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Vaisakhi, the holiest day of the year in the Sikh faith is fast approaching. To mark this day, let’s take a statistical snapshot of Sikhs in Canada.

Canada’s youngest territory and youngest province, close geographically to one another, are about to hit milestones on back-to-back days.

We counted 1,486 farms with 154,873 rabbits hopping about during the 2021 Census of Agriculture. Every province had at least four farms raising rabbits.

It’s a scene that’s replayed in every neighbourhood across Canada. Vans and trucks coming and going, delivering goods in cardboard boxes large and small. On paper garbage collection day, cardboard boxes pile up at the end of driveways, waiting for the recycling trucks to take them away. Let’s follow the trail of cardboard boxes in Canada, from the factory floor to your door and beyond.

In December 2023, the business closure rate rose 0.4 percentage points to 4.9%, following two consecutive months of decline. The business opening rate edged down to 4.5% in December, after holding steady at 4.6% over the two previous months.

The 2021 Census of Population counted nearly 15 million private dwellings nationwide occupied by their usual residents, giving us an idea of just how many refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and other appliances Canadians need for day-to-day living.

How would Canadians rank their own life satisfaction, and in what ways? Canada’s Quality of Life Framework can help answer this question, as it brings together data from the Canada Social Survey and other sources to form 84 indicators that measure objective and subjective well-being.

If you’re vegetarian or vegan, or simply want to incorporate more plant-based protein into your diet—lentils are one of the top sources for it, according to Canada’s food guide.