Fast Facts Friday: January 27, 2023

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

Fast Facts Friday
  1. Nationally, new home prices rose at a slower pace in 2022 (+7.7%) compared with 2021 (+10.3%). – The Daily — New Housing Price Index, December 2022 
  2. Racialized Canadians who came to Canada as immigrants are more likely to be in core housing need than their non-immigrant counterparts. – The Daily — Housing conditions among racialized groups: A brief overview 
  3. The median age of full-time academics in Canadian universities has increased by 13 years over the past five decades, from 38 years in 1971/1972 to 51 years in 2021/2022. - The Daily — Number and salaries of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities, 2021/2022
  4. Operating revenues in the Canadian periodical publishers industry continued to decline in 2021, falling by 16.4% from 2019 to reach $982.8 million. - The Daily — Periodical publishing, 2021
  5. Canada ranks first in the G7 for the share of working-age people (aged 25 to 64) with a college or university credential (57.5%): The Daily — Canada leads the G7 for the most educated workforce, thanks to immigrants, young adults and a strong college sector, but is experiencing significant losses in apprenticeship certificate holders in key trades
  6. In 2020/2021, total expenditures for elementary and secondary public and private schools increased by 6.1% from 2019/2020 to $85.6 billion. - The Daily — Public and private spending on elementary and secondary schools, 2020/2021 
  7. In Canada, three out of four people said they always or often have someone to count on: The Daily — Having someone to count on, January to March, 2022 
  8. In the third quarter of 2022, new registrations of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) comprised 8.7% of total new motor vehicle registrations. - The Daily — New motor vehicle registrations, third quarter 2022
  9. Payroll employment in the services-producing sector increased by 13,500 (+0.1%) in November 2022. - The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, November 2022
  10. According to taxation records, the average total income of farm families operating a single farm in Canada was $179,724 in 2020, up by 10.2% from 2019. - The Daily — Total income of farm families, 2020

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