Region’s unemployment rate falls to 4.6% in November as labour force shrinks
Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent last month, as high interest rates weigh on job creation at a time when the country’s
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Canadian economy shrank 1.1 per cent in Q3 on annualized basis, StatCan says
The Canadian economy shrank in the third quarter amid weak business and consumer spending as well as lower exports.
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October
The inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from 3.8 per cent in September, as the price of gasoline fell,
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate holds steady at 4.9% in October
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent last month as job opportunities became less plentiful in an economy weighed down by high interest rates.
Forecasters more certain interest rate hikes are over as recession talk grows over GDP numbers
The Canadian economy remained flat in August and a preliminary estimate from Statistics Canada suggests it shrank in the third quarter.
BoC holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more hikes in case of sticky inflation
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, noting there are clearer signs of the economy cooling and
Slowdown in inflation supports interest rate pause next week, economists say
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent in September as prices year-over-year rose more slowly across the economy.
Business gloom deepens as sales moderate, Bank of Canada survey finds
The Bank of Canada says its business outlook survey indicator fell in the third quarter as companies expect sales growth to slow over the coming
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rises to 4.9% in September
The Canadian economy added 64,000 jobs last month as the country’s population continues to rapidly grow.
Statistics Canada reports real GDP essentially unchanged in July
Statistics Canada said Friday real GDP was essentially unchanged for the first month of the third quarter, following a 0.2 per cent decline in June.
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