Statistics Canada released new data on the gender composition of leadership and strategic decision-making roles within publicly traded corporations, privately held corporations and government business enterprises operating across a variety of industries in Canada. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the securities statistics, fourth quarter 2025. Canadian governments and corporations borrowed a net … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on police-reported incidents of online child sexual exploitation in Canada, 2024. Police services across Canada reported 16,905 incidents of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in 2024, corresponding to a rate of 223 incidents per 100,000 population aged 17 years and younger—a 16 per cent decline from 2023. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on food services and drinking places, annual, 2024. Operating revenue for the food services and drinking places subsector rose 4.8 per cent to $99.6 billion in 2024. This increase was consistent with higher food prices: the food purchased from restaurants component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 3.6 per cent in … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from its Census of Environment: Ecosystem integrity and conservation of terrestrial ecosystems. In 2024, nearly 1.4 million square kilometres of Canada’s terrestrial area, accounting for 13.7 per cent of its land and freshwater, was conserved through protected areas or other effective conservation measures. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued financial and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the principal field crop areas, 2026. Canadian farmers expect to plant more canola, barley, soybeans and corn for grain in 2026, while they anticipate area seeded to wheat, oats, lentils and dry peas to decrease compared with the previous year. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Farm … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, fourth quarter 2025. The labour productivity of Canadian businesses edged down 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter as hours worked declined at a slower pace than real gross domestic product (-0.2 per cent). This contrasts with the previous quarter in which … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on monthly average retail prices for selected products, January 2026. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from its Fertilizer Shipments Survey, first and second quarters 2025/2026. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on energy statistics, December 2025. Primary energy production reached 2.2 million terajoules in December, essentially unchanged from December 2024. Secondary energy production increased 3.1 per cent with secondary electricity (+16.5 per cent) leading the growth. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on the quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, fourth … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2025. Real gross domestic product declined 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, after rising 0.6 per cent in the third quarter. The fourth quarter decrease was due to withdrawals of business inventories following inventory accumulations in the third quarter. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2025. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $4.6 billion to $0.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2025. The number of employees receiving … Read more
