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The Weekly Review, July 14 to 18, 2025

Government
July 18, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
The Weekly Review
Article

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

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Let’s talk deck and patio prices

Prices and price indexes
July 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

We have no comment whatsoever on the desirability, durability or aesthetics of decks compared with patios; strict neutrality is our motto. We can, however, provide a detailed picture of how prices have changed over time to install these features in 15 select housing markets across Canada, thanks to our quarterly Residential Renovation Price Index. The bottom line is that prices to install a deck have grown at a faster pace than those for patios nationally, mostly due to higher lumber costs.

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Some reasons why your bar or restaurant bill might be higher

Business performance and ownership
July 16, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

In the second quarter of 2025, close to two in five (38.8%) businesses in the food services and drinking places subsector (which also includes food service contractors, caterers, and food trucks) expected to raise prices over the next three months. 

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Culture and connections among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit

Indigenous peoples
July 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

In 2024, Statistics Canada surveyed First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit on a number of topics, through the new Survey Series on First Nations People, Métis and Inuit.

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The Weekly Review, July 7 to 11, 2025

Government
July 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
The Weekly Review
Article

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

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Bastille Day: “The day of glory has arrived!”

Population and demography
July 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

These stirring lyrics from La Marseillaise will likely echo through French communities across Canada on July 14, which commemorates Bastille Day. If you are looking to celebrate in Canada this year, your best bet is to head to Montréal, home to just over half of the 121,525 people who had immigrated from France to Canada at the time of the 2021 Census of Population.

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Buying Canadian: The beer edition

Retail and wholesale
July 9, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

Many Canadians have embraced buying domestically-made products in recent months. Canadians are already plenty patriotic when it comes to buying beer, with domestic brew accounting for almost nine out of every ten dollars of beer sold nationally (88.0%) during the fiscal year 2023/2024.

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Trip through your wires: Canadian households and electronic waste

Environment
July 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

Every two years, the Households and the Environment Survey asks Canadian households living in the provinces how they go about disposing—or hanging onto—their electronic waste. Let’s have a look at what Canadians told us about what they did with their electronics.

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The Weekly Review, June 30 to July 4, 2025

Government
July 4, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
The Weekly Review
Article

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

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Raspberries: Red, ripe and ready right now

Agriculture and food
July 3, 2025, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Article

Fresh raspberries look, feel and taste great, but alas, all too soon they turn a squishy dark red and are best reserved for jams or the compost bin. The ephemeral raspberry, Canada’s eighth most important fruit in terms of sales in 2024, is ripening right now. 

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