The Daily Thursday, May 28, 2026
Press Release
May 28, 2026
Canada’s balance of international payments, first quarter 2026
Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $6.2 billion to $7.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, March 2026
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—edged down by 31,800 (-0.2%) in March, bringing the cumulative decline since February to 69,900 (-0.4%). On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up slightly (+23,700; +0.1%) in March.
Aircraft movement and civil aviation statistics, March 2026
Major Canadian airlines flew 7.6 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in March, up 1.6% from March 2025.
Food availability, 2025
In 2025, Canadian production of fresh vegetables, poultry meat, eggs and wheat flour rose to record levels. For poultry meat and eggs, this increase in production translated into record availability for both commodities.
Dairy statistics, first quarter 2026
Dairy statistics for the first quarter of 2026 are now available for Canada and the provinces.
Food services and drinking places, March 2026
Total sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.5% in March to $8.7 billion.
Number and salaries of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities (partial), 2025/2026
Today, Statistics Canada is releasing the first results from the Full-time University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS) for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Criminal court outcomes of Black accused persons in Canada, 2016/2017 to 2022/2023
Data tables on criminal court outcomes of Black accused persons in adult criminal court are now available.
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