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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came with career setbacks for many Canadians who graduated from postsecondary schools that year, new data shows. Statistics Canada on Friday released its study, “The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the postsecondary graduating class of 2020,” which paints a picture of what was …
Read More »More Canadians buying cannabis only from legal sources, citing safety: StatCan – National
Nearly six years since cannabis became legal for sale in Canada, new data shows a majority of those using the products available are exclusively buying from legal sources. The data released Monday found almost 72 per cent of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis …
Read More »Did Canada avoid a technical recession? StatCan to release Q4 report – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 29, 2024 7:29 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada is set to release its fourth quarter gross domestic product report on Thursday. A preliminary estimate from the federal agency suggests real gross domestic product increased …
Read More »How many jobs did Canada add in January? StatCan to share data – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2024 7:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada is set to release January job numbers Friday morning. RBC says it expects Canadian employers added 10,000 jobs last month, which won’t be enough to keep …
Read More »Cost, lack of insurance keeping Canadians from seeing the dentist: StatCan – National
With the federal government’s early steps for a dental care plan expected to be announced before the end of the year, new data from Statistics Canada suggests more than one in three Canadians had not visited a dentist over the span of 12 months between 2021 and 2022 — and …
Read More »Grocery prices surged 10.6% in February even as inflation cooled overall: StatCan
The annual rate of inflation cooled to 5.2 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says, though Canadians continued to feel the pain of surging costs at grocery stores. The price of food purchased from the grocery store was up 10.6 per cent year-over-year last month, the agency said in its …
Read More »Canada’s economic growth was essentially flat in Q4, StatCan says – National
Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) was “nearly unchanged” in the last quarter of 2022, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, ending a prolonged period of economic growth. Heading into the fourth quarter of 2022, the economy had grown for five consecutive quarters. Statistics Canada also said real GDP declined by 0.1 per …
Read More »Sales of vehicles, parts hit record high in November wholesale data: StatCan – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2023 9:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.5 per cent month over month in November to $83.8 billion. The agency says the sales were boosted by the motor vehicle and motor vehicle …
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