Canada

For Canada, 1999 marked the eighth consecutive year of economic growth in what is emerging as one of the longest and most stable expansions of the post-war era. The Canadian dollar continued to rebound with regards to the US dollar and the free flow of trade and investment back and forth across Canada's borders is contributing to a remarkable level of job creation. Job growth in 1999 hit 3.0 percent, the highest rate since 1988. By December, the unemployment rate had fallen to 6.8 percent, the lowest level since April 1976. Canada Imigration.