Manufacturing Sales Show Signs of Life
Canadian manufacturing sales rose by 4.3 per cent (m/m) in October. In volume terms, sales increased by 3.1 per cent….
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Healthy job growth in November but the spectre of Omicron looms
The Canadian economy added 154,000 jobs in November, a marked improvement on October’s flat performance. The labour force participation rate…
Futureproofing Essential Work
How vulnerable are Canada’s essential sectors to automation, migration flows, and worldwide health crises? The pandemic has put the spotlight…
Job growth is losing steam
The Canadian economy added just 31,000 jobs in October, a far smaller increase than in recent months. The labour force…
The economy’s yo-yo growth continues in August
The Canadian economy picked up in August, growing by 0.4 per cent, following a flat performance in July. Yet this…
Canada’s cities need to plan for the post-COVID reality
This op-ed by Pedro Antunes was originally published in The Hill Times on October 20, 2021. Cities need to regain their status…
September job growth testifies to labour market’s resilience
The economy added 157,100 jobs in September, pushing total employment beyond the 19 million mark for the first time since the pandemic’s…
Drought and wildfires contribute to a tepid performance in July
The Canadian economy inched downward by 0.1 per cent in July, marking a flat start to the year’s third quarter….
Low-income Canadian households will suffer the most from soaring inflation
This op-ed was originally published by The Globe and Mail on September 16, 2021. Canadians have been enjoying the return…
Unemployment hits new pandemic-era low as jobs recovery rumbles on
Building on the gains of the previous two months, the labour market added 90,000 jobs in August. Total employment is now within…