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Taking a gap year: Long-term earnings implications

May 27, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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For most high school graduates, a summer break is plenty of time to recharge before starting college or university in the fall. But a minority of students prefer to delay their education by taking a gap year.

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L’chaim! Raise a glass to Jewish heritage!

May 24, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, a time to recognize the important contributions that Jewish Canadians have made to Canada’s social, economic, political and cultural fabric. 

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Zoom-ing in on Canadians’ Internet use before and during the pandemic

May 19, 2022, 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
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“You’re on mute.” More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic—and the seismic shift to virtual work and events—it must be one of the most-uttered phrases.

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Ready, set, garden!

May 20, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Got a green thumb and plan to storm your favourite nursery this weekend? With the warm weather upon us, many Canadians will be stocking up on flowers, plants and seedlings to get the gardening season started.

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Filling gaps in gender diversity data in Canada

May 19, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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With the release of the 2021 Census, Canada became the first country to provide census data on transgender and non-binary people. 

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Fewer babies born as Canada’s fertility rate hits a record low in 2020

May 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
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Canada is a low-fertility country, or below the no-migration population replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. Fertility rates have been steadily declining since 2009, with the trend intensifying since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canada’s fertility rate decreased from 1.47 children per woman in 2019 to a record low of 1.40 children per woman in 2020.

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