Statistics Canada

• Canada adds 88K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.6%: StatCan

  Construction led the way with a gain of 27,000 jobs last month, while the wholesale and retail trade sector lost 35,000 positions.

  Economy

  Jun 5
  
• Canadians yet to complete census can expect phone calls, in-person visits

  According to a Statistics Canada press release, 'census enumerators will begin contacting households from which a completed questionnaire has not yet been received.'

  Canada

  Jun 2
  
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• Canadian natural gas exports to non-U.S. markets hit record levels in March

  Overall primary energy production in Canada went up to 2.2 million gigajoules in March, an increase of 0.9 per cent compared to March 2025.

  Economy

  Jun 1
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• Canadian travel to U.S. tanked 24% in late 2025 from year before: data

  Canadian visits to the U.S. declined in the last quarter of 2025 and Canadians also spent less money while travelling south of the border, data from Statistics Canada shows.

  Canada

  May 29
• Petroleum and coal product sales highest since September 2023: StatCan

  The increase is credited largely by higher prices from heightened tensions in the Middle East, which disrupted energy markets and shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

  Economy

  May 15
• 80% of Canadians saw misinformation at least once last month: StatCan

  Nearly half of Canadians say that they are finding it 'harder to distinguish between true and false news or information' compared to three years prior.

  Canada

  May 14
• Twice as many millennials live with parents than boomers at their age

  In 2021, 16.3 per cent of millennials between the ages of 25 and 39 were living with at least one parent, a Statistics Canada study released Wednesday said.

  Economy

  May 6
• Albertans are the least satisfied with quality of life across Canada: StatCan

  A new survey from Statistics Canada shows that Albertans are less satisfied with the quality of life in Canada when compared to other Canadians.

  Canada

  Apr 20
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• Wealth and income gaps grew in 2025, Statistics Canada states

  The agency says the income gap in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent, reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.

  Economy

  Apr 13
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• Nearly two-thirds of younger Canadians want kids, up from 2021: study

  The study set out to evaluate 'overall changes in these plans among Canadians aged 15 to 49, as well as shifts in the number of intended children.'

  Canada

  Apr 10