Retail spending in Canada shows signs of slowdown amid higher inflation, interest
Retail spending in Canada showed early signs of a slowdown just as the holiday shopping season ramped up this fall, according to new figures.
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‘It is your new normal’: Canada’s aging work force root of national labour shortage
For years, experts have been warning of a looming wave of retirements as baby boomers grow older and start to exit the workforce en masse.
Op-ed: Do I take a sick day, or do I work sick? The decision is not so easy anymore
“There has never been a time that I can recall over the course of my career that the “sick day” has been such a popular
Region’s jobless rate edges up to 4.5% in November, labour market still hot, Statistics Canada says
Local employers added nearly 5,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, but the unemployment rate still edged up with the number of people looking for
New census data shows how commuting dropped during pandemic, labour force aging
There were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016 as the pandemic drove a shift toward remote work, according to Statistics Canada.
Economists see underlying signs of weakening in third quarter GDP numbers
Although the headline growth rate is significantly stronger than forecasters had anticipated, the fall in consumer spending suggest higher interest rates are beginning to affect
Long term rate hikes effects will be ‘more powerful’ than people think: Poloz
Speaking at a conference hosted by Western University’s Ivey Business School in Ottawa on Thursday, the former governor warned today’s economy is more sensitive to
Canada falling behind as electric vehicle sales pick up around the world
Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the
Canada’s annual inflation rate was unchanged in October
Canada’s annual inflation rate held steady at 6.9 per cent last month.
Canadians, economists alike saw little relief from inflation in October: forecasters
Inflation has been heading lower in recent months, but Canadians likely haven’t noticed as gas prices went up and grocery costs continued to soar last
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