The economy grew by 0.2% in February from January as expected, moving past December's weather-induced decline but growing only at a modest pace, according to Statistics Canada data released on Wednesday.
December had seen a fall of 0.4% (revised from 0.5%) and January rose by 0.5%.
The gains were led by mining and oil and gas. Mining and quarrying rose 4.8%, particularly because of copper and nickel, and oil and gas extraction rose by 0.7%, mainly because of higher gas production.
The agriculture and forestry sector declined 1.5%, principally because of expected lower crop production after last year's record harvest.
The figures are adjusted for seasonal factors, and while Canadian crop production in raw numbers is close to zero in February, StatsCan looks at farmers' planting intentions to assign a seasonally adjusted number.
Manufacturing rose 0.6% after gaining 1.6% in January, and goods production was up 0.5% while services rose 0.1%.
