Employment increases for the first time since January
Employment rose by 83,000 (+0.4%) in June, the first increase since January. In June, employment growth was concentrated in part-time work (+70,000; +1.8%). The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.9%. The employment rate—the proportion of the population aged 15 years and older who are employed—increased by 0.1 percentage points to 60.9% in June. The employment rate had previously recorded a cumulative decline of 0.3 percentage points in March and April and had held steady in May.
Source: Labour Force Survey, June 2025
More than four in five Ontario households rely on an air conditioner in the summer
In 2025, just over two-thirds (68%) of Canadian households reported using air conditioning or similar cooling equipment (e.g., heat pumps) to offset the summer heat. This represents a slight increase from 64% in 2021, as measured by a previous survey. In 2025, Ontarian households (83%) were the most likely to report having an air conditioner, while households in British Columbia (45%) were the least likely. Among households with air conditioning, the average thermostat temperature set during warmer months (May to October) was 21.3 °C.
Source: A heated discussion: Who uses air conditioning in Canada in 2025?
Culture jobs continue to decline in the first quarter
Real gross domestic product growth for the culture and sport sectors in Canada decreased by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025. The culture sector lost 5,602 jobs (-0.8%) in the first quarter, the third consecutive quarterly decline. The audio-visual and interactive media domain has been the main contributor to job losses across all three quarters, with jobs falling by 9,866 since the second quarter of 2024.
Source: National culture indicators, fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025
Discrimination victims with close social ties report having better mental health than those without social connections
In 2023/2024, 45% of all racialized Canadians reported experiencing discrimination over the previous five years. Among racialized Canadians, the rate of self-reported fair or poor mental health in 2023/2024 was almost double among victims of discrimination (24%) compared with non-victims (13%). Regardless of the number of incidents of discrimination experienced, having a network of supportive individuals was related to better mental well-being. The rates of fair or poor mental health among victims who had such a network were on par with those of non-victims overall (13%).
Over two-fifths of persons with disabilities have unmet needs for health care services in 2022
In 2022, 66.1% of persons with disabilities in Canada reported at least one unmet need when it came to health care services, prescription medication, assistive aids or devices, or help with everyday activities. Health care services (45.7%) was the area with the highest rate of unmet needs in 2022. In terms of specific health-related services or therapies, physiotherapy, massage therapy or chiropractic treatments (28.7%) and counselling services from a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist or social worker (18.5%) were the most commonly reported unmet needs.
Source: Unmet needs for disability supports among persons with disabilities in Canada, 2022
Just over three in four immigrants from France call Quebec home
Immigration from France to Canada has been trending upward since the beginning of the millennium. From 2001 to 2005, 12,000 people immigrated from France to Canada. This number rose to 14,550 from 2006 to 2010 and then to 18,675 from 2011 to 2015. Immigrants from France are found in every province and territory of Canada. However, just over three in four (76.7%) immigrants from France were living in Quebec at the time of the 2021 Census of Population. Montréal had by far the largest share of immigrants from France at 63,235 people, with 15,295 arriving from 2016 to 2021.
Source: Bastille Day: “The day of glory has arrived!”
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