Economic growth, government budgets to feel ill effects of demographic shift: Desjardins
Unemployment rising, but layoffs aren't, leaving room to cut rates
Range of possible futures depends on immigration levels
Despite initial cut, monetary policy remains restrictive, and economy faces other headwinds
Populism driving polarization, weakening region's governments, institutions
Hard-hit sectors likely to feel the brunt of a decline in cheap labour
Canada's population size expected to be 2.5% smaller in 2027, compared with original estimates, due to policy changes: report
Risk of a trade war, inflation, higher interest rates accompanies U.S. vote
Robust gains due to weaken as conditions normalize
Positive workforce trends to cushion impact of aging population