Economy & Affordability

The Canada Observatory leaf in the Economy & Affordability colour

How fast the economy is growing, what it costs to live, and whether incomes are keeping up: Canada measured against a broad group of 16 OECD peers.

Economy & Jobs

GDP and GDP per capita, productivity, employment and unemployment, business investment, trade, and the Canadian dollar.

Cost of Living

Inflation against the Bank of Canada’s target, what’s driving it, and the minimum wage in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms.

Borrowing Costs

The policy rate over the long run, mortgage rates, and government bond yields by term.

Housing

House prices, the gap between prices and incomes, rent, starts and vacancy, and household debt. Affordability mapped by city and neighbourhood.

Income & Inequality

Wages and incomes, the Gini coefficient and redistribution, poverty, and the income distribution over time.