A stronger housing market also possible, according to Market Participants Survey
However, the agency's preliminary estimates point to a rebound at the end of the year
The StatCan data comes ahead of the BoC's interest rate decision on Dec. 11
GDP report still showed that the American economy is proving surprisingly durable
Organization lowers its estimates for growth in Europe and China
Retail trade sector was the largest contributor to overall growth
Real GDP continued to shrink on a per-person basis, marking the fifth consecutive decline
Measures of consumers' spirits have shown a recent uptick
Retail and wholesale trade as well as oil and gas sector weighed on growth
The country's GDP picked up between April and June: report