Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote is the first in a series of four publications about productivity. The second in the series presents Canada’s productivity performance compared to other advanced economies. The third analyzes the main potential causes of Canada’s relatively… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends in the Canadian economy in the third and fourth quarters of 2022. Recent measures taken by the Bank of Canada in response to an elevated rate of inflation have led to lower… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends in the Canadian economy in the third and fourth quarters of 2021. Although the economy improved in the second half of 2021, the recovery remains uneven among certain sectors and population groups…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the first and second quarters of 2021. Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in the first quarter of 2021 and then retreated slightly in the second… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Money is created in the Canadian economy in two main ways: through private commercial bank loans or asset purchases, and through the Bank of Canada’s asset purchases. The majority of money in the economy is created by… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) experienced a rebound in the second half… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes(Disponible en français : Bilan semestriel de l’économie canadienne : les premier et deuxième trimestres de 2020) This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the first and second quarters of 2020. Over that period, Canadian real gross… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes(Disponible en français : Bilan semestriel de l’économie canadienne : les troisième et quatrième trimestres de 2019) This HillNote presents selected indicators in relation to the Canadian economy, and highlights key trends covering the third and fourth quarters of 2019. Over that… Read More ›