Fast Facts Friday: June 16, 2023

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

1. As of June 16, 2023, there are now 40 million Canadians! Canada's population reaches 40 million 
2. In 2022, there were approximately 4,173,800 public sector employees. - Employment by class of worker, annual
3. Charlottetown had the second-highest rate of non-resident ownership in urban Canada, after Vancouver. - The Daily — Canadian Housing Statistics Program, 2021
4. Canada's net foreign asset position increased by $212.0 billion to reach $1,103.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023. - The Daily — Canada's international investment position, first quarter 2023
5. The fourth quarter of 2022 saw the market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rise by $21.9 billion (+1.0%) from the previous quarter. - The Daily — Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), fourth quarter of 2022
6. Household sector net worth—the value of all assets minus all liabilities—rose 3.4% from the fourth quarter of 2022 to reach $15,704.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023. - The Daily — National balance sheet and financial flow accounts, first quarter 2023
7. Almost one in four businesses in Canada offered at least one type of service in English and French in 2022. - The Daily — Almost one in four businesses offers at least one type of service in English and French
8. Investment in building construction went up by 0.4% to $20.3 billion in April 2023. - The Daily — Investment in building construction, April 2023
9. Canadian manufacturing sales increased 0.3% to $72.3 billion in April 2023, mainly on higher sales of motor vehicle parts and petroleum and coal products. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, April 2023
10. Foreign investors acquired $13.5 billion of Canadian securities in April 2023, following a significant divestment in March. - The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, April 2023