Statistics Canada posted a new report on Family Matters: Adults living with their parents. Close to 1 in 10 Canadian adults aged 25 to 64 lived with at least one of their parents in 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, December 2018. Foreign investors reduced … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2018. Manufacturing sales declined for the third consecutive month, down 1.3 per cent to $56.4 billion in December on lower sales of petroleum and coal products. Excluding this industry, manufacturing sales declined 0.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Syrian refugees who resettled in Canada in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, the Canadian government announced a plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the end of February 2016, in the wake of the ongoing war in Syria since 2011 and the ensuing humanitarian crisis.The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, November 2018. Canada produced 22.8 million cubic metres (143.3 million barrels) of crude oil and equivalent products in November, up 6.6 per cent from the same month a year earlier. In the 10 months prior to November 2018, total crude and equivalent … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from the Labour Force Survey, January 2019. The number of people employed grew by 67,000 in January, mostly among youth aged 15 to 24 and in the services-producing industries. The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 5.8% as more people looked for work. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from Family Matters: Grandparents in Canada. There were 7.5 million grandparents aged 45 and older in Canada in 2017—the highest number since the data started being collected. This was up from 7.0 million in 2011 and 5.4 million in 1995. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued results from the … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey: Non-environmental laboratory and medication data, 2016 and 2017. Vitamin D is necessary for the absorption of calcium and phosphorous, which are used by the body to build and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D can be obtained through the diet (from foods such as fatty fish, egg … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, December 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.8 billion worth of building permits in December, up 6.0 per cent from November and the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The gain was largely due to higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings and commercial buildings, with both components hitting record highs. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued a statement regarding the delay of the publication of monthly Canadian international merchandise trade data. As noted in the January 17 publication “Impacts of the US government shutdown on the upcoming release of Canadian international merchandise trade data,” the February 5 release for the December 2018 reference month will not occur as … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Passenger Air Services Price Index, 2017. The Passenger Air Services Price Index rose 0.5 per cent in 2017 compared with 2016. This was the first increase since 2013, when the index grew 1.1 per cent. Both domestic (+0.4 per cent) and international (+0.5 per cent) fares increased. The full release is … Read more
