Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957
Canada's population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
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Canada's inflation rate slowed to 2.8% in February, beating expectations for 2nd month in a row
Canada's annual inflation rate cooled to 2.8 per cent in February, helped by slower growth in the cost of cellular services, groceries and internet access services, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Ottawa’s fiscal wiggle room squeezed by rising debt costs, watchdog says
The Liberal government is facing a tough fiscal position heading into the 2024 budget, according to new projections from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Millennials now outnumber baby boomers in Canada, StatsCan says
Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population.
Canada's 2022 fertility rate lowest on record, StatsCan reports
Canada's total fertility rate dropped to its lowest point in more than a century of data-keeping in 2022, hitting just 1.33 children per woman, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.