Canada’s GDP

• Canada’s economy slowed in the fourth quarter to deliver 1.8% growth for 2018

  Statistics Canada's report included the first measure of the economic impact of cannabis legalization.

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  Mar 1, 2019
  
• Canada’s GDP edged up a modest 0.1 per cent in August

  Growth in mining and the financial industry helped the economy score its seventh consecutive month of growth, despite widespread declines in other sectors.

  Money

  Oct 31, 2018
  
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• IMF boosts Canada’s economic growth forecast to lead G7 countries in 2017

  The Washington-based IMF is now estimating Canada's gross domestic product for 2017 will be 3.0 per cent - half a percentage point higher than its July estimate.

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  Oct 10, 2017
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• Canada’s economy expected to grow this year but home price surge could lead to economic slump: OECD

  The Paris-based organization had previously said Canada's economy was expected to rise by 2.1 per cent this year - better than last year but still modest compared with past economic recoveries from downturns.

  Consumer

  Mar 7, 2017
• Canadian economy unexpectedly slipped in October

  Statistics Canada says the main reasons were a decline in manufacturing output as well as lower oil and gas extraction.

  Money

  Dec 23, 2016
• Canadian economy grows 3.5% in Q3 thanks to energy sector

  Statistics Canada says strong numbers for energy exports helped the country's real gross domestic product bounce back from a second-quarter contraction.

  Consumer

  Nov 30, 2016
• OECD predicts low growth for Canada’s economy

  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is sticking by its prediction that Canada's economy will grow by 1.2 per cent this year, followed by a 2.1 per cent rise next year.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2016
• Canada’s resource sector pushes economic growth in August

  The report on August's growth came as the July figure was revised lower to show an increase of 0.4 per cent compared with an initial reading of 0.5 per cent for the month.

  Consumer

  Nov 1, 2016
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• Fort McMurray wildfire takes toll on Canadian economy; GDP posts worst showing since 2009

  Statistics Canada reports the economy contracted by 1.6 per cent in the second quarter.

  Consumer

  Aug 31, 2016