Major City Insights: Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo—August 2023

This quarter, we look at the effect on Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo’s economy of national challenges including rising interest rates and the threat of a recession.

To what extent will the area’s broad economic base and innovative culture help to cushion the local economy from wider national and global economic slowdowns this year? What will be the economic effects of burgeoning population growth? We share our outlook for Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo’s economy, including output, employment, and population growth.

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