Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, second quarter 2022. Canada’s current account surplus (on a seasonal adjusted basis) amounted to $2.7 billion in the second quarter, a level similar to the surplus recorded in the first quarter. This balance reflected a higher trade in goods surplus offset by higher trade in … Read more
Statistics Canada published a model-based principal field crop estimates, July 2022. In 2022, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, canola, barley, oats, soybeans and corn for grain, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data. Increased production was largely driven by higher yields because of better growing conditions in … Read more
Statistics Canada published home care use and unmet home care needs in Canada, 2021. Using data from the 2021 Canadian Community Health Survey, this release provides a household and neighbourhood level overview of home care received and unmet home care needs during the 12 months preceding the survey. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, June 2022. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours as payroll employment—rose by 114,600 (+0.7 per cent) in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published dairy statistics, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, second quarter 2022. Canadian corporations reported a quarterly increase of 6.5 per cent in net income before taxes in the second quarter. The non-financial sector recorded growth of 10.2 per cent in NIBT. The financial sector saw a decline in NIBT of 1.6 per cent during the quarter. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on travel between Canada and other countries, June 2022. In June 2022, the number of international arrivals to Canada continued to increase, but still remained less than 2019 levels, before the pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on cancer incidence in Canada, 2019. In 2019, the rate of … Read more
Statistics Canada released the New Housing Price Index, July 2022. New home prices for Canada increased 0.1 per cent in July compared with June—the smallest increase since June 2020 and below the average increases witnessed in the first two quarters of 2022 (+1.1 per cent in the first quarter and +0.3 per cent in the second quarter). Prices … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on retail trade, June 2022. Retail sales increased 1.1 per cent to $63.1 billion in June, the sixth consecutive increase. Sales were up in eight of 11 subsectors and were led by higher sales at gasoline stations and motor vehicle and parts dealers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced that almost … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Employment Insurance, June 2022. In June, 486,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 7,000 (-1.4 per cent) from May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2022. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 2.1 per cent month over month … Read more
Statistics Canada announced that while English and French are still the main languages spoken in Canada, the country’s linguistic diversity continues to grow. Immigration drove up the number of Canadians who spoke predominantly a language other than English or French at home, from 4.0 million in 2016 to 4.6 million in 2021. English was the … Read more
