Morning News Call - Canada, May 2

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2 May 2024 at 8:36 am·4-min read

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ECONOMIC EVENTS

0830 Trade Balance for March: Expected C$1.50 bln; Prior C$1.39 bln

0830 Exports for March: Prior C$66.62 bln

0830 Imports for March: Prior C$65.23 bln

COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS

May 02:

AltaGas Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of C$1.04 per share

Altus Group Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of 38 Canadian cents per share

Aritzia Inc: Expected Q4 earnings of 32 Canadian cents per share

Atco Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of C$1.26 per share

Bausch Health Companies Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 72 cents per share

BCE Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 69 Canadian cents per share

Canadian Utilities Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of 82 Canadian cents per share

Canfor Corp: Expected Q1 loss of 66 Canadian cents per share

Capstone Copper Corp: Expected Q1 earnings of 00 break even per share

Colliers International Group Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 94 cents per share

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of $1.16 per share

IGM Financial Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 88 Canadian cents per share

Maple Leaf Foods Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 12 Canadian cents per share

Open Text Corp: Expected Q3 earnings of 94 cents per share

Pason Systems Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 32 Canadian cents per share

Sandstorm Gold Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of 2 cents per share

TMX Group Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of 38 Canadian cents per share

Trisura Group Ltd: Expected Q1 earnings of 65 Canadian cents per share

May 03:

Brookfield Business Partners LP: Expected Q1 loss of C$1.58 per share

Magna International Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of C$1.24 per share

TC Energy Corp: Expected Q1 earnings of C$1.14 per share

TransAlta Corp: Expected Q1 earnings of 16 Canadian cents per share

CORPORATE EVENTS

0800 Air Canada: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0800 Bausch Health Companies Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0800 BCE Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0800 Maple Leaf Foods Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0800 Toromont Industries Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0830 GFL Environmental Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0830 Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0900 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0900 Fortis Inc: Annual Shareholders Meeting

0900 Russel Metals Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0900 Thomson Reuters Corp: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

0930 BCE Inc: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1000 Franco-Nevada Corp: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1000 Lundin Mining Corp: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1000 Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1000 Toromont Industries Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1100 AltaGas Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1100 Canadian Utilities Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1100 Canfor Corp and Canfor Pulp Products Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1100 Colliers International Group Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1100 Loblaw Companies Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1100 Maple Leaf Foods Inc: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1100 Pason Systems Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1100 Topaz Energy Corp: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1200 Atco Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1200 Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1200 Great-West Lifeco Inc: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1230 Paramount Resources Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1300 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1300 Tourmaline Oil Corp (Alberta): Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1500 AltaGas Ltd: Annual Shareholders Meeting

1530 Great-West Lifeco Inc: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1630 Aritzia Inc: Q4 Earnings Conference Call

1700 Altus Group Ltd: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1700 Capstone Copper Corp: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

1700 Open Text Corp: Q3 Earnings Conference Call

1730 Pason Systems Inc: Annual Shareholders Meeting

2030 Parkland Corp: Q1 Earnings Conference Call

EX-DIVIDENDS

Canadian Utilities Ltd: Amount C$0.45

MTY Food Group Inc: Amount C$0.28

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