A confident time : Segment 2 : a confident time

A Confident Time: Current Economic Perceptions of Western Canadians A Confident Time: Current Economic Perceptions of Western Canadians 3 Introduction After years of strong economic growth both nationally and provincially, western Canadians are generally bullish about the economy, with 7 in 10 giving the national economy a positive rating, 8 in 10 giving their provincial economy a positive rating, [...] Perceptions of the national economy are roughly the same as those of the provincial and local economies. [...] While there is little variation amongst the provinces when it comes to rating the current state of Canada’s economy, residents of Saskatchewan (70.7%) are more likely than residents of Manitoba (59.1%) to state that the national economy has gotten better over the last five years. [...] Saskatchewan residents are also a bit more optimistic about the next five years than their counterparts in the other western provinces, with 42.4% stating that the national economy will get better in the years ahead compared to a regional average of 33.1%. [...] One-quarter feel that the current state of the national economy is best described as fair or poor and that things are likely to get worse in the next five years rather than hold steady or improve.