Economics
Population Boom Masks Lingering Productivity Concerns in Canada
- Economists puzzle over persistent lack of efficiency gains
- A strong labor force nevertheless continues to drive growth
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Canada’s immigration-driven population boom gets credit for driving employment gains, bolstering housing markets and keeping the nation’s expansion running.
But it’s also masking a deeper economic problem that will hamper the nation’s long-term growth: sluggish productivity gains.