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The federal government is likely to reverse course on changes to the capital gains tax that were announced in the last federal budget, CBC News has learned.The Liberal government could delay implementing those changes, according to a high-level source.
Reducing the number of new admissions to the country could have negative consequences for the economy and pose challenges for commerce, according to business advocates and economists alike.Economic measures such as the gross domestic product (GDP) have been moving in a positive direction, economists say, in part because Canada's population has continued to increase due to rising immigration levels.
The Canadian economy gained 90,000 jobs in April, much higher than many economists were predicting for the latest Labour Force Survey numbers from Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate was unchanged from the month before, staying at 6.1 per cent. The employment rate, or the percentage of the population that is employed, was also steady at 61.4 per cent, which the...
Canada's inflation rate went up slightly in March compared to February, with Statistics Canada pointing out gasoline prices are partly behind the increase.The federal agency's consumer price index for March 2024 saw a 2.9 per cent increase compared to the year before.
Even as the minister responsible admitted there aren't enough competitive options for mobile service in Canada, another federal official said consumers can and should search for other service providers when faced with price increases. That message — from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada — came just hours after the Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canadians "still pay too...