The Daily Thursday, June 17, 2021
Press Release
Employment Insurance, April 2021
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 9.8% (+144,000) to 1.6 million in April.
Canada’s international transactions in securities, April 2021
Canadian investment in foreign securities totalled $18.6 billion in April, mainly in purchases of US securities. Meanwhile, foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $10.0 billion, led by acquisitions of Canadian bonds. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds from the Canadian economy of $8.7 billion.
Canada’s population estimates, first quarter 2021
Demographic estimates for Canada, the provinces and territories on April 1, 2021, are now available. These new data allow for an analysis of population growth during the first quarter of 2021, and indicate a progressive return to pre-pandemic trends.
Study: Paused colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact and strategies
Many cancer screening programs and their follow-up testing were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those for colorectal cancer, which is projected to be the third-most-diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Canada in 2020.
Government finance statistics, first quarter 2021
Quarterly financial data for the Canadian general government and its subsectors from 1990 to the first quarter of 2021 are now available. These subsectors are the federal government, provincial-territorial governments, local governments, and the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.
Informatics professional services price indexes, 2020
Data are now available for the informatics professional services price indexes for 2020.
Inter-corporate ownership, 2020
The latest issue of Inter-corporate Ownership is now available.
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