Wage Growth

• Businesses still planning bigger, more frequent price hikes: BoC survey

  Roughly half of businesses say their pricing practices are 'not yet back to normal' after a year and a half of interest rate hikes designed to tamp down inflation.

  Money

  Oct 16, 2023
  
• Canada’s labour market is showing signs of slowing. Will it help bring inflation down?

  'If wage growth is going to cool, then we better see inflation come down even faster,' said a senior economist with job site Indeed.

  Economy

  Jul 5, 2023
  
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• Experts say Alberta’s ‘wage premium’ rapidly eroding

  For years, Alberta workers have been the highest paid in the country thanks to the province's lucrative oil and gas sector.

  Economy

  Nov 25, 2022
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• More interest rate hikes are needed to tame inflation, Bank of Canada governor says

  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem was adamant Thursday that he will get inflation back under control, but warned interest rates will have to rise further to do it.

  Economy

  Oct 6, 2022
• Wages in Canada are rising. Will inflation, interest rates follow suit?

  Wages are showing signs of climbing as inflation makes life unaffordable for Canadians, buy economists say that might provoke the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates even more.

  Money

  Jul 8, 2022
• Governments should help bridge job skills gap to address lack of wage growth: Canadian CEO

  Canada may be experiencing one of its biggest labour shortages in years but that doesn't mean employees are seeing wage growth reflecting that talent crunch.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2019
• Cracks in Canada’s job market starting to show, finance minister warned

  An internal federal analysis is forecasting job market moderation on the horizon following Canada's extended period of healthy employment growth.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2018
• Canadian economy smashes expectations with 4.5 per cent growth

  The strong economy makes another interest rate increase in the fall increasingly likely, economists say.

  Money

  Aug 31, 2017
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• U.S. adds 242,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 4.9%

  U.S. employers added 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers stand strong for the resilient American job market.

  Economy

  Mar 4, 2016