Canada's economy added nearly quadruple the number of jobs forecasted for December and the unemployment rate surprisingly ticked down to 6.7%, data showed on Friday, giving the central bank breathing room to determine the pace of further rate cuts.

OTTAWA — Canada added 91,000 jobs in December, shattering economist expectations. Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said the unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent,

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down to 6.7 per cent in December from 6.8 per cent the month before, as the economy added 91,000 jobs, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Analysts had expected Canada to gain 25,