Graph and download economic data for OECD based Recession Indicators for Canada from the Peak through the Trough (DISCONTINUED) (CANRECM) from Feb 1960 to Sep 2022 about peak, trough, recession indicators, and Canada.

This statistic shows the influence of the most recent economic recession (2008-2009) on consumer shopping behavior in Canada as of August 2013. During the survey, 44 percent of the respondents said that they shop around more to make sure they are paying the best price.

Canada - Recession Indicators - Historical chart and current data through 2022.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Canada expanded 0.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides - Canada GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The 2009 Ipsos Canada End of Year Poll queries Canadians on issues and events that affected their lives in 2009, as well as their feelings on the next year. Respondents are asked for their opinions on Canadian politics, the nation's military presence in Afghanistan, their economic well-being and job status, as well as their feelings on the biggest news story and newsmaker of 2009. 1038 respondents from across the nation contributed to the 2009 End of Year Poll.

As of April 16, 2025, the Canadian bond market displayed a positive spread of **** basis points between 10-year and 2-year yields, indicating long-term rates above short-term ones. The 2-year versus 1-year sprea also showed a positive spread of **** basis points. Negative spreads indicate a (partially) inverted yield curve. This often signals investor pessimism about short-term economic prospects, as investors seek the relative safety of long-term bonds, pushing those yields down relative to shorter-term bonds. An inverted yield curve is typically interpreted as a potential indicator of economic slowdown or recession, as it reflects expectations of lower interest rates in the future to stimulate the economy.

The Ipsos Canada’s Pulse series offer a sampling of public opinion at the municipal level in Canada’s largest urban centres. These surveys, commissioned on behalf of Global Television, query respondents on national as well as local issues and concerns. Respondents from each city within the survey are asked to answer questions particular to their municipality and province. The survey therefore reveals local and timely data on topics such as municipal and community leadership, health care, commuting and traffic, elections, taxation, the economy, and culture. The 2010 Canada's Pulse poll is accompanied by a series of statistical tables and city-specific reports for further analysis. This survey has a sample of 7208 Respondents

As of April 2020, over ** percent of Canadians aged 65 or older told Angus Reid that their personal financial situation was good or great during the COVID-19 outbreak . The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in supply chain disruptions, job losses, stock market dips, and increased the risk of recession worldwide.

The statistic shows the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Canada from 1987 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the gross domestic product per capita in Canada was around 54,473.19 U.S. dollars. Canada's economy GDP per capita is a measurement often used to determine economic growth and potential increases in productivity and is calculated by taking the GDP and dividing it by the total population in the country. In 2014, Canada had one of the largest GDP per capita values in the world, a value that has grown continuously since 2010 after experiencing a slight downturn due to the financial crisis of 2008. Canada is seen as one of the premier countries in the world, particularly due to its strong economy and healthy international relations, most notably with the United States. Canada and the United States have political, social and economical similarities that further strengthen their relationship. The United States was and continues to be Canada’s primary and most important trade partner and vice versa. Canada’s economy is partly supported by its exports, most notably crude oil, which was the country’s largest export category. Canada was also one of the world’s leading oil exporters in 2013, exporting more than the United States. Additionally, Canada was also a major exporter of goods such as motor vehicles and mechanical appliances, which subsequently ranked the country as one of the world’s top export countries in 2013.

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from “Community Attachment, Job Loss and Regional Labour Mobility in Canada: Evidence from the Great Recession", by Messacar. Please see the ReadMe file for additional details.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions on the government's help for the economic recession, political leaders, impression of past Prime Ministers, satisfaction with the direction of Canada, and Ontario politics. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as Brian Mulroney, Quebec separation, Persian Gulf War, and questions related to political party preference. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: economic recession; government; Brian Mulroney; Persian Gulf War; Ontario politics; Quebec separation; impression of past Prime Ministers; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions on the economic recession, Valentine's Day shopping, impression of world leaders, respect/confidence in various institutions, the war in Iraq, and issues in Ontario. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as Brian Mulroney, Quebec separation, impression of Lucien Bouchard, job security, and questions related to political party preference. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: economic recession; government; Brian Mulroney; Iraq war; Ontario issues; Quebec separation; work; impression of world leaders; standard of living; respect/confidence in institutions; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions on affordability of Christmas given the economic recession, the environment, products that harm the environment, concern over various political, and social issues, abortion, the war in Iraq, and issues in Ontario. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, Audrey McLaughlin, Meech Lake Accord, Canada's national anthem, the Citizen Forum, and questions related to political party preference. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: economic recession; environment; government; Brian Mulroney; Iraq war; Ontario issues; Citizen Forum; Canadian unity; abortion; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included.

During the Great Recession of 2008-2009, the advanced economies of the G7 experienced a period of acute financial crises, downturns in the non-financial economy, and political instability. The governments of these countries in many cases stepped in to backstop their financial sectors and to try to stimulate their economies. The scale of these interventions was large by historical standards, with observers making comparisons to the measures of the New Deal which the U.S. undertook in the 1930s to end the Great Depression.

