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February 25, 2010
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada
The February 2010 issue of Education Matters: Insights
on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains two articles:
[Click the above link for summaries of the articles; click below for the actual articles.]
* Trends in the trades: Registered apprenticeship total registrations, completions and certification, 1991 to 2007
* Changes in participation in adult education and training, 2002 and 2008
Bonus in this issue:
Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP)
New Tables and Charts (February 2010)

[ earlier issues of this report ]

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February 25, 2010
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, December 2009
Non-farm payroll employment increased by 22,000 in December compared with the previous month. This represented the fourth consecutive month of modest gains.
- incl. links to two tables:
* Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees
* Number of employees

[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

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February 24, 2010
Study: Employer top-ups to paid maternity and parental leave, 2008
In 2008, one in five mothers (more than 51,000) who received maternity or parental benefits from either the federal Employment Insurance (EI) or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) also collected top-up payments from their employers. This proportion has remained stable over the past decade.

February 24, 2010
Study: Immigrants working in regulated occupations, 2006
Immigrants who studied outside Canada for a regulated occupation were less likely to be working in that occupation in 2006 than both immigrants who had studied in Canada and persons who were born in Canada.

Source:
Perspectives on Labour and Income
[ earlier issues of this report ]

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February 23, 2010
Deaths, 2007
Life expectancy at birth in Canada reached 80.7 years for the three-year period between 2005 and 2007, up from the average of 80.5 between 2004 and 2006, and 78.4 a decade earlier between 1995 and 1997.
- includes links to the following tables:
* Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex, Canada
* Number of deaths by province and territory
* Standardized death rates by province and territory, 2007

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February 19, 2010
Leading indicators, January 2010
The composite leading index rose 0.9% in January, about equal to its average increase over the previous eight months but less than the 1.5% gain in December. Overall, 8 of the 10 components rose, while the 2 that declined were related to manufacturing.

Related subjects:
* Economic accounts
* Leading indicators

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February 19, 2010
Employment Insurance, December 2009
The number of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries fell for the third consecutive month, down 40,100 in December to 744,000. There were fewer beneficiaries in all provinces in December, with the most notable decreases observed in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
- incl. the following tables (at the bottom of the page):
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
See also:
* Tables by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
* Employment Insurance Statistics Maps

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Related link:

Employment Insurance Runs Out
February 19, 2010
The number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits plummeted in December. The drop of 40,100 was the largest monthly decrease in years. One would anticipate some decline in the number of EI recipients as the job market begins to recover. But the magnitude of December’s decline suggests that, in addition to those former recipients who found work, many more simply ran out of benefits. The Labour Force Survey indicates that employment decreased by 2,600 in December. Therefore, it seems unlikely that 40,100 EI recipients found jobs during that month. (...) Fewer than half (47.8 %) of unemployed Canadians received EI benefits in December.
Source:
Blog : Relentlessly Progressive Economics
[ Progressive Economics Forum ]
The Progressive Economics Forum aims to promote the development of a progressive economics community in Canada. The PEF brings together over 125 progressive economists, working in universities, the labour movement, and activist research organizations.
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February 18, 2010
Consumer Price Index, January 2010
Consumer prices rose 1.9% in the 12 months to January, following a 1.3% increase in December 2009. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, prices rose 0.4% from December to January.
- includes the following three tables at the bottom of the page:
* Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada
* Consumer Price Index by province, and for Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit
* Consumer Price Index and major components
[ Related report: The Consumer Price Index, January 2010 ]
[ earlier editions of this report ]

Related subjects:
* Prices and price indexes
* Consumer price indexes

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February 18, 2010
New Immigrants' Assessments of Their Life in Canada
Pubished February 2010
By René Houle and Grant Schellenberg
In this paper, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) is used to examine how immigrants in the 2000-2001 landing cohort subjectively assess their life in Canada. The paper provides a useful complement to other studies of immigrant outcomes that often focus on employment, income or health.
Source:
Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series (links to 100+ studies)

January 8, 2010
Labour Force Survey, December 2009
Following a large increase in November, employment was unchanged in December and the unemployment rate remained at 8.5%. In the last nine months, employment has stabilized but remains 323,000 (-.9%) below the October 2008 peak.
- scroll to the bottom of the page for the following tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)
* Labour force characteristics by province

Related link:

Labour Force Information, December 6 to 12, 2009
1. Highlights
2. Analysis — December 2009
3. Tables
4. Charts
5. Data quality, concepts and methodology
6. User information
7. Related products
8. PDF version (438K, 58 pages)
[ earlier issues of Labour Force Information ]
[ See also : Tables by subject: Labour ]

Related subjects
* Labour
* Employment and unemployment

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January 5, 2010
Employment, Earnings and Hours October 2009
1. Highlights
2. Note to users
3. Tables
4. Data quality, concepts and methodology
5. User information
6. Related products
7. PDF version (2.4MB, 386 pages)
[ earlier issues of Employment, Earnings and Hours ]

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December 18, 2009
Survey of Household Spending, 2008
On average, each Canadian household spent $71,360 in 2008, up 2.0% from 2007. This was slightly below the rate of inflation of 2.3% as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
- includes three tables:
* Average total expenditure and shares of spending of major categories for provinces, 2008
* Total average household expenditure by province, 2007-2008
* Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2008
[ Related link: Spending Patterns in Canada 2008 ]

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December 17, 2009
Consumer Price Index, November 2009
Consumer prices rose 1.0% in the 12 months to November, following a 0.1% increase in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.6% from October to November.
[ TIP: scroll to the bottom of the page for three CPI tables. ]

Related subjects:
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

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December 16, 2009
Health Reports - December 2009
Special 20th Anniversary Edition
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research

The December 2009 online edition of Health Reports contains three articles.

* Mortality of Métis and Registered Indian adults in Canada: An 11-year follow-up study describes mortality patterns among these groups, compared with the non-Aboriginal population.
* Smokers' use of acute care hospitals: A prospective study links health survey data to hospitalization data at an individual level for people aged 45 to 74, permitting prospective measures of hospital use by smoking status and age.
* Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group, largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health administrative databases. A comparison of individual and area-based socio-economic data for monitoring social inequalities in healthcompares area-based and individual indicators.

[ Links to articles in earlier issues of Health Reports ]

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December 15, 2009
Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, Third quarter 2009
The labour productivity of Canadian businesses fell 0.2% in the third quarter, after fluctuating between increases and declines of 0.1% since the second quarter of 2008. In each of the preceding five quarters, real gross domestic product (GDP) and hours worked declined in tandem, and as a result, there was very little change in productivity during that period.
- includes a table entitled Business sector: Labour productivity and related variables for Canada and the United States

A more comprehensive analysis comparing labour productivity growth
in manufacturing between Canada and the United States, as well as additional
charts and tables, is now available in the third quarter 2009 issue of Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, Vol. 8, no. 3

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December 11, 2009
Study: Social participation of children with disabilities, 2006
Just under two-thirds (63%) of the 125,000 children aged 5 to 14 with disabilities were engaged in some kind of organized sport or other physical activity in 2006, such as playing soccer, swimming or dancing. Most of these children were doing some activity at least once a week. About 54% of children with disabilities took lessons in some type of non-sport interest, or belonged to clubs or community groups; a large majority of participants did something every week. Nearly three-quarters (72%) were linked to their peers through some type of electronic network.

December 11, 2009
Canadian Social Trends Number 88
This issue of Canadian Social Trends contains two articles related to disability (the two next links below).
[It also contains articles on the influence of parental benefits on fertility decisions, a profile of forty-year-old mothers of pre-school children, an examination of online activities of Canadian boomers and seniors and social networks as support mechanisms; click the link above to access these other articles.]

