Canada’s 158th birthday is fast approaching! It’s another opportunity to celebrate what it means to be Canadian, including the rich diversity of cultural communities that help build a strong and vibrant Canadian society.
Prices for video and audio subscription services in 2024 have increased by more than one-fifth (+21.0%) from 2019, and by more than one-half since 2014 (+52.7%).
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
There were more than 163,500 rural businesses across Canada counted in the second quarter of 2025. Let’s take a look at the latest data from the Canadian Survey of Business Conditions to get a sense of the differences between rural and urban businesses, based on what they’ve told us.
There were just over 2 million widows and widowers (married and common law) living in Canada as of July 1, 2022, up 2.7% from a year earlier and 19.1% more than a decade earlier. The upcoming International Widows’ Day aims to raise awareness about the challenges widows face, especially in regard to poverty in emerging markets and developing economies. Becoming a widow in Canada also comes at a financial price and can lead to the person falling into low income.
