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Canadian unemployment could hit 15 per cent amid coronavirus pandemic, deficit to $115B

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The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe could send Canadian unemployment rates soaring to 15 per cent by the end of the year, a new forecast by the parliamentary budget watchdog suggests. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] At the same time, the federal deficit could spike to $117 billion by the next fiscal year.

The current federal deficit sits at roughly $26.6 billion while the national unemployment rate in February was 5.6 per cent.

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