Recession

• Amid 2026 uncertainty, new data set to show how Canada’s economy ended 2025

  New economic data coming on Friday is set to give the clearest picture yet of how hard U.S. tariffs and the trade war hammered the Canadian economy for the full year of 2025.

  Economy

  Feb 25
  
• Canada faces recession risk over next 6 months, most financial leaders say

  Business and financial leaders say trade tensions are the most important factor the Canadian economy faces and a recession is still possible.

  Economy

  Nov 10, 2025
  
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• Global economies including Canada are stable, but tariffs weighing: OECD

  A new report shows the global economic outlook for the year is better than previously thought, but still cautious because of the evolving tariff landscape.

  Economy

  Sep 24, 2025
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• Will Canada avoid a recession? Here’s what economists say

  Canada's economy contracted in the second quarter of the year. In the third quarter, economists are expecting a bit of a bounceback.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2025
• Canadian consumers are buying less, including on credit cards, data shows

  Canadians are also spending less money using their credit cards, another report by J.D. Power and Associates released on Tuesday showed.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2025
• Youth unemployment is now at level seen ‘during a recession,’ report shows

  Nearly one in five Canadian teens want to work but cannot find any work, the report noted. Young adults, aged 20 to 24, also saw a mild increase in unemployment.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2025
• Canada’s GDP just fell. The bigger story is ‘beneath the hood’: experts

  Canada's Gross Domestic Product, a measure of economic output, showed a third straight decline in June of 2025, according to Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Aug 29, 2025
• Canada’s economy ‘treading water’ after GDP dropped for 2nd straight month

  One of the factors that helped boost the arts, entertainment and recreation sector? The NHL playoffs, which had three Canadian teams, Statistics Canada said.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2025
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• Canada’s defence spending will lift economy but won’t stop recession: report

  The report forecasts Canada's defence spending commitments will raise the country's real gross domestic product up to 0.9 per cent annually this year.

  Economy

  Jul 17, 2025
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• More than 75% of Canadians hopeful on unity, economy in 2024: StatCan

  More than three-quarters of Canadians said they were feeling hopeful about unity in the country, with a similar number expressing hope for economic opportunities.

  Canada

  May 29, 2025