The Canadian passport consistently ranks among the strongest globally, granting visa free or visa on arrival in over 180 countries around the world. A recent Statistics Canada study found that immigrants who choose to become Canadian citizens generally have a greater commitment to Canada and often plan to live here long term, compared with their counterparts who do not become citizens.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
In 2025, the labour force participation rate for Canadian workers aged 65 years and older was 15.2%, the fifth consecutive annual increase. This represents nearly 1.2 million seniors who were either employed or searching for work in 2025, or 5.2% of the total labour force.
Despite external pressures, Canada’s refined petroleum sector posted another record year, as production of finished petroleum products rose 1.4% from the previous record set in 2024 to 117.1 million cubic metres in 2025.
Canadian teams owned the Stanley Cup for much of the 20th century. Indeed, there were 66 years in the 1900s when a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup, 33 years when American teams won it, and 1 cancellation back in 1919 due to the Spanish flu.
It’s coming up on eight years since recreational cannabis use in Canada was legalized in 2018. Before that, virtually all cannabis transactions were conducted illegally, in the shadows, where everything, including accurate data, were sketchy at best.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
Marketable production of natural gas rose 3.4% from the previous record set in 2024, reaching 8.2 billion gigajoules in 2025. Exports increased to 3.7 billion gigajoules (+6.4%), while domestic demand rose to 5.3 billion gigajoules (+2.7%) over the same period.
A rapid snow melt or heavy rain on sodden frozen ground can lead to flooding in low-lying areas. In 2023, 4% of households, or approximately 673,600 households across Canada, reported that their homes were at a very high or moderately high risk of flooding.
In 2024, more than four-fifths (83.3%) of the $11.8 billion in capital expenditures on power plants were directed at non-emitting electricity sources (hydro, nuclear, wind, solar and biomass).
