Statistics Canada posted a new study: Employment and Social Assistance Receipt among Overdose Fatalities in British Columbia. A new Statistics Canada study documents the employment histories and receipt of social assistance income among 3,128 people who died of illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2016. The study finds that the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued results from the Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements, 2019. About 60 per cent of children under the age of 6 participated in some form of formal or informal child care in the previous three months. This represented almost 1.4 million young children. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Farm Input Price Index, fourth quarter 2018. The Farm Input Price Index decreased 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Electric Power Selling Price Index, February 2019. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, February 2019. Canadian municipalities issued $7.8 billion worth of building permits in February, down 5.7 per cent from the previous month. The decline was largely due to lower construction intentions for multi-family dwellings. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on rail transportation, 2017. Canadian railways … Read more
Statistics Canada released results from the Labour Force Survey, March 2019. Following increases in January and February, employment held steady in March. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on energy statistics, January 2019. In January, crude oil and natural gas production and electricity … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Debt and assets among senior Canadian families, 1999 to 2016. While senior families with debt saw the value of their assets increase, the proportion of senior families carrying debt rose from 27 per cent in 1999 to 42 per cent in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from the Households and the Environment Survey, 2017. Canadian households play an important role in the environment, whether it be changing the type of light bulbs they use to ones that use less energy, volunteering on behalf of a group to conserve or protect the environment, independently cleaning up shorelines, beaches … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on federal government spending on science and technology, 2019/2020 (intentions). As of December 2018, federal government spending on science and technology (S&T) is expected to decrease by 2.6 per cent to $11.7 billion in 2019/2020. This would be the second consecutive annual decline in S&T spending following three consecutive increases. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, January 2019. Real gross domestic product expanded 0.3 per cent in January, fully offsetting the declines in November and December 2018. The rise was widespread as 18 of 20 industrial sectors were up. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the industrial product and … Read more
Statistics Canada published national tourism indicators, fourth quarter 2018. Tourism spending in Canada rose 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 0.8 per cent gain in the third quarter. Increased spending by international visitors to Canada was partially offset by lower spending by Canadians in Canada. Annually, tourism spending in Canada rose 2.8 per … Read more
