Statistics Canada released data on farm product prices, February 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Farm Input Price Index, fourth quarter 2024. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the eekly aircraft movements, March 22 to 28, 2025. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on emergency preparedness and extreme weather experiences of Indigenous people, 2024 Over the course of their lives, about eight in 10 First Nations people living off reserve (82 per cent), Métis (81 per cent) and Inuit (78 per cent) experienced an extreme weather event or natural disaster that caused a severe … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Retail Commodity Survey, January 2025. Retail sales reached $59.8 billion in January, an increase of 6.4 per cent compared with the same month one year earlier. Higher sales were reported in all 18 commodity classes. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on the multifactor productivity growth estimates and industry productivity … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, March 2025. Employment fell by 33,000 (-0.2 per cent) in March and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.9 per cent. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted results from the Annual Waste Management … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from the Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2025. In February, Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 5.5 per cent, while imports were up 0.8 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $3.1 billion in January to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February. The … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Impacts of rising costs and claims on personal automobile insurance profitability and consumers in Canada, January 2020 to December 2024. In recent years, high claims costs have led to rising automobile (auto) insurance premiums for consumers, as measured by the passenger vehicle insurance premiums Consumer Price Index. Premiums increased … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on RRSP, TFSA and FHSA Contributions, 2023. In 2023, 11.3 million tax filers contributed to either a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) or a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). Less than half a million tax filers contributed to a First Home Savings Account (FHSA) in that year. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on indigenous language families in Canada: New reports from the 2021 Census of Population. The 2021 Census of Population revealed that 243,155 people reported the ability to speak an Indigenous language well enough to conduct a conversation. There were more than 70 distinct Indigenous languages reported on the census questionnaire. Within this rich diversity of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, January 2025. Real gross domestic product rose 0.4 per cent in January with increases coming from both goods-producing and services-producing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter to fourth quarter 2024. Real gross domestic … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, January 2025. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—rose by 26,800 (+0.1 per cent) in January, following an increase of 66,400 (+0.4 per cent) in December 2024. On … Read more
