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The unofficial authority on recession calls in Canada says it's too soon to use that word to describe the sluggish economy. Debate has raged on Parliament Hill over whether the country is in a recession since Statistics Canada reported last week that the economy contracted for two quarters in a row. The C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council is traditionally...
OTTAWA -- One of the federal Liberals' flagship affordability measures will start landing in the bank accounts of eligible Canadians today.
A surprisingly strong May jobs report has reinforced many economists' views that the Canadian economy is not in a recession. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the economy added 88,000 jobs in May, topping economists' expectations for a gain of 10,000 positions. The agency said the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent last month, down from 6.9 per cent in...
A surprisingly strong May jobs report has reinforced many economists' views that the Canadian economy is not in a recession.
OTTAWA -- The unofficial authority on recession calls in Canada says it's too soon to use that word to describe the sluggish economy.
OTTAWA -- The unofficial authority on recession calls in Canada says it's too soon to use that word to describe the sluggish economy.
The labour market rebounded with a surprise gain of 88,000 jobs in May, partially offsetting a bigger drop in employment since the start of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent in May, down from 6.9 per cent in April. StatCan said May’s gains were the first significant increase in...
The labour market rebounded with a surprise gain of 88,000 jobs in May, partially offsetting a bigger drop in employment since the start of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday.
The federal finance minister is standing by his government's projections after Ottawa's budgetary watchdog cast doubt on Ottawa's ability to hit a key fiscal anchor. Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan on Thursday released her office's first economic and fiscal update since she assumed the role in April. Ryan predicts annual deficits will average $4.6 billion higher than Ottawa projected in...
OTTAWA -- The federal finance minister is standing by his government's projections after Ottawa's budgetary watchdog cast doubt on Ottawa's ability to hit a key fiscal anchor.
The federal government's budget watchdog says Ottawa has less than a one per cent chance of maintaining the key fiscal anchor of shrinking the deficit as a share of the economy every year. Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan today released her office's first economic and fiscal update since she assumed the role in April.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget watchdog says Ottawa has less than a one per cent chance of maintaining the fiscal anchor of shrinking the deficit as a share of the economy every year.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday of avoiding accountability after recent data showed the Canadian economy contracted again. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product declined 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the first quarter. That's the second consecutive quarterly contraction to start the year, meeting some definitions of a technical...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday of avoiding accountability after recent data showed the Canadian economy contracted again.
Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter, leading to a second consecutive decline in real gross domestic product. That meets some definitions for a technical recession, though not all economists weighing in on StatCan's Friday report were convinced the label was necessary. Real gross domestic product by expenditure was essentially unchanged on a quarter-over-quarter basis, StatCan said...
Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter, leading to a second consecutive decline in real gross domestic product.
The resignation of one of the most prominent environmental voices in the Liberal caucus was held up Wednesday as a watershed moment for a government accused of prioritizing economic development over climate policy. Former Liberal cabinet minister Stephen Guilbeault has announced he will leave his seat as a member of Parliament this summer. "I have come to the conclusion that...
OTTAWA -- The resignation of one of the most prominent environmental voices in the Liberal caucus was held up Wednesday as a watershed moment for a government accused of prioritizing economic development over climate policy.
OTTAWA -- Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that he will resign as a member of Parliament this summer following significant changes to federal climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
OTTAWA -- Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that he will resign as a member of Parliament this summer in the wake of significant changes to federal climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that he will resign as a member of Parliament this summer following significant changes to federal climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney. "I have come to the conclusion that it is time for me to pursue my fight for environmental protection and the fight against climate change in a different way," the...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney thanked former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault for his contributions to government as the Liberal MP prepared to announce his resignation Wednesday.
China's embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP's visit to Taiwan crosses a "red line" at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing. Conservative MP Michael Chong is in Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese officials and assert Canadian sovereignty after China's ambassador to Canada warned MPs against travelling to Taiwan in an interview...
OTTAWA -- China's embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP's visit to Taiwan crosses a "red line" at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing.
