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Larger labour force offsets March job gains in Ottawa-Gatineau
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’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.
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
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
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in February
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau added 7,300 jobs to their payrolls in February, pushing the region’s unemployment rate down one percentage point to 5.1 per cent, Statistics
Ottawa’s annual inflation rate drops to 1.7% in January
Ottawa’s annual inflation rate dropped to 1.7 per cent in January, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada, though the capital’s rising prices continue
Additional job seekers raise Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate to 5.2% in January
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5.2 per cent in January, thanks partly to an increase in the number of people looking for work,
National pot sales up 25% to $54M in November; Quebec scales back store expansions
Cannabis store sales totalled $54 million in November, the first full month of legal recreational pot sales, according to Statistics Canada. The cannabis sales for
Ottawa’s annual inflation rate up to 2.5% in December
Ottawa’s annual inflation rate jumped to 2.5 per cent in December, one of the highest rates of any major Canadian city, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate moves up to 4.9% in December
Slight job gains in the tech sector weren’t enough to offset losses in several other industries as Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in December,
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