Pierre Cléroux
Pierre Cléroux is the vice-president of research and chief economist at the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has conducted research suggesting that redirecting consumer spending toward Canadian products could substantially boost Canada's GDP and job creation, emphasizing the economic impact of the 'Buy Canadian' movement.
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Pierre Cléroux is the chief economist at BDC who commented on consumer intentions to buy Canadian.
Buy Canadian movement to be tested by affordability squeeze this Black Friday
Canada· 2025-11-27
Pierre Cléroux is BDC’s chief economist and vice-president of research.
A no-BS guide to entrepreneurial resilienceCanada· 2025-09-27
Pierre Cléroux told The Globe that if every Canadian household redirected $25 per week from foreign products to Canadian ones, it would boost GDP by 0.7 per cent.
Move to the U.S. to avoid tariffs? These Canadian companies say no way – we’re expanding at homeCanada· 2025-04-20
Pierre Cléroux, vice-president of research and chief economist at the Business Development Bank of Canada, discusses the impact of the 'Buy Canadian' movement.
Once dominated by big U.S. brands, Canadian beauty sector gets a boost from trade tensionsCanada· 2025-03-21
Pierre Cléroux, vice-president of research at the Business Development Bank of Canada, highlighted the economic benefits of buying Canadian products.
Buy Canadian movement starts to take a sizable bite into U.S. businessCanada· 2025-03-18
