--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/is-there-still-momentum-in-the-atlantic-canada-economy/" title: "Is There Still Momentum in the Atlantic Canada Economy?" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-01T11:29:11+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-01T11:29:11+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Atlantic Canada" - "economic performance" - "living standards" - "momentum" - "population growth" - "productivity" - "scorecard" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "Atlantic" research_theme: - "Economic Well-Being" - "Regional Economic Development" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # Is There Still Momentum in the Atlantic Canada Economy? Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/is-there-still-momentum-in-the-atlantic-canada-economy/ # Is There Still Momentum in the Atlantic Canada Economy? [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2024-08-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Sharpe, Andrew. 2024. “Is There Still Momentum in the Atlantic Canada Economy?” CSLS Research Report 2024-08. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/is-there-still-momentum-in-the-atlantic-canada-economy/ ## Author: - Andrew Sharpe Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2024-08 October 2024 43 pages ## Related research [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [The Canada-U.S. Income Gap Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) June 2000 | Report 2000-01 | 6 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-canada-u-s-income-gap/) [A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Labour Market Performance, 1989-2000 Andrew Sharpe April 2001 | Report 2001-01 | 29 pages](https://csls.ca/research/a-comparison-of-canadian-and-u-s-labour-market-performance-1989-2000/) [Raising Canadian Living Standards: A Framework for Discussion Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) October 2002 | Report 2002-td | 56 pages](https://csls.ca/research/raising-canadian-living-standards-a-framework-for-discussion/) [Productivity Trends in Natural Resources Industries in Canada Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2003 | Report 2003-01a | 69 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-trends-in-natural-resources-industries-in-canada/) [Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2003 | Report 2003-02 | 28 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-in-the-forest-products-sector-a-review-of-the-literature/) [An Analysis of Productivity Trends in the Forest Products Sector in Canada Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2003 | Report 2003-01b | 64 pages](https://csls.ca/research/an-analysis-of-productivity-trends-in-the-forest-products-sector-in-canada/) [Why Are Americans More Productive Than Canadians? 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Ce rapport met à jour l’Indice de momentum économique du Canada atlantique du CSLS, qui suit les progrès réalisés à l’aide d’un tableau de bord de 19 indicateurs répartis en six domaines : la macroéconomie, le capital humain, le marché du travail, l’innovation et l’investissement, le niveau de vie et la satisfaction globale à l’égard de la vie. Le Canada atlantique a accumulé un momentum économique important depuis le milieu des années 2010, enregistrant une croissance démographique et des améliorations dans un large éventail d’indicateurs qui ont nettement surpassé celles de l’ensemble du Canada. Le rapport cerne les domaines où le momentum s’est maintenu et ceux où il fait encore défaut, et propose des cibles pour les années 2030. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2024-08-1.pdf)