Northwatch — What Changed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/ Monthly structural data updates from Northwatch: a Canadian civic data resource. en-ca Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:01:38 GMT Site launched — Northwatch is live Policy timeline, Northwatch Index, six chart categories, and 44 datasets now publicly accessible. https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed-dcf78ef6a0989066 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Northwatch Index introduced — Canada scores 31/100 Composite score across five structural pillars: Economic Health, Fiscal Sustainability, Demographic Vitality, Social Cohesion, and Labour & Equality. Rated Severe. https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed-1f39a3c4d5f568eb Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fertility rate holds at 1.35 — 36th consecutive year below replacement Canada has not reached replacement-level fertility (2.1) since 1971. The second-generation immigrant convergence data confirms immigration does not structurally resolve this. https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed-840bc6251c116993 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Labour force participation falls to 64.1% Down from a peak of 67.6% in 2008. Headline unemployment remains stable — but hundreds of thousands of working-age Canadians have exited the workforce entirely and are not counted. https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed-3ee95687a388f06c Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bank of Canada holds overnight rate at 2.75% The BoC paused its rate-cut cycle amid US tariff uncertainty. Household debt at 179% of income remains acutely sensitive to any upward rate movement. https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed https://northwatchca.github.io/civic-dashboard-dev/#feed-c68131512d28083e Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT