Statistics Canada Canadian posted results from its Survey on Business Conditions, first quarter 2024. Supply chain and price pressures have remained stable for Canadian businesses in the first quarter, following the downward trend started in the first quarter of 2022. As well, the outlook of businesses is relatively unchanged in the first quarter of 2024 compared … Read more
Statistics Canada released its quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2023. Canadian corporations reported a 2.7 per cent (+$4.4 billion) increase in net income before taxes in the fourth quarter, reaching $165.4 billion. This gain was driven by the financial sector (+6.8 per cent), which outperformed the non-financial sector (+1.2 per cent). The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, December 2023. Retail sales increased 0.9 per cent to $67.3 billion in December. Sales were up in five of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1.9 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on Employment Insurance, December 2023. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data indicating that millennials now outnumber baby boomers in Canada. Although the country’s population aging continues, it was slowed by the increase in permanent and temporary immigration observed in 2022 and 2023. As the many recent immigrants are on average younger than the rest of the Canadian population, the average age of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, January 2024. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, down from a 3.4 per cent gain in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1 per cent in January. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from … Read more
Statistics Canada Canada’s international transactions in securities, December 2023. Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $29.4 billion of foreign securities in December, led by a record investment in foreign shares. Meanwhile, foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $10.4 billion, mainly in debt instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada Non-bank financial intermediation, 2007 to 2022. Non-bank financial … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2023. Manufacturing sales fell 0.7 per cent in December, mainly on lower sales of motor vehicles and chemical products. Meanwhile, production of aerospace products and parts posted the largest increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, December 2023. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the provincial variation in the retention rates of immigrants, 2022. Using data from the 2022 Longitudinal Immigration Database, this release examines the recent trends in the provincial and territorial immigrant retention rates—the percentage of immigrant taxfilers who filed taxes in the province or territory where the immigrant intended to live in … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the confidence in institutions and the media, 2023. Public confidence in institutions can encourage political participation, strengthen bonds between citizens and help people and communities become more resilient in the face of challenges. New data from the most recent cycle of the Canadian Social Survey sheds light on the link … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Gender Results Framework: A new data table on workplace harassment. Statistics Canada’s Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics has released a new data table on experiences of harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. This data table reports on the Gender Results Framework, introduced by the Government of Canada in … Read more
