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Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Spring is a time of renewal in Canada, with tulips blooming, trees budding, flowers blossoming and new motor vehicle sales rooms bustling. Spring remained the busiest season for new car dealers in 2025, with sales topping $10.5 billion every month from March through May. 

Every year, hundreds of millions of trees across Canada die, brought down by old age, poor growing conditions, disease, beetles, beavers, fire, drought, flooding and, of course, humans. When a tree dies in the middle of nowhere, nature is generally left to take its course. In developed areas of Canada, households play an important role in managing our “urban forest.” 

Canada, the 2026 Census of Population is just around the corner! Beginning May 4, households across the country will be receiving an invitation letter in the mail with instructions on how to complete their census questionnaire.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

The Canadian passport consistently ranks among the strongest globally, granting visa free or visa on arrival in over 180 countries around the world. A recent Statistics Canada study found that immigrants who choose to become Canadian citizens generally have a greater commitment to Canada and often plan to live here long term, compared with their counterparts who do not become citizens. 

In recent decades, women’s family and fertility patterns in Canada have shifted dramatically, influenced by higher education, increased workforce participation, changing norms, and widespread contraception.

In 2025, the labour force participation rate for Canadian workers aged 65 years and older was 15.2%, the fifth consecutive annual increase. This represents nearly 1.2 million seniors who were either employed or searching for work in 2025, or 5.2% of the total labour force. 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

It’s coming up on eight years since recreational cannabis use in Canada was legalized in 2018. Before that, virtually all cannabis transactions were conducted illegally, in the shadows, where everything, including accurate data, were sketchy at best.