From 2016 to 2019, Canada saw relatively low rates of growth in incomes and private-sector job creation.
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April 19, 2021
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The federal debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 51.2 per cent, the highest level since 1999.
April 14, 2021
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At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.
April 8, 2021
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Ottawa ran budget deficits worth a total of $94.1 billion from 2015/16 to 2019/20.
April 15, 2020
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The federal debt going into this recession would have been $617.9 billion rather than the expected $713.2 billion.
April 15, 2020
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The Trudeau government has run five consecutive deficits since taking office in 2015 and is expected to have accumulated approximately $84.3 billion in federal debt—$713.2 billion total—by the end of 2019-20.
February 27, 2020
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February 18, 2020
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The Trudeau government projects a $26.6 billion deficit for 2019-20.
January 7, 2020
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The federal debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 30.8 per cent to 31.0 per cent.