Economy

Housing starts fell in March: CMHC

The annual pace of housing starts slowed in March compared with February said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted annual rate slowed to 225,213 units last month compared with 231,026 in February. Multiple urban starts, which includes buildings such as apartments, townhouses and condominiums, fell 7.3% to 144,578 units in […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |April 10, 2018

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Canada becoming less competitive than U.S.: survey

More than two-thirds of those polled see Canada as a less competitive place to invest and do business in versus the U.S.

By Staff |April 10, 2018

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New NAFTA deal could come within a month, says Mexico

But nothing is guaranteed in this political environment, adds Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |April 9, 2018

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Surge in full-time jobs holds Canada’s unemployment rate steady

The economy delivered 32,300 net new jobs last month

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |April 6, 2018

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