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Spring cleaning: By the numbers
Retail and wholesale
Article
It’s April, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning! (Sorry, kids who may be reading this and shudder at the thought of your parents handing you a rag and bucket.)
Food and drink sales bounce back in February
Business and consumer services and culture
Databyte
Above average temperatures in most parts of the country, combined with the Chinese New Year, contributed to higher sales at food services and drinking places in February.
One in four private sector businesses are owned by immigrants—how are they doing?
Business performance and ownership
Article
According to the most recent data from the Canadian Survey of Business Conditions (CSBC), there were just over one million private-sector businesses in Canada in the first quarter of 2024, and about one in four of them (23.7%) was majority owned by an immigrant to Canada. This was almost equal to the proportion of immigrants (23.0%) among the nearly 37 million Canadians counted in the 2021 Census.
Let’s get local: Exploring the Municipal Quality of Life Dashboard
Population and demography
Article
Ever wonder how your quality of life compares with those living in other cities or towns in Canada? How do factors that affect quality of life, such as poverty rates and housing needs, vary depending on where you live?
Cannabis consumption in Canada
Society and community
Article
We’ve got cannabis in Canada covered from every imaginable angle, from growing to sales, consumption and crime right through to (ahem) wastewater. Most importantly of all, we have talked to Canadians and learned what they have to say about cannabis post legalization.
A look at those at work in agriculture
Agriculture and food
Article
Every year, employees in the agriculture sector produce much of the fresh food consumed by Canadians.
Bananas: Peeling away at inflation
Agriculture and food
Article
If you’ve continued to notice at least a bit of relief at the price tag next to where you grab a bunch of bananas at the grocery store, you’re onto something.
Garlic production and sales dip
Agriculture and food
Article
Garlic bulbs, like tulips, are planted before the first hard frost in the fall. With the coming of spring, shoots emerge from the ground while the tasty pungent bulb develops beneath the soil until it is ready for harvest in early summer. Canadian farmers planted a record high 950 hectares of garlic in 2023, an area almost three times larger than the Toronto Islands.
The resurgence of readers: Book worms are on the rise
Retail and wholesale
Article
Whether it’s a story to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life or a dive into learning something new, fiction or non-fiction, Canadians sure love a good read. So, let’s read into sales of books in Canada.
There was more, just inside the door: Sales up in 2023 at convenience stores
Retail and wholesale
Article
On a seasonally adjusted basis, convenience retailers and vending machine operators reported nearly $9.0 billion in nationwide retail sales in 2023, up from $8.4 billion in 2022 and $8.7 billion in each of 2021 and 2020.