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Retail sales reached $76.3 billion in August, up 4.5% from a year earlier, with gains in 15 of 18 commodity classes.
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Low-wage labour-market applications can now seek employment periods of up to two years, and early-childhood educators gain a regional exception.
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Québec’s unemployment rate fell in October as fewer people searched for work, while Canada’s rate rose to 6.7%, Statistics Canada reported.
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The federal government and Bank of Canada have renewed the country’s 2 per cent inflation target and 1-to-3 per cent control range through December 2031.
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New federal mortgage-insurance rules will apply to eligible five-to-50-unit rental projects and new three-to-four-unit developments beginning February 1, 2027.
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The federal government’s Budget 2026 proposes $400 billion in capital investment over six years alongside slower growth in direct program spending.
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Canada’s merchandise trade surplus increased to $5.4 billion in September as exports edged up and imports declined, Statistics Canada says.
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Governor Tiff Macklem told MPs that higher oil prices have worsened the inflation outlook, while the Bank forecasts modestly stronger growth.
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The proposed federal bill would tighten money-services registration, restrict large cash transactions and allow lawful mail searches under existing criminal statutes.
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International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will visit Beijing and Shanghai from November 3 to 6.
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The Bank of Canada is consulting on its first draft supervisory guidelines for participants in consumer-driven banking.
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is in Sweden for business meetings aimed at promoting Canadian industry and investment ties.
