Census Numbers: The Canadian Economy

Ontario Dept: TORONTO - When Ontario, long considered the engine of the Canadian economy, sputtered to an unceremonious stop in 2008 and 2009, a lot of people got out and walked many of them westward, fresh census numbers released Wednesday suggest, according to Winnipeg Free Press. In depth: The Census An empty playground in a area is surrounded by abandoned homes in a once vibrant city of Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Windsor was one of the worst hit Ontario cities during the last recession. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette For decades a beacon of possibility for new immigrants, Canada's manufacturing heartland posted population growth of just 5.7 per cent, down from 6.6 per cent during the previous five years and the lowest growth rate since 1981-1986, another period of economic upheaval. Census 2011 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.