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“We are the navvies who work upon the railway,” sang Gordon Lightfoot on New Year’s Day 1967, in his song the Canadian Railway Trilogy, which was written to mark Canada’s Centennial celebrations. Unlike those who toiled upon the railway 140 years ago, a small share of the 34,817 Canadians working in the railway industry in 2023 would be deemed “navvies,” and their rates of pay are substantially higher than the dollar-a-day mentioned in Lightfoot’s song.

We have no comment whatsoever on the desirability, durability or aesthetics of decks compared with patios; strict neutrality is our motto. We can, however, provide a detailed picture of how prices have changed over time to install these features in 15 select housing markets across Canada, thanks to our quarterly Residential Renovation Price Index. The bottom line is that prices to install a deck have grown at a faster pace than those for patios nationally, mostly due to higher lumber costs.

Every two years, the Households and the Environment Survey asks Canadian households living in the provinces how they go about disposing—or hanging onto—their electronic waste. Let’s have a look at what Canadians told us about what they did with their electronics.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Many Canadians have embraced buying domestically-made products in recent months. Canadians are already plenty patriotic when it comes to buying beer, with domestic brew accounting for almost nine out of every ten dollars of beer sold nationally (88.0%) during the fiscal year 2023/2024.

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%).