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Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada Lost 110,000 Jobs Over Two Months, Wiping Out 2026 Gains The narrative of Canada’s resilient job market has flipped in just two months. Employment fell by roughly 70,000 jobs in September, totaling a drop of 110,000 since August. The two-month slump The post This Week’s Top Stories: Canadians Migrate To Alberta, Job Slump Wipes Out 2026 Gains appeared first on Better Dwelling.

Canada’s job market continues to stumble, erasing any gains made year-to-date. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) September Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows a sharp drop in employment. Public sector workers and young adults carried virtually all of the pain.  Canada Lost 110,000 Jobs In Just Two Months Source: StatCan; Oxford Economics.  The agency reported that seasonally adjusted The post Canada Lost 110,000 Jobs Over Two Months, Wiping Out 2026 Gains appeared first on Better Dwelling.

Canadian rents continue to fall but a lack of demand hasn’t been the driver. Rentals.ca and Urbanation data shows asking rents fell in September. This marked a 24th straight month of declines, mostly in condo apartments. However, more than half the drop within the past two years was due to shrinking unit size.  Canadian Rents The post Canadian Rents Fall For 24th Month, Driven By Shrinking Unit Size appeared first on Better Dwelling.