Statistics Canada posted results from the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, October 2020. Manufacturing sales rose 0.3 per cent to $54.1 billion in October on higher sales of non-durable products. Nevertheless, sales in the manufacturing sector were 3.0 per cent below their pre-pandemic levels in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new study: Vulnerabilities … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data indicating that the digital literacy skills of Canadian youth compare favourably with the OECD average. In 2018, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 94 per cent of 15-year-old students in Canada reported having access to a computer at home that they could use for school work, higher than the OECD average of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, third quarter 2020. National net worth, the sum of national wealth and Canada’s net foreign asset position, increased $572.6 billion from the previous quarter to $13,236.9 billion in the third quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Retail Commodity Survey, … Read more
Statistics Canada published Canada’s international investment position, third quarter 2020. Canada’s net foreign asset position increased by $94.4 billion to $1,170.1 billion at the end of the third quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued its Survey of Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders, second quarter 2020. Although the pandemic has caused unprecedented economic and social disruptions since … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Completing apprenticeship training in Canada. Less than one-fifth of people who embark upon an apprenticeship program in Canada complete their training within the designated time period. Apprentices in higher-paying apprenticeship positions are more likely to complete their program within a given period of time than those in lower-paying positions, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2018. Both Canadian (+7.9 per cent) and foreign-controlled (+4.3 per cent) asset values increased in 2018. The foreign-controlled share of assets fell slightly, from 15.7 per cent in 2017 to 15.3 per cent in 2018. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, October 2020. Total investment in building construction edged down 0.4 per cent to $15.2 billion in October, following a 1.5 per cent decrease in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data indicationg that services-producing industries led growth in commercial services exports in 2018. … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, November 2020. Employment rose by 62,000 (+0.3 per cent) in November, following an increase of 84,000 (+0.5 per cent) in October. From May to September, employment grew by an average of 2.7 per cent per month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued Canadian international merchandise trade, October 2020. In October, … Read more
Statistics Canada published an article which highlights data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability to present certain characteristics of Canadians whose everyday activities are limited by a mobility disability. In addition, this article provides a look at the experiences of groups designated as visible minorities who have a disability. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data indicating that more than half of people living in the territories reported physical or sexual assault since the age of 15. More than half of women (52 per cent) and men (54 per cent) in Canada’s territories have been victims of at least one sexual or physical assault since the age … Read more
