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Homeownership was the main factor in the difference in net wealth among Canadians surveyed by Statistics Canada, with renters coming out behind on a median basis.

According to Statistics Canada, indigenous owned businesses are 20 percent more likely to close and more likely to struggle to expand, when compared their competitors.

Canada’s inflation rate rose to two per cent in October, up from the 1.6 per cent for September, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday morning.

Edmonton is now pacing the country's largest municipalities when it comes the jobless numbers. Statistics Canada's September numbers shows the unemployment rate is nine per cent.

Statistics Canada said Friday that job gains were focused in full-time work and in the private sector, offset by losses in part-time roles and public employment.

A Statistics Canada study released last year found several factors have been affecting family planning for young adults, including the high cost of living. 

The numbers, published by Statistics Canada earlier this month, show Alberta spends $193 per day per inmate.

Wildfires were impacting several industries in July, Statistics Canada said, with warehousing and transportation seeing its second consecutive monthly contraction.

Statistics Canada said the number of non-permanent residents continues to grow, but the rate of that growth has been slowing since October 2023.

Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the Canadian fertility rate in 2023 was 1.26 children per woman, which is the lowest recorded level.

Statistics Canada said Friday that retail sales rebounded to 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, helped by stronger new car sales.

A new report from the Ontario Living Wage Network suggests residents will need a bump in pay to live in Guelph. The updated living wage in 2024 is $21.30.

An organization representing Manitoba physicians says it's troubling to see statistics showing the province having the second-largest surgical wait-list in Canada.

The economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter but continued to shrink on a per-person basis, according to Statistics Canada.

Nova Scotia's Liberal party is promising to improve cellphone service and invest in major highways if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.

Danielle Smith said building the rail system will take a lot of planning and infrastructure, as well as a whole new Crown corporation.

An attempt by Mayor Amarjeet Sohi to cut his salary so that it equals the compensation received by Calgary's mayor was voted down by Edmonton city council on Thursday.

The PBO also projects in its latest economic and fiscal outlook today that weak economic growth this year will begin to rebound in 2025.

Women and girls remain the primary victims, but the number of cases where men and boys are the victims appears to also be growing, new data shows.

The province must do more to build trust between schools and Indigenous communities, auditor general Guylaine Leclerc said while discussing her report.