* Defining disability in the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey
by Andrew MacKenzie, Matt Hurst and Susan Crompton
Release date: December 11, 2009
This article briefly explores the evolution of theories about disability and outline contemporary thinking about how to define disability. It then compares data from the 2001 and the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Surveys (PALS) to see how the incidence of disability is growing in Canada, and identify the proportion of that growth that is due to changing public perceptions of disability.

* Social participation of children with disabilities
by Krista Kowalchuk and Susan Crompton
Release date: December 11, 2009
This article identifies factors that influence the social engagement of children with disabilities aged 5 to 14. The emphasis is put on participation in social activities outside the family home and normal school hours.

[ earlier issues of Canadian Social Trends <=== links to several hundred feature articles]

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December 10, 2009
Study: Differences in Canadian and US income levels, 1961 to 2008
In 2008, the purchasing power of Canadian income per capita was 92% of the US level. This was the highest relative income Canadians experienced since the oil shocks of the 1970s and early 1980s. (...) Relative income is calculated by converting Canadian gross domestic income (GDI) into US dollars and then comparing Canadian levels to US levels of income per capita. The metric used for converting Canadian to US dollars is referred to as a purchasing power parity (PPP).
[ Related link : Canadian Economic Observer December 2009 ]
[ earlier issues of The Canadian Economic Observer ]

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December 8, 2009
Adult and youth correctional services: Key indicators, 2008/2009
In 2008/2009, Canada's incarceration rate increased 1% over the previous year, driven largely by the continued increase in the number of adults held in remand in provincial/territorial jails while awaiting trial or sentencing. It was the fourth consecutive annual increase in the rate.
- includes tables showing the average daily counts of youth and adults in custody

December 4, 2009
Labour Force Survey, November 2009
Employment rose by 79,000 in November, bringing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 8.5%. Despite November's gain, employment was 321,000 (-1.9%) below the peak of October 2008.
- includes the following tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry
* Labour force characteristics by province
[ Related link : Labour Force Information, November 8 to 14, 2009 ]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment

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December 2, 2009
Ontario Material Deprivation Survey, 2008
Data from the Ontario Material Deprivation Survey are now available for 2008.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, click the link for contact information.

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December 2, 2009
Survey of Older Workers, 2008
Data from the Survey of Older Workers supplement are now available for 2008. The Survey of Older Workers was conducted in the fall of 2008 on behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. As a Labour Force Survey supplement, its objective is to understand the components that are integral in the decision to either continue working or retire as perceived by older workers in the 10 provinces. The data was collected between October and November 2008 from just over 10,000 respondents.For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, click the link for contact information.
Survey of Older Workers

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Work transitions and life stages

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November 27, 2009
Canada's population estimates: Age and sex, July 1, 2009
Canada's population continues to get older. As of July 1, 2009, the median age of Canada's population was 39.5 years, up 0.2 years from the same date last year.
Fertility rates persistently below the generation replacement level, and an increasing life expectancy are the main factors explaining the ageing process of the Canadian population.
- includes two tables:
* Population estimates, age distribution and median age as of July 1, 2009
* Population estimates by sex and age group as of July 1, 2009, Canada

Related subjects
o Population and demography

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November 26, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, September 2009
Non-farm payroll employment increased by 15,900 in September (+0.1%). Of the 305 industries surveyed, 170 or 55.7%, posted gains. This was the largest number of industries adding to their payrolls since July 2008.

[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

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November 25, 2009
Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008
Growing numbers of Canadians, particularly middle-aged and older Canadians, participated in job-related education or training in 2008 compared with five years earlier. Family responsibilities, needing to work and conflicts with work schedules were cited as the most common reasons for not pursuing further education or training. In addition, more Canadian families are saving for postsecondary education.

Related link:

Lifelong Learning Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64 Years:
First Results from the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey
By Tamara Knighton, Filsan Hujaleh, Joe Iacampo and Gugsa Werkneh
November 2009

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November 24, 2009
Employment Insurance, September 2009
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 54,300 (+7.1%) in September, following two months of declines. The largest increases in September occurred in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
- incl. the following tables (at the bottom of the page):
*Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas

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November 23, 2009
Study: Quality of employment in the Canadian immigrant labour market, 2008
In 2008, there were key differences in many indicators of quality of employment between immigrants and non-immigrants. On average, immigrant wages were lower, while rates of involuntary part-time work, temporary employment and over-qualification were higher. For immigrants who landed in Canada more than 10 years ago, however, the indicators of quality of employment more closely resembled those of the Canadian born.

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November 19, 2009
Leading indicators, October 2009
The composite leading index increased 0.7% in October, its fourth straight advance. In October, 8 of the 10 components expanded, the same as in September. Housing remained the fastest-growing component. While the US leading indicator continued to recover, this has been slow to translate into higher demand for factories in Canada.
[ Leading indicators, May-Oct. 2009 - table ]
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
Related subjects:
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

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November 19, 2009
2006 Census maps
The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The second release focuses on languages, the labour force and housing and shelter costs. Future releases will cover topics such as educational attainment, Aboriginal population and income.
The maps are available on the Atlas of Canada website:
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/featureditems/index.html

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November 18, 2009
Consumer Price Index, October 2009
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to October, following a 0.9% decrease in September. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.4% from September to October.
[ TIP: scroll to the bottom of the page for three CPI tables. ]
[ Report: The Consumer Price Index October 2009 ]

Related subjects:
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

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November 18, 2009
Health Reports, November 2009
The November 2009 online edition of Health Reports contains the following articles.

* Income disparities in health-adjusted life expectancy for Canadian adults, 1991 to 2001
The dramatic increase in life expectancy in Canada and other economically developed nations during the last century stands as testimony to the success of improvements in public health and advances in medical care. But despite these gains in longevity, inequalities in health outcomes across different subpopulations are still pervasive in Canada and other industrialized countries.(...) For both sexes, disparities in health-adjusted life expectancy between the highest and lowest income groups were substantially greater than those for life expectancy alone.

* Social class, gender and time use: Implications for the social determinants of body weight?
The social gradient in health refers to the consistent association between higher socioeconomic position and better health status across an array of health outcomes. The social gradient in body weight departs from this consistent pattern. Recent Canadian studies suggest that the association between income and obesity is positive for men, and curvilinear (perhaps in transition) among women. This article examines time-use patterns by indicators of socioeconomic position and considers the implications of variations in time use for the social gradient in weight reported in other studies.

* Risk factors and chronic conditions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations
In Canada, the prevalence of behavioural risk factors and chronic conditions varies between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, with Aboriginal people generally having less favourable outcomes. For example, obesity and overweight are more common among Aboriginal people than among other groups. Also, the likelihood of having at least one chronic condition and specifi c conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes is higher among Aboriginal people, even when differences in sociodemographic characteristics are taken into account

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November 12, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer November 2009
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations.
Table of contents:
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products
Feature article:
What does the Pension Satellite Account tell about Canada’s pension system?
By Philip Cross and Joe Wilkinson
Statistics Canada initiated the creation of a Pension Satellite Account (PSA) to fully articulate the total wealth position of pensions at the beginning of each year (the stock); the inflows of contributions and income earned into these different plans; the outflow of withdrawals; and the revaluation of pension assets during the year to arrive at the wealth position at the end of each year.

Summary Table - Key Indicators (October 2007 - October 2009)
- includes monthly figures for the following key indicators:
* Employment * Unemployment * Composite leading index * Housing starts * Consumer price index
* Real gross domestic product * Retail sales volume * Merchandise exports * Merchandise imports
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer

November 12, 2009
General Social Survey: An Overview, 2009
- incl. links to : Introduction * Background * Target population * Collection methodology * Content and product description
The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are:
a) to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and
b) to provide immediate information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.

