Category Archives: economy

Inflation Drops to 1.2% in May, Reducing Likelihood of Rate Hike

Prices increased 1.2 percent in the 12 months leading up to May, a drop of 0.8 percent from the annual inflation rate in April, according to a report released by Statistics Canada today, a development that could keep interest rates low and help shore up housing prices in the near term. The slowdown in inflation was due primarily to declines […]

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More Chinese and Indian Workers have Internet Connections than Canadian Workers

A survey done by staffing and HR firm Randstad has found that Chinese and Indian workers are more likely to have internet connections at work than Canadian workers. The surprising finding found that 93 percent of both Indian and Chinese workers reported having an internet connection at work, compared to 76 percent of Canadian workers. Smartphone ownership is another category […]

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