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Transit vs. driving: What are households spending?

April 8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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In the fourth quarter of 2023, Canadian households spent $45.8 billion (seasonally adjusted, in 2017 constant dollars) on transport, accounting for 13.6% of total household consumption expenditures. This is the highest amount since the same quarter of 2019 ($46.9 billion), just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Herb your enthusiasm

April 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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As our latest data from the Households and the Environment Survey show, a growing number of Canadians are keen on cultivating. When surveyed in 2021, about 6 in 10 households (61%) in the provinces grew fruit, herbs, vegetables or flowers for personal use in the past 12 months, up from 56% a decade earlier.

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Are you among the one in six near the eclipse?

April 4, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Our geomatics team did some calculations and figured out that about one in six Canadians are within the path of totality! Of the nearly 37 million Canadians counted in the 2021 Census of Population, that’s about 6.1 million.

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The disability rate in Canada increased in 2022

April 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Living with a disability presents challenges that are unique for every individual. There are many different types of disabilities, which can range from mild to very severe. It is not always easy to recognize the barriers that someone may be facing, as many disabilities are not visible.

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Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador: Marking milestones

March 28, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Canada’s youngest territory and youngest province, close geographically to one another, are about to hit milestones on back-to-back days.

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Rabbit on the move

March 27, 2024, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
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We counted 1,486 farms with 154,873 rabbits hopping about during the 2021 Census of Agriculture. Every province had at least four farms raising rabbits.

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Cardboard boxes from the factory floor to your door and beyond

March 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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It’s a scene that’s replayed in every neighbourhood across Canada. Vans and trucks coming and going, delivering goods in cardboard boxes large and small. On paper garbage collection day, cardboard boxes pile up at the end of driveways, waiting for the recycling trucks to take them away. Let’s follow the trail of cardboard boxes in Canada, from the factory floor to your door and beyond.

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The number of active businesses continues its downward trend in December

March 22, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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In December 2023, the business closure rate rose 0.4 percentage points to 4.9%, following two consecutive months of decline. The business opening rate edged down to 4.5% in December, after holding steady at 4.6% over the two previous months.

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To buy, or not to buy: Fix is the answer, for appliances

March 21, 2024, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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The 2021 Census of Population counted nearly 15 million private dwellings nationwide occupied by their usual residents, giving us an idea of just how many refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and other appliances Canadians need for day-to-day living.

 

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