November 12, 2009
Study: Canada's employment downturn, October 2008 to October 2009
Employment declined much faster in the early months of the current economic downturn than it did in the early months of the recessions in 1981 and 1990. However, employment levels in the next seven months of this current downturn were relatively stable, while employment had continued to decline in previous downturns. In October 2008, employment had reached an all-time high in Canada. Five months later, it had fallen by 2.1%. After five months in 1981 and 1990, it had declined by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively.
Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

November 6, 2009
Labour Force Survey, October 2009
Following two months of moderate growth, employment decreased by 43,000 in October, all in part time. This drop pushed the unemployment rate up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6%.
- includes four tables showing labour force characteristics
[ Related link : Labour Force Information, week of October 11 to 17, 2009 ]

Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment

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November 3, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours, August 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 110,200 in August (-0.8%), following an increase of 27,300 in July. Half of the overall change in August came from a drop in educational services, as payroll employment in that industry returned from unusually high levels in July.
Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

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October 29, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, August 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 110,200 in August (-0.8%), following an increase of 27,300 in July. Half of the overall change in August came from a drop in educational services, as payroll employment in that industry returned from unusually high levels in July.
- includes tables showing the number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees from August 2008 to August 2009
[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

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Juristat - October 2009 (Justice and crime statistics)
In this issue:

* Quick fact:
Seniors have the lowest rates of police-reported violence

* Homicide in Canada, 2008
October 2009
This annual report is an examination of homicide in Canada. Detailed information is presented on the characteristics of homicide incidents (murder, manslaughter and infanticide), victims and accused within the context of both short and long-term trends.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (337K, 26 pages)

* Trends in police-reported serious assaults
October 2009
This article examines police-reported data on three types of assault: assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assaults against peace officers.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (407K, 16 pages)

* Parenting after separation and divorce:
a profile of arrangements for spending time with and making decisions for children
October 2009
This article examines recently separated or divorced parents who have arrangements in place for spending time with and making decisions for their children, and profiles the types of arrangements that these parents have.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article in PDF (225K, 16 pages)

Victim services in Canada, 2007/2008
October 2009
This article presents a profile of services offered to victims in Canada, based on the results of the 2007/2008 Victim Services Survey. It also includes an analysis of victims who sought assistance during 2007/2008 and of victims served on May 28, 2008.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (396K, 22 pages)

Source:
Juristat
This periodical is of interest to all those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects, as well as to anyone who has an interest in Canada's justice system. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of recurring interest such as: - Crime - Homicide - Youth and adult courts - Correctional services + Other articles focusing on topics of current interest to the justice community.

October 23, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income - October 2009 issue
The October issue of Perspectives includes the two articles below.

Changes in parental work time and earnings
October 2009
Highlights
Full article:
* HTML
* PDF (218K, 12 pages)
Abstract:
Between 1980 and 2005, family work time increased for most families with children, especially for families located at the bottom and in the middle of the earnings distribution. However, this increase occurred against a backdrop of a stronger increase in earnings for families at the top of the earnings distribution. This study finds that high earnings families earned more in 2005 than in 1980 for a given amount of family work time, likely because of higher wages.

Work–life balance of older workers
October 2009
Highlights
Full article:
HTML
PDF (209K, 12 pages)
Abstract:
Although it has received some attention in the Canadian literature, the issue of work–life balance of older workers remains largely understudied. This article addresses that gap using data from the 2005 General Social Survey. Overall, 14% of Canadian workers age 55 and over reported being dissatisfied with their work–life balance in 2005. The sources of conflict most frequently cited were too much time on the job and too little time for the family. Work–life balance dissatisfaction was associated with having a disability, providing elder care, working long hours, occupying a managerial position and being a woman. At the same time, having an employed partner, being self-employed and enjoying one’s job reduced the probability of work–life conflict. When the self-selection of older individuals out of employment was taken into account, the risk of work–life conflict did not vary with age.

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October 20, 2009
University tuition fees, 2009/2010
Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs faced the same increase in tuition fees (+3.6%) for the 2009/2010 academic year as they did a year earlier.

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October 20, 2009
Leading indicators, September 2009
The composite leading index rose by 1.1% in September, its fourth straight gain, while August was revised up from 1.1% to 1.2%. In September, 7 of the 10 components advanced, led again by the stock market and the housing index, while 2 components declined, the same as the month before.
[ Table: Leading Indicators, April - September 2009 ]

October 16, 2009
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Consumer Price Index, September 2009
Consumer prices fell 0.9% in the 12 months to September, following a 0.8% decrease in August. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.1% from August to September.
- scroll to the bottom of the highlights page for links to tables
[ Related report: The Consumer Price Index, September 2009 ]

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October 15, 2009
Study: Family violence and shelters for abused women, 2007
Family violence accounted for about 23% of all police-reported violent crime in 2007. Of the nearly 75,800 incidents of police-reported family violence, about 40,200, or 53%, were violent incidents perpetrated by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. Spousal violence was more likely to occur between current spouses or common-law partners than between former spouses or partners.
- includes two tables:
* Number of violent crimes by sex of victim and relationship to accused in 2007 and
* Number of shelters for abused women by type of facility, Canada, provinces and territories, 2007/2008

[ Complete study : Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2009 ]
The 2009 edition of Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile is a profile of shelters that provide residential services to women and children fleeing abusive situations. The 2009 edition also presents fact sheets, data tables and figures on spousal violence, family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors aged 65 and older, and family-related homicides. ]

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October 15, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer October 2009
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products

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October 15, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours July 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 74,300 in July, up 0.5% from June. This was the first increase since payroll employment peaked in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job gains rose for the third consecutive month in July to 57%, up from 47% in June.

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October 1, 2009
Census maps (2006 Census)
The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The first releases focus on Canadian population, age, marital status, immigration, visible minorities and mode of transportation. Future releases will cover topics such as educational attainment, the labour force, languages, housing and income.

Recent Featured Maps:
[NOTE : The list below is partial; please click the above link to access the complete list of Census 2006 maps to date.]

* Population
Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area (9 984 670 square kilometres), yet it ranks only 39th in terms of population.
According to Statistics Canada, Canada's population in 2006 was estimated to be 31 612 897.

* Visible Minority Population
The 2006 Census estimated 5.1 million individuals who belonged to a visible minority. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour’. This map shows the percentage of visible minorities by census divisions and subdivisions.

* Age
The Canadian population is continuing an aging trend that has been going on since earlier this century. This aging is the result of two main factors: a decrease in fertility and an increase in life expectancy. This change in the age structure of the population has effects on everything from the diaper industry to educational services, the job market and shopping patterns.

* Family
The Canadian family has been reshaped over the last several decades by social, economic and demographic influences and has become quite varied and complex.

* Immigration
Today, immigration in Canada has a far-reaching impact on the country's population growth. It was responsible for two-thirds of our population growth in the period 2001 to 2006. Due to the settlement pattern of the foreign-born in the recent decades, the effect of immigration is mostly felt in Canada's largest urban centres and their surrounding municipalities. The 2006 portrait of the foreign-born population was a diverse one reflecting the waves of immigrants from different regions around the world.

* Federal Elections
Canada holds federal general elections for the House of Commons at least once every five years. General elections have been held since Confederation (1867). Each election leads to the formation of a new Parliament. As the Parliaments are numbered since Confederation, so are the elections. The election of 2008 was the 40th Federal Election.

Previously Featured

* Aboriginal Peoples
The Atlas of Canada has produced a wide range of maps on Aboriginal Peoples. Topics include Aboriginal languages and population today as well as at different time periods, the territory of Nunavut and Indian treaties.

* Health
Health Matters! It is of concern to governments at all levels, to families and to individuals.

* Quality of Life
‘Quality of life’ is a term used to measure well-being. Well-being describes how well people feel about their environment, and collectively these feelings can be thought of as quality of life. To assess quality of life, indicators are used to represent the most important aspects of a person’s life. The indicator data were compiled, transformed and analyzed to generate three quality of life maps for the physical, social and economic environment(s), and then combined in a fourth map to show the overall quality of life in Canada for 1996.

