Biv News Quiz January 29, 2016

1. What provinces are expected to be the highest-performing economies in 2016, according to TD economists?

Ontario and Quebec

Alberta and Saskatchewan

Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador

B.C. and Ontario

Find out more about this and how Alberta's oil woes will affect B.C. here: http://ow.ly/XGW85

Explanation

Find out more about this and how Alberta's oil woes will affect B.C. here: http://ow.ly/XGW85

2. Vancouver recently came in third on what list?

Lowest mean incomes in Canada

Least affordable real estate

Cities with the strongest growth in the tech industry

Most affordable real estate

Why did Vancouver make this list? Find out more here: http://ow.ly/XGWDY

Explanation

Why did Vancouver make this list? Find out more here: http://ow.ly/XGWDY

3. Why has B.C.'s payday loans industry grown 21% over two years, according to a Vancity report?

Increased access to online lending services

Employers abandoning payday advances

Rising debt levels

All of the above

Find out more about B.C.'s expanding payday loans industry here: http://ow.ly/XGU5x

Explanation

Find out more about B.C.'s expanding payday loans industry here: http://ow.ly/XGU5x

4. A CPA survey found that business leaders are increasingly pessimistic about Canada's economic outlook. When was the last time they were this negative?

1994

2007

2009

2013

Why has pessimism increased over the past year? Learn more about this survey here: http://ow.ly/XH0ct

Explanation

Why has pessimism increased over the past year? Learn more about this survey here: http://ow.ly/XH0ct

5. How much money do experts estimate that Canadians are saving instead of investing?

$7.5 million

$75 million

$75 billion

$7 trillion

Why are Canadians holding on to their money instead of investing? Learn more here: http://ow.ly/XGY4I

Explanation

Why are Canadians holding on to their money instead of investing? Learn more here: http://ow.ly/XGY4I

6. B.C. lumber shipments to the U.S. increased how much from November 2014 to November 2015?

No increase

2%

7%

15%

Find out more about this and how the low loonie has disrupted North American lumber markets here: http://ow.ly/XGTH2

Explanation

Find out more about this and how the low loonie has disrupted North American lumber markets here: http://ow.ly/XGTH2

7. In November, the Canadian economy did what, according to Statistics Canada data?

GDP shrank 0.3%

GDP remained flat

GDP grew 0.3%

GDP grew 1.3%

Find out more about what November's GDP data means here: http://ow.ly/XGZoh

Explanation

Find out more about what November's GDP data means here: http://ow.ly/XGZoh

8. What municipality has the highest support for the replacement of the Massey tunnel?

Surrey

Vancouver

Delta

Richmond

Find out more about who supports--and who opposes--the proposal here: http://ow.ly/XH1FD

Explanation

Find out more about who supports--and who opposes--the proposal here: http://ow.ly/XH1FD

9. What company now has a 5% stake in Lululemon?

Danskin

Lone Pine Capital

Westbeach

Fortitude Investments

Find out more about this Connecticut-based fund's investment in the Vancouver company here: http://ow.ly/XGXMI

Explanation

Find out more about this Connecticut-based fund's investment in the Vancouver company here: http://ow.ly/XGXMI

10. What percentage of old growth in the Great Bear Rainforest is expected to be preserved under a land-use deal set to be signed by the B.C. government and First Nations in the first week of February?

9%

18%

50%

70%

Find out more about this deal here: http://ow.ly/XGYvL

Explanation

Find out more about this deal here: http://ow.ly/XGYvL

Biv News Quiz January 29, 2016

1. What provinces are expected to be the highest-performing economies in 2016, according to TD economists?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Vancouver recently came in third on what list?

3. Why has B.C.'s payday loans industry grown 21% over two years, according to a Vancity report?

4. A CPA survey found that business leaders are increasingly pessimistic about Canada's economic outlook. When was the last time they were this negative?

5. How much money do experts estimate that Canadians are saving instead of investing?

6. B.C. lumber shipments to the U.S. increased how much from November 2014 to November 2015?

7. In November, the Canadian economy did what, according to Statistics Canada data?

8. What municipality has the highest support for the replacement of the Massey tunnel?

9. What company now has a 5% stake in Lululemon?

10. What percentage of old growth in the Great Bear Rainforest is expected to be preserved under a land-use deal set to be signed by the B.C. government and First Nations in the first week of February?