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- In November 2022, the 421,800 non-resident visitors that arrived from abroad at Canadian airports equipped with electronic sensors were nearly double those that arrived the same month in 2021. - The Daily — Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, November 2022
- The number of people usually taking public transit to work fell from 2 million in 2016 to 1 million in 2021, declining for the first time since the census began collecting commuting data in 1996. - The Daily — Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed commuting patterns for good?
- On average, recent Canadian retirees are doing better, income-wise, than they had expected in 2014. Check out our latest data to learn more on the financial expectations of retired Canadians - The Daily — Financial expectations of retired Canadians
- In 2021, more women in Canada received the recommended prenatal vaccines than in 2019: 65% were vaccinated against pertussis and 53% against the flu. For more data on vaccines received during pregnancy, see - The Daily — Recommended vaccines received during pregnancy, 2021
- Tis the season to get to know some of the festively named places in Canada. From Reindeer Station to Christmas Island, our Census Profile tool’s got you covered! - Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
- After four consecutive monthly declines, sales in the petroleum and coal industry rose 12.7% to $10.6 billion in October. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, October 2022
- In October 2022, 438,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 15,000 (-3.2%) from September 2022. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, October 2022
- Across CMAs, employment rates in May 2021 varied from as high as 63.0% in Saskatoon to as low as 49.5% in Windsor. For more info on the labour market in Canada from the 2021 Census - The Daily — Jobs in Canada: Navigating changing local labour markets
- In 2021, 80% of field crop producers (such as canola, soybeans and corn) applied commercial fertilizer, compared with 89% in 2017. - The Daily — Farm Management Survey, 2021
- Foreign investors acquired $8.5 billion of Canadian securities in October, following a significant divestment of $22.5 billion in September. - The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, October 2022
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