Economic Development

New Brunswick's population is among the oldest in Canada and that trend does not appear to be changing any time in the near future. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says it is too late to fix the problem but government can do a few things to help alter the situation.

AIMS President, Brian Lee Crowley, warns Northern New Brunswickers that a thorough cost/benefit analysis should take place before spending on infrastructure.

Christmas shopping may be keeping the stores full in Moncton, but AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out people may also be adjusting their spending given these troubled economic times.

Charles Cirtwill AIMS Executive Vice President tells the Times & Transcript that marketing is good but the province should improve itself first.

When the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal was looking for informed comment on the worsening economic climate, it turned to AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill. Speaking specifically of housing prices, he points out the scenario is completely different in Canada than what happened in the United States.

In this Commentary requested by the New Brunswick Business Journal, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out that in order to succeed this region needs to start working for each other, rather than against each other.

In this Labour Day Commentary, requested by the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley reflects on the new reality of today's labour market. He points out that with Atlantic Canada's ageing population, it is in for a very bumpy road.

AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley warns Canadians of the pending country-wide labour shortage at the 50th Annual General Meeting for the Association of Canadian Port Authorities. Crowley proposes cut backs to the public sector, encouraging the unemployed back into the labour force and implementing incentives for delaying retirement.

AIMS presentation to the New Brunswick legislative committee on tax reforms prompted this Letter to the Editor in the Telegraph Journal. Professor David Murrell suggests that a zero percent tax rate would be better targeted at exporters, which he says academics recognize as the true driver of economic development.

New Brunswick's campaign to attract ex-pats and immigrants to the province sells the province's lifestyle. But AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains such a branding exercise will only work if there are the jobs to back it up.