Statistics Canada released figures on principal field crop areas, June 2016. Canadian farmers reported seeding more land to lentils again this year, continuing the strong upward trend observed over the past four years. Seeding of soybeans and corn for grain increased, while canola was relatively unchanged from 2015. The areas seeded to spring wheat, oats and barley … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on victimization of Aboriginal people in Canada, 2014. In 2014, 28 per cent of Aboriginal people aged 15 and older reported that they or their household had been a victim in the previous 12 months of at least one of the eight types of crime measured by the General Social Survey on Victimization. … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Hires and layoffs in Canada’s economic regions: Experimental estimates, 2003 to 2013: Paid employment in Canada held steady at 13.2 million from 2009 to 2010, but that figure masks the dynamic nature of Canada’s labour market. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on employer support of volunteering: Underlying … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Women in scientific occupations in Canada, 1991 to 2011. In 2011, women represented less than one in four (23 per cent) workers in university-level scientific occupations, compared with nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of workers in university-level non-scientific occupations. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on … Read more
Statistics Canada announced Employment Insurance figures for April 2016. In April, 538,400 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down slightly from the previous month (-4,900 or -0.9 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on natural gas transmission, storage and distribution for April 2016. Natural gas transmission pipelines received 501.1 … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on rRetail trade, April 2016. Following a 0.8 per cent decline in March, retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $44.3 billion in April. Sales were up in 7 of 11 subsectors, representing 64 per cent of total retail sales. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Balance sheet … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on investment in new housing construction, April 2016. Spending on new residential construction totalled $4.2 billion in April, up 8.4 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian portfolio investment abroad, 2015. Canadian investors’ holdings of foreign securities reached $1,682.0 billion at … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Wholesale trade, April 2016. Wholesale sales edged up 0.1 per cent to $54.8 billion in April, after two consecutive monthly declines. Gains were recorded in three of seven subsectors, led by the miscellaneous subsector. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, April 2016. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the Consumer Price Index, May 2016. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.5 per cent in the 12 months to May, after increasing 1.7 per cent in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in May, matching the gain in April. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international transactions in securities for April 2016. Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $15.5 billion in April, the fourth straight month of relatively strong activity. At the same time, Canadian investors acquired $4.7 billion of foreign securities, mainly debt instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
