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Job growth in Toronto and Ottawa masks job weakness in most of Ontario
Ontarians have experienced significant economic pain since the Great Recession. While the provincewide economy has recovered to an extent, job growth in Ontario has been below the national average since 2008. Furthermore, many regions ...
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Nearly half of Ontario urban areas had fewer jobs last year than in 2008
It's widely known that Ontario has suffered more than its fair share of economic pain over the past decade. That pain, however, has not been spread evenly across the province. While the provincial economy’s overall performance has ...
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Minimum wage hikes—negative effects may hit lower-wage regions of Ontario particularly hard
Between now and 2019, Ontario will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour. In total, this will be an increase of more than 30 per cent in less than a year-and-a-half. Canadian evidence consistently shows that higher minimum wages tend ...
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Ontario's economy remains weak compared to past performance
While the latest economic news for Canada’s resource-based provinces has been grim, Ontario is being presented as a bright patch. Indeed, given the surge in GDP growth announced for January that was lead by manufacturing and recent ...