Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

• Basic income would ease poverty but require higher taxes, spending cuts: Study

  A guaranteed basic income in Canada would help alleviate poverty but could also put the fiscal sustainability and labour supply of some provinces at risk, a new study says.

  Money

  Jun 17, 2022
  
• Number of Atlantic Canadians over 75 will double in 20 years, posing health-care challenges

  Policy analyst Fred Bergman says the number of Atlantic Canadians aged 75 and older will double by 2040

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
  
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• P.E.I. housing shortage continues despite record year in construction

  Sam Sanderson, general manager of the P.E.I. Construction Association, said many builders are fully booked for new home construction until 2021.

  Politics

  Mar 3, 2020
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• Economic growth expected for all four Atlantic provinces in coming year

  The independent Atlantic Provinces Economic Council says Prince Edward Island will once again lead the region in economic growth.

  Economy

  Nov 4, 2019
• Population of the Maritimes on the rise, but Newfoundland reports decline

  Prince Edward Island, which has been boasting about its red-hot economy, reported the fastest growth at two per cent year-over-year.

  Canada

  May 14, 2019
• Digital economy on the rise in Atlantic Canada, rural areas still lagging: report

  The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council says 88 per cent of households were using the internet in 2016, compared with 12 per cent in 1997.

  Economy

  Oct 25, 2018
• Atlantic Canadian youth more educated but have fewer jobs, less pay: report

  The report focused on 25- to 29-year-olds in the region in an attempt to assess labour market outcomes.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2017
• Atlantic Provinces Economic Council says capital spending down in region in 2017

  New Brunswick electricity and transportation investment will result in an 18 per cent surge to $2.3 billion in spending while Nova Scotia will have a shortfall of $4 billion.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2017
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• Census 2016: Halifax sees uptick in population, still lower than national growth rate

  The population of Halifax grew over the past five years, but the growth rate was still below the national average.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2017
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• More immigrants coming to Atlantic Canada, but retention rates low: report

  A new report says more people are immigrating to Atlantic Canada than ever before.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017