{"id":7732,"date":"2021-03-03T00:13:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T00:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/03\/03\/slow-vaccine-rollout-in-canada-expected-to-be-a-drag-on-economic-recovery\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T00:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T00:13:27","slug":"slow-vaccine-rollout-in-canada-expected-to-be-a-drag-on-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/03\/03\/slow-vaccine-rollout-in-canada-expected-to-be-a-drag-on-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow vaccine rollout in Canada expected to be a drag on economic recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> &#8216;We will be looking at a greater number of business closures \u2026 the longer the vaccine rollout takes. That means fewer businesses to propel recovery&#8217; <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-by\">\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-by__author\">Barbara Shecter<\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio featured-image-category__economy\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The lagging vaccine rollout will have an impact on business survival, economist Trevin Stratton says.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Peter J. Thompson\/Financial Post\/File<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The pace of Canada\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which has lagged that of many other developed nations, is expected to be drag on the country\u2019s economic recovery in the short-term and may have long-term implications as well, according to economists and business groups monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Canada had administered roughly five vaccine doses per 100 people as of Monday, compared to 31 in the United Kingdom, 23 in the United States, and seven in Germany, according to Bloomberg News figures.<\/p>\n<p>Trevin Stratton, chief economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said the lagging rollout will have an impact on business survival and the economic recovery, particularly in the hardest-hit industries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be looking at a greater number of business closures \u2026 the longer the vaccine rollout takes,\u201d he said. \u201cThat means fewer businesses to propel recovery and fewer jobs and salaries to contribute to demand and consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-1\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>In addition, Canada could fall behind on capital investments and project finance as investors choose countries where the population is closer to herd immunity against the virus, said Stratton, who is also senior vice president of policy at the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our advanced economy peers roll out vaccines faster than Canada, then there is a risk that investors will put their money where they will have a faster or more robust return on investment,\u201d he said, adding that Canada may yet take steps to close the vaccination gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting this right will be the single greatest factor for economic recovery over the short-term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel9386885868431507730882404223232900\" class=\"more-topic\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vw0302homes.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Investment in real estate increased 3.9 per cent in 2020.\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vw0302homes.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vw0302homes.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vw0302homes.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vw0302homes.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Canada&#8217;s economy endured an historic collapse in 2020, but surged into 2021 faster than most expected <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand.\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=96&strip=all&quality=80,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=192&strip=all&quality=80 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anita-Anand-1.png?h=288&strip=all&quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Liberals confident U.S. AstraZeneca vaccines will be delivered despite Biden&#8217;s &#8216;America first&#8217; strategy <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>Miguel Ouellette, an economist and director of operations at the Montreal Economic Institute, said the speed of the rollout has implications stretching from supply chains to the shape of recovery in sectors such as aviation.<\/p>\n<p>There is evidence, he said, that sanitation measures imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19 lower production in manufacturing, something that could prompt supply-chain adjustments in favour of counties that no longer need these additional safety measures.<\/p>\n<p>If an American automaker has a Canadian supplier, for example, and finds a supplier with speedier production in a country where a higher percentage of the population is vaccinated, \u201cthey might turn to the other supplier,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is true for the short term, and it poses a risk for the long term as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Canada\u2019s aviation and tourism sectors are also likely to feel lasting pain as life begins to return more or less to normal in countries with high vaccination rates, Ouellette said, noting that vaccination levels and loosening restrictions are likely to factor into choices about travel destination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will affect those industries, and it might leave permanent \u2026 problems,\u201d he said. \u201cAir Canada has already lost billions of dollars so far and, knowing their market share, I\u2019m concerned about the long-term effects of Canada being late on vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NA0303-vaccine-rollout_Web.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NA0303-vaccine-rollout_Web.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NA0303-vaccine-rollout_Web.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NA0303-vaccine-rollout_Web.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=576 2x\" height=\"979\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1005\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Goldy Hyder, president and chief executive of The Business Council of Canada, said some conditions in Canada could dull the impact of the slower vaccine rollout, such as a lower infection rate compared to other developed countries where vaccinations are happening at a faster clip. He added that the federal government has targeted the fall for the inoculation of all adult Canadians who want to be vaccinated, which would put the country only two or three months behind the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA difference of a couple of months is unlikely to have a significant impact on our economy,\u201d Hyder said. \u201cBut it does underscore the urgency of an \u2018all hands on deck\u2019 approach to ramping up Canada\u2019s vaccination campaign as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, some members of his organization have offered their expertise to assist with vaccine rollout and with widespread rapid screening to reduce the risk of asymptomatic spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely cannot afford to wait until the end of year\u00a0to get the virus under control,\u201d Hyder said, adding that other countries could easily pull ahead of Canada simply by mapping out ambitious growth strategies that promote investment and bring back jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailing to do that would be the real risk to our economic recovery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets,\u00a0said he thinks the vaccination lag will turn out to be \u201clargely a short-term story\u201d for Canada\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the fall, there isn\u2019t expected to be a gap in vaccine coverage, and even by the end of the spring, many of the most vulnerable Canadians should have received at least one dose, allowing the economy to open up much more over the summer without testing hospital ICU capacity limits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that Canada\u2019s economy has been lagging the U.S. throughout the year-long pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The gap is due, at least in part, \u201cto America\u2019s apparent willingness to tolerate more illness and a higher per capita death rate to keep the economy running,\u201d Shenfeld said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat still seems to have been the case the first quarter of 2021, so it\u2019s not just about vaccines, but the choices individuals and their government make in terms of what they will give up to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a recent report, economists at Royal Bank of Canada noted that momentum at the end of last year had stalled as the country\u2019s two largest provinces, Ontario and Quebec, renewed lockdown restrictions. 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