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Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Our Sweet summer in Canada series explores vacation destinations across the country that report having the highest levels of life satisfaction. This month, we’re exploring some popular vacation destinations in the province that reported having the fourth-highest levels of life satisfaction: Manitoba.

Colleges across Canada and CEGEPs in Quebec will soon be welcoming students for the fall semester. A recent study looks at where college and CEGEP certificate and diploma holders aged 25 to 34 were working at the time of the 2021 Census of Population.

Tourists spent $329 million on vehicle rentals in the first quarter of 2024, up from $298 million in the previous quarter. Expenditures have risen steadily in most quarters since falling to $132 million in the second quarter of 2020, following the pandemic’s onset.

There were 26.6 million tonnes of waste disposed of in Canada in 2022, the highest amount on record since we started tracking in 2002 (data are released every two years). 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Undoubtedly, more photos are taken today than at any point in history given that more people are carrying a camera than ever before… in the form of a cell phone. While photo taking may be at record highs, household spending on photographic equipment and film development continues to wane.

The King’s Plate, held at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto every August since 1860, is the preeminent horse race of the year in Canada. Woodbine is one of the 135 horse racetracks with employees we counted in December 2023.

The heartbreaking photos and headlines of the major wildfire that destroyed parts of the historic town of Jasper on July 24 have gripped Canada and the world ever since. This tragedy is especially poignant as Jasper is celebrated for its breathtaking beauty and stands as a world-renowned tourist destination.

Calling all lobster lovers! Have you ever tried a lobster roll?