In 2022, the country's population increased by 4.7 people for every new home built.
population growth
In 2022, real GDP per person remained below the 2019 level and was scarcely higher than five years earlier.
The recent inflow of people to the region does not mean the problem of outmigration has been solved.
Population is not growing, employment is shrinking, and new investment spending has shrunk.
Ontario cities like Brampton and Milton rank better than most of their peers in terms of regulation—and share some of Canada’s largest jumps in population.
In a famous explanation of why voters choose the governments they do, a 1990s-era adviser to Bill Clinton remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid.” That’s not wholly accurate; voters toss parties out (and vote parties in) on matters other than unemployment rates and incomes. The recent Alberta election is only the most obvious example.