Millions of post-secondary students will be heading to university or college in the weeks ahead. For some students, it will be their first foray into independent living away from the family nest. For many others, however, they will be hitting the books while living at their parental home.
In 2024, there were over 16.4 million tonnes of waste generated from non-residential sources, the highest amount since 2008 (almost 16.6 million tonnes) but still shy of the record in 2006 (over 16.7 million tonnes).
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
Digging deeper by province and territory and on a per-capita basis, using annual population estimates, let’s get the details on the 11.1 million tonnes of residential waste generated nationwide in 2024, up by 158 046 tonnes from 2022 (+1.4%). Over the same period, the estimated population increased 5.9%.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
A few things stand out when you visit the produce section of a Canadian grocery store: the organic section is a lot smaller than the “conventional” produce section, and prices are generally higher. The same holds true at the national level, where, in 2025, organic vegetables accounted for 5.7% of total vegetable farmgate sales and organic fruits accounted for 5.3% of total fruit farmgate sales.
Ahead of this year’s wildfire season, two experts appeared on the Eh Sayers podcast to discuss both the science and the economic impacts. This week, Statistics Canada released an analysis of the effects of wildfires on Indigenous communities.
In the spirit of the upcoming International Youth Day, let’s explore the many ways young people participate in their communities and how these connections shape their sense of belonging.
Just over a century ago in Canada, there were millions of working horses across the land, pulling wagons or plows and transporting people, while bison remained on the cusp of extinction. By 2021, there were almost as many bison (149,539) on Canadian farms as horses (183,733).
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
