Statistics Canada
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Canadian retail sales fell 2.5% to $61.3B in July: StatCanStatistics Canada says the July sales were down in nine of the 11 subsectors it tracks, representing 94.5 per cent of retail trade.CanadaSep 23
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Kelowna, B.C. seeing significant growth in rental householdsAccording to a report released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Canada’s homeownership rate fell overall to 66.5 per cent in 2021 from a peak of 69 per cent in 2011.CanadaSep 22
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Indigenous people more likely to have housing issues as population grows: StatCanAlmost one in six Indigenous people lived in a home in need of major repairs in 2021, a rate almost three times higher than for the non-Indigenous population.CanadaSep 21
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805K homes in Canada don’t have enough space for the people living in them: dataStatistics Canada released new housing data Wednesday showing more than 805,600 homes are "unsuitable" — meaning three or more people are sharing a single bedroom.MoneySep 21
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‘The bond is broken’: Data shows Indigenous kids overrepresented in foster careStatistics Canada released data from the 2021 census showing Indigenous children accounted for 53.8 per cent of all children in foster care.CanadaSep 21
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B.C. had highest national rate of unaffordable housing in 2021: Statistics CanadaThe 2021 statistics are inflated due 'largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver.'CanadaSep 21
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Homeownership rates on the decline in Canada, especially among young adults: dataHomeownership rates have declined from the high seen in 2011, Statistic Canada reported on Wednesday, with the situation especially bleak for young millennials.MoneySep 21
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More than half of kids in foster care are Indigenous: Statistics CanadaHousing prices rose between 2016 and last year, sparking widespread concerns about affordability. But this year, prices have fallen dramatically because of rising interest rates.CanadaSep 21
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What is ‘core inflation’? This key figure could gauge future interest rate hikesEconomists say the Bank of Canada will keep a close eye on 'core inflation' on Tuesday when the latest Consumer Price Index is released. So what is it, and why does it matter?ConsumerSep 19
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Canada to yield more crops in 2022 as farmers recover from last year’s drought: reportStatistics Canada says Canadian farmers are on track to produce a better crop this year than they did in 2021 because of better growing conditions in Western Canada.CanadaSep 14
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