The Daily Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Press Release
January 28, 2020
Life tables, 2016/2018
For the third year in a row, male life expectancy at birth in Canada did not increase, which is likely related to the opioid crisis that is particularly affecting British Columbia and Ontario.
Updated data on deaths
Updated data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database are now available for the period from 1991 to 2017. Data on deaths are available at the national level and by province or territory of residence.
Representation of women on boards of directors, 2017
Today, Statistics Canada is releasing new data on the gender composition of corporate boards in Canada in 2016 and 2017. These data highlight women in leadership and strategic decision-making roles in corporations conducting business in Canada. These data also support gender-based analysis across government and private sector organizations.
Survey of Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders, second quarter 2019
The value of residential mortgage loans extended by non-bank lenders grew by 25.4% to $41.1 billion in the second quarter of 2019. The total number of extended residential mortgages also increased during the quarter to 166,482—an increase of 34.1%.
Study: Are refugees more likely to leave initial destinations than economic immigrants?
Previous research has suggested that when resettlement programs place refugees in smaller cities, refugees quickly leave their initial destination. However, results from a new study released today show that, even though many resettled refugees do not get to choose where they settle in Canada, they are not more likely than economic immigrants to leave their initial city of settlement. This study is the first to compare long-term retention rates at the city level for different classes of immigrants.
Statistics Canada’s Trust Centre
Today is Data Privacy Day—a day celebrated by many countries, including Canada, to highlight privacy rights and the importance of protecting personal information in a digital era.
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