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Q 1. This topic most surprised me is Canada GDP is decreasing a big amount after 2014.
Q 2. I had came Canada for 4 years at the time I came CAD was much expensive than the price now, after I did the research it make a lot more sense to me.
Q 3. All of them had give good information that were useful.

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This graph had shown the global growth forecasts for 2015 & 2016. Compare to the world Canada had a lower growth than the average.

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This graph had compare Canada's Gross Domestic Product growth to United States of America's  Gross Domestic Product growth. USA had a much stable GDP than Canada

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This graph had shown Canada had a Gross Domestic Product higher that $129,696 in the time of 2014. Compare to the rest of the world Canada had a higher GDP than the other countries.

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According to a report, Canadian were using more time on work and less time on  leisure, culture and vacation. During 1994 to 2014 studies had report Canada's gross domestic product had grow by 38 per cent.
"But our well-being has only grown by about just under 10 per cent, and that gap between our well-being and economic progress is growing,"

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The gap between the country's economic health and Canadians' well-being has widened over a two-decade period, according to a report released Tuesday.

Over the period studied in the report -- 1994 through 2014 -- Canadian gross domestic product grew by 38 per cent, said Bryan Smale, a professor at the University of Waterloo and the director of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing.

"But our well-being has only grown by about just under 10 per cent, and that gap between our well-being and economic progress is growing," Smale told CBC News.

Not socializing as much

"The trickle effect of that has been people are sacrificing important time in things like leisure and culture. They are not socializing with their friends as much, they are not protecting as much of their income for vacation and valued activities that does enhance their well-being," he said.

The national well-being index is based on 64 indicators in eight categories, including living standards, time use, leisure and culture, and community vitality, among others. The index draws on about 200 data sources, primarily from Statistics Canada.

In 2007, the gap between GDP and the well-being index was 22 percentage points. By 2010, the gap had risen to 24.5 percentage points, and by 2014, it had jumped to 28.1.

Living standards were hit hard by the 2008 recession, with work becoming more precarious, the report said. Income inequality is growing while Canadians are struggling with the cost of and access to quality food and housing, despite a 30 per cent increase in median family incomes and a decrease in the number of people living in poverty.

"​I am sure that somebody that lost his job in the oilpatch out of Alberta or his manufacturing job here in Ontario ... they don't pick up the paper every quarter and look at GDP and go: It's improved. My life is so much better," Smale said.

Less volunteer time

The well-being report found that Canadians are spending less time engaged in the arts, culture, and social leisure. The report also said time spent volunteering for culture and recreation organizations is down almost 30 per cent, Canadians are are spending fewer nights away on vacation.

Canadians are also trying to cope with a time crunch, as they spend less time with friends and more time commuting. Meanwhile, only 35 per cent of Canadians are getting enough sleep, down from 44 per cent in 1994.

Smale said Canadians are feeling more time-stressed and more concerned about their lives.

"We are actually seeing, after years of progress, peoples' reporting of their overall health and their mental health is starting to decline a little bit since the recession and that is worrisome," he said.

The well-being index found that education was the only indicator that kept pace with the gains of the economy during the two decades studied. About nine out of 10 students complete high school, while the percentage of Canadians with a university degree grew from 17 per cent in 1994 to 28 per cent in 2014.

Community involvement also showed signs of improvement, the report said, with two-thirds of Canadians having a strong sense of community belonging. People also report feeling safer in their neighbourhoods amid a drop in an index measuring crime severity.

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Canadians' well-being trails economic growth, study finds | CBC News

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The gap between the country's economic health and Canadians' well-being has widened over a two-decade period, according to a report released Tuesday. Over the period studied in the report -- 1994 through 2014 -- Canadian gross domestic product grew by 38 per cent, said Bryan Smale, a professor at the University of Waterloo and the director of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing.

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The GDP in Canada was worth 1550.54 billion US dollars in 2015 and represents 2.50 percent of the world's economy.

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Canada's economy slipped in February, as weaker demand for exported goods and a slowdown in oil and gas drilling handed the country's gross domestic product its first setback in five months.

Statistics Canada reported that real (inflation-adjusted) GDP dipped 0.1 per cent month over month, the first decline since last September. Manufacturing and wholesale trade suffered setbacks, evidence of sluggish demand for export goods as the U.S. economy stumbled. But those losses were offset by strong retail demand at home.

