Canadian economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/canadian-economy/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:23:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Canadian economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/canadian-economy/ 32 32 Modest March jobs growth stems ‘bleeding’ in the labour market: economists https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-adds-14000-jobs-in-march-keeping-unemployment-rate-at-6-7/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:23:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535981 The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7%

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]]> Average national asking rents fall to $2,008: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/average-national-asking-rents-fall-to-2008-report/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535906 It's the largest drop in asking rents in five years

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]]> RBC plans to invest up to $1B through new Canadian growth fund https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/rbc-plans-to-invest-up-to-1b-through-new-canadian-growth-fund/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:29:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535895 Bank will also be hiring and expanding in key areas of national importance

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]]> Auto sales in March fell 8.2% amid high gas prices: DesRosiers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/auto-sales-in-march-fell-8-2-amid-high-gas-prices-desrosiers/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:13:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535475 An estimated 170,000 vehicles were sold in the month

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]]> Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-labour-market-is-static-after-a-year-of-u-s-tariffs-population-shift/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:42:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535451 The manufacturing sector has shed 51,800 jobs over the previous 12 months

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]]> Canada posts $5.7B merchandise trade deficit for February https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-posts-5-7b-merchandise-trade-deficit-for-february/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:35:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535449 Total imports rose 8.4% to a record $72.1B in the month

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]]> Modest growth projected for 2026 as uncertainty from Iran war, trade linger: Deloitte https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/modest-growth-projected-for-2026-as-uncertainty-from-iran-war-trade-linger-deloitte/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:27:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535447 The firm's forecast assumes the energy market disruption will moderate over time

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]]> Canada’s economy was ‘surprisingly OK’ to start 2026: economists https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/real-gdp-grew-0-1-in-january-statistics-canada/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:23:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535243 Real GDP edged 0.1% higher in January

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]]> TD cuts forecast for home sales, prices for 2026 after weak activity in Q1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/td-cuts-forecast-for-home-sales-prices-for-2026-after-weak-activity-in-q1/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:16:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534874 Economist expects housing activity to take most of the year to recoup first-quarter losses

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]]> Things may be looking up for Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/things-may-be-looking-up-for-canada/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:47:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534782 A pair of portfolio managers make the case for cautious optimism

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