Seven Canadian provinces trail behind most U.S. states on economic performance: study

A new study comparing economic performance in all of the Canadian provinces and U.S. states has found that, of the 60 jurisdictions, seven of the 10 lowest-ranking are in Canada.The research by the Fraser Institute looked at living standards, incomes, private sector employment and labour productivity to compare the economic growth of the two countries. It found that, in every category, Canadians have fallen further behind Americans.In 2024 (the most recent year of comparable data), seven of the