Statistics Canada published the August 2025 edition of its Health Reports. Life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) are important indicators of population health. In Canada, data measuring LE and HALE are most commonly available at the national, provincial and regional levels, but have been produced less frequently for smaller geographical areas. In the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, June 2025. Foreign investors added $709 million of Canadian securities to their holdings in June, the first investment since January. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $9.0 billion of foreign securities, led by purchases of US shares and non-US bonds. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2025. Manufacturing sales rose by 0.3 per cent in June, driven by higher sales of petroleum and coal as well as food products. Meanwhile, the transportation equipment subsector posted the largest decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade, June … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s multigenerational and intergenerational households, 2021. New studies released today shed light on two emerging trends in living arrangements in Canada: multigenerational households, which include three or more generations of the same family, and intergenerational households, composed of parents and their adult children aged 20 years and older. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada published cancer survival statistics, 1992 to 2021. This release provides updated information on cancer survival in Canada. It highlights the variability in five-year net survival by cancer type, as well as the cancer types associated with the greatest improvements in net survival over time. Estimates are based on data from the Canadian Cancer Registry … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, June 2025. In June, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.2 billion (-9.0 per cent) to $12.0 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, June 2025. Monthly provincial prices received by farmers in June for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, … Read more
Statistics Canad posted data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, July 2025. In July 2025, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (returning Canadian residents and non-residents combined) by air and automobile was 6.3 million, down 15.6 per cent from July 2024. This was the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the results from its Labour Force Survey, July 2025. Employment fell by 41,000 (-0.2 per cent) in July and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.7 per cent. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued results from its Retail Commodity Survey, … Read more
Statistics Canada published the July 2025 issue of Canadian Economic News. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada posted data on cancer screening tests, 2024. This release provides an overview of proportions of Canadians who have undergone tests commonly used for early detection of colorectal, cervical and breast cancer. It also examines differences by sex, age, province, area type, racialized group, immigrant status, Indigenous group and disability status. The full release is available … Read more