1、2022|Fall EconomicStatementHis Majesty the King in Right of Canada(2022)All rights reservedAll requests for permission to reproduce this document or any part thereof shall be addressed to the Department of Finance Canada.This document is available at www.Canada.ca/Economic-Fiscal-UpdateCette publica

2、tion est aussi disponible en franais.Cat No.:F1-52E-PDFIn case of discrepancy between the printed version and the electronic version,the electronic version will prevail.Foreword iForewordFor the past several months,I have been travelling across Canadato more than two dozen cities and townsto meet wi

3、th Canadian workers and Canadian businesses.I visited an auto parts manufacturer in Etobicoke,a potash mine in Colonsay,Saskatchewan,and the women and men in Sherbrooke who make the boots our Armed Forces wear around the world.I visited the Port of Saint John in New Brunswick,and a family farm in Ol

4、ds,Alberta.In Dartmouth and Brampton and Calgary,I spent time with some of the truckers who keep our economy moving at all hours of the day and no matter the weather.The Canadians I spoke to were all proud of our country.They were proud of the hard work they do every dayto feed Canada and the world,

5、to build our cars,to send our goods to global markets,to raise their children.But many were also anxiousanxious about whether Canadas future will be as prosperous as our past,and anxious about paying the bills today.And that is where I want to start:with the high cost of living that I know so many m

6、illions of Canadians are concerned about.And while inflation is lower in Canada than in many of our peer countries,I know that fact brings little comfort to Canadians paying higher prices at the checkout counter,or spending more to fill their tanks with gas.This is a challenging time for millions of