Statistics Canada posted data on the activities of foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada, 2016. Foreign majority-owned affiliates operating in Canada generated over one-fifth of the value added in the corporate sector in 2016 and employed about one in eight Canadian workers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure … Read more
Statistics Canada published provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2017. For the first time since 2010, real gross domestic product rose in every province and territory in 2017 and the Canadian economy grew 3.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada made available police-reported sexual assaults in Canada before and after #MeToo, 2016 … Read more
Statistics Canada post the New Lending Services Price Index, second quarter 2018. The New Lending Services Price Index (NLSPI) rose by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter, following a 0.5 per cent decline in the previous quarter. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, September 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion worth of building permits in September, up 0.4 per cent from August. The national increase was driven by higher construction intentions in Quebec. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on the effect of government transfer programs on low-income rates: … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, September 2018. Prices received by farmers in September for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available at the provincial level. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on asphalt roofing, September 2018. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, October 2018. Employment was little changed in October. The unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 per cent as fewer people searched for work. Since November 2017, the unemployment rate has ranged from 5.8 per cent to 6.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Potable water and stormwater assets, 2016. Canadian governments owned over 2,150 water treatment facilities, almost 6,800 water reservoirs, storage tanks and water pump stations, and about 185,000 kilometres of water pipes in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada is using new data sources … Read more
Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, issued the following statement: “Traditional statistics gathering methods are no longer sufficient to accurately measure Canada’s economy and societal changes…. More than 75 per cent of purchases are conducted online by Canadians, and Statistics Canada has to have access to these data in order to provide all Canadians with … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy, 2015 to 2017. The percentage of innovative enterprises increased 12.5 percentage points to 79.3 per cent in 2015-2017, up from 66.8 per cent in 2007-2009 and 63.5 per cent in 2010-2012. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from the Canadian Tobacco, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on railway carloadings, August 2018. The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 33.1 million tonnes in August, up 7.7 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a new study: Accounting for Slower Productivity Growth in the Canadian Business Sector … Read more
