• Halifax’s economy will grow by 2.3 per cent in 2013, led by non-residential construction and the services sector.
• Québec City’s GDP will expand 2.1 per cent this year, as construction of an NHL-sized arena picks up.
• Stronger growth in the aerospace industry will help Montréal’s GDP grow by 1.7 per cent in 2013.
• Federal fiscal austerity and a drop in housing starts will limit Ottawa–Gatineau’s GDP growth to 1.3 per cent in 2013.
• Gains in manufacturing and in transportation and warehousing will help lift Toronto’s economy by 2.8 per cent in 2013.
• Hamilton’s GDP will expand by 2.3 per cent this year, thanks to gains in manufacturing and the services sector.
• Expansion in manufacturing and the services sector will help Winnipeg’s GDP growth edge up to 2 per cent in 2013.
• Regina’s GDP is forecast to grow by 3.5 per cent in 2013, building further on three exceptionally strong years.
• Saskatoon’s economy will grow by 3.7 per cent in 2013, as the construction and services sectors thrive.
• Private services-producing industries will help maintain growth of 3.3 per cent in Calgary this year.
• Robust manufacturing activity and retail spending this year will support GDP growth of 3.2 per cent in Edmonton.
• Vancouver’s economy will grow by 2.9 per cent in 2013 as manufacturing continues to recover.
• Contraction in the public sector will limit the improvement in Victoria’s GDP growth to 1.8 per cent this year.

User’s Guide

Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas

Cross-City Comparison

Canada

Nova Scotia

• Halifax

Quebec

• Québec City
• Montréal

Canada (français)

Québec (français)

• Ville de Québec (français)
• Montréal (français)

Ontario

• Ottawa–Gatineau
• Toronto
• Hamilton

Manitoba

• Winnipeg

Saskatchewan

• Regina
• Saskatoon

Alberta

• Calgary
• Edmonton

British Columbia

• Vancouver
• Victoria