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Canadian economy grew by 3% in July amid coronavirus: StatsCan

Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew three per cent in July, matching the agency’s preliminary estimate.The result compared with growth of 6.5 per cent in June.Economists on average had also expected growth of three per cent for July, according to financial data firm Refinitiv.More to come.

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More than 56K businesses closed in June amid coronavirus fallout: StatCan

Statistics Canada says it recorded 56,296 business closures in June, an improvement from May but still 44 per cent more than in February before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in force in Canada.It says the number of business closures across Canada in June was down 5.6 per cent compared with May.

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Women more likely than men to see jobs transformed by automation: StatCan

report by Statistics Canada finds women are significantly more likely than men to have their jobs transformed by automation.Overall, 44 per cent of adult female workers face a 50 per cent or greater probability of experiencing some kind of job disruption tied to the adoption of technology like robots and algorithms. That compares to less than 35 per cent of male workers, according to Marc Frenette and Kristyn Frank at Statistics Canada.Women have been hit especially hard during the first wave of layoffs triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, with female workers more likely to be employed in the service-sector industries that were ravaged by government-mandated shut-downs.

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Restaurant sales went up for 3rd month in July: StatCan

Statistics Canada says sales for food services and drinking places rose for the third month in a row in July, buoyed by the reopening of dining rooms and patios across the country.The agency says the subsector recorded sales of $4.6 billion in July, up 17.1 per cent compared to June.Sales at what it calls “drinking places” saw a whopping 40 per cent increase in July, Statistics Canada says, as bars, pubs and some nightclubs continued to reopen.That was followed closely by sales at full-service restaurants, which rose by more than a third compared with June. Patio heaters won’t cut it.

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Retail sales up 0.6% in July, below economists’ expectations

Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.6 per cent in July to $52.9 billion, helped by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations. Economists had expected an increase of 1.0 per cent for the month, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.Statistics Canada says sales were up in six of 11 subsectors in July with the motor vehicle and parts dealers subsector contributing the most to the increase with a 3.3 per cent increase.Sales at gasoline stations rose 6.1 per cent.However, the agency said core retail sales, which exclude those two subsectors, fell 1.2 per cent.

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Canada’s inflation rate virtually flat in August

Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in August was up 0.1 per cent compared with a year ago.

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Unemployment rate across B.C. drops while jobs are harder to come by in Metro Vancouver

Canada adds 246K new jobs in August, unemployment rate falls amid coronavirus Statistics Canada says the national economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added.The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns this spring, bringing the number to within 1.1 million of pre-pandemic levels.Need a job? Here’s who’s hiring right now in CanadaNational gains in August were largely concentrated in full-time work, which had been lagging behind gains in part-time employment.Employment also rose at a faster pace for women than men for the third straight month as Statistics Canada reported women gained about 150,000 positions in August compared to

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Canada adds 246K new jobs in August, unemployment rate falls amid coronavirus

Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added.The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns this spring, bringing the number to within 1.1 million of pre-pandemic levels.

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Public transit ridership down 75% compared to June 2019: report

public transit systems in Canada were still feeling the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic in June, with subway, train and bus trips dropping nearly 75 per cent compared with last year.The data released by Statistics Canada show there were 37.9 million passenger trips on transit in June, which it says continues a pattern of significant annual decline seen every month since March.

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Hit hard by COVID-19, Filipino Canadians grapple with added pressure to send money abroad

“The majority of the people that we talked to in our focus groups, as well as in our interviews, had lost employment or had decreased hours,” says Mauriene Tolentino, the Filipino youth fellowship co-ordinator at the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, a non-profit group.In its first-ever labour force survey featuring race-based data in early August, Statistics Canada noted the labour force participation rate among Filipino Canadians was down a whopping 7.5 percentage points between July 2019 and July 2020.The steep decline suggests that “a relatively large proportion of Filipino Canadians who lost employment as a result of COVID-19 have at least temporarily left the labour force rather than look for new work,” Statistics Canada said.But even

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Canada’s GDP dropped 38.7% between April and June: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the novel coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy to a crawl.The agency says real gross domestic product contracted at an annualized rate of 38.7 per cent for the three-month period.Economists had expected a contraction in the quarter at an annualized rate of 39.6 per cent, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.More to come

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Saskatchewan restaurants face uncertainty as new data shows six out of 10 could go under

SHHA).Although Bence predicts Saskatchewan will see fewer restaurants close their doors, based on recent surveys, he said margins are still extremely thin for many.

