Canada sees annual inflation rate hike of 2.9 pct in May due to higher services prices, groceries
Ottawa/IBNS: Owing to higher prices of groceries, services including tours and air travel, Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.9 percent in May, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday.
Canada to hike cost-of-living needs for international students
Cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students to Canada will reportedly be more than double on Jan 1, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced Dec 7.
Canada’s economy shrank in third quarter, but still above recession, says Statistics Canada
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid weak business and consumer spending as well as lower exports, the Canadian economy shrank in the third quarter, Statistics Canada reported.
Statistics Canada's latest report casts doubts on country's claims of prevailing labour shortage
Ottawa/IBNS: Statistics Canada's new report that Canada is reportedly facing a widespread labour shortage that has led economists to argue that high job vacancies aren't due to a shortage of workers.
Canada's annual inflation rate descends to lowest level since August 2021
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 percent in March, its lowest level since August 2021, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Toronto/IBNS: Canada’s grocery bills continue to soar, though the annual inflation rate dropped slightly in September to 6.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reports.
Canada's 2021 census data reveals number of transgender, non-binary people for first time
Ottawa/IBNS: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census of Population included for the first time a question on gender at birth, allowing all cisgender, transgender and non-binary individuals to report their gender.
Canada's annual inflation rate hits a new 31-year high of 6.7 pct in March
Ottawa/ IBNS: The rise in Canada's inflation rate to 6.7 per cent in March, exceeded economists' expectations with a full percentage point higher than February's already 30-year high, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
Canada's unemployment rate hits record low as economy adds 72,500 jobs in March: Statistics Canada
Ottawa/IBNS: With the addition of 72,500 jobs in March, Canada's unemployment rate fell from 5.5 per cent to 5.3 per cent, its lowest rate on record comparable to data going back to 1976, the agency said. reported Statistics Canada on Apr 8.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's population growth rate almost hit 37 million last year, almost twice the pace of every other G7 country from 2016 to 2021, mostly due to new arrivals of approximately 1.8 million people from around the world, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
Canada's annual inflation rate rises to 4.8 pct in Dec, highest since 1991: says Statistics Canada
Ottawa/IBNS: The annual pace of inflation in Canada climbed to 4.8 per cent in December, the highest since 1991, says Statistics Canada.
Canada adds 55,000 jobs in Dec, unemployment rate falls to 5.9
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada added 55,000 jobs to its economy in December before the surge of COVID-19 cases at the end of the month, Statistics Canada has said said in a recent survey.
Canada's inflation rate rises to 3.6 per cent, highest level in decade: Statistics Canada
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's inflation rate rose to 3.6 percent in May, the fastest pace in a decade, Statistics Canada said.
Ottawa/IBNS: In observation of Asian Heritage Month, Statistics Canada profiled the employment characteristics of the three largest Asian populations in Canada: South Asian, Chinese, and Filipino Canadians aged 15 to 69 during the three months ending in April 2021.
Canada sees its biggest job increase since Sep 2020 after it added 259,000 jobs in Feb
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada saw its biggest job increase since September 2020, when it added 259,000 jobs in Feb, Statistics Canada said on Friday.