Last month in Calgary, a break in a critical feedermain that services 60% of the city, as well as some surrounding areas, caused an immediate and cascading effect on water supply. A situation like this begs the question—what is the state of waterworks infrastructure across Canada? Let’s have a look at some key data on age, useful life and physical condition.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
The winter university semester wrapped up in April, and while many university students have already shifted gears and started working their summer jobs, others may still be on the hunt for the perfect gig. Let’s take a look at the labour landscape for youth aged 20 to 24 years so far this summer.
Canada is truly a quilt of many people with very diverse ethnocultural backgrounds. In fact, Canadians reported over 450 different ethnic or cultural origins during the 2021 Census of Population. Let’s take a look at some of the larger and smaller ethnic or cultural groups from around the world found here in Canada, which make us the multicultural mosaic that we are today.
The long-awaited day has finally arrived. High school’s out for summer—and for some, forever! Some teens will be making their first foray into the job market in the coming days. Let’s take a look at how the labour landscape for Canadian youth aged 15 to 19 is shaping up heading into the summer of 2024.
Social media has found a way to make itself comfortable in most of our everyday lives. Whether we’re sharing, commenting or lurking, our connection to social media can be a complicated love-hate relationship.
Nearly half (49.1%) of all businesses and organizations lease the location used for their operations, and of those, more than one in six (17.8%) had less than one year remaining on their lease, while nearly half (47.9%) had between one and three years left.
Statistics Canada's look at the week.
The high-frequency electricity data (HFED) visualization tool was recently launched on the Canadian Centre for Energy Information website. Depending on data availability, this tool provides users with comprehensive access to provincial electricity data for a number of variables (such as load, demand, and generation), and in near real-time.
