Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.2 per cent in January
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in January, a month marked by restrictions due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Small businesses seek extra hiring aid in federal budget to help with recovery
The hiring incentive and two other programs aimed at hard-hit businesses are scheduled to expire in early May.
January travel up from year ago, but still fraction of pre-pandemic levels
Statistics Canada says the number of people travelling to Canada in January was up from a year earlier, but remained a fraction of where it
Canadians cutting back spending on groceries, restaurants as inflation rises: poll
A new poll suggests Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending as their concerns about the cost of living rise alongside headline
Retail sales rose 3.2% in January amid Omicron surge, StatCan reports
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 3.2 per cent to $58.9 billion in January, helped by higher sales at new car dealers to start the
Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
A new report says women’s historically high numbers in the country’s labour force remain below where they might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred.
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 4.2 per cent in January
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 4.2 per cent in January to $79.8 billion, helped by gains in sales of building material and supplies, personal
Statistics Canada says higher prices helped manufacturing sales edge up in January
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.6 per cent to $64.8 billion in January, as higher prices helped boost sales in the petroleum and coal
‘It’s fierce out there’: Ottawa employers scramble to find and keep talent
National unemployment numbers out today are just a hint at what is becoming a red-hot job market.
Statistics Canada says country posted merchandise trade surplus for January
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the country saw a merchandise trade surplus of $2.6 billion for January compared with a revised deficit of $1.6 billion in
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