain a rise in demand, albeit softening retail current value growth at the end of the review period.…

Baby food in Canada is projected to see a further strong decline in retail volume sales over 2024. While Canada is witnessing a slowdown in the rate of inflation, baby food, led by milk formula, is set to post a further double-digit rise in the…

Canada’s corruption ranking is improving, which is adding to stability, but state finances remain under pressure. The economy is struggling amidst poor exports performance, but inflation has fallen further and foreign investments continue to be…

Ottawa - Gatineau became Canada’s most affluent city in terms of consumer expenditure levels, while Toronto remains the most populous city and had the largest pool of wealthy consumers. Several cities are expected to record a rising old-age…

Folding cartons is the most widely used packaging format in unit volume terms in the beauty and personal care industry in Canada due to this pack type’s versatility, which allows for the packaging of a wide range of products and accommodates various…

Canadians are increasingly demanding functionality and specific benefits from their food in a trend already underway per-pandemic and continuing to accelerate. Other key microtrends include no allergens, especially in baked goods, and keto – notable…

In 2023 health and wellness soft drinks continued to be bolstered by consumer desire to “drink better” as a direct result of heightened health concerns in a trend accelerated by the pandemic. Some choose bottled water over other soft drinks such as…

Post-COVID-19-pandemic, at-home snacking remains high in Canada, with rising consumer interest in health-positioned options, including no sugar and no fat variants. With more than two thirds of Canadian adults either overweight or obese, weight…

Since the pandemic-era increase of at-home consumption of hot drinks, demand for hot drinks has normalised in Canada, and local consumers are enjoying hot drinks, usually in the form of coffee or tea, both at home and through foodservice. Canadians…