How Do I Find PESTEL Resources?

What is the political situation, and how can it affect the industry? These factors determine if, and to what extent, a government may influence the economy or a particular industry. Political factors include tax policies, fiscal policy, trade tariffs, energy and other policies and processes. These government activities may impact overall or industry-specific outcomes.

​Canadian Megatrends (Statistics Canada)
Explores some of the changes that have had a lasting impact on Canadian society and economy.

Conference Board of Canada inFact
Contains Canadian, provincial and metropolitan data and analysis. Reports include economic indicators such as employment, income, industry outlook, housing starts, migration and more.

EIU Viewpoint (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Provides access to current economic data and commentary on countries around the world. Select a country from the Geography drop-down menu to find reports containing economic data and political analysis for a country. Use Search to find specific content on a country or topic across the entire platform.

IBISWorld
Provides access to U.S., Canadian, provincial and global industry reports. Search for industries by keyword(s) or browse a list of industries defined according to the five digit NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) level. Chapters worth considering are Performance and External Environment (Regulation & Policy, Assistance)

Passport
Passport is a global market research database providing statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide.

SEDAR+
SEDAR is the electronic filing system for the disclosure of documents of publicly traded companies and investment funds across Canada. 
Search the public company's annual information form, company annual reports, and management discussion and analysis communications. The PESTEL acronym may not be mentioned directly, but risk factors and elements may be discussed.

Statista
Contains over one million statistics on thousands of topics from over 18,000 sources. Includes market forecasts, dossiers, industry reports, infographics, and market outlooks for countries worldwide.