Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 1.8 per cent in February, down from 2.3 per cent in January, as a base-year effect from …
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Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report
By Craig Lord Statistics Canada reported a sharp drop in employment Friday that caught economists by surprise. “This was a very bad report …
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Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February as unemployment climbs to 6.7%
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada shed 84,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate up two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.7%, according to Statistics Canada’s …
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Business productivity edges down in Q4 as unit labour costs rise at fastest pace in a year: StatsCan
Canadian business labour productivity fell 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, as real gross domestic product declined more steeply …
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Employment dropped 35,400 in December as manufacturing continued year-long slide: StatsCan
Canadian employers shed 35,400 jobs in December, pushing payroll employment down 0.2 per cent in a month that also saw job vacancies …
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Small firms drove Canada’s 37% residential construction productivity drop, StatCan finds
Canada’s residential construction sector saw labour productivity fall by more than a third over two decades, driven largely by the dominance of …
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About 569,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits in December 2025, up 0.4 per cent from November, as the number of recipients …
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Journeyperson wages hit record high in Canada, but Ontario slips
Newly certified journeypersons in Canada earned a median employment income of $58,090 in 2023 — the highest level recorded since tracking began …
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Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.5% as fewer workers search for jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.5% in January, down 0.3 percentage points from December, as fewer people searched for work, according to …
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One in 11 Canadians experienced persistent low income from 2016 to 2022: StatsCan
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNine percent of Canadian tax filers aged 15 and older experienced persistent low income from 2016 to 2022, falling below the low-income …


