Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2020. In July, Canadian merchandise imports and exports continued to build on the strong gains that were observed in June. Imports increased 12.7 per cent in July, while exports rose 11.1 per cent. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $1.6 billion in … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on immigrants nearly three times more likely to experience persistent overqualification than non-immigrants. Overqualification among immigrants is a well-documented issue in Canada. In general, immigrants are more likely than the Canadian-born population to hold positions that require lower levels of education. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted dating showing … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on police-reported crime incidents down during the early months of the pandemic, while domestic disturbance calls increase. During the first 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 police services in Canada reported a 16 per cent decrease in selected criminal incidents, compared with the same period the year before. In contrast, the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the production of principal field crops, July 2020. Canadian farmers are projected to harvest more wheat, corn for grain, barley and oats this fall compared with last year, but less canola and soybeans, according to recent yield models using satellite technology. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released poultry … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2020. Real gross domestic product fell 11.5 per cent in the second quarter, following a 2.1 per cent decline in the first quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, June 2020. Real gross … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, June 2020. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer, measured in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours as payroll employment, rose by 666,500 (+4.9 per cent) in June. This followed three consecutive months of declines—March (-0.9 million), April (-1.9 million) … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Gender-based violence: Unwanted sexual behaviours in Canada’s territories, 2018. In 2018, in the Canadian territories, nearly half of women (48 per cent) and nearly one-third of men (32 per cent) experienced unwanted or inappropriate sexual behaviour in a public space, in the workplace or online. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted its quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, second quarter 2020. Canadian corporations reported a decline of 8.0 per cent in net income before taxes in the second quarter, a decrease of $4.5 billion, to $52.3 billion. The second quarter marked the first full quarter of COVID-19-related restrictions which impacted Canadian enterprises. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, June 2020. The number of enterprises exporting goods abroad increased for a second consecutive month in June, after hitting low levels in April. Following an increase of 7.2 per cent from April to May, the number of exporters was up by a further … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, June 2020. Retail sales rose 23.7 per cent in June to $53.0 billion. Sales were 1.3 per cent higher than in February, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, as more regions moved ahead with plans to reopen their economies. Compared with the first quarter of the year, sales were down … Read more
