This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of St. John’s, Moncton, Saint John, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Kingston, Oshawa, St. Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Abbotsford.
Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 15 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Winter 2014
Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 15 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Winter 2014
Urban City Economic Analysis
$2,875.00
- A contraction in construction output will limit GDP growth in St. John’s to 1.7 per cent this year.
- Moncton’s GDP will grow by 2 per cent in 2014, thanks to recovery in transportation and warehousing.
- Increased energy production at Point Lepreau will fuel economic growth of 1.8 per cent in Saint John this year.
- Saguenay’s GDP will grow by 1.4 per cent in 2014 as a result of modest services growth and a recovering manufacturing sector.
- The closure in late 2012 of the Gentilly-2 reactor will again serve to limit GDP growth in Trois-Rivières, to 0.5 per cent in 2014.
- Stronger growth in manufacturing and the services sector will result in GDP growth of 2 per cent in Sherbrooke in 2014.
- Kingston’s economy will grow by 1.8 per cent in 2014, supported by stronger services industries and manufacturing.
- Strength in manufacturing and in transportation and warehousing will lead to 2.6 per cent GDP growth in Oshawa this year.
- A slightly improving manufacturing sector will help lift St. Catharines–Niagara’s economy by 1.9 per cent in 2014.
- Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo’s GDP will grow by 2.9 per cent this year, as construction starts on light-rail transit.
- Stronger manufacturing and business services will help London’s economy expand by 2 per cent in 2014.
- Windsor’s economy will expand by 1.6 per cent this year because of robust construction activity.
- Improvements in the primary and manufacturing sectors will help boost economic growth by 1.6 per cent in Sudbury in 2014.
- Gains in non-residential construction and manufacturing will support GDP growth of 1.5 per cent this year in Thunder Bay.
- Abbotsford–Mission’s GDP will expand by 2.9 per cent in 2014, pulled up in particular by strong primary and utilities output.
Customers Who Downloaded This Also Liked
13 min read
13 min read
9 min read
10 min read
Require an accessible version of this research?
Upon request, Signal49 Research offers accessible versions of research. Please contact us to request your accessible version.
Learn more about our accessibility policies.
Effective January 26, 2026, AERIC Inc./Signal49 Research discontinued use of ‘The Conference Board of Canada’ name, logo and branding, which had been used by AERIC Inc./Signal49 Research under license from The Conference Board, Inc. The Conference Board, Inc. and its licensees, which are not affiliated with Signal49 Research, own all right, title and interest in THE CONFERENCE BOARD name and trademarks in Canada and have the exclusive right to their use in Canada since January 26, 2026.
