The Daily Monday, March 23, 2026
Press Release
March 23, 2026
Travel between Canada and other countries, January 2026
In January, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States (-22.0%) and trips to Canada by US residents (-0.3%) were both down year over year.
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, December 2025
In December, the business opening rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 4.8%, following a 0.5 percentage point increase in the previous month. The business closure rate held at 4.8% in December, after a slight decline of 0.1 percentage points in November. In December, the opening rate was 0.1 percentage points above its 2015-to-2019 historical average, whereas the closure rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than its historical average.
Data availability: Shared Health Priorities—Electronic health information for health care providers, 2025
Today, Statistics Canada is releasing results on three Shared Health Priorities electronic health information indicators for health care providers. The results are based on data collected during the 2025 cycle of the Survey on the Use of Digital Technologies by Health Care Providers.
Retail Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2025
The Retail Services Price Index (2013=100) is now available for the fourth quarter.
Wholesale Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2025
The Wholesale Services Price Index (2020=100) is now available for the fourth quarter.
Canadian foreign post indexes, 2025
Data on Canadian foreign post indexes are now available for 2025.
Natural gas supply and disposition, January 2026
January data on natural gas transmission, storage and distribution are now available.
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