Two centuries ago, an estimated 30 to 60 million buffalo roamed the Prairies and woodland. Today, there are approximately 2,200 Plains buffalo and 10,000 wood buffalo roaming free or in protected areas nationally, while Canadian farmers reported 149,539 buffalo roaming on their farms in 2021.
Well into August, the trees are green, the air is warm and households in Canada are taking to parks and public greenspaces to enjoy nature’s beauty that the summer season has to offer.
In 2021, 1 in 300 Canadians aged 15 and older living in private households were transgender or non-binary individuals.
Whether you’re moving to the country, going to the country to the nearest orchard or headed to the local fruit stand or grocery store, it’s peach season in Canada!
In 2022, there were 528,277 tonnes in marketed production of fresh tomatoes in Canada, topping apples (376,023 tonnes), fresh carrots (336,566 tonnes), and fresh dry onions (277,171 tonnes).
Nationwide in 2022, the total marketed production of fresh lettuce increased to 82,426 tonnes, up from 75,578 tonnes in 2021 but down from the all-time high of 91,463 tonnes produced in 2016.
The heat is here, Canada! It’s already mid-July and summer is in full swing, so here are some of the freshest, coolest summer numbers we’ve been soaking up.
As a kid, you probably left it on your plate. Now you pack it into your smoothies. Today we’re unpacking the numbers behind a year-round staple for many, Popeye’s one-stop muscle shop in a can: spinach!
Statistics Canada tracks the monthly average self-serve pump prices of gasoline, diesel and household heating fuel in 18 major population centres. Depending on the area, diesel prices were anywhere from 34 to 112 cents per litre cheaper in May 2023 compared with the highs observed throughout 2022.
In 2021, nearly two-thirds (64%) of Canadian households in the provinces reported having at least one type of air conditioner, up three points from 2019 and nine points from 2013.
