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<terms url="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/"></terms>
<groupDetail>
    <label>Chart 4: Businesses’ hiring intentions remain weak</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Balance of opinion, Business Outlook Survey, quarterly data

Note: Balance of opinion is the percentage of businesses expecting a higher number of employees minus the percentage expecting a lower number of employees in their organization over the next 12 months.

Source: Bank of Canada]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=250907</link>
</groupDetail>
<seriesDetail>
<series id="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">
<label>Hiring intentions</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
<series id="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">
<label>Historical average</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="d" name="Date"/>
</series>
</seriesDetail>
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<o d="2001-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2001-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">17</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2001-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">11</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2001-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">1</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2002-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2002-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">38</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2002-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2002-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">22</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2003-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">34</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2003-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">18</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2003-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">33</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2003-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">27</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2004-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2004-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">32</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2004-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">33</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2004-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">38</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2005-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">39</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2005-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">32</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2005-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">50</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2005-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">50</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2006-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">43</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2006-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">35</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2006-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">41</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2006-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">40</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2007-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">45</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2007-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">34</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2007-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">37</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2007-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">30</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2008-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">33</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2008-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">33</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2008-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2008-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">-8</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2009-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">-1</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2009-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">22</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2009-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">27</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2009-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">41</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2010-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">38</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2010-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">40</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2010-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">25</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2010-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">41</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2011-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">37</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2011-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">53</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2011-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">38</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2011-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">45</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2012-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">43</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2012-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">53</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2012-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2012-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2013-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">32</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2013-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">35</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2013-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">30</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2013-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">42</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2014-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">46</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2014-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2014-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">44</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2014-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2015-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">20</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2015-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2015-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2015-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">12</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2016-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2016-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">21</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2016-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2016-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">37</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2017-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">38</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2017-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">58</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2017-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">34</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2017-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">40</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2018-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">45</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2018-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">51</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2018-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">39</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2018-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">41</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2019-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">35</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2019-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">36</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2019-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">31</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2019-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">43</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2020-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2020-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">23</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2020-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2020-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">43</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2021-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">45</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2021-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">65</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2021-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">67</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2021-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">77</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2022-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">63</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2022-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">66</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2022-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">47</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2022-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">35</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2023-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">45</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2023-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">34</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2023-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">27</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2023-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">21</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2024-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">32</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2024-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">26</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2024-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">28</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2024-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">33</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2025-01-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">19</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2025-04-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">23</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2025-07-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">25</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
<o d="2025-10-01"><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S1">16</v><v s="MPR_2026M01_BOS_HIRING_S2">34</v></o>
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