Statistics Canada issued data on health care access and experiences among Indigenous people, 2024. In 2024, the majority of First Nations people living off reserve (86 per cent), Métis (70 per cent) and Inuit (82 per cent) reported that it was very or somewhat important to have health care services that support Indigenous traditional medicines, healing … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on trafficking in persons in Canada, 2023. In 2023, 570 human trafficking incidents were reported to police, a slight decrease from the 597 reported in 2022. There was also a decrease in the rate of human trafficking (1.4 incidents per 100,000 population in 2023 compared with 1.5 in 2022). The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, August 2024. Real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in August as increases in services-producing industries were offset by declines in goods-producing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, August 2024. The number of employees … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Employment Insurance Coverage Survey, 2023. In 2023, an average of 1.1 million Canadians were unemployed at any point during the year. Two-thirds of these people (66.0 per cent or 744,000) had contributed to the Employment Insurance program. This contribution rate was up from 59.2 per cent in 2022 and … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Survey of Financial Security, 2023. The median net worth of Canadian families was $519,700 in 2023. Canadians nearing retirement age (55-64 years) who have both a principal residence and an employer pension plan have a median net worth that is about $1.4 million more than those who have neither. The … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on high-income Canadians, 2022. Average incomes, adjusted for inflation, declined across the whole of the income distribution from 2021 to 2022. This was mainly due to the winding down of COVID-19 pandemic-related government benefit programs in addition to an inflation rate of 6.8 per cent—the highest increase in 40 years on an annual … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, August 2024. Retail sales increased 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August. Sales were up in four of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a study: The Sociodemographic Diversity of the Black Populations in Canada. The study … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, August 2024. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 7,400 (+1.5 per cent) in August, the third increase in four months. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard. The Employment Insurance … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Economic and Social Reports, October 2024, which contains five new articles. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the self-reported oral health problems in the Canadian population living in the provinces, November 2023 to March 2024. Oral health can have a real impact on quality of life, and over … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, September 2024. The Industrial Product Price Index fell 0.6 per cent month over month in September and decreased 0.9 per cent year over year. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 3.1 per cent month over month in September and fell 8.8 per cent year over … Read more
