Sales in the motor vehicle assembly and petroleum and coal product manufacturing industries declined
Although the bulk of those new jobs were full-time, they were to self-employed positions, which tend to be more precarious
The decline was mainly the result of a drop in plans for single-family dwellings and institutional structures
The findings suggest a greater percentage of Canadian firms are more optimistic about the future than they were in January
The strong figures for GDP cap a recent string of better-than-expected economic data
The data follows recent stronger-than-expected results for wholesale and manufacturing sales, trade and job creation
The stronger-than-expected numbers join other promising reports about the Canadian economy
North American issuers made up majority of defaults so far this year
Overall, the Canadian economy expanded by 1.4% in 2016
The Conference Board of Canada’s index of consumer confidence had the largest monthly increase in two years and sits at its highest level in more than seven years