Press Release Building permits, February 2021 The total value of building permits issued in February broke the $10 billion mark for the first time, as a jump in the non-residential…
Press Release Socioeconomic profile of the lesbian, gay and bisexual population, 2015 to 2018 According to Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2015 to 2018, an estimated 900,000 Canadians were…
Press Release Employment Insurance, January 2021 The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 11.2% (+149,000) to 1.5 million in January. Continue reading Natural resource indicators, fourth quarter…
Press Release Canadian Income Survey, 2019 The median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $62,900 in 2019. This was virtually unchanged from the previous year. Continue reading…
Press Release Aspects of quality of employment in Canada, February and March 2020 From mid-February to mid-March 2020, the 2020 Survey on Quality of Employment collected information on aspects of…
Press Release Retail trade, January 2021 Retail sales fell for the second consecutive month, down 1.1% to $52.5 billion in January, primarily because of lower sales at clothing and clothing…
Press Release Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health, September to December 2020 Findings released today from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health indicate that about one in five (21%)…
Press Release Consumer Price Index, February 2021 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.1% on a year-over-year basis in February, up from a 1.0% increase in January. On a seasonally…
Press Release Canada’s international investment position, fourth quarter 2020 Canada’s net foreign asset position continued its upward trend in the fourth quarter to reach an unprecedented level of $1,360.6 billion.…
Press Release Changes in federal, provincial and territorial custodial populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, July to September 2020 Following record declines at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of…