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Languages at work: Spotlight on Montréal

February 21, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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Of Canada’s biggest cities, Montréal stands out for its complex and diverse language dynamics. This is first and foremost because of a large English-language minority in the city, but also because of high rates of multilingualism among its population.

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Price check in the Canadian grocery aisles

February 17, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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Complementing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are the monthly average retail prices for selected products, which give us the actual dollar amounts for over 100 regularly purchased products using data from point-of-sale systems (barcode scanners) shared by retailers.

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Do you chug with a refillable mug?

February 16, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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A hot cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate can help take the chill out of a cold winter day. Almost four in five Canadian households with someone who drank hot beverages outside the home (79%) reported that at least one person used a refillable cup or mug in 2021.

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A growing number of female farm operators in Canada help put food on our tables!

February 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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All across the country, female farm operators play a pivotal role in the industry. Here are some statistics that give us some insight into their growing contribution, in celebration of Canada’s Agriculture Day on February 15.

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How do we measure love? Let me count the ways!

February 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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We don’t track love at Statistics Canada, but we do keep tabs on the measurable manifestations of love such as marriage and cohabitation. We also take note of the number of divorces as well as the increasing share of Canadians who live solo or with roommates.

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Mushrooms: We are growing more but eating less

February 7, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST)
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Canada is the eighth largest mushroom producer in the world, but you won’t see fields of mushrooms stretching across the horizon. 

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More Canadians punched multiple clocks, but little changed in job vacancies

February 6, 2023, 2:02 p.m. (EST)
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Employers in Canada were looking to fill 959,600 positions in the third quarter (July to September) of 2022, down from the all-time high of 992,200 vacancies reported in the second quarter.

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