Urban public transit ridership declines
In December 2025, urban transit ridership in Canada stood at 114.8 million passenger trips, down 10.4% from the same month in 2024. For 2025 as a whole, Canada's urban transit agencies provided 1.55 billion passenger trips, down 2.4% (-37.4 million trips) from 2024, and marking the first decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vegetable production down In Atlantic provinces
In 2025, fruit and vegetable farm-gate value increased by 11.3% year over year to a record high $3.4 billion in 2025. Fruit sales rose 16.8% to $1.6 billion, while vegetable sales were up 7.1% to $1.8 billion. At the national level, total vegetable production increased 8.0% from 2024 to 2.6 billion kilograms in 2025. However, in Atlantic provinces, dry conditions pulled vegetable production down 12.6% to 92 million kilograms. The largest decrease was in Newfoundland and Labrador, where vegetable production fell by 16.6%.
Upgrading to a larger or better-quality dwelling is the most frequently cited reason for moving
In 2022, one-third (33.3%) of all households moved to a different home in the previous five years. The most frequently cited reason by these households was to upgrade to a larger dwelling or better-quality dwelling, with one-quarter (25.3%) of them identifying this as one of their reasons for moving. The vast majority (94.4%) of moves occurred within the same province, with many occurring within the same municipality. At the same time, 5.6% of households that moved went to another province; of these, 42.5% cited a new job or job transfer as one of their reasons for moving.
Source: Why do people move within Canada? Examining the reasons behind internal migration and mobility
Deaths from substance-related acute poisoning: A Canadian socioeconomic profile
Acute toxicity death (ATD), sometimes called an "overdose" or a "poisoning" death, refers to a death in which the underlying cause involved poisoning by or exposure to noxious substances. During the five years that followed the 2016 Census, 0.05% of Canada's household population (all ages), or over 18,500 people, died of acute toxicity. A new study provides national information about characteristics of population groups who experienced higher or lower ATD rates from May 10, 2016, to May 9, 2021, in Canada.
Source: Health Reports, February 2026
Operating revenue for skiing facilities declines in winter 2024
In the winter of 2024, operating revenue for skiing facilities fell 4.4% from the record highs of 2023. Despite the year-over-year drop, operating revenue during the 2024 season was the second-highest total on record, at $1.4 billion. Operating revenue fell at the fastest pace in Ontario (-7.7%) and Quebec (-7.5%) in the winter of 2024 against a backdrop of warmer than usual temperatures and less snow. On the participation side, just over three in four Canadian households (77%) participated in outdoor activities close to home in 2023. Among those households, 5% skied, snowboarded or telemarked close to home.
Source: Downhill skiing hit a rough patch in the winter of 2024
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