Economists had expected the economy to take a pause in February, as earlier data for the month had suggested a pullback after January's very strong 0.6-per-cent growth spurt. But the result was slightly smaller than their average estimate of 0.2 per cent, and detracts only mildly from an economic outlook that has generally brightened since the start of the year.

"A moderation was always in the cards after January's outsized gains," said National Bank of Canada senior economist Krishen Rangasamy in a research note. "But the big picture is positive because it shows a much improved overall outlook."

Still, some experts cautioned that the soft patch in growth may not be limited to February, given the recent loss of momentum in the United States, Canada's critical export market. On Thursday, the U.S. government released a preliminary estimate that U.S. GDP rose at a slim 0.5 per cent annual pace in the first quarter of 2016.

"It's only a tiny dip after a huge gain, but February GDP is the first hint that the big momentum seen in the last three months is likely to fade in upcoming reports," said Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, in a note to clients.

Statscan said services-producing industries, which make up about 70 per cent of the Canadian economy, were flat in February, after growing 0.4 per cent in January. Goods-producing industries slumped 0.6 per cent, snapping three months of strong gains.

The strong suit for the economy in February was undoubtedly the retail sector, which continues to benefit from low interest rates that are stoking consumer spending. Retail trade expanded 1.4 per cent in the month, adding to January's 1.6-per-cent growth. Real estate services also rose 0.3 per cent and residential construction gained 0.2 per cent, also signs of solid consumer demand But beyond the domestic consumer, the rest of the economy looked decidedly tepid, with several key pockets of weakness.

Wholesale trade slumped 1.8 per cent, hurt particularly by slumping machinery and equipment sales - an indication of sluggish business investment - as well as declines in motor vehicles and building materials, reflecting a slowdown in exports to the U.S. The manufacturing sector contracted 0.8 per cent in the month, similarly showing weakness in export-intensive autos and wood products.

Canada's beleaguered energy sector, which had been showing signs of improvement, fell 1.2 per cent in February, as oil and gas production and drilling slumped. Oil prices slumped to a 12-year low in mid-February, but since then they have improved markedly, suggesting activity in the sector could pick up in the coming months.

Despite the dip in GDP in February, economists still think the Canadian economy expanded at an annual pace of more than 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2016. However, they say growth is likely to slow in the second quarter after the unsustainably brisk pace of early in the year, which was partially due to a bounce-back in output after production disruptions in some goods sectors in the early fall.

Still, experts believe conditions are in place for the country's economy to maintain moderate, if mixed, growth for the rest of 2016 - helped by an expected recovery in U.S. growth, a relatively weak Canadian dollar and increased federal government stimulus spending, though held back by the sharp slowdown in resource-sector investment and employment.

"Canada continues to undergo an adjustment process, and as the process continues, the result is likely to be a pace of economic growth of around 2 per cent or less per quarter," said Toronto-Dominion Bank economist Brian DePratto in a research report. "Moreover, the national figure will mask the differing growth paths on a regional basis, as the commodity-producing regions continue to struggle with low prices and shrinking investment."

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Canada's economy sees first decline since September

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Canada's economy slipped in February, as weaker demand for exported goods and a slowdown in oil and gas drilling handed the country's gross domestic product its first setback in five months. Statistics Canada reported that real (inflation-adjusted) GDP dipped 0.1 per cent month over month, the first decline since last September.

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Canada is the world's 11 largest economy's of the world, with gross domestic product

of about US$1.79 trillion. Canada had a mixed economy, Canada do make goods and services, such as natural gases, electricity, various elements, oil and logging. Canada also have a big part of oil reserves with 13% which is third biggest of the whole world.

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Canada's GDP contracts for first time in nearly four years

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Canada's top banker had warned that our economic growth would be 'atrocious.' That prediction has come true. Canada's GDP shrank at a 0.6 per cent pace in the first quarters. It's the first contraction in nearly four years and it was worse than what economists predicted. Mike Drolet reports.

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Canada's oil industry has been the main engine of economic growth and promote Canada's business. Now with lower oil pries, it give a more pressure to Canada. CAD $20 can use to buy $20 USD but now with the GDP decrease u have to ass a little more.

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This wall is going to talk about GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Economic growth

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GDP (Gross Domestic Product) - Economic growth Oliver Tsui