July travel on an upward trend, but is still a fraction of pre-pandemic levels
The agency says the number of trips by U.S. residents in July was 2.2 million, 11 times the number of trips taken in July 2021
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Canadian employers sought to fill nearly one million jobs in Q2
Statistics Canada says employers were actively seeking to fill 997,000 jobs in the second quarter, the highest quarterly number on record.
Canada’s inflation rate cools in August but grocery prices continue to climb
In its latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report, Statistics Canada said grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since 1981, with prices up 10.8
Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.4% in August, bucking national trend
It marks the capital’s lowest unemployment rate since at least March 2001 – the earliest date for which statistics are available.
Full steam ahead for downtown Ottawa task force
One month in, the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force is diving headfirst into its three-month plan for bringing life back to the downtown core.
Canadian economic growth lags expectations in Q2; July estimate points to contraction
The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3 per cent in the second quarter, bringing the quarterly reading below estimates and an early
Statistics Canada says job vacancies reached another new high in June
The agency says employers were actively seeking to fill 1,037,900 positions compared with 1,005,700 in May.
‘Sink or swim’: Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg, data suggests
The pressure is on for small businesses that are grappling with high inflation and facing increased interest rates for loan repayments, Ottawa accountant says.
Slowing inflation not enough to prevent September interest rate hike, economists say
The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed.
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts
Business supports were excessive and show the outsized influence of business groups on public policy, economists say.
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