Quebec-Ontario Economic News

• Québec-Ontario: October's unemployment rate fell in Québec, but rose in Ontario
  - November 6, 2009 (PDF, 207 KB)

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2009

• Québec: second straight rise by the real GDP in July
  The recession seems to be over
  - October 26, 2009 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec: international exports tumble again in August
  - October 21, 2009 (PDF, 87 KB)
• Ontario: real output declines again in the spring
  - October 9, 2009 (PDF, 86 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: unemployment rate in Québec and Ontario eases in September
  - October 9, 2009 (PDF, 224 KB)
• Québec: housing starts sag in September
  - October 8, 2009 (PDF, 83 KB)
• Québec: real GDP contraction slows in Q2: -2.8%
  - September 24, 2009 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec: international exports shoot up in July
  - September 23, 2009 (PDF, 79 KB)
• Québec: real GDP dives in May
  - August 27, 2009 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec: international exports stable in June
  - August 26, 2009 (PDF, 81 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: Québec haemorrhages jobs in July while Ontario is spared
  - August 7, 2009 (PDF, 208 KB)
• Québec: real GDP ticks down 0.1% in April
  - July 23, 2009 (PDF, 76.4 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: Job losses: down in Québec, respite in Ontario
  - July 10, 2009 (PDF, 203 KB)
• Québec: the economy's biggest contraction since 1991: Real GDP declines 4.8% in the first quarter
  - June 29, 2009 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: a contrasting picture of the labour market in May
  - June 5, 2009 (PDF, 194 KB)
• Québec: the economy takes a body blow
  Real GDP drops by a steep 1.1% in February
  - May 28, 2009 (PDF, 81 KB)
• Québec: imports drop more than exports in March
  - May 27, 2009 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec-Ontario - Jobs: Québec posts gains, Ontario remains stable in April
  - May 8, 2009 (PDF, 203 KB)
• Québec: surprise 0.6% jump by real GDP in January
  The cold snap confounds predictions
  - April 23, 2009 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec: international exports rise 5.4% in February
  - April 22, 2009 (PDF, 81 KB)
• Ontario: real GDP contracts by a sharp annual 5.6% at the end of 2008!
  - April 9, 2009 (PDF, 85.4 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: lighter job losses in March in Québec and Ontario
  - April 9, 2009 (PDF, 201 KB)
• Québec: real GDP pulls back 1.4% in Q4 2008
  Damage is less severe than for the rest of Canada
  - March 27, 2009 (PDF, 81 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: bad news on the labour market keeps mounting
  - March 13, 2009 (PDF, 204 KB)
• Québec: 2009 investment outlook: A slight pullback is in view
  - February 25, 2009 (PDF, 76 KB)
• Québec: real GDP contracts sharply in November
  It's confirmed: the recession has started
  - February 25, 2009 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: the labour market takes heavy losses in January
  - February 6, 2009 (PDF, 208 KB)
• Québec: exports fall in November
  - January 28, 2009 (PDF, 82 KB)
• Québec: real GDP stagnates in October
  Period of contraction to be confirmed shortly
  - January 23, 2009 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec: international exports rise in October
  - January 12, 2009 (PDF, 82 KB)
• Ontario: a last increase in the real GDP before the recession
  - January 9, 2009 (PDF, 84.1 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: employment ends the year on a sour note
  - January 9, 2009 (PDF, 201 KB)

Previous issues

2008

• Québec: the real GDP edges up in Q3
  A slight recession will still occur
  - December 19, 2008 (PDF, 78 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: labour market deteriorates in Ontario and stalls in Québec
  - December 5, 2008 (PDF, 203 KB)
• Québec: real GDP falls 0.4% in August
  Is a period of contraction beginning?
  - November 27, 2008 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec: international exports rise in September
  - November 26, 2008 (PDF, 82 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: new construction sustained in October
  - November 10, 2008 (PDF, 91 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: labour market tempers its pace
  - November 7, 2008 (PDF, 199 KB)
• Québec: real GDP jumps in July (+0.5%)
  Is this the Québec economy's last gasp?
  - October 30, 2008 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec: international exports drop sharply in August
  - October 29, 2008 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: Employment literally jumps in September
  - October 10, 2008 (PDF, 201 KB)
• Surprise: the Ontario economy rebounded slightly in the spring
  - September 29, 2008 (PDF, 74.1 KB)
• Québec: recession risks are put on hold
  Real GDP goes up 0.9% in Q2
  - September 26, 2008 (PDF, 75 KB)
• Québec: international exports edge up in July
  - September 24, 2008 (PDF, 81 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: for August, employment is up
  - September 5, 2008 (PDF, 200 KB)
• Québec: can we avoid a recession?
  Real GDP declines by 0.5% in May
  - August 27, 2008 (PDF, 77 KB)
• Surprise! Québec close to a recession
  - June 27, 2008 (PDF, 75 KB)
• Québec-Ontario - Lively labour market in May: +17,900 jobs in Québec and +11,200 in Ontario
  - June 6, 2008 (PDF, 201 KB)
• Québec: March's decline by international exports was reined in by the aerospace boom
  - May 28, 2008 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: Québec is hard hit: approximately 20,000 jobs lost in April - Gain of 12,200 jobs in Ontario
  - May 9, 2008 (PDF, 188 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: housing starts decline again in April
  - May 8, 2008 (PDF, 77 KB)
• Québec: deterioration by international exports intensifies in February
  - April 30, 2008 (PDF, 76 KB)
• Québec - Real GDP starts with a bang: +0.8% in January
  - April 24, 2008 (PDF, 81.1 KB)
• Ontario: almost zero economic growth despite record advances in consumption
  - April 18, 2008 (PDF, 73.3 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: despite their March dip, housing starts remain elevated
  - April 8, 2008 (PDF, 442 KB)
• Labour market in Québec and Ontario slows in March
  - April 4, 2008 (PDF, 900 KB)
• Québec: international exports remain stable in January
  - March 28, 2008 (PDF, 441 KB)
• Real GDP barely advanced in the last quarter of 2007, but annual growth reached 2.5%
  - March 27, 2008 (PDF, 445 KB)
• Québec-Ontario: housing market remains solid in 2007
  Prices continue to ascend
  - January 31, 2008 (PDF, 443 KB)
• Québec: significant drop in international exports in November
  - January 25, 2008 (PDF, 441 KB)
• Ontario: economic growth remains below the national average
  - January 15, 2008 (PDF, 75.3 KB)
• Job market: Québec and Ontario end the year on a timid note
  - January 11, 2008 (PDF, 868 KB)