StatsCAN Plus

Long wait times are an unfortunate reality for many Canadians when it comes to health care. Whether that means hours in the emergency department, weeks and months to see a specialist, or perhaps a year or two to get surgery, the challenges for both patients and staff are evident.

Skiers and snowboarders embrace the snow like few others, sometimes literally when they fall down. Up, however, best described the Canadian ski industry in 2023 with many records broken.

For many Canadians, high prices for groceries are part of an ongoing strain on their household budgets. Further, some people might need to take a longer walk or transit ride to get to their closest store.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

After the holiday festivities have passed, as we navigate into the colder, gloomier months, you may find yourself in a bit of a winter slump.

More beekeepers and more bees in 2024 did not translate into more honey production. In fact, in 2024, honey production fell to its second-lowest level in over a decade, with the usual culprits of unfavourable weather conditions on the Prairies and the deadly varroa mite mainly to blame.

“If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” This famous (and probably apocryphal) quote, usually attributed to Mark Twain, could often be applied to Canada. It’s not uncommon to experience several seasons in one week, or even in one 24-hour period. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, we can expect more extreme weather events, including “increasing wildfires, more intense droughts and hurricanes, and more intense heat waves.”

Museums, big and small, all contribute to our collective memory and are prized destinations for school groups, parents with young children, and tourists alike. Many museums are also a business. In the first half of 2024, we counted 1,661 museum businesses with and without employees, all doing their part to keep Canada’s past alive.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Today, Statistics Canada is releasing new data from the Canadian Oral Health Survey (COHS) conducted in 2023/2024 on Canadians’ avoidance of oral health services, including avoidance of visits to an oral health-care provider or avoidance of recommended care because of cost.