Economists expected the rate to rise for the month, and it comes after the inflation rate climbed to 2.4 per cent the month before.

Economists expected the rate to rise for the month, and it comes after the inflation rate climbed to 2.4 per cent the month before.

C’est une hausse par rapport à l’augmentation de 2,4 % en mars.

Canada's inflation rate rose to 2.8$% in April as higher energy prices from the war in Iran drive up fuel prices. Read more.