Canada’s economy stalls, posting consecutive quarterly declines
Canada's economy has stalled, experiencing a small annualized decline in GDP in the first quarter of the year. This follows a previous decline in the fourth quarter of 2025, leading to concerns about a potential technical recession. Economists suggest that while the economy is struggling, it may be premature to label it a recession due to the small size of the decline.
- ▪Canada's real GDP contracted 0.1 percent on an annualized basis between January and March.
- ▪The economy has contracted in three of the past four quarters, with two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
- ▪Weak investment and a jump in imports contributed to the first quarter GDP contraction.
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Open this photo in gallery:Employees work at a Glencore-owned copper refinery in Montreal, in 2025.ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Canadian economy stalled in the first quarter of the year, posting a small annualized decline in gross domestic product as the country struggles to grow in the face of trade tensions with the United States. Canada’s real GDP contracted 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis between January and March, Statistics Canada reported Friday. This was much weaker than the 1.5-per-cent growth predicted by economists at the Bank of Canada and on Bay Street, and follows a 1-per-cent annualized decline in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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