Canadian Economy Grew 4.6% in 2021: StatCan

A sign outside a building at Statistics Canada in Ottawa on March 12, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

OTTAWA—Statistics Canada said Tuesday the economy grew 4.6 percent last year, compared with a decline of 5.2 percent in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Growth in the fourth quarter came in at an annualized rate of 6.7 percent.