Economist Sherry Cooper is photographed April 16, 2013 in Toronto.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Veteran economist Sherry Cooper has taken on a new role keeping an eye on the Canadian housing market.
Ms. Cooper is joining mortgage and leasing company Dominion Lending Centres as chief economist. In the role she will issue quarterly updates on the economy and other statements and reports on the mortgage sector.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.-based Dominion Lending has a network of 2,300 mortgage advisers in Canada that connect property buyers with lenders, such as banks and credit unions.
Ms. Cooper was previously chief economist at the Bank of Montreal. She left the bank in January 2013 with plans to retire and to work on corporate boards.
Since then she has taken on new corporate and educational roles such as chief economic counsel to MDC Partners Inc., a global strategic marketing company, and TMX professor of financial economics at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.
"For over 30 years I represented financial institutions by providing my insights into both the Canadian and global economies; now I am pleased to add my voice to an organization that provides choice directly to consumers," said Ms. Cooper, who also wrote a book called The New Retirement: The Economic Implications of Retiring in an Aging Society. "Mortgage advisers are really one of the best options for consumers seeking advice and financing for a home purchase," she said.