The conventional image of a Canadian farm is a family farm, operating independently with the occasional helping hand from a neighbour. While that holds true for most farms in Canada today, just over one in five (39,170) farms in Canada had one or more employees working on them.
The 64th International Statistical Institute’s (ISI) World Statistics Congress (WSC) will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, from July 16 to July 20, 2023. StatsCAN Plus had the pleasure of catching up with Conchita Kleijweg, Director of the ISI, to get the scoop on the conference and what to look forward to.
Most vegetables grown in Canada won’t be ready for harvest until mid-summer or the fall, but Canadians can enjoy domestically grown asparagus starting in May. Canadian farmers grew enough asparagus in 2022 to make almost 21 million asparagus frittatas.
Sunday, May 14 is Mother's Day.
To mark this special occasion, we found some data on flowers—the sweet gifts of spring blooming for mothers of all kinds all over Canada today.
Every two years, as part of the Households and the Environment Survey, we’ve asked Canadians about their bird-related purchases. When asked most recently in 2021, about one-quarter of Canadian households (26%) made purchases to feed or shelter birds on their property in the previous 12 months, consistent with previous years going back to 2011.
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada—an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect on and learn more about the many achievements and contributions that Canadians of Asian heritage have made and continue to make across the country.
Spring is just around the corner and motorcycling enthusiasts across Canada are ready to roar on the highway after the long winter. In 2021, 9% more Canadians were humming along on a registered motorcycle or moped compared with one year earlier.
Charles III has officially been the king of the United Kingdom and Canada since September 8, 2022. On May 6, Charles III will receive his crown.
