Press Release
May 26, 2026
Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2024
In 2024, police services serving a mostly rural population represented 14% of the population of the provinces, but for 22% of violent crimes, 17% of property crimes, 27% of Criminal Code traffic offences and 23% of other Criminal Code violations recorded in the provinces.
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, February 2026
In February, the business closure rate held steady at 5.0%, 0.4 percentage points above its 2015-to-2019 historical average. From January to February 2026, the number of business closures varied little across all sectors. The largest changes were recorded in transportation and warehousing (-221 business closures compared with January) and professional, scientific and technical services (-216 closures), accounting for 74.7% of the overall variation in business closures.
Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account, 2022
Data from the Provincial and Territorial Tourism Satellite Account is now available for 2022.
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Advance indicator, April 2026
Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the manufacturing sector. Advance results indicate that total manufacturing sales increased 4.6% in April. The largest increase was in the petroleum and coal product subsector.
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