{"id":179901,"date":"2026-08-23T18:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179901\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:38:18","slug":"five-things-to-watch-for-in-the-canadian-business-world-in-the-coming-week-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179901\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:<\/p>\n

WestJet flight attendants<\/p>\n

A weeklong contract ratification vote by flight attendants at WestJet is set to wrap up on Monday afternoon. The tentative deal reached with the Calgary-based airline after a one-day strike earlier this summer includes a more than 18 per cent wage hike over three years, as well as a new duty period premium that adds compensation for work done on the ground. <\/p>\n

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\n The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Nathan Denette<\/p>\n

Bank earnings<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s big banks will report their third-quarter results this week. BMO Financial Group and Scotiabank report on Tuesday followed by National Bank on Wednesday. CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank report their results on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\n EQ Bank president and CEO Chadwick Westlake in Toronto, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sammy Kogan<\/p>\n

EQB results<\/p>\n

EQB Inc. will report its third-quarter results after the close of markets on Wednesday followed by a conference call with financial analysts on Thursday morning. It will be the first quarterly report by EQB since it closed its acquisition of the PC Financial business.<\/p>\n

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\n Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne participates in a media scrum before a pre-budget roundtable discussion with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, in Ottawa, on Monday, July 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Justin Tang<\/p>\n

Canada-India<\/p>\n

Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meet Thursday, including at an event held by the Canadian Club Toronto where they will have a discussion about the future of the Canada-India relationship. They are expected to talk about ways to build new partnerships and reinvigorate the bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n

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\n A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill\u2019s Peace Tower on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada, shown in a display case at the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Justin Tang<\/p>\n

GDP report<\/p>\n

Statistics Canada will report its figures for gross domestic product for June and the second quarter as a whole on Friday. The agency\u2019s preliminary estimate for June suggested growth of 0.2 per cent for the month and a 3.4 per cent annualized gain in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

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