Five things to watch for in Canadian business the week ahead

TORONTO – Five things to watch for in Canadian business this coming week:

Telecom Report

The Complaints Commission on Television and Telecommunications Services releases its mid-year report on Tuesday. A report released in November revealed that complaints received by Canadian telecommunications and television customers over the 2017-2018 period had increased by 57% over the previous year, while the total number of issues that they had raised had risen by 67%.

Benefit of the CBH

HBC will hold a conference call Wednesday to discuss the financial results of its fourth quarter. The retailer recently announced the resignation of Hudson's Bay President Alison Coville effective March 1st.

Annual meetings of banks

Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank, CIBC and TD Bank will hold their annual general meetings this week. The chief executive officers of Canada's five largest banks collectively received total compensation of approximately $ 63.2 million in fiscal 2018, an increase of approximately 12% over the previous year.

Goldcorp Shareholder Voting

Goldcorp Inc. holds a special meeting of shareholders on Thursday to vote on an agreement to acquire the company by Newmont Mining Corp. As part of the friendly deal, Goldcorp shareholders were offered 0.328 Newmont shares and two hundred in cash for every Goldcorp share they hold. Newmont shareholders will vote on the deal on April 11.

Latest job numbers

Statistics Canada Releases Labor Force Survey for March, Friday. Employment figures started the year off with a net gain of 66,800 new jobs in January and 55,900 new jobs in February.