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In April 2018, following extensive engagement with the Canadian population, Statistics Canada published new statistical standards on gender and sex at birth.

Statistics Canada’s data scientists have developed a system for traffic flow estimation from traffic camera imagery. Furthermore, the Traffic Flow Dashboard, an experimental online tool to visualize the extracted traffic flow data, has been developed and released.

The sale, possession and use of cannabis for non-medical purposes were legalized on October 17, 2018, in Canada, which followed the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes about 20 years earlier. The National Cannabis Survey shared results that by 2020, post legalization, one in five people (20%) living in the provinces reported using cannabis in the past three months, up from 14% before legalization.

World Food Day is observed annually by the United Nations (UN) and the international community on October 16 to bring awareness to global food insecurity.

The day also serves as a reminder here at home that food insecurity also affects many Canadians.

The recent publication Indigenous Peoples Economic Account: Methodology and Preliminary Results served as a pilot project, as Statistics Canada has for the first time released macroeconomic estimates for a specific demographic -  namely, the Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Statistics Canada counted 12,565 Canadians staying in shelters during the 2021 Census of Population.