Source:
The Atlas of Canada
[ Natural Resources Canada ]

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September 30, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, July 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 74,300 in July, up 0.5% from June. This was the first increase since payroll employment peaked in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job gains rose for the third consecutive month in July to 57%, up from 47% in June.
[ Report : Employment, Earnings and Hours, June 2009 ]

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September 29, 2009
Canada's population estimates, second quarter 2009
On July 1, 2009, Canada's population was estimated at 33,739,900. In the second quarter of 2009, Canada's population grew by 121,200 (+0.36%). The increase was largely due to net international migration, which totalled 84,800, the second-highest figure for a second quarter since 1972.
[ Quarterly Demographic Estimates ] <===Click "View" for latest issue
[ Annual Demographic Estimates, 2009 : Canada, Provinces and Territories ] <===Click "View" for latest issue

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September 28, 2009
Employment Insurance, July 2009
In July, 787,700 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 31,500, or 3.8%, from a month earlier, the first decrease in 11 months. The largest declines occurred in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
- incl. three tables (at the bottom of the page):
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
[ See also : Tables by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers ]

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September 25, 2009
Study: Canadian nine-year-olds at school, 2006/2007
At the age of 9, children varied widely in their school achievement. Some of these variations were linked to their gender, the income level of their household and the province of residence. There were also marked differences in the "education environment" of the child. These differences were linked to levels of household income.
Report:
HTML
PDF (523K, 68 pages)
Source:
Children and Youth Research Paper Series
[ links to six reports in this series ]

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September 23
Health and employment
* Highlights
* Full article:
HTML
PDF (127K, 9 pages)
Abstract: This article examines the relationship between health and work. Poor mental and physical health were found to decrease the probability of being employed, particularly among men. For women, mental health problems were also associated with working fewer hours.
Source:
September 2009 online edition of
Perspectives on Labour and Income
[ Topics of interest on labour and income
- incl. latest updates on labour market and household issues such as gambling, minimum wages, work absences, retirement and unionization.]

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September 22, 2009
Births, 2007
Canadian women gave birth to 367,864 babies in Canada in 2007, up 13,247 or 3.7% from 2006 and the fastest annual increase since 1989. The number rose in all age groups, particularly among mothers aged 30 to 34, and in nearly all provinces and territories.

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September 18, 2009
Canadian Economic Accounts
Quarterly Review
Second quarter 2009
- includes detailed analysis and tables of the following:
* GDP by income and by expenditure
* GDP by industry
* Balance of international payments
* Financial flows
* Labour productivity
* International investment position
* National balance sheet accounts
[ earlier issues of Canadian Economic Accounts ]

September 17, 2009
Consumer Price Index, August 2009
Consumer prices fell 0.8% in the 12 months to August 2009, following a 0.9% decrease in July. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4% year over year in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.3% from July to August.
Related subjects
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

September 17, 2009
Leading indicators, August 2009
The composite leading index rose by 1.1% in August, after a 0.6% gain in July. The increase was the largest since April 2002. Growth in the leading index usually only exceeds 1% early in the recovery from a downturn. In August, 8 of the 10 components contributed to the advance, up from 5 the month before, as the manufacturing sector joined the advance.
Related subjects
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

September 17, 2009
Canadian Social Trends - Winter 2009, no. 88
- includes links to PDF and HTML versions of the following articles:
* Forty-year-old mothers of pre-school children: A profile
* Online activities of Canadian boomers and seniors
* 2008 General Social Survey Report : Social networks help Canadians deal with change
[ earlier issues of Canadian Social Trends ]

September 16, 2009
Developmental pathways leading to obesity in childhood
by Samar Hejazi, V. Susan Dahinten, Sheila K. Marshall and Pamela A. Ratner
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has been increasing in Canada and globally, among boys and girls of all ages, social classes, ethnic groups and races. Based on data from the 1998/1999 Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 19% of children aged 2 to 11 were overweight, and 18% were classified as obese. The rising prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents raises concern about conditions and diseases associated with excess weight. Paediatric obesity can affect short- and long-term physical and psychosocial health, and is likely to contribute to adult-onset morbidity.
* Summary of key findings
* Go to full text of article in HTML
* Download PDF of article (400K, 8 pages)
Source:
Health Reports
[ more StatCan health statistics ]

September 14, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, second quarter 2009
National net worth declined $68 billion to $5.9 trillion in the second quarter. However, household net worth advanced $141 billion to $5.6 trillion in the second quarter, after losing ground in the three previous quarters.
[ Second quarter 2009 Data tables ]
[ earlier data tables ]

September 11, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer - September 2009
Sections:
1. Current economic conditions
2. Economic events
3. Feature article
[ Trends in GDP and self-employment of unincorporated enterprises, 1987 – 2005 ]
4. Recent feature articles
5. National accounts
6. Labour markets
7. Prices
8. International trade
9. Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
10. Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
11. Financial markets
12. Provincial
- also includes tables, charts, appendices, user information and related products
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations.
NOTE : click "Chronological index" on the main page of the Canadian Economic Observer for links to (free) earlier issues of this publication back to 2003.

September 10, 2009
Study: Trends in gross domestic product and self-employment of unincorporated enterprises, 1987 to 2005
Throughout most of the 1990s, the gross domestic product (GDP) of unincorporated enterprises grew at a similar rate to that of corporations. However, since the late 1990s, the growth rate of unincorporated GDP was well below the growth rate of corporate GDP.

September 8, 2009
Back to school – September 2009
It's that time of year again – back to school for tens of thousands of students from kindergarten to college and university, for their teachers and principals and for their families who are busy preparing for another school year. In honour of this annual ritual, we have put together a few facts and figures relating to education.
Source:
Education Matters: Insights on
Education, Learning and Training in Canada (Sept. 2009)

September 8, 2009
Education indicators in Canada: An international perspective
Canada surpassed 23 of the 30 member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2007 regarding the proportion of its population aged 25 to 64 that had a university degree. In Canada, as in other countries, employment rates were consistently higher among people with postsecondary education than among those without. Canada was also among the countries that allocated the highest proportions of gross domestic product (GDP) to education, placing it seventh highest among the OECD countries.

September 4, 2009
Labour Force Survey, August 2009
Employment increased by 27,000 in August, led by part-time work and among private sector employees. The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 8.7% as more people participated in the labour market.
- includes four tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex * Employment by class of worker and industry * Labour force characteristics by province * Labour force characteristics by province
Related link : Labour Force Information, August 9 to 15, 2009

September 2, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours June 2009 (PDF - 2.2MB, 387 pages)
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 47,000 in June, down 0.3% from May, bringing total losses to 442,600 since the peak in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job losses in June edged down to 60%.
[ earlier issues of Employment, Earnings and Hours - back to July 2000]

August 31, 2009
Canadian economic accounts, second quarter 2009 and June 2009
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.1% in June, the first monthly increase since July 2008. For the second quarter as a whole, real GDP decreased 0.9%, a less pronounced rate of decline than the 1.6% drop in the previous quarter. Final domestic demand increased 0.1% in the second quarter.
Related links:
* National Income and Expenditure Accounts: Data Tables (Click "View" for latest issue)
* Estimates of Labour Income: Data Tables (Click "View" for latest issue)

August 28, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, June 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 47,000 in June, down 0.3% from May, bringing total losses to 442,600 since the peak in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job losses in June edged down to 60%.
- includes tables on number of employees and average earnings

August 25, 2009
Employment Insurance, June 2009
In June, 816,600 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up 5.1% (+39,500) from a month earlier. Provincially, the largest percentage increases occurred in Alberta, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- includes links to three tables showing comparisons between June 2009 and the previous month / previous year:
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
*
Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

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Related link:

Employment Insurance: A Tale of Two Provinces
Posted by Erin Weir
August 25, 2009
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
It would be welcome news if the number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased because of a proactive policy decision to expand this program to combat the recession. In fact, the ongoing rise in EI beneficiaries simply reflects the deterioration of Canada’s labour market. We are still in “the worst of times.” Every month, tens of thousands more Canadians are laid off than can find new jobs.
TIP : Click the link above and scroll down the next page to see a table showing Employment Insurance coverage across Canada in June 2009 (seasonally-adjusted figures). For each province and for Canada, the table shows the number of EI recipients, the number of people who are unemployed and the resulting percentage of EI coverage. Where would you prefer to live - Ontario, where 41.3% of unemployed people qualify for EI, or Newfoundland and Labrador, where EI covered 112.4% of unemployed workers in June 2009? [No, this is not a typo.]
Source:
Progressive Economics Forum Blog
[ other posts by Erin Weir ]
[ Progressive Economics Forum ]
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August 25, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income - August 2009 issue
The August 2009 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, released today, features two articles.