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Canadian retail sales back to pre-coronavirus levels in June

retail sales soared 23.7 per cent in June to $53 billion, climbing above levels not seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic for the first time as more parts of the country moved ahead with plans to reopen their economies.The agency says sales were up 1.3 per cent compared with February, the last month before broad shutdowns were ordered by public health officials to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic It added that early estimates suggest retail sales increased by 0.7 per cent in July.Economists on average had expected an increase of 24.5 per cent for June, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.Retail sales in June were up across all of the subsectors with the motor vehicle and parts dealers group up 53.4 per

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Annual inflation rate virtually flat in July at 0.1%

The average economist estimate had been for a year-over-year increase of 0.5 per cent for July, according to financial data firm Refinitiv. The statistics agency says the slower pace of price growth was broad-based, spanning goods and services.Statistics Canada says air travel prices fell in July by 8.6 per cent, the first year-over-year decline since December 2015.

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Hamilton’s unemployment rate falls in July after months of growth: StatCan

COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton’s unemployment rate dropped in July.Statistics Canada’s latest data shows the jobless rate fell to 11.3 per cent in July compared to 12.1 per cent in June.The latest numbers show some relief for the region after numbers surged during the coronavirus pandemic from 4.9 per cent in February to 12.1 per cent at the end of June.

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Numbers show employment up in Manitoba; Pallister to hold press conference

now nearing pre-pandemic levels.Statistics Canada says the prairie province saw 12,000 new jobs last month, and job numbers are now at 94.7 per cent of what they were in February.Premier Brian Pallister will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Friday to talk about Manitoba’s numbers.

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Canadian retail sales surged nearly 19% in May, still 20% below February levels

retail sales surged 18.7 per cent in May led by motor vehicle and parts sales.The agency says retail sales increased to $41.8 billion in May but that still left them 20 per cent below levels in February, before physical distancing measures were implemented to fight COVID-19.Economists on average had expected a 20 per cent increase in May, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.Sales were up in 10 out of 11 subsectors with vehicle and parts dealers, general merchandise stores and clothing stores the main contributors to May’s strength.The increase in sales followed a record decline of 24.1 per cent in April.Statistics Canada says online sales were $3.8 billion in May, accounting for eight per cent of the total retail market.

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Canada’s wholesale sales higher in May after April’s coronavirus-linked record low

COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada said Friday.The government agency said wholesale sales rose 5.7 per cent to $52.6 billion in May following the 21.4 per cent drop in April.Economists on average had expected an increase of 8.5 per cent for May, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.

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Inflation hard to measure amid pandemic due to changing buying patterns: StatsCan

Statistics Canada says Canadians’ buying patterns changed so much during the COVID-19 pandemic that its measure of consumer inflation went a little wobbly.The agency previously reported that year-over-year inflation declined by 0.2 per cent in April, then took a further drop of 0.4 per cent in May as lockdowns put a damper on consumer spending.

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Saskatchewan adds 30,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate drops: StatCan

coronavirus pandemic.It’s the first time employment has increased in the province since the provincial government took steps in March to curb the spread of the virus. Canada adds 950K jobs in June, unemployment falls amid coronavirus pandemic Statistics Canada said the majority of the jobs — 20,000 — were full-time positions.The gains in jobs were spread out among the three categories tracked by StatCan.The largest increase in employment — nearly 13,000 jobs — were for people between the ages of 15 and 24.Even with the increase in jobs in June, StatCan said there were almost 44,000 fewer people working in Saskatchewan than the same period a year ago.

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Another record set as London-St. Thomas jobless rate hits 12.6% in June: StatCan

coronavirus pandemic.Statistics Canada data for June 2020 shows the jobless rate climbed to 12.6 per cent in June, up from 11.7 per cent in May. Both months set new records, eclipsing the previous high of 11 per cent set in August 2009 from nearly 20 years of comparable data going back to March 2001.

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Canada adds 950K jobs in June, unemployment falls amid coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus pandemic moved to reopen.The agency says 953,000 jobs were added last month, including 488,000 full-time and 465,000 part-time positions.

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More than 246K Manitobans receive CERB amid coronavirus pandemic, Statistics Canada says

COVID-19 pandemic bottomed out the economy, according to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday.That represents just over a third of the provincial labour force, said University of Manitoba associate economics professor Fletcher Baragar.Manitoba’s labour force was 690,000 as of 2019, per the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics’ last four-year report.

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Canada’s GDP shrank by 11.6% in April — worst monthly drop on record

economy saw its largest monthly drop on record in April as it came to a near standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, but early indications point to a rebound in May asbusinesses began to reopen.The agency says gross domestic product fell 11.6 per cent in April with non-essential businesses shut for the full month following a 7.5 per cent decline in March.However, Statistics Canada says its initial flash estimate for May points to growth of 3.0 per cent.Economists on average expected a drop of 13 per cent for April, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.More to come

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Coronavirus: Restaurants, bars operating at almost 40% sales loss. Can they recover?

