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Per capita GDP is a “deeply flawed” way to measure Canada’s economic performance and Canadians’ standard of living

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May 7, 2025

Per capita GDP is a deeply flawed and misleading way to measure Canada's economic performance and Canadians' standard of living, says Jim Stanford at the Centre for Future Work.

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Organizations:	Bank of Canada, Centre for Future Work, International Monetary Fund, McMaster University, and Statistics Canada
People:	Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, Jim Stanford, Justin Trudeau, Paul Martin, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and Stephen Harper
Topics:	Canada's per capita GDP and per capita GDP is a flawed way of measuring Canada's economic performance

Per capita GDP is a “deeply flawed” way to measure Canada’s economic performance and Canadians’ standard of living

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