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April 22, 2021
Employment Insurance, February 2021
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 3.6% (+53,000) to 1.5 million in February, following an 11.2% increase in January.
April 22, 2021
Study: Working from home: Potential implications for public transit and greenhouse gas emissions
If all Canadians who can work from home started teleworking instead of commuting, annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from transportation could fall by about 8.6 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. This represents 6.0% of the direct GHG emissions from Canadian households in 2015 and 11.0% of their emissions due to transportation that year.
April 21, 2021
Consumer Price Index, March 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in March, up from a 1.1% gain in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in March.
April 21, 2021
Control and sale of alcoholic beverages, year ending March 31, 2020
Canadians over the legal drinking age bought the equivalent of 9.5 standard alcoholic beverages a week in 2019/2020, totalling 3,084 million litres. This was down 0.3% from a year earlier and is the first decrease in volume in six years.
COVID-19
COVID-19: A data perspective
Explore key economic trends and social challenges that arise as the COVID-19 situation evolves.
Canadian Statistical Geospatial Explorer Hub
Discover Statistics Canada's geo-enabled data, including indicators related to COVID-19, in this interactive map.
Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
View selected data relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on economic activity in Canada.
Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians' Experiences of Discrimination Public Use Microdata File
Download a public use microdata file which contains information about how COVID-19 has impacted Canadians' experiences of discrimination, sense of belonging, trust in institutions and access to health care services.
Key indicators | All indicators
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38,048,7380.1%
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2.2%
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7.5%-0.7 pts
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2.3%
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2.6%
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$52.5 billion-1.1%
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$55.4 billion-1.6%
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$68.8 billion-0.7%
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-$7.3 billion
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$1.0 billion
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$1,135.418.3%
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40.9 years0.1 year
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79.55.1%
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$62,9000.5%
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18.0%0.4 pts
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Of interest
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Learn how Statistics Canada keeps your data safe and protects your privacy.
A focal point for data produced by Statistics Canada's Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics.
By the numbers features statistical information on various themes and special occasions.
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