The federal government is also considering reducing the number of permanent residents that Canada accepts to try to bring down population growth

Ottawa must deploy its fiscal heft to help build affordable housing as zoning is opened up

In the U.S., people are quitting in droves. There is little sign of that in Canada

Policy makers say higher immigration is necessary to fuel Canada’s economic growth, and in particular, to ease labour shortages, but with a population boom comes growing pains

Canada’s population growth through immigration has been so high that it has outpaced the country’s savings, and its ability to invest in new capital stock

The ESDC says employers in seven sectors ‘with demonstrated labour shortages’ can continue to hire up to 30 per cent of their workforce through the low-wage stream of the TFW program

Residential investment has surged to 10% of GDP, more than double the U.S. rate

Economists express doubts over timeline to curb temporary resident population

Canada was built on immigration, and will continue to be, but Ottawa needs back-to-basics reform that focuses on long-term results

‘Targeted’ support may be needed to help long-term renters generate wealth, TD report says

The federal government is also considering reducing the number of permanent residents that Canada accepts to try to bring down population growth

Companies received approval to fill around 240,000 positions in 2023 – more than double what was permitted in 2018

Nearly two million people had temporary work and study permits at the end of 2022

Individual immigrants are blameless but it is legitimate to ask if government could be exacerbating the housing crisis through its immigration policy.

Fifteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the workplaces where young people traditionally break into the labour market – restaurants, tourism, recreation – remain highly restricted, perhaps for a...

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the deputy minister, among others, was warned in 2022 that housing construction had not kept up with the pace of population growth

The numbers suggest the ‘Great Resignation’ isn’t much of a trend in Canada, despite anecdotes of massive turnover in workplaces

To waive or defer this tax would incentivize developers to build more rental units, thus alleviating the housing shortage

Under the federal government’s new rules, the price cap for insured mortgages will be $1.5-million, up from $1-million

The surge is being driven by communities outside of Toronto, where ‘own-use’ eviction filings have soared by 59 per cent

The underused first-time home buyer program is being expanded. Critics say it does little to help affordability

Ottawa should consider a less ambitious immigration policy

U.S. employers are struggling to fill positions, despite the millions out of work. Now that Canada is starting to reopen, can it expect the same?

Companies are increasingly tapping the Temporary Foreign Worker program to fill jobs

Despite widespread labour shortages, wage increases have stayed fairly muted. That could change very soon

Major commodities – including oil, lumber and wheat – are falling in price as recession fears rise

‘We used to have 10-12 units up for lease - now it’s 80 units,’ says one property manager

A Globe analysis shows a massive rise in temporary foreign workers, which is poised to climb even more

Companies are using the TFW program to find administrative assistants

A series of sightings in recent years raises the possibility of the slow-swimming giant’s return

Labour market added 157,000 positions last month, well above the 60,000 that economists expected

In B.C. and Quebec, there are more vacant positions than job seekers