Statistics Canada released the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, first quarter 2023. National net worth, the sum of national wealth and Canada’s net foreign asset position, rose 1.7 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2022 to $17,109.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international investment position, first quarter 2023. Canada’s net foreign asset position increased by $212.0 billion to reach $1,103.7 billion at the end of the first quarter, the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2021, as global equity markets registered gains in the first quarter of 2023. This marked the second consecutive significant quarterly gain. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada, in partnership with the National Microbiology Laboratory from the Public Health Agency of Canada, continues to collect the Canadian Wastewater Survey to better understand the levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the wastewater of five Canadian municipalities (Metro Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montréal, and Halifax). The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, May 2023. Overall employment was little changed in May, as employment fell by 77,000 (-2.8 per cent) for youth aged 15-24, and it increased by 63,000 (+0.5 per cent) among people aged 25-54. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on industrial capacity utilization rates, … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on fire incidents increase during the pandemic. Fire departments among seven reporting jurisdictions in Canada attended just over 39,000 fires in 2021, marking the second consecutive year of increases. Both fires and the number of fatalities increased during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, April 2023. Canada’s merchandise exports increased 2.5 per cent in April, while imports edged down 0.2 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $231 million in March to $1.9 billion in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, April 2023. The total monthly value of building permits in Canada declined 18.8 per cent to $9.6 billion in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published Federal Science and Technology Expenditures and Personnel data, 2021/2022 (actual), 2022/2023 (preliminary), and 2023/2024 (intentions). Federal government spending on scientific and technological … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Farm Product Price Index, March 2023. After four consecutive year-over-year increases, the Farm Product Price Index decreased 3.4 per cent in March compared with the same month one year earlier. Lower prices for most crop commodities outweighed higher prices for most livestock and animal products. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on sawmills, March 2023. Lumber production increased 21.8 per cent from February to 4 785.3 thousand cubic metres in March. Production was down 5.4 per cent from March 2022. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on passenger bus and urban transit, 2021. Total revenues for the more than 1,500 passenger bus and urban transit … Read more
Statistics Canada published data indicating that almost one in four businesses offers at least one type of service in English and French. Of the 1,082,000 private business establishments in Canada in 2022, 252,000 (23.3 per cent) offered at least one type of bilingual service (English and French). Businesses offering bilingual services employed 41.0 per cent of … Read more
