Statistics Canada

• More data needed to reduce number of people on remand in Saskatchewan: provincial auditor

  Saskatchewan's auditor is calling on the province to better track data around programs meant to reduce the number of people on remand in the province.

  Canada

  Jun 10
• Sask. unemployment rate drops again in May, inches towards pre-pandemic level

  According to Statistics Canada's latest labour report, Saskatchewan had the lowest unemployment rate in the country in May and is closing in on pre-pandemic employment levels.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• Manitoba loses 2,900 mostly part-time jobs in May, mirroring national trends, Stats Canada reports

  Manitoba lost about 2,900 jobs in May, according to Statistics Canada, as yet another round of restrictions took effect to counter the third wave of COVID-19.

  Economy

  Jun 5
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 8.7% in May

  Alberta’s unemployment rate dipped slightly last month as businesses continued to struggle through the province's third wave of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jun 4
• London-St. Thomas May jobless rate up 1.5 percentage points to 9.7%

  Data released Friday from Statistics Canada showed the third consecutive increase — the second in a row with a significant climb.

  Canada

  Jun 4
• Canada’s annual inflation rate hits 3.4%, highest level in nearly a decade

  Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in April was up 3.4 compared with a year ago when prices plunged due to COVID-19.

  Economy

  May 19
• Statistics Canada sees more demand to fill out 2021 census online amid COVID-19 pandemic

  Census cards with information about how to fill out the short- and long-form questionnaires went out to households in the last week ahead of census day on May 11.

  Canada

  May 8
• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate in April tied for lowest in Canada

  Statistics Canada says Saskatchewan added 9,500 positions in April, pushing the unemployment rate down to 6.6 per cent.

  Economy

  May 7
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• Alberta’s jobless rate stays steady in April amid third wave of COVID-19

  Alberta recorded a jobless rate of 9.0 per cent in April, down just a single tenth of a percentage point from the month prior.

  Economy

  May 7
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• London-St. Thomas unemployment rate soars to 8.2% in April

  It marks the second straight month the jobless rate has increased in the region, though it's still well below the pandemic high of 12.6 per cent last June. 

  Economy

  May 7