Licensed medical marijuana producer Aphria Inc. is scheduled to announce its first-quarter results on Friday Statistics Canada releases building permits data for August on Wednesday Barrick Gold Corp. releases preliminary production and sales information for the third quarter on Wednesday Barrick announced in September that it had agreed to take over Randgold Resources in a deal that will solidify its position as the world's biggest gold producer Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases preliminary housing start data for September on Thursday Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains will participate in a fireside chat hosted by the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto on Tuesday