Canada’s job market not immune to oil price shock, Poloz says
Canada’s labour market is already limping, and lower oil prices could further dampen income growth and employment opportunities, the Bank of Canada says.
“We have an oil price shock which will reduce the income flowing into Canada, and lead probably to some increase in unemployment over all,” Governor Stephen Poloz told reporters Wednesday just after the central bank unexpectedly cut rates.
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