The Daily Monday, July 12, 2021
Press Release
Investment in building construction, May 2021
Investment in building construction cooled slightly in May, decreasing 1.9% to $19.4 billion. This was the first drop in seven months. Residential construction investment (-2.7%) was down for the first time since April 2020, while non-residential construction increased slightly.
Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to April 2021
From the end of March 2020 to the beginning of April 2021, there were 5,535 more deaths than expected among Canadians aged 0 to 64 had there been no pandemic, of which 1,380 were attributed to COVID-19. This suggests that the observed excess mortality is largely related to other factors, such as deaths associated with substance use and misuse.
Study: Well-being (quality of life) measures in Canada
There is a continued and growing awareness of the need to integrate information on economic, social and environmental conditions to better measure well-being or quality of life—perhaps more important than ever given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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