The Daily Thursday, February 27, 2025
Press Release
Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2024
Canada’s current account balance (on a seasonally adjusted basis) posted a $5.0 billion deficit in the fourth quarter, widening $1.4 billion from the previous quarter. In the financial account, inflows of funds from abroad to finance the current account deficit in the fourth quarter came primarily from foreign investment in Canadian debt securities.
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2024
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 25,300 (+0.1%) in December, following a decrease of 14,400 (-0.1%) in November and three consecutive months of little change from August to October.
Screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports, January 2025
In January, 4.3 million passengers were recorded passing through pre-board security screening at checkpoints operated at Canada’s eight largest airports, a 1.6% increase over January 2024 and similar to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level in January 2020.
Weekly aircraft movements, February 8 to 14, 2025
Weekly data on aircraft itinerant movements are now available for February 8 to 14, 2025.
Oilseed crushing and major grain deliveries statistics, January 2025
Oilseed processors crushed 1 010 532 tonnes of canola in January. Oil production totalled 423 802 tonnes, while meal production totalled 591 256 tonnes.
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