Article

Statistics Canada's look at the week.

Ethnocultural and religious diversity is an important part of Canada’s beauty. Each person has a unique set of characteristics, and we all contribute to shaping the diverse landscape of the country.

Following a long winter slumber, seasonal amusement parks spring to life during the May long weekend. Operating revenue in the amusement parks and arcades industry has been on a roller coaster ride since the onset of the pandemic, with 2022 marking a series of record highs.

May 17 is Bike to Work Day. Biking to work is a great way to commute to work and get some exercise. And of course, we’ve got the stats. Let’s cycle through them.

Canada’s dairy processors have been selling more amounts of various milk and cream products to retailers and distributors as the calendar turned to 2024—some of them at highs not seen in recent months or even years.

Asia, the world's most ethnically diverse and largest continent, includes 48 countries and 11 time zones. Approximately three in five people in the world today live in Asia. Of the 1.3 million people who immigrated to Canada from 2016 to 2021, 62.0% or 823,205 people arrived from Asia. To mark Asian Heritage Month, lets take a look at the Asian population in Canada today.

Since 1941, May has been observed as Vision Health Month in Canada. Let’s focus in on some of the key numbers.

From the beginning of the millennium to the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, over 40,000 temporary foreign workers arrived in Canada to work in the food manufacturing industry. A recent paper looks at where these temporary foreign workers came from, how long they continued working in the food manufacturing industry after their arrival and how many ultimately became permanent residents of Canada.

The Japanese community has deep roots in Canada going back to the Meiji Restoration, the birth of British Columbia and the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century. Today, Japan is Canada's third-largest trading partner in terms of exports, and a record high 425,874 Canadians visited the land of the rising sun in 2023.

It’s April, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning! (Sorry, kids who may be reading this and shudder at the thought of your parents handing you a rag and bucket.)