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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500100002Description: Zombie firms are businesses that persistently perform poorly over time without exiting, and their prevalence has been rising over time across many advanced economies. They negatively impact economic growth as they tend to be unproductive and compete with other healthy firms for scarce resources. This article summarizes research by Statistics Canada, that examined zombie firm prevalence and their dynamics over the pandemic period, whether business supports helped to prop up zombie firms or encourage their survival, and their contribution to the decline in Canada’s productivity.Release date: 2025-01-22
- Articles and reports: 11-621-M2021004Description:
Despite COVID-19's impact on the broader economy, the Canadian housing market remained resilient through 2020 as interest rates fell to historic lows. Using data derived from the National Economic Accounts Division and the Bank of Canada, this paper examines trends observed in the mortgage market leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Release date: 2021-08-23 - Articles and reports: 75F0002M2021003Description: Canada has faced profound economic and social impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report brings together diverse findings which illuminate changes in quality of life since March 2020, and provides value added by examining these results through a well-being lens. Specifically, the paper describes how selected aspects of well-being have been affected during the pandemic, focussing on income and wealth (financial well-being and resiliency), knowledge and skills (technology and children and youth schooling), work-life balance (child care and family bonds), health (mental health and persons with disabilities) and environmental quality (connecting with nature close to home).Release date: 2021-04-15
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100300003Description: This article compares the characteristics of employer businesses that were closed by September 2020 and remained closed as of November 2020 to those that were active before the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. Characteristics related to the risk of closure are examined: businesses size, age, indebtedness, liquidity and profitability. Based on these characteristics, the risk of closure is estimated for each business.Release date: 2021-03-24
- 5. Economic well-being ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-503-X201000111388Geography: CanadaDescription:
The economic well-being chapter of Women in Canada examines several factors related to well-being of women and compares it to that for men. More specifically, it examines total income and earnings, assets, debts and net worth by family type and age. Information on pension coverage, RRSP contributions, incidence of low income and dual earners is included.
Release date: 2010-12-16
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500100002Description: Zombie firms are businesses that persistently perform poorly over time without exiting, and their prevalence has been rising over time across many advanced economies. They negatively impact economic growth as they tend to be unproductive and compete with other healthy firms for scarce resources. This article summarizes research by Statistics Canada, that examined zombie firm prevalence and their dynamics over the pandemic period, whether business supports helped to prop up zombie firms or encourage their survival, and their contribution to the decline in Canada’s productivity.Release date: 2025-01-22
- Articles and reports: 11-621-M2021004Description:
Despite COVID-19's impact on the broader economy, the Canadian housing market remained resilient through 2020 as interest rates fell to historic lows. Using data derived from the National Economic Accounts Division and the Bank of Canada, this paper examines trends observed in the mortgage market leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Release date: 2021-08-23 - Articles and reports: 75F0002M2021003Description: Canada has faced profound economic and social impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report brings together diverse findings which illuminate changes in quality of life since March 2020, and provides value added by examining these results through a well-being lens. Specifically, the paper describes how selected aspects of well-being have been affected during the pandemic, focussing on income and wealth (financial well-being and resiliency), knowledge and skills (technology and children and youth schooling), work-life balance (child care and family bonds), health (mental health and persons with disabilities) and environmental quality (connecting with nature close to home).Release date: 2021-04-15
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100300003Description: This article compares the characteristics of employer businesses that were closed by September 2020 and remained closed as of November 2020 to those that were active before the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. Characteristics related to the risk of closure are examined: businesses size, age, indebtedness, liquidity and profitability. Based on these characteristics, the risk of closure is estimated for each business.Release date: 2021-03-24
- 5. Economic well-being ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-503-X201000111388Geography: CanadaDescription:
The economic well-being chapter of Women in Canada examines several factors related to well-being of women and compares it to that for men. More specifically, it examines total income and earnings, assets, debts and net worth by family type and age. Information on pension coverage, RRSP contributions, incidence of low income and dual earners is included.
Release date: 2010-12-16
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