Statistics Canada released data on building permits, February 2024. The total monthly value of building permits in Canada increased 9.3 per cent from January to $11.8 billion in February. The full statement is available online. Statistics Canada published data on Canadian residential facilities for victims of abuse, 2022/2023. In 2022/2023, there were 67,430 admissions to the 562 residential … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the socioeconomic outcomes of immigrants admitted to Canada as children, 2022. In 2022, close to 2 million immigrants admitted to Canada since 1980 were children 14 years of age or younger at the time of admission. This represents about one-fifth of immigrants admitted during this period. Immigrants admitted to Canada as children are … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Retail Commodity Survey, January 2024. Retail sales reached $56.3 billion in January, an increase of 2.5 per cent compared with the same month one year earlier. Higher sales were reported in 11 of the 18 commodity classes. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data from its Biennial Waste Management Survey: … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, March 2024. Employment was little changed in March (-2,200; -0.0 per cent) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.4 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on mining industries: Annual energy consumption, 2022. Energy consumption statistics from the Annual Mineral … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2024. In February, significant growth was observed in Canada’s merchandise exports and imports. Exports increased 5.8 per cent, while imports rose 4.6 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $608 million in January to $1.4 billion in February. The … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Canadian Internal Trade Hub. The Privy Council Office and Statistics Canada have partnered to provide data that can inform about internal trade available to Canadians in one location. The Canadian Internal Trade Data and Information Hub provides Canadians with information on internal trade to help conduct analyses on internal trade trends … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Indigenous peoples economic account, 2012 to 2021. Preliminary estimates of the Indigenous economy, defined as gross domestic income earned by Indigenous workers and Indigenous-led businesses (where 50 per cent +1 of the owners identify as Indigenous), along with data on jobs held by Indigenous people, have been updated with this current … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, January 2024. Real gross domestic product rose 0.6 per cent in January as both services-producing and goods-producing industries posted gains. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter to fourth quarter 2023. Real gross domestic product … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on national tourism indicators, fourth quarter 2023. Tourism spending in Canada grew 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 0.1 per cent decline in the third quarter. Annually, tourism spending rose 13.5 per cent in 2023 after increasing 50.4 per cent in 2022. Tourism gross domestic product rose 2.5 per … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on police resources in Canada, 2023. On May 15, 2023, there were 71,472 police officers across all Canadian police services, 892 more than on the same date in 2022. The rate of police strength in 2023 was 178 officers per 100,000 population, down almost 2 per cent from 2022. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
