On February 8th, Statistics Canada is expected to
release the Population and Dwelling Counts for the 2016 Census. This is of interest everywhere but no
more so than in northern Ontario where the 2011 Census registered population
declines from 2006. Indeed, the
long-term trend has been for a shrinking population in northern Ontario both in
absolute numbers and as share of Ontario’s population. In 1976, northern Ontario (Algoma,
Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River,
Sudbury [District & Regional Municipality], Thunder Bay & Temiskaming)
accounted for about 10 percent of Ontario’s population whereas by 2011 it was
down to 6 percent.
Northern Economist 2.0
Wednesday 1 February 2017
Friday 27 January 2017
Economic News Around the North: January 27th Edition
Here are some new items that I found to be of interest with respect to the economy of northern Ontario over the last week or so. Some are not quite what they seem - North Bay (and Thunder Bay) do well by not making this list. Have a nice weekend. Livio.
New Veterans Affairs office opens in Thunder Bay. CBC News, Jan. 26, 2017
5 Things to know about Thunder Bay's proposed city budget. CBC News, Jan 24, 2017.
Tax levy could rise by millions. Chronicle Journal, Jan 24, 2017.
Steel, hub important to Ontario, Wynne tells mayor. Sault Star, Jan 26, 2017.
Mineral exploration on the rebound. Northern Ontario Business. Jan 26, 2017
Putting a value on the North's assets. Northern Ontario business. Jan 24, 2017.
Proposed Sudbury arena would be a "showpiece of Northern Ontario" sudbury.com, January 26, 2017.
North Bay fails to crack list of top 25 cities. North Bay Nugget. Jan 27, 2017.
New Veterans Affairs office opens in Thunder Bay. CBC News, Jan. 26, 2017
5 Things to know about Thunder Bay's proposed city budget. CBC News, Jan 24, 2017.
Tax levy could rise by millions. Chronicle Journal, Jan 24, 2017.
Steel, hub important to Ontario, Wynne tells mayor. Sault Star, Jan 26, 2017.
Mineral exploration on the rebound. Northern Ontario Business. Jan 26, 2017
Putting a value on the North's assets. Northern Ontario business. Jan 24, 2017.
Proposed Sudbury arena would be a "showpiece of Northern Ontario" sudbury.com, January 26, 2017.
North Bay fails to crack list of top 25 cities. North Bay Nugget. Jan 27, 2017.
Thursday 26 January 2017
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative Named a Top Blog
FocusEconomics has put together its list of the Top Economics and Finance Blogs of 2017 and Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, where I blog with Stephen Gordon, Nick Rowe and Frances Woolley, has made the list. The list of 101 economics and finance blogs was compiled by the FocusEconomics team of economists. The criteria for inclusion in the list was simply that they had to have regularly blogged in 2016 and that they needed to be English-language blogs. The list is an eclectic mix of policy and economic viewpoints stretching from the Keynesian school to the Chicago school to the Austrian school and everything in between. Delighted at the recognition (as well as the additional link provided to Northern Economist!)
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