Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

FILE - An aerial view of the Hotel Royal in the town of Evian-les-Bains in eastern France, Monday, June 1, 2026, where the upcoming G7 summit is due to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File) - The Canadian Press — FILE – An aerial view of the Hotel Royal in the town of Evian-les-Bains in eastern France, Monday, June 1, 2026, where the upcoming G7 summit is due to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File) – The Canadian Press · The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

G7 meetings

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Évian-les-Bains, France, at the G7 summit which begins on Monday. The meeting, which U.S. President Donald Trump is also expected to attend, comes as a deadline for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement looms on July 1. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who recently met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, has said he expects further talks at the G7 meeting.

Carpenters build new homes in Ottawa on Monday, June 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick · The Canadian Press

Housing data

A pair of housing reports are expected this week, starting with May housing start figures from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. on Monday. The report will be followed by the Canadian Real Estate Association’s release of May home sales figures on Tuesday.

An employee walks past jumbo rolls of bathroom tissue at Cascades in Kingsey Falls, Que., on Friday, March 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi · The Canadian Press

Economic data

A trio of economic reports that will help offer a picture of how the second quarter began are expected this week. Statistics Canada is scheduled to release its monthly survey of manufacturing and wholesale trade reports for April on Monday followed by retail sales figures on Friday.

Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke speaks at the 2026 Toronto Tech Week Homecoming conference in Toronto, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan · The Canadian Press

Shopify annual meeting

Shopify Inc. will host its annual general meeting Tuesday. The e-commerce software company is expected to face a shareholder proposal from the United Church of Canada’s pension plan, calling on Shopify to adopt a formal policy governing its use of AI.

People walk by a Garage clothing retail store in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes. · The Canadian Press

Groupe Dynamite results

Groupe Dynamite Inc. will report its first-quarter results before markets open on Tuesday. The clothing retailer, which operates under the Garage and Dynamite banners, has posted strong gains in sales in recent quarters as it looks to grow the brands in the United Kingdom and the U.S.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 14, 2026.

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