Fast Facts Friday: December 16, 2022

Catch up on the latest facts and read more via the links below in case you missed them this week!

Fast Facts Friday
  1. 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
  2. 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?
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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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