Canadian Housing Market in a Holding Pattern Today’s release of the November housing data by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) showed that national home sales fell year over year, as both month-over-month new listings and the Home Price Index showed prices declined once again. Over the past month, the consensus for Canada’s economic outlook has shifted. It is now […]
Good News on the Inflation Front Will Keep the BoC on the Sidelines The Consumer Price Index (CPI) held steady at 2.2% year over year in November, as core inflation continued to ease. Accelerating costs for food and some other goods were offset by slowing price growth for services. In November, prices for services rose 2.8% year over year, compared […]
Dr. Sherry Cooper joined Dominion Lending Centres and DLCG Mortgage Group President, Eddy Cocciollo, for In Conversation to discuss the latest updates from the Bank of Canada as of December 10, 2025.
Bank of Canada Holds Policy Rate Steady Today, the Bank of Canada held the policy rate steady at 2.25%. This is the bottom of the Bank’s estimate of the neutral overnight rate, where monetary policy is neither expansionary nor contractionary. With inflation hovering just above 2% and core inflation between 2.5% and 3%, the Governing Council sees the current overnight […]
Strong Canadian Job Growth Drove the Unemployment Rate Down to 6.5% Today’s Labour Force Survey for November blew past expectations for the third consecutive month. The Canadian economy added 53,600 jobs in November, marking the third straight month of unexpectedly strong gains amid US tariffs that otherwise slowed activity. Employment rose by an impressive 180,000 since September, marking the strongest three-month period […]