Statistics Canada released figures on building permits, October 2015. Municipalities issued $7.7 billion worth of building permits in October, up 9.1 per cent from a month earlier. This was the first increase in three months. Higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings and institutional buildings in Alberta were responsible for much of the advance. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Public confidence in Canadian institutions, 2013 and 2014. According to the 2013 General Social Survey, three-quarters (76 per cent) of Canadians have some or a great deal of confidence in the police, making it the institution with the highest level of public confidence. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey for November 2015. Employment decreased by 36,000 (-0.2 per cent) in November, the result of losses in part-time work. The overall employment decline in November followed a similar-sized increase in October. The unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 7.1per cent in November. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada published a profile of the labour market experiences of adults with disabilities for 2012. In 2012, 10.1 per cent of Canadians aged 15 to 64—2,338,200 individuals—reported a difficulty or impairment because of a long-term condition or health problem that limited their daily activities. The full study is available online. Statistics Canada announced the … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on activities of foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada, 2013. Foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada accounted for over half of total international trade in goods and commercial services (exports plus imports), and represented nearly one in eight jobs in Canada in 2013. These firms also held significant assets and generated sizable operating revenues. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2015. Real gross domestic product rose 0.6 per cent in the third quarter, following two consecutive quarterly declines. The quarterly growth was driven by increased international demand for Canadian goods and services as exports grew 2.3 per cent. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s balance of international payments, third quarter 2015. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed $0.4 billion in the third quarter to $16.2 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), transactions in direct investment liabilities, largely foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies, led the inflows of funds into … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, second quarter 2015. There were 437,000 job vacancies in Canada in the second quarter and the job vacancy rate was 2.8 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its industrial product and raw materials price indexes for October 2015. The Industrial Product … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on payroll employment, earnings and hours for September 2015. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $955 in September, up 1.0 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings increased by 1.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced the … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on homicide in Canada, 2014. Police services reported 516 homicides in 2014, 4 more than in the previous year. The homicide rate, however, was stable in 2014 (1.45 per 100,000 population), making 2013 and 2014 the years with the lowest homicide rates since 1966. Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of those … Read more
