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Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs

Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs

Jun 7, 2024 | 7:44am
Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the job market continued to show signs of weakness. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey showed the economy added 27,000 jobs last month – too modest of a gain to keep the unemployment rate from rising by a tenth of a percentage point. The report suggests the […]
Province Sees Record Growth in 2023

Province Sees Record Growth in 2023

Dec 19, 2023 | 10:32am
In a remarkable surge, Saskatchewan’s population has reached a historic pinnacle, hitting 1,218,976 people as of October 1, 2023. The third quarter alone witnessed an increase of 9,869 people, contributing to a staggering annual growth of 31,369 people – the most substantial surge in over a century. The population boost in the third quarter was […]

Saskatchewan’s Population Growing Thanks To Immigration

Jun 28, 2023 | 12:16pm

1,221,439. That’s the population of Saskatchewan as of April 1st. The numbers were released by Statistics Canada today, showing immigration is a huge reason why the population is growing, despite thousands of people leaving Saskatchewan. “Saskatchewan continues to break population records thanks to strong and effective policies that welcome newcomers to our province,” Immigration and […]

Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push

Jun 17, 2023 | 9:23am

Canada’s population has reached more than 40 million, Statistics Canada said. The milestone comes amid a wave of new immigrants as part of Ottawa’s promise to bring in 500,000 people a year by 2025. The 40-million mark came faster than expected, Statistics Canada said, as the country added 1.1 million people in 2022, most of […]

Saskatchewan’s Population Growing

Mar 22, 2023 | 10:07am

Saskatchewan’s population is hitting new highs. Numbers released by the provincial government, hours before the budget is released, show the population stands at 1,214,618. According to the Sask Party government, that’s an increase of 29,307 people, and is the second largest growth rate in a single year in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe says the province’s […]

Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data

Feb 15, 2023 | 7:56am

StatCan numbers reveal the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted over the past 20 years. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship says Statistics Canada data points to a 40 per cent decline in citizenship uptake since 2001. The group’s CEO, Daniel Bernhard, calls the drop alarming and says it should serve as a “wake up call” […]

Saskatchewan needs to build over 100,000 housing units to meet population goals

May 20, 2022 | 3:08pm

The Saskatchewan Government is looking to grow the province to 1.4 million people by 2030. However, a group of housing cooperation’s in the province says there won’t be enough housing units to accommodate that growth. The Saskatchewan Housing Continuum Network comprises the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association, Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association, Regina & Region Home […]

Sask. population decreases slightly in 2020, first time in 15 years

Mar 20, 2021 | 9:25am

Saskatchewan’s population decreased in 2020, for the first time in over a decade. Numbers released by Statistics Canada on Thursday show, despite growing by 1,050 people between October and December, the province had less people at the end of 2020 then it had at the start. Only 322 people left the province last year, equalling […]

Sask. population grows past 1.174 million people

Sep 30, 2019 | 9:59am

Saskatchewan’s population is inching closer to 1.2 million people. New data from Statistics Canada indicates that as of July 1st, 2019, the province’s population was recorded at 1,174,462 people. The provincial government says population numbers have grown in 53 consecutive quarters, rising more than 183,000 people during that time. The province grew by nearly 3,500 people […]

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