Statistics Canada report.While parts of the economy are now reopening, experts say social distancing may dash any hopes restaurateurs have for a quick recovery.The report, which was released on Wednesday, found 56 per cent of food and drinking service respondents said their venues were closed at some point in April, while 41 per cent reported being closed for the entire month. Restaurants are set to reopen, but your meal will come with a side of COVID-19 rules Full-service restaurants across the country took the brunt of the fallout at a 57.6 per cent loss in sales, while limited-service restaurants that were able to offer take-out and delivery options saw a 22.8 per cent drop in sales.The federal government has helped a bit.

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Hamilton loses 46K jobs during COVID-19 pandemic as unemployment rate doubles: FAO

COVID-19 pandemic, employment has dropped 10.7 per cent in the Hamilton census metropolitan area (which includes Burlington and Grimsby) with many of the jobs lost in the accommodation and food services industry, which slipped 13.4 per cent.Manufacturing and health care also suffered with drops of 9.8 and 9.5 per cent respectively in the metro area, according to StatCan.The city’s unemployment rate doubled during the last four months moving from 4.9 per cent to 10.3 per cent at the end of May.Niagara was the second hardest-hit region in Ontario losing close to 32,000 (15.6 per cent) of its jobs since February.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Accommodation and the food services industry was also the

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Hundreds of ‘excess deaths’ in Alberta amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.Excess deaths, also known as excess mortality, refers to situations where there are more deaths during a particular time period than what is expected, based on historical data.The figures, released Friday, show that while there isn’t evidence of excess deaths in most jurisdictions in the country, there is evidence of it in Alberta, along with B.C. and Quebec.Stats Can compared data for seven weeks, starting at the end of February in 2020 to each of the previous five years.The data shows that this year, there were 402 more deaths in Alberta over the seven-week period.

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Annual inflation rate falls to -0.4% in May: Statistics Canada

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Prices rose in four of the eight major components on a year-over-year basis.

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Statistics Canada to collect information on race for jobs numbers

Statistics Canada is starting a pilot project to collect information on race and visible minority status as part of its monthly jobs report starting with the survey next month.The agency says it recognizes that the social, economic and labour market impacts of COVID-19 have not been equally felt by all Canadians.The collection of information on race and visible minority status, it says, will help improve the survey’s usefulness and provide insights on populations of interest and assist in making evidence-based decisions.

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Coronavirus: Low-income families least likely to be working from home, StatsCan says

Statistics Canada released Monday.Approximately 40 per cent of Canadians have been able to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment inequality report said. But for some, working from home is not an option.The outbreak has brought the country to an essential standstill.

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Canadian GDP dropped 8% in the first quarter, StatCan says

Statistics Canada says the economy in the first quarter had its worst showing since 2009 as steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses across the country to close their doors and lay off workers.

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Coronavirus: Canada’s inflation rate dips 0.2% in April

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says bleak job numbers in Canada ‘tell us what we already knew’

Canada shed nearly two million jobs in April, as the novel coronavirus pandemic tore through the Canadian economy. That, on top of an employment drop of over one million in March, brings the total job losses since the start of the COVID-19 shutdown to over three million, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

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Canada shed 2 million jobs in April amid COVID-19: StatCan

Canada shed nearly two million jobs in April, as the novel coronavirus pandemic tore through the Canadian economy.

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COVID-19 pandemic hammers job market, but there are ‘opportunities,’ say analysts

In the worst employment market in decades, job hunters need to prepare for what will inevitably be a video interview, say employers and job market experts who suggest there are opportunities out there.

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Coronavirus hammers job market, but analysts say there are still ‘opportunities’

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Canada’s GDP growth was already flat in February, StatCan data shows

Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in February ahead of the downturn in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canada’s GDP shrank by 9% in March amid COVID-19: StatCan

The Canadian economy shrank by an estimated nine per cent in March as the novel coronavirus pandemic forced a partial lockdown of the country, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Canada lost 1 million jobs in March

Canada’s March labour market report, the first since the country started feeling the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic, shows the economy shed more than one million jobs last month, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.

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StatCan to release snapshot of Canada’s labour force in March amid COVID-19

Canada’s national statistics agency is set this morning to release a snapshot of the labour force from March as the COVID-19 virus plunged the country into economic uncertainty.

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Canada’s GDP up just 0.1% in January, before coronavirus hit

Statistics Canada says economic growth slowed in January in a snapshot of the economy before the novel coronavirus outbreak hit home.

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