Statistics Canada issued data on firearms and intimate partner violence in Canada. In 2024, there were 1,096 victims of police-reported firearm-related intimate partner violence in Canada, representing a rate of 3.1 victims per 100,000 population aged 12 years and older. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a study titled Feeling the heat: … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the Canadian international merchandise trade. In May, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 0.9%, while imports edged down 0.2%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $3.4 billion in April to $4.2 billion in May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a study on … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on sawmills for April, 2026. Lumber production decreased 0.3% from March to 3, 861.4 thousand cubic metres in April. Production was down 9.7% from April 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Multimodal Safety and Security Programs Oversight Delivery Indicators for the third and fourth quarters of 2025/2026 … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index, first quarter 2026. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published the monthly average retail prices for selected products for May 2026. Statistics Canada’s Food Price Data Hub features data, articles and tools on food prices, including an Average Retail Food Prices Data Visualization Tool that lets users build a grocery cart and compare average prices over time and by region. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, April 2026. Real gross domestic product grew 0.5 per cent in April, marking its largest expansion since July 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on principal field crop areas, June 2026. Canadian farmers reported planting more acres of canola, barley, corn and … Read more
Statistics Canada released a new study: Portrait of the Latin American populations in Canada. This portrait focuses on the analysis of the sociodemographic and socioeconomic outcomes of Latin American populations in Canada. An intersectional approach is applied to explore the relationships between multiple diversity factors, with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Government finance statistics, first quarter 2026. In the first quarter of 2026, the Canadian general government recorded a deficit of $16.4 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as expenses grew (+0.4 per cent) and revenue decreased slightly (-0.1 per cent). Excluding social security … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, April 2026. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—edged up by 22,000 (+0.1 per cent) in April, following little variation in March (+5,700; +0.0 per cent). Year over … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2024, The foreign-controlled share of assets in Canada was 13.9 per cent in 2024. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the June 2026 edition of its Economic and Social Reports, which contains four new articles. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
