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<terms url="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"></terms>
<groupDetail>
    <label>Hiring intentions remain soft</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Number of employees: Over the next 12 months, will the number of employees (full-time equivalent) at your organization (in Canada) be significantly higher, somewhat higher, somewhat lower, significantly lower, or the same?

* Percentage of firms expecting higher employment levels minus the percentage expecting lower employment levels.
Note: Responses of significantly higher employment levels and significantly lower employment levels are given twice the weight of responses of somewhat higher employment levels and somewhat lower employment levels. The range of potential outcomes of this double-weighted balance of opinion is -200% to 200%.

Source: Business Outlook Survey]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=243736</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">
<label>Significantly higher (left scale)</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">
<label>Somewhat higher (left scale)</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">
<label>Significantly lower (left scale)</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">
<label>Somewhat lower (left scale)</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">
<label>Balance of opinion* (right scale)</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
</seriesDetail>
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<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">24</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">28</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-13</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">61</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">17</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">50</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">0</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">76</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">18</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">29</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">46</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">10</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">41</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-10</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">49</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">16</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">38</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">60</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">45</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">62</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">17</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">35</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-9</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">52</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">17</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">34</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">56</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">19</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">29</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">50</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">20</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">29</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">55</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">18</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">26</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">48</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">42</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-5</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-6</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">48</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">13</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">30</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-10</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">38</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">29</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-9</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">21</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">15</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">23</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">30</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">23</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">31</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">63</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">17</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">34</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-5</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">61</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">19</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">51</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">84</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">21</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">50</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">86</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">35</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">45</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">111</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">25</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">43</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">0</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">90</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">26</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">44</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">0</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">93</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">28</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">27</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">72</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">37</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">46</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">46</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-1</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">50</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">13</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">35</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-13</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">44</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">28</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-6</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-6</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">32</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">13</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">24</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-14</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">32</v></o>
<o d="2024-01-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">16</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">28</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-4</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">45</v></o>
<o d="2024-04-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">11</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">25</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-3</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-10</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">31</v></o>
<o d="2024-07-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">14</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">29</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-2</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-12</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">41</v></o>
<o d="2024-10-01"><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S1">8</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S2">39</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S3">-5</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S4">-7</v><v s="BOS_2024Q4_C7_S5">38</v></o>
</observations>
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