It’s been a long winter, but at last, the beginnings of summer have come to greet us. From coast to coast to coast, lawn chairs are being taken out, barbecues are being fired up and gardens starting to bloom. While some of us can stroll out into our backyards to bask in the sunshine, many urban dwellers rely on public outdoor spaces to get their fix of vitamin D.
We get asked a lot of questions. And we provide a lot of answers.
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If you’re above the age of 45, you might need to go get your glasses. As we age, most of us experience a decrease in our ability to see without correction.
When it comes to changing the way they bring home their groceries, you might say that Canadians have it in the bag.
Oh potatoes…from mashed to baked, they take center stage in some of our favourite dishes. With almost 400 potato seed varieties registered in Canada, we no doubt enjoy our fair share of chips and French fries. But Canadians don’t stop at just plain French fries; add a few cheese curds and a little gravy and you have the perfect mix of the quintessential Canadian cuisine—poutine!
Recessions often have a bigger impact on the labour market outcomes of immigrants compared with Canadian-born people. In the case of the recession brought on by COVID-19 restrictions, it seems that recently immigrated women may have been the most severely affected.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges faced by temporary foreign workers, while also underscoring the importance of lower-skilled temporary foreign workers to the Canadian economy.
It’s been two years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID‑19 a pandemic. As we mark its second anniversary, let’s take a look at some of the impacts COVID-19 has had on our daily lives and highlight some potential long-term changes we may experience in the future.
Just under half of Canadians working today are women. However, despite decades of gains in the workplace, less than one-fifth of those gathered around a table at a board of directors meeting at a large corporation in 2018 were women directors (18.3%) or officers (17.1%).
Psst, today is World Hearing Day. The good news is that 40% of Canadian adults are free of hearing health problems according to a new study. The bad news: approximately three in five adults (60%) have either hearing loss (23%), tinnitus (22%), or both conditions (14%).