Pathways into the GIS
August 2009
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF (212K, 10 pages)
The article Pathways into the GIS examines the strong correlation of Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) receipt with people's income levels at younger ages, particularly one's 40s. Negative labour market and health occurrences, having a low income and the receipt of social assistance benefits increased the probability of GIS receipt, while having an employer pension plan or a registered retirement savings plan decreased it.
Related link:
Income Security and Stability
During Retirement in Canada (PDF - 486K, 59 pages)
March 2008

Family work patterns
August 2009
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF (194K, 12 pages)
Women’s labour market participation has increased substantially over recent decades, creating challenges for families in balancing work–life responsibilities. The examination of family work patterns revealed significant differences in annual hours of work between families with and those without children.
*
Related subjects:
o Families, households and housing
o Family types
o Household characteristics
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Household, family and personal income
o Low income and inequality
o Labour
o Hours of work and work arrangements

August 13, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer, August 2009
* Current economic conditions
* Economic events
* Feature article
* Recent feature articles
* National accounts
* Labour markets
* Prices
* International trade
* Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
* Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
* Financial markets
* Provincial
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
Product main page
[Click "Chronological index" for earlier editions of the Canadian Economic Observer]

August 13, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer:
Historical Statistical Supplement (1961 to 2008)
- incl. tables covering the following areas:
* National accounts
* Labour markets
* Prices
* International trade
* Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
* Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
*Financial markets
* Provincial
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer:
Historical Statistical Supplement
Product main page
[Click "Chronological index" for earlier editions of the Canadian Economic Observer
This companion volume contains historical annual series that correspond to those published in the monthly tables. It includes Canada-wide data on the national accounts, prices, international and domestic trade, labour and financial markets, as well as provincial data on employment earnings, retail trade, housing and consumer price indexes.

July 10, 2009
Labour Force Survey, June 2009
Employment was little changed in June, leaving total net losses during the last three months at 13,000, much smaller than the 273,000 decline in the first three months of the year. The unemployment rate edged up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6% in June, as more people looked for work.
- includes four tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry
* Labour force characteristics by province May 2009 (monthly/annual)
* Labour force characteristics by province
[ Related link: Labour Force Information, June 14 to 20, 2009 ]

July 9, 2009
Study: Education and labour market transitions in young adulthood, 2000 to 2008
In general, men and women have followed the same pathways from school to adult life during the past eight years. However, their timing for various transitions has been quite different. A long-term study of several thousand young people between 2000 and 2008 showed the most common sequence of events to adulthood was to leave school, find a full-time job, leave the parental home, form a relationship and have children.
[ Education and Labour Market Transitions in Young Adulthood (PDF - 360K, 38 pages)

July 9, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours April 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 51,400 in April, down 0.4% from March. Since the peak in October 2008, the number of employees has fallen every month, bringing total losses over this period to 376,500. Job losses occurred in 64% of industries, unchanged from a month before.
[ chart : Total payroll employment, 2006 to 2009 ("I think I see the problem here, Sherlock.") ]

June 23, 2009
Canada's population estimates, first quarter 2009
Canada's population increased by 0.26% in the first quarter of 2009, the fastest first-quarter growth rate since 2001.
The increased pace in population growth was due mainly to a rise in the number of non-permanent residents in most of the provinces and territories.
As of April 1, 2009, Canada's population was an estimated 33,592,700.
[ Quarterly Demographic Estimates January to March 2009 (PDF - 413K, 84 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of Quarterly Demographic Estimates - back to 1996 ]

June 23, 2009
International differences in low-paid work
Highlights
Full article:
* HTML
* PDF (191K, 9 pages)
Abstract:
Like the United States and the United Kingdom, Canada has a higher proportion of low-paid jobs than Australia and most countries in continental Europe. While the differences with continental Europe highlight different approaches to the labour market, the much lower rate of low-paid work in Australia is more puzzling since that country shares many similarities with Canada. Differences in wage-setting mechanisms appear to play a role in explaining the disparity in rates of low-paid jobs.
Source:
Perspectives on Labour and Income - June 2009 issue
[ Perspectives on Labour and Income - earlier issues ]
[ Statistics Canada Publications by subject ]

June 22, 2009
Employment Insurance, April 2009
In April, 697,000 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up 18,600 from a month earlier.
This 2.7% increase was the smallest in six months.
- incl. four tables showing monthly and annual changes in the number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits as at April 2009 by province and territory, by age group, and by sex, as well as beneficiaries of regular benefits by census metropolitan areas.

June 22, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, first quarter 2009
Household net worth declined by $72 billion (-1.3%) in the first quarter of 2009, a much slower rate of decline than in the last two quarters of 2008 during which cumulative losses totalled $438 billion.

June 22, 2009
Sub-provincial and demographic overview
New publication presenting Employment Insurance statistics in a set of maps.
The maps show changes in the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits across Canada.Employment Insurance data by sub-provincial region, sex and age are not seasonally adjusted and therefore should only be compared on a year-over-year basis. All census metropolitan areas in Canada have seen an increase in the number of regular beneficiaries in the past year.

June 19, 2009
First Nations people:
Selected findings of the 2006 Census
HTML
PDF (125K, 8 pages)
by Linda Gionet
May 12, 2009
The article provides selected findings of the 2006 Census on the First Nations population. Overall, it highlights where First Nations people live, their demographic characteristics, their ability to speak an Aboriginal language, their postsecondary education, their employment situation, their income, and their housing conditions.
Source:
Canadian Social Trends

June 18, 2009
Consumer Price Index, May 2009
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to May 2009, down from the 0.4% increase in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2% from April to May.
- includes four charts and three tables.
[ The Consumer Price Index, May 2009 (PDF - 522K, 67 pages)

June 17, 2009
Leading indicators, May 2009
The rate of decline of the leading indicator slowed markedly to 0.1% in May, the smallest of nine consecutive declines. The shift from a 0.9% drop in April to a 0.1% dip in May was the largest monthly change in the index in either direction since December 1965. The turnaround reflected a 2.6% increase in the unsmoothed index, equalling its largest monthly gain in 30 years.
Related subjects :
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

June 16, 2009
Government finance: Revenue, expenditure and surplus, fiscal year ending March 31, 2009
The consolidated surplus for all Canadian governments, including the two major pension plans, fell from $31.5 billion to $2.4 billion in current dollars between the fiscal years ending March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009. The deterioration came as expenditures continued to increase while revenues fell during the year.
- includes two tables: (1) Revenue sources and expenditure functions, consolidated governments and (2) Surplus (+) / deficit (-) by level of government

June 11, 2009
Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds) - Fourth quarter 2008
The market value of retirement savings held in employer-sponsored pension funds declined by $58.1 billion, or 6.7%, during the fourth quarter of 2008 to $810.9 billion. This was attributable mainly to a fall in the market value of stocks and equity funds. The drop followed a decrease of $82.7 billion in the third quarter, which was the largest quarterly decline in a decade.

