by Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canada's amazing job creation streak is in jeopardy this week with the release of two market-moving surveys expected to signal a new period of diminishing expectations for workers and businesses alike.

After creating over 350,000 jobs last year and starting off 2008 on a tear, the economy's job creating juggernaut is expected to grind to a halt when the June numbers come out on Friday and could show the first shrinkage since December's 19,000 blip.