The Daily Friday, December 10, 2021
Press Release
National balance sheet and financial flow accounts, third quarter 2021
National net worth, the sum of national wealth and Canada’s net foreign asset position, rose 3.1% to reach $15,942.8 billion at the end of the third quarter.
Industrial capacity utilization rates, third quarter 2021
Canadian industries operated at 81.4% of their production capacity in the third quarter of 2021, down from 82.0% in the second quarter. This was the first quarterly decrease after four consecutive quarterly increases.
Pension Satellite Account, 2020
The pension wealth of Canadians grew 6.7% in nominal terms in 2020, increasing to $4,582.4 billion by the end of the year, as the world faced economic upheaval and financial uncertainty wrought by the global pandemic. The $288.6 billion rise was predominately caused by gains in foreign equity markets, which impacted the market value of assets. This growth in pension wealth was present among all three pension tiers (social security, employer-based and individual registered savings plans).
Longitudinal Immigration Database: Immigrants’ mobility during the initial years since admission
Based on the latest available data from the 2020 Longitudinal Immigration Database, Ontario had the highest five-year provincial retention rate for immigrants admitted in 2014 (93.7%), followed by British Columbia (89.7%) and Alberta (89.0%). Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton were the top three Census Metropolitan Areas where these immigrants most often stayed.
Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, November 2021
November saw the number of international arrivals to Canada increase from the same month last year, but the number remained well below the pre-pandemic levels of November 2019.
Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020 to December 5, 2021 (revised data)
An updated set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported by provincial and territorial public health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now available. Along with this dataset are two aggregated tables that summarize the information available in the dataset. The updated information covers the period from January 15, 2020 to December 5, 2021.
Real-time local business conditions, November 29 to December 5, 2021
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for November 29 to December 5, 2021.
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