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Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1 as the pace of growth continued to slow after peaking in the third quarter of 2023. The total number of people was up 63,382 compared with Oct. 1, 2024, for a quarterly growth rate of 0.2 per cent. The agency says it […]

The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household […]

Statistics Canada has released a seeding intentions report based on a survey of producers from across the country. While the report shows some interesting trends, the results are being discounted because so much has changed since the survey was conducted. The survey of 8,200 farmers was conducted between December 13 and January 17. Since then, […]

Economists are more confident the Bank of Canada might pause its interest rate cuts next month — tariffs notwithstanding — as Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked back up in January.  Statistics Canada’s consumer price index on Tuesday reported the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.8 per cent in […]

Statistics Canada has released data that shows a 26.2 per cent year-over-year increase of the value of building permits in the Saskatchewan from November 2023 to November 2024. Even compared to the month previous, building permit values were up 15.3 percent from October to November, 2024. In that second-to-last month of 2024 alone, building permits […]

Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September. The agency says the growth came as services-producing industries grew 0.1 per cent for the month, marking the fifth straight month of increases.  […]

REGINA — According to the latest labour force numbers released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent, well below the national average of 6.8 per cent. The province also added 8,400 new jobs year-over-year in the month of November. Year-over-year, full-time employment increased by 5,900, an increase of 1.2 per […]

Statistics Canada has dramatically lowered its canola production estimate for 2024. This latest estimate is based on a November survey of Canadian farmers while previous reports in July and August were based on remote sensing and agroclimate data: There has been a great deal of debate and speculation regarding the final canola production number. Provincial […]

The canola market is about as cold as the current Saskatchewan weather. Threats of US tariffs, potential changes to American biofuels policy and concerns about Chinese countervail duties have pushed canola values below what they should be based solely on the current supply and demand situation. Ken Ball is a senior commodity futures advisor with […]

Statistics Canada says the economy added a modest 15,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent. The labour force survey says business, building and support services saw the largest gain in employment. Meanwhile, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing experienced the largest decline. Average hourly wages grew 4.9 […]