New home prices decline in June
The national index declined on a month-over-month basis in June (-0.2%), down for the third consecutive month. The largest month-over-month decrease was recorded in Greater Sudbury (-0.9%), followed by Calgary (-0.8%). Builders reported market slowdowns where buyers were able to negotiate lower prices. Nationally, the New Housing Price Index declined by 0.8% for the year-to-date. The fastest year-to-date new home price decline was observed in London (-2.3%), followed by Edmonton (-1.9%).
Source: New Housing Price Index, June 2025
Fewer recipients with regular Employment Insurance benefits in Ontario in May
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was virtually unchanged (-0.3%; -1,600) at 517,000 in May. Ontario was the lone province to record a notable decrease (-1.5%; -2,600) in its number of regular EI recipients, which partly offset the increase of 5,900 (+3.6%) in April. On a year-over-year basis, Alberta (+15.5% +7,900) recorded the largest proportional increase among all provinces in May, followed by British Columbia (+13.5%; +6,400), Ontario (+12.9%; +19,000) and Quebec (+5.8%; +6,400).
Source: Employment Insurance, May 2025
Motor vehicle theft down in 2024, following three consecutive years of increases
In 2024, the rate of motor vehicle theft declined by 17% from 2023, to 239 incidents per 100,000 population. This reversed a three-year rise of 40% from the historic low recorded in 2020. Despite the more recent upward trend, the rate in 2024 was 43% of its peak in 2003. In 2024, most of the decrease from 2023 was attributable to declines in Ontario (-18%), Quebec (-27%) and, to a lesser extent, Alberta (-9%) and British Columbia (-12%).
Source: Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2024
Narrowing gap in permanent migration flows between Canada and the United States
The average annual number of Canadian-born individuals gaining US permanent residency fell by 30%, from 15,600 in the late 2000s to 10,900 in the late 2010s, while the number of US-born immigrants to Canada increased. From 2021 to 2023, the United States admitted an average of 11,100 Canadian-born permanent residents annually, compared with an average of 10,100 US-born permanent residents admitted by Canada.
Source: Economic and Social Reports, July 2025
Just over one in five railway employees work on rail maintenance in 2023
Just over one in five (22.7%) people working in the railway industry in 2023 were employed in railway maintenance, the modern-day equivalent of the navvies of yesteryear. Railways reported 7,905 employees working on road maintenance in 2023, up 206 employees from a year earlier. In 1986, just under 20,000 Canadians were employed in railroad maintenance. Among mainline rail companies in 2023, labourers, including building attendants and coach cleaners made $35.60 an hour, while craftsmen, tradesmen, lead hands, service workers and helpers made $41.80 an hour.
Source: Who are the navvies who work upon the railway today?
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