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Keep informed through our E-bulletin, annual brochure and forums.
December 19, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of December 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "The most recent issue".
November 29, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of November 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
November 3, 2011
Leading causes of death
For young adults aged 15 to 24, the top three causes of death in 2008 in order were accidents, suicide and homicide. See Fast facts – Health.
October 26, 2011
Video tutorials: So you have to do a data project! A step-by-step student guide to finding data
Brief video tutorials that provide topic ideas, search tips and information on how to find and download data from the Statistics Canada website.
October 6, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of October 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
September 30, 2011
Cost of education – updated
Ontario had the highest undergraduate university tuition fees in 2011/2012. See Fast facts – Education.
September 16, 2011
Is it worth completing university?
See Fast facts – Education for updated data on employment prospects in Canada for university/college graduates vs. secondary school graduates.
September 12, 2011
Winners of the International statistical poster competition
Our national winners reached high levels with a first and third place internationally! See the list of winners of the 2011 International statistical poster competition.
September 6, 2011
Census at School
Project now open:
The online questionnaires are now available and the project runs until June 22, 2012.
August 29, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of August 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
August 16, 2011
Economy and the environment: Human Activity and the Environment, 2011
The 2011 edition of Human Activity and the Environment presents the relationship between Canada’s economy and the environment, with a particular focus on natural resources wealth.
See also the updated Fast facts – Environment on the Students page.
July 29, 2011
Census at School – Last year's summary results:
Under "Data and results" see the Canadian summary results for 2010/2011. You can compare them to your own class results after having your students complete the questionnaire.
June 29, 2011
New Canada Quiz
Test your knowledge of Canada and Canadians with our updated Canada Quiz. You'll also find new Canadian Fast facts questions.
June 28, 2011
New on health
In Health and Physical Education: Key resources, see updated "Health Fact Sheets" and "Health Indicator maps" on topics like smoking, physical activity or diabetes.
In Health and Physical Education: Data, see the new databases that let you find information by city or province (Health Profile), track trends over time (Health Trends) or select tables by subject (Health Indicators).
Environment: new article on energy use
In Environment: Key resources, see "Summertime control of temperature in Canadian homes", under articles on "Energy and its use".
June 14, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of June 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
June 7, 2011
National winners of the International statistical poster competition
See environmental posters produced by the national winners of the 2011 International statistical poster competition.
May 30, 2011
Provincial winners of the International statistical poster competition
See environmental posters produced by the provincial winners of the 2011 International statistical poster competition.
May 5, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of May 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
Family Studies: new chapter in Women in Canada
A new chapter, Women and the criminal justice system, was recently added to Women in Canada, 2010. Find it in Family Studies and Home economics: Key resources, under "Articles" on "Women".
May 2, 2011
Life expectancy
See Fast Facts – Population for an update on life expectancy in Canada and comparisons with other OECD countries.
See Fast Facts – Health for an update on variations of life expectancy among different regions in Canada.
Health and Physical Education updates
The first article of the new Health at a Glance is on "Disparities in life expectancy". Find it under "Articles" in the Health and Physical Education: Key resources page.
Find recent health data for any city or province in Health Profile, Feb. 2011. Click on the "Data" tab in the "Health and Physical Education" page.
April 29, 2011
Video tutorial for teachers
Our new video "Just for teachers: StatCan's Learning resources" guides you through our treasure-trove.
From the Teachers page, click on Video tutorials.
April 19, 2011
June 1st 2011: Student Data Fair in Ottawa
Find information about this event in the Data analysis projects and fairs section.
April 4, 2011
Stay connected – new icons
From Learning resources, click on Mobile, for a clean and simple version of The Daily, Latest indicators, Summary tables and Community profiles; add Widgets of The Daily and Latest indicators to your desktop; or connect to Twitter and RSS feeds.
Geography : Ecoregion profiles
See Geography: Key resources - Articles for a series of Ecoregion profiles now coming out regularly in "Envirostats".
Environment update: Articles by theme
See several recent articles listed by theme (i.e. climate, energy, water) in Environment.
March 15, 2011
Census mini-course for teachers - updated
Learn about Canada's censuses and how the 2011 Census will be collected next May in the updated mini-course About the Census of Canada. You'll find it on the Teachers page under the quick link Census of Canada resources or on the Census at School project page under Census of Canada.
March 8, 2011
Public school indicators
See Summary Public School Indicators for Canada, the Provinces and Territories, 2001/2002 to 2007/2008 in Career Education: Key resources.
March 7, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of March 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
February 2, 2011
The Learning resources bulletin of February 2011 is now available on the Teachers' page. Under Keep informed, click on "Previous issues".
February 1, 2011
Fast facts – Civic participation
Find out about ethical consumption and other types of civic engagement in Fast facts – Civic participation on the Students page.
Chinese New Year
Discover how China, Japan and other South Asian countries contribute to Canadian trade, population and even cuisine! See our Chinese New Year feature.
January 31, 2011
Fast Fact - Health: Physical activity
See Fast Facts – Health, under Physical activity for the latest measurements of Canadians' physical activity levels.
Women in Canada, 2010
Women in Canada: a Gender-based Statistical Report, 2010 covers women's paid work and economic well-being.
Find it in Family Studies and Home Economics under Articles on Women, as well as in Career Education, under Articles on Labour.
