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Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies—Winter 2018 The Conference Board of Canada, 226 pages, March 13, 2018 Report by Alan Arcand , Constantinos Bougas , Henry Diaz , Christopher Heschl , Jane McIntyre , Robin Wiebe

Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies—Winter 2018

The Conference Board of Canada, 226 pages, March 13, 2018
Report by Alan Arcand , Constantinos Bougas , Henry Diaz , Christopher Heschl , Jane McIntyre , Robin Wiebe

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This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of Halifax, Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa–Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria. Document Highlights After hitting its highest rate in at least 17 years, real GDP growth in Montréal, Toronto, Hamilton, and Winnipeg will ease in 2018 as consumer spending growth slows. Although economic growth will ease to a more sustainable 2.5 per cent in Calgary and 2.2 per cent in Edmonton this year, these gains will be enough to bring both cities’ GDP to new highs, fully recouping the losses in 2015–16 following the oil price collapse. The cooling housing market will limit real GDP growth in Vancouver to 2.7 per cent this year, but that will still be the fastest growth of any major Canadian metropolitan area. The slowest will be in Halifax, at 1.7 per cent, because of the contraction in primary and utilities output as production of offshore natural gas winds down. Québec City, Ottawa–Gatineau, Regina, Saskatoon, and Victoria will all see moderate economic growth of between 2.1 and 2.3 per cent. Table of Contents Canada Canada (français) Nova Scotia Halifax Quebec Québec City Montréal 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 Appendix A—Cross-City Comparison Appendix B—User’s Guide Appendix C—Glossary of Economic Terms Appendix D—Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas

This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of Halifax, Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa–Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.

Document Highlights

After hitting its highest rate in at least 17 years, real GDP growth in Montréal, Toronto, Hamilton, and Winnipeg will ease in 2018 as consumer spending growth slows.

Although economic growth will ease to a more sustainable 2.5 per cent in Calgary and 2.2 per cent in Edmonton this year, these gains will be enough to bring both cities’ GDP to new highs, fully recouping the losses in 2015–16 following the oil price collapse.

The cooling housing market will limit real GDP growth in Vancouver to 2.7 per cent this year, but that will still be the fastest growth of any major Canadian metropolitan area. The slowest will be in Halifax, at 1.7 per cent, because of the contraction in primary and utilities output as production of offshore natural gas winds down.

Québec City, Ottawa–Gatineau, Regina, Saskatoon, and Victoria will all see moderate economic growth of between 2.1 and 2.3 per cent.

Canada

Canada (français)

Nova Scotia

Halifax

Quebec

Québec City
Montréal

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

Appendix A—Cross-City Comparison

Appendix B—User’s Guide

Appendix C—Glossary of Economic Terms

Appendix D—Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas

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