Press Release
Consumer Price Index, September 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.6% on a year-over-year basis in September, down from a 2.0% increase in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was unchanged at 0.0% in September.
Wholesale trade, August 2024
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) fell 0.6% to $81.9 billion in August.
Fall update to the Quality of Employment in Canada publication, 2023
Today, Statistics Canada released a second set of articles for its Quality of Employment in Canada publication, following those published on July 25, 2024. The articles for the “Collective bargaining coverage rate, 2023,” the “Employment rate of mothers and fathers, 2023,” “Job tenure, 2023,” and “Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts, 2023” have been updated with recent data and include additional insights on the employment situation of racialized groups. This release also includes two new articles on “Sick leave entitlement, 2023” and “Access to managerial occupations, 2023.”
Study: Working from home and commuting in the Montréal area according to language profile, 2021
In 2021, working from home was more common among English speakers (35.3%) than French speakers (23.9%) in the Montréal metropolitan area.
Study: Gender pay gaps among board directors and officers in Canada, 2016 to 2020
Despite decades of gains in the workplace, women continue to be underrepresented in leadership and decision-making positions.
Access to prescription insurance and medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit in the provinces, 2021
Lack of access to prescription insurance has been linked to adverse health impacts, particularly for marginalized populations who experience a higher burden of pre-existing conditions and inadequate access to health care.
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