Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business:

It’s coding time: The CRTC begins public hearings on Monday as part of the federal regulator’s review of a three-year-old wireless code that’s intended to protect consumers from shocking cellphone bills.

Cross-border trade: On Tuesday, Statistics Canada releases its report on international merchandise trade for December, the last full month before Donald Trump became U.S. president and took a number of steps that could affect U.S. imports of foreign goods.

Future homes: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases its January housing starts report on Wednesday. Statistics Canada’s new-home price index for December is released on Thursday.

By the numbers: Among the financial reports out this week: WestJet Airlines on Tuesday, home and auto insurer Intact on Wednesday, uranium producer Cameco Inc. on Thursday and Ontario electricity distributor Hydro One on Friday.

The jobs report: Statistics Canada releases its labour force survey for January on Friday. Last month’s report showed the economy added 53,700 net jobs in December, far above analyst estimates.