Last year, as you completed your census questionnaire, you may have wondered: is my information safe and private? The answer: most definitely! Here are some quick facts about how Statistics Canada keeps data confidential:
On January 25, Canadians of Scottish ancestry traditionally celebrate the birthday of their bard, Robbie Burns. Over 4.8 million Canadians (or just under 14%) reported Scottish as their ethnic origin in the 2016 Census, making it the third-largest ethnic group nationally, following Canadian and English and just ahead of French.
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, snowmobiling makes for great, physically distanced winter fun. However, despite its popularity, there is still potential for injury and death while using a snowmobile.
It has been a slow but steady climb to the 1 million mark for Canada’s seventh most populated province.
The population of Nova Scotia was 976,495 people on October 1, 2019; 981,552 on October 1, 2020; and 998,832 on October 1, 2021. According to Canada’s population clock, which models the population in real time, the population of Nova Scotia surpassed the 1 million mark on December 7, 2021.
Throughout the pandemic, we have collected and analyzed data on how COVID-19 has impacted Canadians and their quality of life, amid the uncertainty of health, social and economic outcomes.
Look up in the sky: It’s a bird! It’s a plane!
No, wait… it’s definitely a bird.
Around this time in 2020, COVID-19 restrictions had closed borders and limited our ability to travel internationally. Compared with November 2020, more than seven times as many non-resident travellers arrived from abroad at Canadian airports (excluding Toronto/Pearson Terminal 1) equipped with electronic kiosks in November 2021.
You know winter is approaching in Canada when eggnog starts appearing on grocery store shelves. December is the biggest month for eggnog sales. In December 2020, Canadians bought 5 819 kilolitres of the silky smooth drink, enough to fill approximately 2,327 fire trucks with eggnog.
The maple leaf is world renowned as the emblem of Canada, and maple syrup is among our most iconic exports. That’s not surprising given that Canada produces just over three-quarters of all the maple syrup tapped globally in a given year.
Snow-capped mountains are part of the natural beauty in many parts of the country. Canada’s highest peak is Mount Logan, which reaches 5,959 metres in elevation and is hidden away in the St. Elias Mountains of Yukon.
