The Daily Monday, November 18, 2019
Press Release
November 18, 2019
Activities of multinational enterprises in Canada, 2017
Multinational enterprises play an important role in the Canadian economy. They were responsible for nearly one-third (32.7%) of Canada’s total gross domestic product in 2017 and employed close to one-quarter (23.2%) of the total workforce nationally.
Study: Temporary foreign workers in the Canadian labour force: Open versus employer-specific work permits
Temporary residents with open work permits (OWP) accounted for 1.2% of total T4 earners in Canada in 2016 compared with 0.5% a decade earlier. This is a larger increase than among those with employer-specific work permits (ESWP), whose share grew from 0.2% to 0.3% for high-skill workers and stayed the same at 0.3% for low-skill workers.
New motor vehicle registrations, 2011 to 2018
In 2018, 2.2% of new motor vehicles registered in Canada were zero-emission vehicles—either plug-in hybrid electric or full battery-electric vehicles.
Automotive equipment rental and leasing, 2018
The automotive equipment rental and leasing industry group revenue rose 7.4% in 2018 to $7.4 billion, compared with an increase of 9.9% in 2017. Sales to businesses represented 55.5% of the total revenue in 2018, followed by sales to individuals and households (39.0%), sales to governments (3.9%) and sales outside of Canada (1.6%).
Ontario First Nations Point-of-Sale Exemption Survey, 2018
Data are now available from the 2018 Ontario First Nations Point-of-Sale Exemption Survey.
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