Statistics Canada

• Productivity and hourly wages see small bump amid economic worries

  Canada's business productivity improved in the third quarter as hourly wages grew, according to the latest data, which also showed a drop in hours worked amid the trade war.

  Economy

  Dec 3
  
• Vacancies for nurses, support workers tripled since 2016, StatCan finds

  From 2016 to 2024, the vacancy rate for health-related occupations nearly tripled, increasing from 2.1 per cent to 5.8 per cent, the report said.

  Health

  Dec 2
  
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• B.C., Alberta among provinces seeing largest drops in homicides: report

  British Columbia and Alberta are among the provinces across Canada that saw the largest drops in homicides for 2024, according to Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 2
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• More Canadians commute as remote work declines, StatCan data shows

  The agency said those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024.

  Canada

  Aug 26
• Canadians returning from U.S. drops for 7th straight month: StatCan

  The preliminary number of Canadian returns by air and land from the U.S. saw steep declines in July compared to a year prior as the trade war between the two countries continues.

  Canada

  Aug 11
• Canada’s trade with U.S. still ‘quite weak’ despite June rise: economists

  Canada saw exports to the U.S. rise by 3.1 per cent in June, with imports also slightly up, but the data showed it was still down compared to a year prior.

  Canada

  Aug 5
• New car sales tumble in Canada as trade war bites, new data shows

  Retail sales in Canada fell 1.1 per cent in May to $69.2 billion, led largely by falling motor vehicle sales, new data from Statistics Canada showed on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jul 24
• Lethbridge sees sharpest crime severity index drop since 2000

  Statistics Canada published the 2024 crime severity index (CSI) on Tuesday and Lethbridge saw its steepest decrease in 25 years.

  Crime

  Jul 22
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• Police-reported crime in Canada fell in 2024 for 1st time since pandemic

  Statistics Canada attributed much of the overall decline in the crime severity index in 2024 to a six per cent drop in non-violent crime, but violent crime also fell.

  Canada

  Jul 22
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• As heat waves become more common, air conditioning use is rising: StatCan

  As heat waves become more common, Statistics Canada is out with a new report which shows who still doesn't have air conditioning and why.

  Health

  Jul 8