Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, November 2025. In November, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.8 billion (-13.1 per cent) to $12.0 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released preliminary data on deaths in Canada, covering the 2024 reference year. According to these data, there were 326,779 deaths in … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, December 2025. In December, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (returning Canadian residents and non-residents combined) by air and automobile was 4.6 million, down 12.7 per cent from December 2024. This was the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year declines. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Labour Force Survey, December 2025. In December, employment was little changed (+8,200; 0.0 per cent) and the employment rate held steady at 60.9 per cent. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8 per cent, as more people searched for work. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, October 2025. In October, Canada’s merchandise imports increased 3.4 per cent, while exports were up 2.1 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world went from a small surplus of $243 million in September to a deficit of $583 million in October. The … Read more
Statistics Canada posted poultry and egg statistics, December 2025. Poultry and egg statistics are available for Canada and the provinces. Data on stocks of frozen eggs and poultry meats, as well as edible dried egg products, are available for December 2025. Data on the placements of hatchery chicks and turkey poults are available for November 2025, and data … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on national tourism indicators, third quarter 2025. Tourism gross domestic product (GDP), in real terms, grew 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2025. In the third quarter, tourism GDP accounted for 1.70 per cent of nominal GDP, with 3.36 per cent of economy-wide jobs attributable to tourism. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index, third quarter 2025. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, October 2025. Retail sales decreased 0.2 per cent to $69.4 billion in October. Sales were down in four of nine subsectors, led by decreases at food and beverage retailers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data indicating that in 2023, 13.5 per cent of immigrants admitted one year earlier settled … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, October 2025. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 21,200 (+0.1 per cent) in October, largely offsetting a decline of 24,300 (-0.1 per cent) in September. On … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, October 2025. Foreign investors added $46.6 billion of Canadian securities to their holdings in October, the highest investment since March 2022. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $11.6 billion in October, the first divestment since January 2025. The full release is … Read more