The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace of home building even as headwinds buffet the construction industry. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in his 2025 election platform to make investments that would double the pace of housing construction over the next decade to drive down the costs of rent and home ownership. Parliamentary Budget...
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace of home building even as headwinds buffet the construction industry.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada's governing council says it's weighing a range of different paths for its benchmark interest rate to cope with inflation risks from the Iran war.
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he's "encouraged" by the federal government's efforts to diversify the economy and protect it against increasingly common shocks to global trade. He also says Ottawa's fiscal update, tabled earlier this week, will likely have little impact on the central bank's forecasts for inflation. Macklem made the comments in an interview with The Canadian...
OTTAWA -- Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he's "encouraged" by the federal government's efforts to diversify the economy and protect it against increasingly common shocks to global trade.
The federal Liberals say they're getting a windfall from better-than-expected fiscal revenues and are largely putting that money back into circulation to support households and build up the economy. But Ottawa's spring economic update also sees some darker clouds on the horizon as uncertainty over the Iran war and U.S. tariffs threatens growth in the years ahead. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe...
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals say they're getting a windfall from better-than-expected fiscal revenues and are largely putting that money back into circulation to support households and build up the economy.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals say they're getting a windfall from better-than-expected fiscal revenues and are largely putting that money back into circulation to support households and build up the economy.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" — and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" — and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year updates between annual budgets to revise its economic and fiscal projections. These updates can include new spending and are sometimes referred to as...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a minority mandate in the federal election, a fourth win for the Liberals in a row, but the first...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday.
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa doesn't prioritize infrastructure funding in Liberal ridings. Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu told the Sarnia Observer that shortly after she left the Conservatives for the Liberal caucus she received a call from Robertson to discuss infrastructure priorities in her riding.
OTTAWA -- Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa is not prioritizing infrastructure funding in Liberal ridings after floor-crossing MP Marilyn Gladu implied earlier this month that she was getting more attention after leaving the Conservatives.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is filling two vacancies on its governing council with a pair of economists who are already well known at the central bank.
OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada will reveal the early impacts of the Iran war's oil price shock on inflation when the agency reports its consumer price index for March on Monday.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a new Liberal majority government means Prime Minister Mark Carney no longer has any excuse for failing to deliver on his economic promises. Poilievre spoke to a business crowd at the Canadian Club Toronto on Thursday to lay out his vision for Canada's economy. He spent much of his time at the podium attacking Carney's...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a new Liberal majority government means Prime Minister Mark Carney no longer has any excuse for failing to deliver on his economic promises.
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the federal government will table its spring economic update on April 28.
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging, Prime Minster Mark Carney announced Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging, Prime Minster Mark Carney announced on Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging.
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging, Prime Minster Mark Carney announced on Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda.
Canada is condemning Israel for striking Lebanon hours after an apparent ceasefire was struck in the Middle East conflict and is calling on Hezbollah to disarm in favour of diplomatic solutions. Despite an 11th-hour ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Israel attacked Beirut on Wednesday in a renewed effort to strike at the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group...
OTTAWA -- Canada is condemning Israel for striking Lebanon hours after an apparent ceasefire was struck in the Middle East conflict and is calling on Hezbollah to disarm in favour of diplomatic solutions.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canada is not considering sanctions on Israel after it attacked Lebanon this week and appeared to violate a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East.
OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to return some of the revenue from higher gasolines prices to give Canadians a break at the pumps but some economists say cutting gas taxes isn't the only way to deliver relief.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the federal government's probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector is not taking workers' arguments seriously.
New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy's polling arm in March found that one in four respondents thought it would be a good idea for Canada to formally join the economic and political bloc of...
New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.
OTTAWA -- Monetary policy-makers at the Bank of Canada are relying more heavily on their own reasoning to chart a course for the policy interest rate through conflicting economic signals tied to the war in the Middle East.
OTTAWA -- The federal government's annual deficit for the fiscal year ending today is tracking below Ottawa's own expectations set out the 2025 budget, despite increased spending.
The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada's brewers, wineries and distilleries. Excise taxes on booze had faced annual increases pegged to inflation on April 1 each year, but the Liberal government has temporarily capped those hikes at two per...
