In a second web panel survey, conducted from May 4 to 10, respondents indicated that they were still following basic physical distancing rules and limiting their social interactions. However, the results also pointed to a deterioration in the mental health of some Canadians. This release uses the results of a third online survey, conducted from June 15 to 21, to examine whether … Read more
A new study examines how crowdsourcing participants’ willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccination when one becomes available, differs by their level of trust in other people, government and public health authorities. More than two-thirds of crowdsourcing participants indicated that they were very likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available. Moreover, the willingness to get … Read more
Older Canadians have been identified as a population vulnerable to COVID-19, with those aged 60 and older accounting for one-third of COVID-19 cases nationally. They are also more likely to have disabilities compared with younger age groups. In 2017, 42 per cent of those aged 70 and older (or 1.4 million Canadians) living in private dwellings had one or more disabilities—double the rate for those … Read more
To better understand which segments of the Canadian population may be vulnerable to severe health outcomes related to COVID-19, Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have worked collaboratively to build an index of underlying health conditions in the adult household population. Overall, 37.8 per cent of Canadian adults (age 18 and older) living in private households … Read more
Exports increased 6.7 per cent in May, mainly reflecting the resumption of production in the auto industry as well as higher crude oil prices. Meanwhile, imports decreased a further 3.9 per cent, reflecting supply challenges at a time when various economies around the world were progressively re-opening. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $4.3 billion in … Read more
GDP dropped 11.6 per cent in April, following a 7.5 per cent decline in March. April marked the first full month of measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. All 20 industrial sectors of the Canadian economy were down, producing the largest monthly decline since the series started in 1961. The economy was 18.2 per cent below its February level, … Read more
The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities in May bounced back 20.2 per cent to $7.4 billion, following declines of 13.4 per cent in March and 15.4 per cent in April. This was the largest percentage increase since March 2009, and it coincided with the relaxing of COVID-19 construction restrictions in Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. The May level is … Read more
This release of the Distributions of Household Economic Accounts provides new data up to reference year 2019 and introduces new distributions by generation. For example, while millennials nearly doubled their average mortgage debt from 2010 ($56,400) to 2019 ($109,300), the value of their real estate assets grew faster. The average debt-to-asset ratio for millennials decreased from 45.6 per cent in 2010 to 39.7 per cent in 2019. Similarly, … Read more
By April, the COVID-19 economic shutdown—including widespread travel restrictions, the closure of non-essential businesses, and public health measures to limit public interactions—was fully in place across Canada. April data are now available from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours, which provides monthly information on payroll employment, earnings, and hours worked for Canada, the provinces and territories. … Read more
GDP of the natural resources sector edged down 0.4 per cent in the first quarter, the third consecutive quarterly decline. The drop in the natural resources sector was modest, compared with the sharp decline in the economy-wide real GDP (-2.1 per cent) owing to far-reaching restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19. Details online. From February to May, … Read more
