Industry and Market Research

Our economic development and industry studies examine the economic structure and performance of different geographic areas or industries.  Our client organizations use the results of this research to assist them in developing communication and planning strategies and in dealing with the regulatory process.

• We provide customized current and projected demographic and economic information on a bi-annual or annual basis to IKEA, St. Lawrence Cement and Macquarrie North America Ltd. (co-owners of 407 ETR).
• We conduct an annual survey of industry activity for the asset-based finance industry in Canada which is used to provide key metrics for industry participants, consultants and governments (ongoing).
• We developed an analysis of the importance of the asset-based finance industry to investment and economic growth in Canada over the last decade (2004).