Conference Board of Canada

Signal49 Research is Canadian applied-research organization that focuses economics, human capital, innovation and technology, education, health, sustainability, Indigenous and northern communities, and immigration. In the economics forecasting space, Signal49 Research produces medium and long-term outlooks on the national, local, and industrial economies, as well as proprietary economic indicators and custom economic analyses. The organization traces its origins to 1954 as a division of the American National Industrial Conference Board, now known as the Conference Board. In 1980 the name was licensed to an outside body; in 2026 the larger Conference Board took back the name and the existing licensee started operating as "Signal49 Research". The organization is headquartered in Ottawa, but moved to being fully remote during the pandemic, and has employees located across the country. Susan Black is the President and chief executive officer of Signal49.