The bailouts of financial institutions and stimulus packages caused the government debt ratios of the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan in particular to rise sharply. The UK's government debt ratio almost doubled due to the bailouts of Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland. On the other hand, the increases in government debt in the Eurozone were more measured, due to the comparative absence of stimulus spending in these countries. They would later be hit hard during the Eurozone crisis of the 2010s, when bank lending to the periphery of the Eurozone (Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Greece in particular) would trigger a sovereign debt crisis. The Canadian government, led by a Conservative premier, engaged in some fiscal stimulus to support its economy, but these packages were small in comparison to that in most other of the G7 countries.

Phoenix SPI was commissioned by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to explore with Canadians issues relevant to the department’s mandate. The objectives of the 2010-2011 survey included the following: • Explore issues related to the recent recession and the economic recovery now under-way; • Gauge Canadians’ awareness, understanding and perceptions of issues related to the aging of our population, including the perceived impact of our aging population on Canadian society/economy; • Explore issues related to caregiving, including the challenges facing caregivers, the types of support needed, the amount of time devoted to caregiving, and perceptions of how well caregivers are coping with their responsibilities; • Explore issues related to indebtedness, including the nature and impact of household debt on Canadians; and • Assess government performance in areas relevant to the department’s mandate, tracking measures included in previous surveys. A mixed methodology was used that included a telephone survey and a set of focus groups. The survey averaged 17 minutes and was conducted with 1,505 Canadian residents, 18 years of age and older. Based on a sample of this size, the results can be considered to be accurate to within +/- 2.53%, 19 times out of 20. The fieldwork for the survey was conducted January 29 to February 18, 2011. A set of eight focus groups was conducted in four locations (two per city), using both in-person (Toronto, Montreal) and online focus groups (Halifax and Calgary). The groups were segmented by age: one group per location consisted of participants 18-35 years old, and the other group of participants aged 36-65. The qualitative research results provide an indication of participants’ views about the issues explored, but cannot be generalized to the full population of Canadian residents, 18 years and older.

Context and Content

The dataset blends the University of Groningen's Penn World Table Productivity dataset, the Bank of Canada's Commodity Indices and the World Bank's GDP dataset. The blend is specifically created to answer the question: "What factors contribute most to, or are most indicative of, recessions in Africa?"

Content

The dataset has 49 feature variables and 1 target variable (i.e. the ‘growthbucket’ variable). There is a total of 486 samples in the dataset. 92.81% of the samples belong to the “0”, or “No_Recession” class. And, 7.82% of the samples belong to the “1” or “Recession” class. In short, the dataset has a class imbalance. It is useful for learning techniques for dealing with class imbalance like Cost-Sensitive Classification, Oversampling and Undersampling. For descriptions of the variables, see the attached file named: VariableDefinitions.csv

Years Covered: 2000 to 2017.

Countries Covered: 27 African Countries Including: Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Eswatini, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Tunisia, Nigeria, Kenya, Burundi, Benin, Namibia, Central African Republic, Sudan, Gabon, Niger, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Mauritania, Senegal, Mauritius, Botswana, Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Acknowledgements

University of Groningen: Feenstra, Robert C., Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer (2015), "The Next Generation of the Penn World Table" American Economic Review, 105(10), 3150-3182, available for download at www.ggdc.net/pwt

Bank of Canada: Bank of Canada (2019). Commodity Price Index. [online] Bankofcanada.ca. Available at: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/price-indexes/bcpi/ [Accessed 28 June 2019].

World Bank: World Bank (2019). GDP Growth (Annual %). [online] databank.worldbank.org. Available at: http://api.worldbank.org/v2/en/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?downloadformat=excel [Accessed 27 June 2019].

Inspiration

A question: "What factors contribute most to, or are most indicative of, recessions in Africa?"

As of April 2020, over ** percent of Canadians told Angus Reid that they were currently in good shape financially, but were worried about the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in supply chain disruptions, job losses, stock market dips, and increased the risk of recession worldwide.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions on the upcoming election, prospects for the successor of Brian Mulroney as Progressive Conservative Party leader, and questions related to political party preference. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as opinion on the amount of doctors in Canada, the economic recession, and new immigrants. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; economy; immigration; doctors in Canada; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Graph and download economic data for Real-time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator (SAHMREALTIME) from Dec 1959 to Sep 2025 about recession indicators, academic data, and USA.

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic recession has had a profound impact on Canada and the world. In Yukon, the tourism industry nearly vanished overnight as flights and RV traffic were reduced to a trickle. Fortunately, gold mining was given an essential service “green light” to continue, amid strict protocols to control the spread of the virus. The industry responded with an incredible year of production, spurred on by high gold prices and low fuel costs. This scenario, where gold mining provided a safe haven and economic opportunity during global hard times, has played out before in Canadian history. The great depression of the late 1800s contributed significantly to interest in the Klondike Gold Rush, the dirty 1930s saw a resurgence in placer gold mining in Yukon, and similarly, the recession of the early 1980s kick started the modern era of placer gold mining in the territory. The story of the 2020 pandemic is no different, highlighting the value of economic diversification and ability of a remote northern industry to contribute new wealth to a nation when it is needed most.