Welcoming 1.2 million new people this year Happy holidays, everyone. 🎅 With a new year comes new challenges and opportunities. But one thing that won’t change much in 2024 is the rate of immigration, lol. The government recently decided to plateau its long-term immigration targets, gradually increasing the amount of new permanent residents from 465,000 in 2023 to… Read More »
Gradual Change According to the U.S. government, the country only grew 1% in Q4 of 2015. But that’s still better than Canada. Our GDP up here only increased 0.8%. It doesn’t feel like the economy in either country is going to pick up any time soon. Personally I don’t mind slowing down or even contraction. Slow economic times is a natural… Read More »
Canada’s population is growing. We now have over 35 million people for the first time ever 🙂 But the growth isn’t even all around. Maritime provinces like Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have actually seen a drop in population since last year, meanwhile Alberta and Saskatchewan benefited from growth rates double that of the national average. I have suggested… Read More »
Our household net worth for the country is about $6.4 Trillion. On a per capita basis, the average person living in Canada has a net worth of $184,300. I am surprised at how low this number is but I think as the population ages, we should see this figure grow. If not, then we are in deep trouble. What… Read More »