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Special Foreword to the OECD Economic Survey of Canada 2014 ; Table of contents; Basic statistics of Canada, 2012; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; The economy is growing solidly; Figure 1. Non-commodity export performance has been undermined by...

Figure 5. Monetary policy remains accommodative Table 2. Macroeconomic indicators and projections ; The financial system appears sound, but housing-related risks remain; High house prices and household debt create concerns; Figure 6. Housing units under construction in Toronto ; Figure 7. Mortgage r...

Housing affordability is a concernFigure 9. Income inequality has increased, and redistribution has declined ; Figure 10. Housing expenditures ; Figure 11. Housing affordability: median house price relative to median household income ; Figure 12. Share of households spending above 30% of pre-tax inc...

Table 3. Regional changes in real earnings and in earnings premiums relative to high-school graduate earnings Figure 15. Vacancy rates have increased most in the skilled trades and in Alberta and Saskatchewan ; Further reforms to reduce skills shortages; Figure 16. Literacy and numeracy scores for 1...

Recommendations to improve fiscal sustainability Managing non-renewable resource revenues and economic disparities; The resource boom has increased economic disparities; Figure 19. Provincial fiscal capacities ; The impact of the resource boom on Aboriginal communities has been mixed; Managing reven...

Greater efforts are needed to address the environmental costs of resource extraction