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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories, 2008
Labour productivity rose in four provinces and one territory in 2008, led by Saskatchewan with a gain of 1.8% and Nunavut with an increase of 9.5%. The largest productivity declines were in British Columbia and in the Northwest Territories. Nationally, productivity declined 0.5% in 2008, after rising 0.5% in 2007.
New motor vehicle sales, March 2009
Sales of new motor vehicles rose 6.3% in March to 122,194 units. It was the largest monthly growth since January 2008. This increase was mainly due to higher sales of trucks.
Police-reported hate crime, 2007
Police services in Canada reported 785 crimes that were motivated by hate in 2007, down from 892 in 2006. Race or ethnicity continues to be the most common motivation for reported hate crimes.
Study: Trends in police-reported drug offences, 2007
Youth custody and community services, 2007/2008
Transition Home Survey, 2007/2008