By Craig Lord The FIFA World Cup and a better summer jobs market for young workers appeared to drive steady gains in Canada’s …
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Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in June, down 0.1 percentage points from May, as employment edged up by 18,000 jobs, Statistics …
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Real estate sector leads Canadian labour productivity at $389.70 per hour worked in 2025
Statistics Canada has released preliminary labour productivity data for 2025, showing wide variation across industries, with real estate and rental and leasing …
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Payroll employment edges up in April as average weekly earnings rise 3.8%: Statistics Canada
Canadian employers added 22,000 payroll jobs in April, a modest 0.1 per cent gain following near-flat growth in March, Statistics Canada reported …
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Canada’s population shrank in the first quarter of 2026, marking a rare decline driven by falling immigration numbers and more deaths than …
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Generative AI use at work has nearly doubled: Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe share of Canadian workers using generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the job nearly doubled in less than a year, Statistics Canada …
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Job vacancies rise for first time since 2022, says Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberJob vacancies across Canada rose in the first quarter of 2026, the first increase in nearly four years, Statistics Canada reported June …
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Economy added 88,000 jobs in May, jobless rate falls to 6.6 per cent: Statistics Canada
Canada added 88,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported June 5. The increase …
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The labour productivity of Canadian businesses fell 0.5 per cent in the first quarter, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, marking a second straight …
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Economists pour cold water on recession talk after Canada’s economy stalls in Q1
By Craig Lord Canada’s economy is still struggling to grow but some economists weighing in on the latest real gross domestic product results …

