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The rate of return on a GIC varies depending on the various factors, such as the length of the term and specified interest rates from the Bank of Canada. At the time of purchase, the rate is higher than the interest on a savings account. The return on the investment will be low if the savings interest rate becomes higher than the GIC rate of ...
A guaranteed investment contract (GIC) is a contract that guarantees repayment of principal and a fixed or floating interest rate for a predetermined period of time. Guaranteed investment contracts are typically issued by life insurance companies qualified for favorable tax status under the Internal Revenue Code (for example, 401(k) plans).
The 1990 budget did not introduce a major tax change, as income taxes were reformed in prior years and the Goods and Service tax was scheduled for implementation on January 1, 1991. Although not part of the 1990 budget, three major tax changes are implemented as of January 1, 1991: [ 1 ]
Canada's economy grew at an annualized rate of 1% in the third quarter, undershooting the Bank of Canada's forecast of 1.5%, after growing 2.2% in the prior quarter.
Since confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports in Canada have compiled detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population, [1] [2] while the greatest number of immigrants admitted to Canada in ...
Canada's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.4 children born per woman in 2020, [30] below the population replacement level, which stands at 2.1 births per woman. In 2020, Canada also experienced the country's lowest number of births in 15 years, [30] also seeing the largest annual drop in childbirths (−3.6%) in a quarter of a century. [30]
Canada is the world's eighth-largest economy as of 2022, with a nominal GDP of approximately US$2.2 trillion. [1] It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Group of Seven (G7), and is one of the world's top ten trading nations , with a highly globalized economy.
List of Recessions in Canada [2]; Name Start End The Great Depression: April 1929 February 1933 Recession of 1937–1938: November 1937 June 1938 [3]: Recession of 1949