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Vision Health Month: Eyes on the data
Health
Article
Since 1941, May has been observed as Vision Health Month in Canada. Let’s focus in on some of the key numbers.
A profile of temporary foreign workers in food manufacturing
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity
Article
From the beginning of the millennium to the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, over 40,000 temporary foreign workers arrived in Canada to work in the food manufacturing industry. A recent paper looks at where these temporary foreign workers came from, how long they continued working in the food manufacturing industry after their arrival and how many ultimately became permanent residents of Canada.
Parks and recreational vehicles
Travel and tourism
Databyte
It’s spring, which means vacation planning for many Canadians is in full swing! Some of those plans might mean a road trip, covering a chunk of the approximately one million kilometres of public roads in Canada.
Japan and Canada: Connected by people, travel and trade
Population and demography
Article
The Japanese community has deep roots in Canada going back to the Meiji Restoration, the birth of British Columbia and the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century. Today, Japan is Canada's third-largest trading partner in terms of exports, and a record high 425,874 Canadians visited the land of the rising sun in 2023.
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.