Statistics Canada released the Crime Severity Index (CSI), a composite measure of the volume and severity of police-reported crime, which decreased 5% from 2024 to 2025. This marked the second consecutive annual decrease, following an upward trend beginning in 2015. In 2025, both the violent CSI (-4%) and the non-violent CSI (-5%) decreased. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on airport activity. In 2025, 158.9 million passengers enplaned and deplaned at Canadian airports, up 1.3% from 2024. This remained just below the 2019 level, before the COVID-19 pandemic, as year-over-year growth has slowed in recent years. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data showing that in May, Canada’s … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June. The CPI increased 2.8% year over year in June, following a 3.2% gain in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1% in June. The index is available online. Statistics Canada released the numbers on investment in building construction in May. The … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on Canada’s international transactions in securities. Foreign investors purchased $7.9 billion of Canadian securities in May, down from a sizable $46.9 billion investment in April. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $22.3 billion of foreign securities, following a divestment of $11.4 billion in the previous month. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study on the simultaneous reporting of English and French in the language questions of the Census of Population by official language minority adults. The study is available online. Statistics Canada published the Retail Services Price Index for May 2026. The index is available online. Statistics Canada issued the Wholesale Services Price Index for May 2026. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for May 2026. Manufacturing sales increased by 1.3% in May, mainly due to higher sales of motor vehicles and chemical products. Meanwhile, sales in the electrical equipment, appliance and component subsector declined the most. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade. … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Electric Power Selling Price Index for May 2026. The index is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on international arrivals to Canada. In June, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (Canadian-resident return trips, combined with US-resident and overseas-resident arrivals) by air and automobile totalled 5.5 million, up 3.6% from the same month in 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Lending Services … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey for June 2026. The employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on building permits. In May, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $215.0 million … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the provisional death counts from January 2024 to April 2026. Following today’s release, Statistics Canada is discontinuing the monthly release of provisional death estimates. Statistics on deaths and the causes of death will continue to be released annually. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the preliminary quarterly data on … Read more
