Press Release
Rising prices are affecting the ability to meet day-to-day expenses for most Canadians
To understand how rising prices are contributing to financial concerns or influencing the financial decisions of Canadians, Statistics Canada conducted the Portrait of Canadian Society survey from April 19 to May 1, 2022.
Securities statistics, first quarter 2022
Canadian governments and corporations borrowed a net $83.6 billion in the form of debt securities in the first quarter of 2022. This marked the fourth consecutive quarter for which new issues exceeded retirements. The borrowing activity in the quarter was led by Canadian chartered banks and, to a lesser extent, by non-financial corporations.
Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2020
From 2010 to 2020, there were nearly 3,000 incidents of human trafficking reported by Canadian police services, almost all of which involved young women and girls as victims. Where an accused person was identified, 8 in 10 were men and three-quarters of accused were previously known to police.
Quality of life indicators from the Canadian Social Survey, first quarter 2022
Quarterly data for six quality of life indicators have been updated using the latest available iteration of the Canadian Social Survey, collected from January 28 to March 13, 2022. These indicators, which are part of the Quality of Life Framework for Canada, include: life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness, someone to count on, and sense of belonging to local community.
Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to March 2022
The emergence of COVID-19 variants of concern and the community response to shifting public health measures continue to influence the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and worldwide. Today, as part of its commitment to keeping Canadians informed of the effects of the pandemic, Statistics Canada is releasing a new and updated provisional dataset from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, covering the period from January 1, 2020, to April 2, 2022.
Crop Condition Assessment Program, April 11 to May 29, 2022
Weekly data on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for the period from April 11 to May 29, 2022 are now available as part of Statistics Canada’s Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP).
Canadian Economic News
The May issue of Canadian Economic News is now available.
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