The Daily Friday, March 26, 2021
Press Release
Socioeconomic profile of the lesbian, gay and bisexual population, 2015 to 2018
According to Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2015 to 2018, an estimated 900,000 Canadians were lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), representing 3.3% of the population aged 15 and older. The LGB population was younger than the heterosexual population.
Study: COVID-19 vaccine willingness among Canadian population groups
From September to December 2020, just over three-quarters of Canadians told us that they were somewhat or very willing to get the vaccine, with marked differences observed in willingness by age, province and population subgroup.
Farm operating revenues and expenses, 2019 (revised data)
Canadian farmers faced another challenging year in 2019, as increased import restrictions from China largely affected soybean, canola, pork and beef producers.
Dairy statistics, January 2021
The total amount of milk sold off farms in January increased by 1.5% year over year to 803 328 kilolitres. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes decreased 4.8% to 224 256 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes rose 4.1% year over year to 579 072 kilolitres.
Canadian System of Environmental–Economic Accounts: Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, 2018
Canada’s economy has been growing at a faster pace than its industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The economy grew 2.4% a year on average from 2009 to 2018, while industrial GHG emissions (+0.8%) rose at one-third the pace. The main reason for the difference is how Canadians sourced energy to heat and power their homes and businesses over that decade.
Average annual salaries in the environmental and clean technology sector are typically higher than the average salary in the Canadian economy, 2019
Environmental and clean technology (ECT) activity generated about 341,000 jobs in the Canadian economy in 2019, up nearly 5% from a year earlier. This represented almost 2% of all jobs in Canada. The sector also accounted for 27,980 self-employed jobs.
Weekly update: Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
The Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19 presents selected indicators to help monitor the impact of the pandemic on economic activity in Canada.
Physical flow account for energy use: Interactive tool, 2009 to 2018
Statistics Canada has launched the “Physical flow account for energy use: Interactive tool.” This interactive dashboard provides Canadians with the ability to graph trends in energy use over time for selected industries and household categories. It also displays the year-over-year changes in total energy use in Canada, the top five energy use sectors for Canada by year and the proportion of energy use by aggregate sector by year.
Computers, peripherals and software price indexes, February 2021
The computers, peripherals and software price indexes are now available for February.
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