Statistics Canada released data on charitable donors, 2016. Total donations reported by Canadian tax filers fell to $8.9 billion in 2016, down 2.7 per cent from 2015. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, November 2017. Refinery receipts of crude oil, production of refined petroleum … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s population estimates: subprovincial areas, July 1, 2017. On July 1, 2017, 7 in 10 Canadians (70.5 per cent), or 25,893,686 people, were living in a census metropolitan area. Canada’s three largest census metropolitan areas—Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver—were home to more than 1 in 3 Canadians (35.6 per cent). The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on fruit and vegetable production, 2017. The farm-gate value of Canadian fruit and vegetable products decreased 1.2 per cent from 2016 to $2.3 billion in 2017. This decrease was driven by the decline in the value of fruits due to unfavourable weather conditions and price decreases that affected some fruit varieties. The … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, January 2018. Following two months of increases, employment fell by 88,000 in January. Part-time employment declined (-137,000), while full-time employment was up (+49,000). At the same time, the unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 5.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the New Housing Price Index, December 2017. Nationally, prices for new houses were unchanged in December, while showing limited growth in some markets. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian business counts, December 2017. Nationally, there were 1,270,783 active businesses with employees in December. Provincially, Ontario reported the highest … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, December 2017. Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion in building permits in December, up 4.8 per cent following a 7.3 per cent decline in November. The December increase stemmed from higher construction intentions in the residential sector.The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on chicken production … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, December 2017. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world totalled $3.2 billion in December, widening from a $2.7 billion deficit in November. Imports rose 1.5 per cent and exports were up 0.6 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data comparing Canadian and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on stocks of principal field crops, December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, total stocks of canola, corn for grain, soybeans, oats, lentils and dry peas were up compared with the same date a year earlier. However, total stocks for wheat and barley were down at the end of 2017. The … Read more
Statistics Canada announced StatsCannabis data availability: Crowdsourced cannabis prices from January 25 to January 31, 2018. Crowdsourced cannabis prices, for the period from January 25-31, 2018, are being released today and can be downloaded from the crowdsourcing application StatsCannabis. Canadians submitted 5,882 price quotes during this period. The data are representative of the population of individuals … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on asphalt roofing, December 2017. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 1.5 million metric bundles in December, down 12.6 per cent from the previous month. Compared with December 2016, shipments were 20.7 per cent lower. The full release is available online.
