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  • Canadian Households Back To Racking Up Debt Faster Than Income
    by Daniel Wong on June 13, 2025 at 4:21 pm

    Canadian households are once again piling on debt faster than their incomes can keep up. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the household debt-to-income ratio rose in Q1 2025, eroding some of the progress made in previous quarters. While rate cuts initially offered relief, they’ve begun to backfire—fueling borrowing and increasing household vulnerability to economic The post Canadian Households Back To Racking Up Debt Faster Than Income appeared first on Better Dwelling.

  • Canadian Government Purge? Public Sector Loses 21k Jobs In A Month
    by Stephen Punwasi on June 12, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Canada’s job market just lost one of its biggest crutches: public sector hiring. After years of driving job growth—expanding at twice the pace of the private sector—the public workforce abruptly contracted in May. New data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows a sharp pullback, raising questions about recent job gains. While the hiring The post Canadian Government Purge? Public Sector Loses 21k Jobs In A Month appeared first on Better Dwelling.

  • Canadian Real Estate Development Plans Fell Sharply
    by Daniel Wong on June 11, 2025 at 4:42 pm

    Canadian policymakers are helicoptering money to stimulate building, but it doesn’t appear to be working. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the total value of building permits fell sharply in April, dropping to the lowest monthly volume in nearly a year. The annual decline was so large it was amongst the largest since 2020. Canadian The post Canadian Real Estate Development Plans Fell Sharply appeared first on Better Dwelling.