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Friday, May 24, 2019
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Business performance and ownership
Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2019
Canadian corporations earned $106.9 billion in operating profit in the first quarter, edging down $322 million or 0.3% from the fourth quarter of 2018 but 2.2% higher compared with the first quarter of 2018.
Environment
Impact of spring flooding on businesses in key areas across Canada
In three regions selected for analysis, as of late April there were almost 3,800 business locations at risk of being affected by flooding. This included approximately 1,500 businesses in the Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac region, 1,500 in the Ottawa–Gatineau region (1,100 in Gatineau and 400 in Ottawa) and 800 in the Fredericton–Saint John region in New Brunswick.
Agriculture
Oilseed crushing statistics, April 2019
Oilseed processors crushed 808 945 tonnes of canola in April. Oil production totalled 353 144 tonnes, while meal production totalled 453 107 tonnes.
Deliveries of major grains, April 2019
Data on major grain deliveries are now available for April.
Milled wheat and wheat flour produced, April 2019
Millers milled 260 725 tonnes of wheat in April, while wheat flour production totalled 197 358 tonnes.
Economic accounts
Provincial and Territorial Cannabis Economic Accounts, 2018
Data on provincial and territorial cannabis estimates are now available for 2018.
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity
Addition to Longitudinal Immigration Database: Express Entry Variables
New variables for immigrants admitted under Express Entry are now available in the 2016 Longitudinal Immigration Database.
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