Canada’s inflation rate falls to lowest level since August 2021, hits 4.3% in March
Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 per cent in March as higher mortgage interest costs were offset by lower energy prices.
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BoC expected to hold interest rate this week, even as economy keeps some steam
The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate steady this week as inflation continues to slow, despite other data suggesting the
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate holds steady at 4.1% in March
Total employment in Ottawa-Gatineau clocked in at 812,500 in March, compared with 811,700 the previous month, StatCan said in its latest labour market report.
Tourism shot up in 2022, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels: StatCan
Spending on tourism continued to grow last year as travellers returned to planes and patios, but it remained well below pre-pandemic levels, according to Statistics
Ottawa craft breweries brace for Canada’s biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years
Canada’s restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country’s alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike
Inflation in Canada continues to slow, reaffirming BOC’s rate pause
Statistics Canada said Tuesday its consumer price index in February was up 5.2 per cent compared with a year earlier.
Canadian economy added 22,000 jobs last month, unemployment held steady
Employment in Canada rose slightly last month after January’s jobs report raised eyebrows among economists anticipating a slowdown in the labour market this year.
Women powered pandemic shift toward higher-paying jobs, but pay gap persists: RBC
Women have powered a recent shift toward higher-paying and -skilled jobs, but a pay gap will persist until they cease being outnumbered by men in
UPDATED: Economy posted no growth in the fourth quarter, but consumer spending is holding on
On Tuesday, Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product was unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2022 after five consecutive quarters of growth.
Barriers to growth for Black entrepreneurs can often be subtle, local biz owners say
Black-owned businesses in Canada tend to be smaller and perform less well financially than businesses owned by white people or by other racialized groups, according
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