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June 11, 2009
Study: A National Accounts perspective on recent financial events, 2008
In recent months, Canada has been affected by the fallout from the severe decline in international trade and commodity prices. However, its avoidance of excessive reliance on debt has stood both its financial institutions and overall economy in good stead.
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer, June 2009
Content of this issue of the Economic Observer:
* Current economic conditions * Economic events * Feature article * Recent feature articles * National accounts * Labour markets * Prices * International trade * Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources) * Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications) * Financial markets * Provincial

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June 8, 2009
Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007
Most Canadians provided either time or money to charitable and non-profit organizations. The top 25% of donors provided 82% of total donations, and the top 25% of volunteers contributed 78% of the total unpaid work.

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June 8, 2009
Pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2008
As of January 1, 2008, membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) in Canada amounted to 5.9 million, an increase of more than 140,000, or 2.4%, from the previous year. The number of RPPs reached 19,185, an increase of 590. Increases in the number of plans in recent years have come mainly from plans with fewer than 10 members.

June 5, 2009
Labour Force Survey, May 2009
Following gains in April, employment decreased by 42,000 in May, led by further manufacturing losses in Ontario. The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 8.4%, the highest rate in 11 years. Since the employment peak of last October, employment has fallen by 363,000 or 2.1%.
[ Labour Force Information, May 10 to 16, 2009 ]

June 3, 2009
Income of Canadians, 2007
Median after-tax income, adjusted for inflation, for families with two or more people rose 3.7% from 2006 to $61,800 in 2007. Significant growth was observed in seven provinces. Median after-tax income for unattached individuals rose 3.9% from 2006 to $24,200 in 2007. Since 2002, the year following the high-tech slowdown, the average annual growth of the median after-tax income for families was 1.8%. Over the same period, the average annual growth for unattached individuals was 1.4%.
[ Report : Income in Canada, 2007 - 979K, 143 pages ]

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June 3, 2009
Low income cut-offs for 2008
and low income measures for 2007 (PDF - 291K, 40 pages)
Low income cut-offs (LICOs) are income thresholds, determined by analysing family expenditure data, below which families will devote a larger share of income to the necessities of food, shelter and clothing than the average family would. To reflect differences in the costs of necessities among different community and family sizes, LICOs are defined for five categories of community size and seven of family size.
Low income measures (LIMs), on the other hand, are strictly relative measures of low income, set at 50% of adjusted median family income.
[ HTML version - use the links in the left-hand margin to navigate) ---
Related StatCan subjects:
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Household, family and personal income
o Low income and inequality
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May 8, 2009
Labour Force Survey, April 2009
Employment grew by 36,000 in April, the result of an increase in self-employment. Despite this increase, overall employment has fallen by 321,000 since the peak in October 2008. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.0% in April, remaining at its highest level in seven years, with the growth in employment coinciding with an increase in the labour force.
[ NOTE: For a study in contrasts, see Statement on the April U.S. Employment Report (May 8)
from the U.S. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, further down on the page you're now reading. ]

Related report:

Labour Force Information - April 12 to 18, 2009
HTML
PDF ( 430K, 57 pages)

May 6, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours January 2009
HTML
PDF (3MB, 361 pages)
Highlights
* The average weekly earnings of employees increased 1.1% from December to $823.71 in January.
* Since January 2008, average weekly earnings have risen 3.2%.
* Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between January 2008 and January 2009, average weekly earnings increased by 6.1% in retail trade, 4.4% in health and social assistance, 3.5% in educational services, and 2.2% in accommodation and food services. Over the same period, earnings declined by 0.8% in manufacturing and 0.4% in public administration.

May 1, 2009
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada - May 2009 issue
This issue of the free online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains four fact sheets in a series entitled "Health human resources and education in Canada". The series draws on various Statistics Canada data sources relating to the education and training of workers in health and related occupations. Also, starting with this issue, the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program will release on a regular basis, through Education Matters, new tables and charts on particular aspects of education. Each release will be based on the most recent data available and will be accompanied by a fact sheet summarizing key trends.
[ previous issues of Education Matters ]

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April 30, 2009
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2009
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in February. Economic activity has declined by 2.4% since October 2008.

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April 29, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, February 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 79,600 in February, down 0.5% from a month earlier. Since it peaked in October 2008, the number of payroll employees has declined by 2.0% or 296,000.

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April 28, 2009
Employment Insurance, February 2009
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 44,300 or 7.8% from January. Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan experienced the strongest increases.
[ Previous release ]

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April 27, 2009
Provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2008
Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in five provinces led by Saskatchewan with growth of 4.4%. GDP in Yukon and Nunavut also advanced. Declining export demand contributed to lower GDP in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories. Nationally, GDP rose 0.5% in 2008 following a 2.7% increase in 2007.

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April 30, 2009
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2009
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in February. Economic activity has declined by 2.4% since October 2008.

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March 19, 2009
Consumer Price Index, February 2009
Consumer prices on average rose 1.4% in the 12 months to February 2009, slightly faster than the 1.1% increase observed in January. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.4% from January to February.
- incl. links to six charts and three tables
Related link:
Consumer Price Index February 2009
HTML version
PDF version (521K, 67 pages)

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March 16, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, fourth quarter 2008
Household net worth retreated for the second consecutive quarter, declining $252 billion, or 4.4%, in the fourth quarter as stock market prices continued to fall. On a per capita basis, household net worth fell from $179,300 in the second quarter of 2008 to $165,300 in the fourth quarter, a $14,000 decrease.
* Chart 1 : Household sector assets: Canada and United States
* Chart 2 : Growth in national net worth slows with declining non-financial assets
* Table 1 : National balance sheet accounts

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The Daily Archives - select a year and month from the drop-down menu to view releases in chronological order
[ Statistics Canada ]

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When I clicked on The Daily link on Sunday (March 22),
here's the message that popped up:

"We're sorry! We are currently performing website maintenance.
The site will be unavailable between Saturday, March 21, 2009 and Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Please visit the census home page for a comprehensive collection of census publications.
We apologize for any inconvenience."

Translation:
"We're sorry we have to work on the weekend, even though it's at time-and-a-half. We are currently upgrading our website to comply with the new Common Look and Feel standards ("CLF v.2") for all federal government websites - at least until the implementation of CLF v.3. Instead of ensuring ongoing visitor access to the site by doing the upgrade on a local server and then uploading the revised pages to the Web, we're shutting down the whole site, just because we can. Please visit the Census home page for a comprehensive collection of census publications, even though what you're looking for has diddley-squat to do with the Census. We apologize, yada, yada, yada.

By the time most folks try to access The Daily early in the workweek, the site will be back online. It *is* frustrating, though, for researchers working on the weekend, especially when it's possible for all of the "website maintenance" to be done on a mirror site without any inconvenience to site visitors. Click the archives link below to see last week's (or last month's) Daily content.

The Daily Archives - select a year and month from the drop-down menu to view releases in chronological order
[ Statistics Canada ]

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March 13, 2009
Labour Force Survey, February 2009
Employment fell for the fourth consecutive month in February (-83,000), bringing total losses since the peak of last October to 295,000 (-1.7%). The February employment decrease pushed the unemployment rate up 0.5 percentage points to 7.7%.
- includes charts showing employment rate and unemployment rate along with tables showing labour force characteristics by age and sex, employment by class of worker and industry, labour force characteristics by province and labour force characteristics by province.
[ Labour Force Information, February 15 to 21, 2009 (PDF - 431K, 57 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of Labour Force Information ]

February 27, 2009
Canada's balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2008
The current account balance with the rest of the world (on a seasonally-adjusted basis) was a deficit of $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, the first since the second quarter of 1999. In the capital and financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), Canadians repatriated funds in the fourth quarter of 2008, as investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by a record amount.

