What to watch for in Canadian business this week:

The International Economic Forum of the Americas’ Toronto Global Forum begins Monday, with business and government leaders including RBC CEO David McKay, BlackBerry CEO John Chen and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (pictured). Runs through Dec. 12.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will release a report on National Mortgage and Consumer Credit trends on Wednesday. The country’s largest mortgage insurer saw its third-quarter profit drop 17

per cent compared with a year ago.

Empire Co. Ltd., the parent company of Sobeys Inc., will release second-quarter results on Thursday.

DavidsTea Inc. releases its third-quarter

financial results after markets close on Thursday. The Montreal-based company announced that a lawsuit initiated last summer by shareholders that sought to have Herschel Segal removed as executive chairman has been discontinued.