Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian portfolio investment abroad, 2017. Canadian holdings of foreign securities increased 15.2 per cent to $2,042.7 billion at the end of 2017, the ninth consecutive year of growth following the 2008 global financial crisis. Gains on foreign stock markets as well as strong acquisitions of foreign equities by Canadian investors … Read more
Statistics Canada released business and employment dynamics data at the national level, 2016. In 2016, the entry rate for new private-sector employer businesses declined for the third consecutive year, down 0.2 percentage points from 2015 to 12.2 per cent. The exit rate for private-sector employer businesses rose 0.5 percentage points in 2016 to 11.9 per … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Labour Force Survey, May 2018. Employment was little changed in May, and the unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent for the fourth consecutive month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued Industrial capacity utilization rates, first quarter 2018. Canadian industries operated at 86.1 per cent of their production capacity in the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on aircraft movement statistics: Small airports, February 2018. Take-offs and landings at 126 Canadian airports without air traffic control towers reached 34,588 movements in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on farm product prices, April 2018. Prices received by farmers in April for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, April 2018. Canada’s exports rose 1.6 per cent to a record $48.6 billion in April, while imports were down 2.5 per cent to $50.5 billion. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $3.9 billion in March to $1.9 billion in April. The … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Women and men who experienced cyberstalking in Canada, 2014. Cyberstalking, which affects 8 per cent of women and 6 per cent of men who use the Internet, does not have the same implications for women and men. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on labour productivity, hourly compensation … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on television broadcasting, 2017. Total operating revenues for the Canadian television broadcasting sector fell 4.8 per cent from 2016 to $7.1 billion in 2017. Profits before interest and taxes rose 10.5 per cent to $940.7 million in 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a new study: Employment rates … Read more
Statistics Canada published tourism spending on culture and sport products, 2016. Tourism spending on culture products increased by $49.7 million from 2015 to $1.7 billion in 2016. Culture products represented 1.9 per cent of total tourism spending in Canada. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on the Crop Condition Assessment Program, April … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Vital Statistics in Inuit Nunangat, 1994-1998 to 2009-2013. Health data tables for Inuit Nunangat, with data for four individual time periods, 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2008 and 2009–2013, are now available. Included in these data tables is information on births, infant and perinatal mortality, mortality and potential years of life lost, and life … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, first quarter 2018. Real gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent in the first quarter, following an increase of 0.4 per cent in each of the previous two quarters. Final domestic demand rose by 0.5 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
