The Conference Board of Canada: Economic Growth

economic growth: But Winnipeg is at the bottom of the list of western cities. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Ottawa think-tank is forecasting 1.4 per cent economic growth in Winnipeg in 2013 compared with 1.5 per cent in 2012 and 1.5 per cent in Manitoba compared with 2.7 per cent last year . Nationally, the economy is expected to grow by 1.7 per cent. Cities in Western Canada are expected to lead the country's metropolitan areas in economic growth this year, a report by the Conference Board of Canada says. The Conference Board says the continuing slow recovery of the manufacturing sector and weak employment gains influenced by public-sector belt-tightening will keep the city's economy in the middle of the pack of the 13 largest metropolitan centres in the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.