Five things to watch For in canadian business

The week ahead

BOC outlook Bank of Canada will release its spring Business Outlook Survey Monday. The central bank’s previous survey in december showed that sentiment had decreased slightly, but remained elevated as responses to almost all the survey questions were holding above their historical averages. • The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release March home sales results on Monday. • Aphria Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal third-quarter financial results on Monday. • Metro Inc. will release its second-quarter financial results on Wednesday. • Statistics Canada releases its consumer price index for March on wednesday. The agency’s CPI for February showed that inflation climbed 1.5 per cent compared with a year ago as gains in most spending categories offset lower gasoline prices.