Statistics Canada posted data on the underground economy in Canada, 2016. Underground economic activity in Canada totalled $51.6 billion in 2016, or 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data visualization for the Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account, 2014. The Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account … Read more
Statistics Canada announced job vacancies for the second quarter of 2018. There were 547,300 job vacancies in Canada in the second quarter, up 87,100 (+18.9 per cent) from the second quarter of 2017. Most of the increase was for full-time job vacancies (+74,800 or +23.2 per cent). At the same time, the job vacancy rate rose … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, August 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion worth of building permits in August, up 0.4 per cent from July. Strength in the non-residential sector drove the increase, while the residential sector declined for the third consecutive month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data from the provincial … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Culture, recreation and sports facilities, and public social and affordable housing, 2016. Canada had 5,400 ice arenas, and over 4,700 pools and splash pads in 2016. There were also nearly 4,400 arts and culture facilities and about 30,000 other facilities, consisting of sports fields, community … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from the Labour Force Survey, September 2018. Employment rose by 63,000 in September, driven by an increase in part-time employment. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on the Canadian international merchandise trade, August 2018. In August, Canada’s merchandise … Read more
Statistics Canada released new StatsCannabis data availability: Crowdsourced cannabis prices, third quarter 2018. For the first nine months of 2018, the average price of cannabis was $6.86 per gram based on the information submitted by Canadians to the StatsCannabis crowdsourcing application. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Commercial Rents Services Price … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Canadian foreign post indexes for October 2018. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on asphalt roofing, August 2018. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 3.5 million metric bundles in August, down 7.5 per cent from the previous month. Compared with August 2017, shipments were 1.2 per cent lower. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published the financial market statistics for August 2018. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on births in 2017. Canada’s total fertility rate (TFR) has been declining since 2008 and this drop continued in 2017. There were 1,495 births per 1,000 women in 2017 compared with 1,543 in 2016 and 1,681 in 2008. The TFR is an estimate of the average number of live births that … Read more
