Canada enters surprise technical recession amid tariff uncertainty:
Canada's economy posted a surprise contraction in the first quarter versus the year before ...
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Too soon to call recession, says Canadian authority on economic downturns: The unofficial authority on recession calls in Canada says it’s too soon to use that ...
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Are we in a recession? ‘Be careful’ with indicators, says Bank of Canada: Even though the most recent GDP reports flirt with a technical recession ...
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‘The recession is real’: Poilievre calls for emergency debate: In a Sunday morning letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is ...
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Canada slips into technical recession as economy stalls in Q1: StatCan: Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter, leading to a second ...
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Key FactsCanada Enters Technical Recession in Early 2026
May 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Canada’s economy showed no growth in the first quarter of 2026, with a slight 0.1% annualized decline in real GDP.
- This followed a 1% drop in real GDP during the final quarter of 2025, resulting in three quarters of negative growth in four quarters.
- Decreases in resource extraction, construction, business investments, and housing market activity weighed heavily on economic performance.
- Preliminary data for April indicate a rebound with 0.4% growth, largely driven by gains in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas sectors.
Canada's economy shrinks again, raising spectre of recession: Canada's GDP unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of 2026, meeting the technical definition ...
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Paid articlePaywall Canada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020: The Canadian economy edged into a technical recession as weak business and government spending ...
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Japan fourth-quarter GDP reverses into growth, but misses expectations as rebound underwhelms
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Canada Slips Into Contraction as U.S. Powers Ahead: Fresh data from Statistics Canada shows the Canadian economy shrinking in the second quarter ...
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Is Canada headed towards a recession in 2025?: The latest economic forecasts from TD Bank, BMO, National Bank and Deloitte all suggest that Canada could be ...
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Key FactsCanada Faces Recession and Significant Job Losses Soon
May 21, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Canada is expected to experience negative GDP growth in the second and third quarters of 2024, signaling a recession.
- Over 70,000 private sector jobs have already been lost, with an additional 100,000 job cuts forecasted soon.
- Housing markets in Ontario and British Columbia remain weak, with prices projected to drop as much as 6 percent.
- A new trade agreement expected by late 2024 may reduce tariffs and help stabilize economic growth in 2025.
We’re very worried that we’re going to be in a formal recession in the second and third quarters and that we can see perhaps another 100,000 jobs lost.— Beata Caranci, Chief Economist at TD Bank Group, expresses her concern about the impending recession in Canada and potential job losses.
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