February 26, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, December 2008 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of employees decreased 0.1% from November to $801.92 in December. During 2008, average weekly earnings rose 2.7%.Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between December 2007 and December 2008, earnings increased by 7.3% in health and social assistance, 4.2% in educational services, 3.7% in retail trade, 1.6% in manufacturing, and 0.9% in accommodation and food services.
- includes two tables : Average weekly earnings and Number of employees
[ Previous release ]

February 25, 2009
Private and public investment, 2009
Investments in non-residential construction and machinery and equipment are expected to total $237.5 billion in 2009, down 6.6% from 2008. While public sector capital spending is expected to increase 9.5%, private sector investment is anticipated to fall by 13.1%, mainly due to the mining and oil and gas extraction industry.
- incl. charts and tables : * Investment is expected to fall in 2009 * Most provinces and territories show declines * Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations * Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
[ Private and Public Investment in Canada, Intentions - report
NOTE: The latest version of this report is not yet posted to the StatCan site (as at Feb. 28).
Click the link to the report and, on the next page, click "View" to see the latest available version;
see Chronological Index for links to earlier editions of this report.]

February 24, 2009
Employment Insurance, December 2008
In December, 538,200 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 25,000 or 4.9% from November, after seasonal adjustment. The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 79,100 between December 2007 and December 2008, a 16.6% increase. The number of men receiving benefits went up 21.7% while for women the number increased by 8.6%.

February 20, 2009
Consumer Price Index, January 2009
Consumer prices rose 1.1% in the 12 months to January 2009, slightly less than the 1.2% increase observed in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.1% from December to January.
Related link:
The Consumer Price Index, January 2009
HTML
PDF (523K, 67 pages)

February 20, 2009
Study: Obesity on the job, 2005
The prevalence of obesity in the Canadian workforce, especially for men, has risen during the past decade. In 2005, 15.7% of employed Canadians age 18 to 64, or more than two million people, were obese, up from 12.5% in the mid-1990s.

February 20, 2009
The labour market in 2008
Following six years of strong employment growth, 2008 started well as Canada’s employment rate hit a new high and the unemployment rate sank to a 33-year low. In the last quarter of the year, however, job losses in cyclically sensitive industries such as manufacturing, natural resources and construction led to a drop in overall employment.
* Highlights
* Full article:
--- HTML
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February 19, 2009
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Health of the Métis population, 2006
In 2006, just over half (54%) of all Métis aged 15 and over reported that they had been diagnosed with a chronic condition, about the same as in 2001. In most cases, Métis had higher rates of chronic conditions than people in the total population.
Related link:
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006: An overview of the health of the Métis population
February 2009
HTML version
PDF version (673K, 29 pages)

February 12, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer - February 2009
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products
[ earlier issues of the Canadian Economic Observer ]

February 10, 2009
Households and the Environment Survey, 2007
Increasing numbers of Canadian households are taking advantage of energy and water-saving devices in their home, and environmental issues are influencing household purchasing decisions and consumer habits.
[ Households and the Environment 2007 (PDF - 518K, 102 pages) ]

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February 10, 2009
(under New Products)
Legal Aid in Canada:
Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2007/2008 (PDF - 616K, 127 pages)
February 2009
* In 2007/2008, $670 million was spent on providing legal aid services in 10 provinces and territories. 1 This represents over $20 for every person living in these jurisdictions.
* In the last five years, legal aid spending after inflation has decreased just as many times as it has increased, but on average, it has risen about 1% per year. Compared to the previous year, spending in 2007/2008 was virtually unchanged, up by less than one-half of one percent.
[ Highlights ]
[ Legal Aid in Canada, Description of Operations (March 2001, PDF - 1MB, 204 pages) ]

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February 9, 2009
Provincial and territorial government finance:
Assets and liabilities, fiscal year ending March 31, 2007
As of March 31, 2007, the net financial debt (defined as the excess of liabilities over financial assets) of provincial and territorial general governments totalled $242.4 billion, down $10.1 billion or 4.0% from March 31, 2006. Financial assets increased by $39.7 billion, larger than the growth of $29.5 billion in liabilities. The increase in assets was mainly the result of a $27.4 billion increase in securities held by provincial and territorial general governments. All provinces, except Quebec, saw an improvement in their financial position for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007.
- incl. links to two tables:
* Net financial debt of provincial and territorial general governments at March 31, 2007
* Provincial and territorial general governments net financial debt at March 31

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January 30, 2009
The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, 2007 (PDF - 921K, 127 pages)
The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance presents charts and highlights of key trends in Canada's job market. This publication is intended for a variety of users, including those working in government, educational and financial institutions, and the media, as well as any other organizations and individuals interested in the different aspects of the labour market.
[ earlier editions of this product (for 2003 and 2005) ]

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January 28, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, November 2008
The average weekly earnings of employees increased 0.4% from October to $804.58 in November. Compared with November 2007, average weekly earnings rose 2.7%. Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between November 2007 and November 2008, earnings increased by 4.8% in educational services, 4.6% in health and social assistance, 1.6% in retail trade, 1.3% in manufacturing, and 1.0% in accommodation and food services.
- includes two tables : Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees - Number of employees

NOTE: As at January 30, the November 2008 edition of this report had not yet been posted to the StatCan site. According to the above Daily entry, detailed data will be available "soon" in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours.The link to the main page for that report appears immediately below, as does the link to the latest available edition, October 2008 - close to 500 pages of information for Canada and for each province and territory!
Employment, Earnings and Hours - Product main page
Latest report in this series:
[ Employment, Earnings and Hours, October 2008 (PDF - 2.2MB, 476 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of this report back to July 2000 ]

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January 27, 2009
Employment Insurance, November 2008
In November, 506,320 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 15,300 or 3.1% from October, after seasonal adjustment. The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 48,700 between November 2007 and November 2008, a 12.3% increase. The number of men receiving benefits increased 17.1%, and the number of women, 6.1%
- includes two tables : Employment Insurance statistics - Number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits

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January 23, 2009
Consumer Price Index, December 2008
Consumer prices rose 1.2% in the 12 months to December 2008, down from the 2.0% increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.4% from November to December.
[ The Consumer Price Index December 2008 ]

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January 23, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income, January 2009 issue
Feature articles:
Age and earnings
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF
Abstract:
Traditional age-earnings profiles, based on cross-sectional data, typically follow an inverted U-shaped pattern with annual earnings peaking around middle age. With longitudinal data on hourly earnings, the picture changes considerably.

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Minimum wage
* Full article: HTML | PDF
Abstract:
Most minimum-wage workers are women and young. The incidence of working for minimum wage declines sharply with age before rising slightly among those 55 and older. The latter could reflect some of the low-wage occupations in which a number of working seniors tend to be concentrated. This fact-sheet also contains information on other characteristics of minimum-wage workers.

