Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, April 2026. Foreign investors acquired $46.9 billion of Canadian securities in April, led by a record investment in federal government bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors sold $11.4 billion of foreign securities, following five consecutive monthly investments totalling $70.3 billion. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released data on the economic impact of the wireless telecommunications carriers industry, 2024. Estimates of the economic impact of the wireless telecommunications carriers industry for 2024 are now available. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on job vacancies, first quarter 2026. Job vacancies increased by 11,800 (+2.4 per cent) in the first quarter of 2026 to 506,700. This was the first increase in job vacancies since the second quarter of 2022. Job vacancies rose for full-time (+7,700; +2.1 per cent) and part-time (+4,100; +3.3 per cent) occupations, as well as for permanent (+7,400; +1.8 per cent) and temporary (+4,400; +5.0 per cent) positions. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published a new study: The homeownership trajectories of recent immigrants, 2017 to 2021. From 2022 to 2024, Canada admitted a historic number of newcomers. While the number of admissions decreased in 2024, homeownership demand among those already admitted may increase as they spend more time in the country. A new study release today, titled “The homeownership trajectories of recent immigrants,” examines the relationship between immigration and housing by exploring the homeownership trajectories of recent immigrants in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released a new study: Extreme weather impacts on consumers and insurers in Canada: An updated analysis, December 2019 to December 2025. Canada’s property and casualty (P&C) insurers have faced growing financial pressure, driven by an increase in extreme weather events, higher building and replacement costs, higher repair costs and a rise in vehicle prices and thefts. These factors have contributed to higher insurance expenses, and insurers have raised premiums to compensate. From December 2019 to December 2025, homeowners’ home and mortgage insurance premiums increased 45.0 per cent, more than double the increase in the all-item Consumer Price Index over this period (+21.0 per cent). Passenger vehicle insurance premiums rose 23.9 per cent, also outpacing overall inflation, albeit to a lesser degree. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on inter-corporate ownership: Data product, 2025. The full release is available online.