Statistics Canada

Roughly 1,500 businesses in Ottawa-Gatineau at risk from flooding: StatCan

Ottawa

Statistics Canada says almost 3,800 business locations were at risk of being affected by spring flooding in three of the hardest hit regions of the

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation stays at 1.7% despite carbon tax pressure

Ottawa

Ottawa’s annual inflation rate kept steady at 1.7 per cent for a third straight month in April while the rest of Ontario and Canada saw

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Canada & World

Tilray update Tilray Inc. will release its first-quarter results on Tuesday. The Nanaimo, B.C.-based company’s CEO recently identified the U.S. and Europe as the focus

Larger workforce, job losses drive Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate up to 5.5% in April

Ottawa

The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of a percentage point in April as more residents joined the labour market while the total number of

Nearly one in five board directors at Canada firms are female: StatsCan

Canada & World

Statistics Canada says women fill 19.4 per cent of the seats on corporate boards of directors across public, government and private organizations, but more than

Ottawa’s annual rate of inflation steady, below national levels in March

Ottawa

The annual rate of inflation in Ottawa held steady last month while the rest of the country saw an upward trend in Statistics Canada’s consumer

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Housing starts CMHC releases its latest read on the Canadian housing market on Monday when it publishes its preliminary data on housing starts for March.

Larger labour force offsets March job gains in Ottawa-Gatineau

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 per cent in March, with a jump in the size of the region’s labour force being offset by

Ottawa’s pace of inflation steady at 1.7% in February

Ottawa

Ottawa’s annual pace of inflation remained at 1.7 per cent in February as rates rose across the country, according to Statistics Canada figures released Friday.

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Budget day Finance Minister Bill Morneau tables the 2019 federal budget and delivers his budget speech on Tuesday. Morneau has hinted that the budget will