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January 21, 2009
Income and psychological distress: The role of the social environment
by Heather M. Orpana, Louise Lemyre and Ronald Gravel
* Full text of article in HTML
* PDF version of article
* News release in The Daily
A large body of research has focused on the poorer physical health of individuals with low income, and important differences in the mental health of these groups can also be observed. Much of this research, however, has been cross-sectional, making it difficult to determine whether low income or poor mental health comes first. As well, few studies have looked at this relationship in the Canadian context.
Source:
Health Reports, January 2009
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
[ More Health Reports: Browse by subject ]

January 20
Canadian Social Trends - January 2009 issue
The January 2009 issue of Canadian Social Trends, available today, contains three articles:
* Métis in Canada: Selected findings of the 2006 Census provides a demographic and socio-economic profile of the people who reported Métis as their Aboriginal identity in the most recent census. It examines the growth of the Métis population over the decade 1996 to 2006, as well as their housing conditions, languages, education, labour force participation and earnings.
* Immigrants in Canada who work in a language other than English or French
* The impact of working in a non-official language on the occupations and earnings of immigrants in Canada
Source:
Canadian Social Trends (incl. links to hundreds of articles)

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January 16, 2009
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: School experiences of
First Nations children aged 6 to 14 living off reserve, 2006
First Nations children aged 6 to 14 who lived off reserve were as likely as all children in Canada to be doing well in school (based on parents' knowledge of their child's school work, including report cards).
[ Complete report ]
[ Related fact sheet ]
[ Key indicators from the 2006
Aboriginal Children's Survey and the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey ]

January 15, 2009
Canada's population by age and sex, as of July 1, 2008
As of July 1, 2008, the median age of Canada's population was 39.4 years. Almost one Canadian out of seven (13.7%) is aged 65 and over, while 16.8% (correction) of the population is aged less than 15. Although the Canadian population has been ageing since the end of the baby-boom, it still remains one of the youngest among the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
[ Table : Population, age distribution and median age by province and territory, as of July 1, 2008 ]

January 15, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer January 2009
Contents:
1. Sections ( incl. * Current economic conditions * Feature article * Economic events * Recent feature articles * National accounts * Labour markets * Prices * International trade * Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources) * Services (trade, trasportation, travel and communications) * Financial markets * Provincial)
2. Tables
3. Charts
4. Appendices
5. User information
6. Related products

January 14, 2009
Study: Impact of public infrastructure on productivity, 1962 to 2006
Between 1962 and 2006, roughly one-half of the total growth in multifactor productivity in the private sector was the result of growth in public infrastructure.
[ complete report ]

December 5, 2008
Labour Force Survey, November 2008
Following little change in October, employment fell by 71,000 in November, with the decrease split between full- and part-time work. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.3%.
[ Labour Force Information ]
NOTE: the above link wasn't accessible on December 7 due to a database error on the StatCan server.

December 5, 2008
Study: Seniors in rural Canada, 1986 to 2006
Canada's rural population is aging faster than its urban population in terms of the share of senior citizens. Between 1996 and 2006, the number of rural seniors increased by 19%, compared with 23% for their urban counterparts.
[ Seniors in rural Canada ]
NOTE: the above link wasn't accessible on December 7 due to a database error on the StatCan server.

December 4, 2008
Leading causes of death, 2000 to 2004
Cancer and heart disease, the two leading causes of death for Canadians, were responsible for just over one-half (52.4%) of all deaths in 2004. However, the leading causes of death varied widely by age group.

December 4, 2008
Study: Internet use and social and civic participation, 2003 to 2007
Canadian Internet users tend to have large personal networks and frequent interactions with friends and family, although they tend to spend less time face-to-face with others, and more time online. Many are using the World Wide Web in ways that facilitate social and civic participation, such as making contact with others and finding out about their communities.
[ Complete study ]
NOTE: the above link wasn't accessible on December 7 due to a database error on the StatCan server.

December 3, 2008
Satellite account of non-profit institutions and volunteering, 1997 to 2005
Economic output in the core non-profit sector increased 4.7% in 2005, slower than the 6.5% growth in the nation's economy as a whole.
[ Complete report ]
NOTE: the above link wasn't accessible on December 7 due to a database error on the StatCan server.

December 3, 2008
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Inuit health and social conditions, 2006
For adults in all age groups, Inuit were less likely to report excellent or very good health than were their counterparts in the total Canadian population. There were no differences between Inuit men and women.
[ Complete article ]

December 1, 2008
Canadian economic accounts, third quarter 2008 and September 2008
Real gross domestic product increased 0.3% in the third quarter, after remaining essentially flat over the first half of the year. Most of the third quarter gain occurred in July. Economic activity edged up 0.1% in September following a decline in August.
[ Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review ]

November 28, 2008
Canada's balance of international payments, third quarter 2008
The current account surplus with the rest of the world narrowed in the third quarter of 2008, as exports slowed and earnings on foreign direct investment declined. On the financial side of the ledger, cross-border direct investment activity picked up while Canadian foreign portfolio investment eased and non-residents reduced their holdings of Canadian securities.
[ Canada's Balance of International Payments System of National Accounts - Second Quarter 2008 ]

November 28, 2008
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, September 2008
The average weekly earnings of employees increased 0.6% from August to $798.57 in September.
Compared with September 2007, average weekly earnings rose 3.3%.
[ Complete report (PDF - 2.2MB, 468 pages) ]

November 26, 2008
Canadian Social Trends - November 2008
The November 2008 online edition of Canadian Social Trends features two articles, both based on previously released reports.

Inuit in Canada: Selected findings of the 2006 Census
by Linda Gionet
Release date: November 26, 2008
This article offers a brief demographic and socio-economic profile of Inuit, based on results of the 2006 Census of Population. It compares Inuit living in Inuit Nunaat, which refers to the four Inuit regions across the North, to those living outside Inuit Nunaat. In the article, direct website links are provided containing a series of data tables for readers wanting more detailed information.
Complete article:
HTML
PDF (116K, 7 pages)

Selected findings of the Aboriginal Children’s Survey 2006: Family and Community
by Vivian O’Donnell
Release date: November 26, 2008
This article is adapted from the initial analytical report on the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey (ACS). The ACS was designed to provide a picture of the early development of Aboriginal children under age 6 and the social and living conditions in which they are learning and growing. The focus of this article is the family, community and traditional cultural activities of First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children, and Inuit children.
Complete article:
HTML
PDF (133K, 9 pages)

NOTE: In this same issue of Canadian Social Trends, you'll find links to earlier articles on the following topics:
* Eldercare: What we know today (October 2008) * 2007 General Social Survey Report : The retirement plans and expectations of older workers (September 2008) * 2007 General Social Survey Report : The retirement puzzle: Sorting the pieces (September 2008) * Life in metropolitan areas (July 2008)

[ Earlier issues of Canadian Social Trends - links to 150+ articles going back to 1998 - Articles by Subject ]

November 25, 2008
Employment Insurance, September 2008
In September, 480,370 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down 5,080 or 1.0% from August, after seasonal adjustment. During the month, regular benefit payments increased 5.5% to $772.4 million.

November 25, 2008
The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, 2007
This online publication, released today, takes more than just a glance at key trends in Canada's labour market for 2007. The publication consists of 16 sections that provide an overview of a host of labour market topics, illustrated by 101 charts. Among the topics examined are labour market trends; employment by industry; trends in workplace training; reasons workers select part-time jobs; the growth in temporary positions; absenteeism rates; wages and income; international comparisons; labour markets in provinces and census metropolitan areas; and the labour market for immigrants and Aboriginal people.

[ Earlier issues of Canadian Labour Market at a Glance - links to three earlier issues back to 2004

November 24, 2008
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth: School achievement of nine-year-olds, 2006
The academic achievement of nine-year-olds has been strongly linked to the knowledge that children have of numbers, as well as to their ability to copy and use symbols, as they enter school at the age of 5.

November 24, 2008
Farm income, 2007
Realized net farm income increased $1.2 billion to $2.2 billion in 2007. Higher grain and oilseed prices more than offset increases in operating costs.

November 24, 2008
Farm cash receipts, January to September 2008

November 24, 2008
Perspectives on Labour and Income
The November 2008 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, released today, features two articles.

1. "Bridge employment" examines the notion of retirement as a process rather than a discrete event. Many older workers who cease paid work return to the labour market, especially in the first year after leaving their career job, while many who start receiving a pension stay in the labour market in some capacity for roughly two to three years before they completely cease employment. For many, bridge employment appears to be a choice rather than a necessity.

2. "Rural Commuting" tells us that about 80% of commuting occurs between municipalities within larger urban centres, but rural commuting is more complex than commonly believed, and becoming increasingly so.

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