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Population estimate
(Note) (April 2016)
36,155,487
CPI annual inflation
(May 2016)
1.5%
Unemployment rate
(May 2016)
6.9%
Monthly GDP growth
(March 2016)
-0.2%

In the news: The Daily

Study: Hires and layoffs in Canada's economic regions: Experimental estimates
2003 to 2013
Study: Women in scientific occupations in Canada
1991 to 2011
Employment Insurance
April 2016
Retail trade
April 2016

June 27, 2016

Study: Hires and layoffs in Canada's economic regions: Experimental estimates
2003 to 2013

Paid employment in Canada held steady at 13.2 million from 2009 to 2010, but that figure masks the dynamic nature of Canada's labour market.

June 24, 2016

Study: Women in scientific occupations in Canada
1991 to 2011

In 2011, women represented less than one in four (23%) workers in university-level scientific occupations, compared with nearly two-thirds (65%) of workers in university-level non-scientific occupations.

June 23, 2016

Employment Insurance
April 2016

In April, 538,400 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down slightly from the previous month (-4,900 or -0.9%).

June 22, 2016

Retail trade
April 2016

Following a 0.8% decline in March, retail sales rose 0.9% to $44.3 billion in April. Sales were up in 7 of 11 subsectors, representing 64% of total retail sales.