The Daily Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Press Release
National Travel Survey and Visitor Travel Survey, third quarter 2025
During the third quarter, Canadian residents took 117.7 million trips within Canada and abroad, down 2.8% from the same quarter in 2024. From July to September 2025, visitors from the United States and overseas countries made 11.2 million trips to Canada, showing little change (+0.1%) compared with the third quarter of 2024.
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, November 2025
In November, the business opening rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 5.0%, following a 0.2 percentage point decline in the previous month. The opening rate was 0.3 percentage points above its 2015-to-2019 historical average. This rise was driven by a 0.5 percentage point increase in the re-opening rate to reach 3.4% in November. Meanwhile, both the entry and closure rates declined by about 0.1 percentage points.
Railway carloadings, December 2025
In December, Canadian railways transported 31.0 million tonnes of freight, down 2.0% compared with December 2024, mainly due to fewer shipments of iron ores and coal.
Canadian Community Health Survey: Rapid response on gambling, 2025
New data on gambling are now available from the rapid response component of the Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component.
Data availability: Survey on the Use of Digital Technologies by Health Care Providers, 2024
Today, Statistics Canada is releasing new results on Shared Health Priorities indicators for health care providers from data collected during the 2024 cycle of the Survey on the Use of Digital Technologies by Health Care Providers (SUDTHCP).
Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard
The Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard has been updated with data and analysis for the December 2025 reference period.
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Advance indicator, January 2026
Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the manufacturing sector for January. Advance results indicate that total manufacturing sales decreased 3.3% in January. The largest decreases were in the transportation equipment and machinery subsectors.
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