Good news for job-hunters, business owners, и инвесторы в Канаде:

The economies of all Canada’s major cities are expected to grow в 2010, according to a new report from the Conference Board Канады.

Этот доклад, Metropolitan Outlook – Spring 2010, found that the city getting the biggest economic boost is Ванкувер, благодаря 2010 Зимние Олимпийские игры.

Vancouver’s economy is forecast to lead all Canadian cities в этом году, with growth of 4 процентов.

“The Olympics Games provided a big, even if temporary, увеличить в розничной торговле, Живопись, entertainment and recreation, accommodation, and food services in Vancouver. В целом, Олимпиада вводили о $600 million into the Vancouver economy," Марио Лефевр, Директор Центра The Conference Board для муниципальных исследований, сказал в announcing the report.

Экономика Торонто и Гамильтон (Онтарио) are expected to post the second and third fastest growth rates in 2010.

В Торонто, where the economy is expected to grow by 3.7 процентов, the manufacturing sector is forecast to record its first annual increase since 2005, while the construction sector will benefit from a rebound in housing starts, particularly single-family units.

Ð’ Гамильтоне, most sectors of the economy are expected to grow, which will contribute to the forecast 3.3 percent growth rate. Hamilton’s manufacturing sector projected to expand for the first time since 2002.

The Conference Board report forecast the following economic growth rates for these 13 metropolitan areas:

• Ванкувер, До н.э.: 4.0%
• Торонто, ON: 3.7%
• Гамильтон, ON: 3.3%
• Виктория, До н.э.: 3.2%
• Эдмонтон, AB 2.9%
• Саскатун, SK 2.8%
• Ottawa–Gatineau, ON/QC: 2.8%
• Калгари, AB: 2.8%
• Галифакс, NS: 2.5%
• Квебек, QC: 2.5%
• Монреаль, QC: 2.3%
• Виннипег. MB: 2.2%
• Regina, SK: 2.0%

Вы можете read a summary of the Conference Board report here или download the full report here.

Vancouver skyline photo ©Carolyn B. Хеллер