{"id":57675,"date":"2025-03-21T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/21\/canada-faces-recession-financial-post\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:00:41","slug":"canada-faces-recession-financial-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/21\/canada-faces-recession-financial-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada faces recession | Financial Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Desjardins economists expect any current tariff exemptions to end in April hitting the economy hard<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 21, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">5 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"9c96ed8f-374a-4566-8bee-41ff83f6a4b9\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment606485472363540427062893439090688\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>But some damage has already been done.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The Bank of Canada in its January Monetary Policy Report said \u201cthe threat of tariffs is already affecting financial markets and business decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The central bank\u2019s report modelled various tariff scenarios where the U.S. imposes 25 per cent tariffs and Canada responds in kind, and said that, in the baseline scenario, Canadian gross domestic product would decline 2.5 percentage points in the first year and 1.5 percentage points in the second year and come in flat in the third year.<\/p>\n<p>Another Bank of Canada report on how businesses and households were reacting to trade tensions said people are planning to spend less because they are worried about their job security and financial health.<\/p>\n<p>Workers in industries such as oil, mining, manufacturing and agriculture \u2014 considered highly sensitive to trade \u2014 were the most worried about their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>That report, released March 12, also said businesses indicated they were planning to reduce their hiring and investment plans as well as increase their prices in response to tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, inflation expectations are on the rise, the report said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2700153817161337829588872546222080\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The latest consumer price index (CPI) data said inflation jumped 2.6 per cent in February, mostly due to the end of the GST\/HST break. But there were also signs of rising core inflation, which strips out volatile items such as food and energy. Economists are expecting inflation to continue rising on the tariff threat.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Other homegrown hurdles won\u2019t help Canada\u2019s economy much, either, Desjardins said, referring to \u201crapidly slowing population growth and an impending spike in mortgage renewals at higher interest rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Statistics Canada on Wednesday said Canada\u2019s population rose at a slower pace in 2024 than in previous years as Ottawa took steps to reduce the total number of temporary residents.<\/p>\n<p>Retaliatory tariffs \u2014 which have been imposed by Canada on $60-billion worth of U.S. imports \u2014 \u201cwill further deepen the economic drag while forcing inflation higher,\u201d Desjardins said.<\/p>\n<p>But the U.S. economy will also feel the heat from tariffs, which is why Desjardins expects the Trump administration will ultimately \u201cease up on tariffs on imports\u201d as inflation rises and the possibility of a recession there looms.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1797608820278418986273642372923392\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Desjardins has U.S. GDP contracting 0.5 per cent and 0.4 per cent in the second and third quarters, respectively, before rebounding 1.4 per cent in the fourth.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>\u00a0Sign up here to get Posthaste delivered straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_leading.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_leading.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_leading.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_leading.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=mgIHit2C1tll4TKUmW2U9g&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=mgIHit2C1tll4TKUmW2U9g&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Canada canola exports chart\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&sig=lpr5OE5-6h52pFjDmcoqzA\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&sig=lpr5OE5-6h52pFjDmcoqzA,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&sig=O3aYco3yhxjWCZpag18qTw 2x\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/canola-exports-1.png?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=mgIHit2C1tll4TKUmW2U9g&ssl=1\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canada\u2019s canola industry, which includes farmers and a growing crushing and processing industry, is entering uncertain times as China imposes 100 per cent tariffs Thursday and operates under the threat of looming tariffs from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian canola meal and oil face 100 per cent tariffs from China starting on March 20. The provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba have been lobbying the Canadian government for help for farmers, but no relief has yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Meanwhile, canola producers also face possible 25 per cent tariffs from the U.S. starting April 2, along with potential reciprocal tariffs as part of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration\u2019s attempts to overhaul trade policy.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Read more on the tariffs on Canadian canola and what they mean for farmers and beyond. \u2014 <em>Michael Joel-Hansen, Saskatoon StarPhoenix<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_6\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9084538662133843657916861049208832\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 6<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1758643\" alt=\"\" height=\"114\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1\" width=\"838\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada\u2019s premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs.<\/li>\n<li>Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will host a meeting with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Montreal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today\u2019s Data:<\/strong> Statistics Canada releases retail sales numbers for January and a flash estimate for February.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Earnings:<\/strong> Cameco <strong\/>Resources Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/subhead_marketsam.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/subhead_marketsam.jpeg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/subhead_marketsam.jpeg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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