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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.

According to the results of the 2019 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety, nearly half (46%) of Black people aged 15 years and older reported experiencing at least one form of discrimination in the five years preceding the survey compared with 16% of the non-Indigenous, non-racialized population.

When you think about people who have led extraordinary lives, it’s difficult to imagine who they were before they made it - before they were successful.

Sylvia Ostry was the first, and (so far!) only, female Chief Statistician of Canada.

As COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have eased, Canadians have been hopping behind the wheel more, whether that be for more road trips or commutes.

So, who’s fixing and maintaining all those cars and trucks?