ANALYSIS: StatCan’s push to scoop payment data on 500,000 Canadians deserves...
StatCan has come up with is one of its most ambitious — and potentially most controversial — data collection ideas since the long-form census was made mandatory.
View ArticleTDSB census shows mental well-being, physical health of students on the decline
Although students in lower grades report higher well-being, the numbers show a decline as students enter the later stages of high school.
View ArticleCensus shows apartment growth, but supply remains primary issue in B.C.: experts
Statistics released by the B.C. Jobs Ministry earlier this month show more than 100,000 people moved to the province in 2021, the highest annual total since 1961.
View ArticleB.C.’s aging population a ‘wake-up call’ for health-care system, advocates say
In B.C., the number of seniors surpassed one million for the first time, with people aged 65 and up making up 20.3 per cent of B.C.'s population.
View ArticleImmigration drives rise of South Asian languages in Canada: census
The release, which reflects data from 2017 to 2021, sheds light on the state of English, French and non-official languages in the country.
View ArticleTrouble in collecting census data results in fewer Indigenous language speakers
For the 2021 census, it reported being unable to collect information from 63 First Nations reserves and other communities. Many did not provide permission for the agency to enter.
View ArticleRegina Cree professor refutes StatsCan data on decline of Indigenous languages
A Saskatchewan Cree professor of 38 years believes there is a rise of Indigenous speakers, especially in Saskatchewan, despite StatCan's recent census data that shows a decline.
View ArticleSaskatchewan unprepared for projected spike of dementia patients
A boom in dementia patients will hit Canada by 2050, a rise predicted to overwhelm the health care system.
View ArticleNearly a quarter of the Canadian population were immigrants in 2021: census
Statistics Canada says immigration is the main driver of population growth, in part because of the aging population and low fertility rates in the country.
View Article2021 StatCan immigration census shows record-breaking numbers
The 2021 census report says immigrants made up nearly a quarter of Canada's population last year -- the largest ratio in over 150 years. In Manitoba, the percentage is much lower.
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