Press Release Department: Federal - Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada released figures on registered apprenticeship training programs, 2013. The provinces and territories reported 469,680 registrations in apprenticeship programs in Canada in 2013. Of these, more than three-quarters were apprentices continuing their programs from the previous year (already registered), about one-fifth were new registrations in 2013, and the remainder were people reinstated in a specific … Read more

Statistics Canada announced the Consumer Price Index for September 2015. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.0 per cent in the 12 months to September, after increasing 1.3 per cent in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index decreased 0.2 per cent in September, after posting no change in August. The full … Read more

Statistics Canada released data on retail trade for August 2015. Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, advancing 0.5 per cent to $43.6 billion in August. The increase was led by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Excluding this subsector, retail sales were flat. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more

Statistics Canada issued a study on Women in Canada: Immigrant women. Over 3.5 million immigrant women and girls were living in Canada in 2011, accounting for about one-fifth of the country’s female population. In that same year, 52.3 per cent of the total immigrant population was female compared with 50.8 per cent of Canada’s total … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade, August 2015. Wholesale sales edged down 0.1 per cent to $55.3 billion in August. Declines in four subsectors, in particular the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector, accounted for the decrease. Higher sales in the miscellaneous subsector partially offset these declines. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on food services and drinking places, annual, 2013. The food services and drinking places subsector recorded operating revenue of $57.9 billion and operating expenses of $55.4 billion in 2013. This led to an operating profit margin of 4.3 per cent. This industry group is composed of full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, special food … Read more

Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for August 2015. Manufacturing sales edged down 0.2 per cent to $52.1 billion in August, following three consecutive monthly increases. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published figures on Canada’s international transactions in securities for August 2015. Foreign investors added $3.1 billion of Canadian securities … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on investment in non-residential building construction for the third quarter of 2015. Investment in non-residential building construction amounted to $12.9 billion in the third quarter, down 0.5 per cent from the previous quarter. This was the third consecutive quarterly decline and largely reflected lower spending on the construction of commercial and … Read more

Statistics Canada released data on supply and disposition of refined petroleum products for July 2015. Canadian refineries received 8.8 million cubic metres of crude oil in July, up 0.3 per cent compared with the same month in 2014. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey for the second … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on production and value of ranch-raised pelts, 2014. The number of ranch-raised fur pelts increased from 2.8 million pelts in 2013 to 3.4 million pelts in 2014. The full release is available online.