A sign outside a building at Statistics Canada in seen in Ottawa on March 12, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Canada’s economy saw no growth in the first quarter of 2026 following a decline in the final quarter of 2025, according to Statistics Canada data released on May 29.
When annualized, the data points to GDP contraction in two consecutive quarters, which meets the technical definition of a recession. Before the data was released, economists had largely expected growth of 1.5 percent of GDP on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2026.
