This session introduces data on business expectations and business conditions in Canada, including obstacles such as supply chains, debt capacity and future plans. Collected quarterly, the survey provides a pulse on business sentiment applicable to all employer businesses in Canada while also producing estimates relating to business counts for women, immigrants, visible minorities, and Indigenous persons. Join our hosts as they guide you through what current business conditions are telling us as we move forward into 2024.

About the Presenter

Darren Lezubski is a Consulting Analyst and workshop instructor with the Statistical Information Service (SIS) of Statistics Canada in the Western and Northern Region. A first-generation Canadian, Darren has worked for Statistics Canada for approximately ten years. He holds a Masters' degree in City Planning from the faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba and an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from the University of Winnipeg.