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Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Many of Canada’s most popular baby names in 2024 also ranked among the most popular in six other countries around the world, as far afield as across the pond and down under.

In the second quarter of 2025, roughly one in five Canadian businesses and organizations (19.8%) planned to take new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months. 

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Just over 9 in 10 (91%) households in Canada had at least one thermostat in 2023. Of those households, almost three in five (59%) had one thermostat, while more than one-third (37%) of those households had more than one—perhaps setting the stage for many temperature-setting battles from different rooms. 

Canada has an abundance of natural assets, including vast areas of land and the longest coastline in the world. The Census of Environment mines multiple data sources to measure the direct and indirect benefits Canadians receive from nature. 

Downhill skiing is a sport of ups and downs, with the occasional fall. For skiing facilities, the winter of 2024 was more down than up, as operating revenue fell 4.4% from the record highs of 2023.

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

A StatCan study released last month, entitled “Mood disorders among older Canadians,” is among relatively few studies that have examined the prevalence of and factors associated with mood disorders in people aged 65 years and older.

The rumbles beneath your feet that you probably felt a few times earlier this month wasn’t always a snowplow—it might have been a stampede of Canadians headed back to school, the workplace, and other places as the holidays gave way to routines.