Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights Into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies—Winter 2017

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Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights Into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies—Winter 2017

Urban City Economic Analysis

Author: Alan Arcand, Christopher Heschl, Constantinos Bougas, Henry Diaz, Jane McIntyre, Robin Wiebe

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  • The economy is expected to expand by 2 per cent this year, up from a disappointing 1.3 per cent advance in 2016.
  • About 193,300 new jobs are expected to be added to payrolls this year, better than the average annual job gains of just 123,500 over 2014–16.
  • The unemployment rate should edge down from 7 per cent in 2016 to 6.9 per cent in 2017.
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This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.

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