The document summarizes Canadian retail sales data for November 2016. It discusses the Canadian dollar exchange rate, valuation of brick and mortar retailers compared to 2006, carbon taxation and fuel surcharges in Alberta, retail sales by segment and province according to Statistics Canada data, and the growing broadband market in Canada and its impact on e-commerce accessibility.

1. Canada Retail
Sales –
November
2016
By: PaulYoung, CPA, CGA
Date: January 20, 2016

2. Agenda
• Canadian Dollar
• Brick and Mortar valuation
• CarbonTaxation / Food
• Fuel surcharges
• Retail Sales by Segment
• Retail Sales by Province
• Broadband Market/Canada

3. Canadian Dollar
• Source - http://www.marketpulse.com/20161222/usdcad-canadian-dollar-under-pressure-ahead-of-
canadian-cpi-retail-sales/ and bank of Canada

4. Brick & Mortar Retailer MarketValue – 2006 vs 2016
Source - http://globalnews.ca
Amazon and death of the shopping
mall: 10 retail trends to watch for in
2017
• Retailers will continue to expand their
e-commerce offerings
• Digitizing the store experience
• The death of the mid-tier retailer and
shopping mall
• Amazon will continue to be the biggest
threat to Canadian retailers

5. Source - BMO
• Retail Sales Analysis/Commentary

6. Source -
Scotiabank
• Retail Sales Analysis/Commentary

7. Fuel Surcharges
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary
/carbon-tax-surcharge-trucking-
1.3906460 http://globalnews.ca/news/3132049/premier-
notley-facing-criticism-for-taking-a-bus-
comment-on-carbon-tax-impact/
Trucking surcharge
Alberta Premier Notley

8. Retail sales by segment
Source – Stats Canada

9. eCommerce Sales / Canada
Source – Stats Canada

10. Sales by province
Source – Stats Canada

11. Broadband Market / Canada
• Source - http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/12/canada-will-spend-c750-million-
over.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
Market Impact:
• eCommerce accessibility
• SmartTV (Built-in
Android Box)
• WiFi networks – Smart
Phones, Android
Phones, Laptops, iPads