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  • 1. Chartered banks, foreign currency assets and liabilities, at month-end, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0111-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 16 series, with data starting from 1946 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Foreign currency assets and liabilities (16 items: Foreign currency assets; securities; Foreign currency assets; call loans; Total; foreign currency assets; Foreign currency assets; other loans ...).
    Release date: 2024-04-16
  • 2. Daily average foreign exchange rates in Canadian dollars, Bank of Canada
    Table: 33-10-0036-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    This table contains 27 series, with data starting from 1981 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Type of currency (27 items: Australian dollar, daily average; Brazilian real, daily average; Chinese renminbi, daily average; European euro, daily average; ...).

    Release date: 2024-04-16
  • 3. Financial market statistics, as at Wednesday, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0145-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Weekly
    Description: This table contains 38 series, with data starting from 1957 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Rates (38 items: Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate; Forward premium or discount (-), United States dollars in Canada: 1 month; ...).
    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 4. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory to sales ratios, by industry (dollars unless otherwise noted)
    Table: 16-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly Canadian manufacturers' sales, new orders, unfilled orders, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, total inventories, inventory to sales ratios and finished goods to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), in dollars unless otherwise noted. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted values available from January 1992 to the current reference month.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 5. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory-to-sales ratios for motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries
    Table: 16-10-0047-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory-to-sales ratios, for motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries, and motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industries, in dollars unless otherwise noted.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 6. Real-time Local Business Conditions Index
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021017
    Description: The need for alternative data sources is of growing importance for both supplementing Statistics Canada's data holdings and for nowcasting economic activity. In response to this need, Statistics Canada initiated the development of a Real-time Local Business Conditions Index (RT-LBCI). The index brings together data from a few different sources, including Google's Places API (containing data on temporary and permanent businesses closures), TomTom Real-time traffic API (road traffic data), as well as information from Statistics Canada data holdings (monthly retail and wholesale, Business Register, etc.). The project aims to compute a near real-time index of economic activity in Canadian major cities.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 7. Railway industry operating statistics by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating statistics (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Via Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 8. Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0056-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), annual.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 9. Railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation
    Table: 23-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation (revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue and non-revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue passengers by passengers, by passenger-kilometres, by average passenger journey per ticket; transportation services, averages by cars per freight train, by car per passenger train, by freight carload, by empty freight car-kilometres, by freight train speed).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 10. Railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories and mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories (managerial and supervisory; professional, scientific, technical and staff assistants; clerical; running trades; working foremen; craftsmen, tradesmen, lead hands, service workers and helpers; labourers, including building attendants and coach cleaners) and mainline companies (Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
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  • 1. Chartered banks, foreign currency assets and liabilities, at month-end, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0111-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 16 series, with data starting from 1946 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Foreign currency assets and liabilities (16 items: Foreign currency assets; securities; Foreign currency assets; call loans; Total; foreign currency assets; Foreign currency assets; other loans ...).
    Release date: 2024-04-16
  • 2. Daily average foreign exchange rates in Canadian dollars, Bank of Canada
    Table: 33-10-0036-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    This table contains 27 series, with data starting from 1981 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Type of currency (27 items: Australian dollar, daily average; Brazilian real, daily average; Chinese renminbi, daily average; European euro, daily average; ...).

    Release date: 2024-04-16
  • 3. Financial market statistics, as at Wednesday, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0145-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Weekly
    Description: This table contains 38 series, with data starting from 1957 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Rates (38 items: Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate; Forward premium or discount (-), United States dollars in Canada: 1 month; ...).
    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 4. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory to sales ratios, by industry (dollars unless otherwise noted)
    Table: 16-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly Canadian manufacturers' sales, new orders, unfilled orders, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, total inventories, inventory to sales ratios and finished goods to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), in dollars unless otherwise noted. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted values available from January 1992 to the current reference month.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 5. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory-to-sales ratios for motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries
    Table: 16-10-0047-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory-to-sales ratios, for motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries, and motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industries, in dollars unless otherwise noted.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 6. Real-time Local Business Conditions Index
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021017
    Description: The need for alternative data sources is of growing importance for both supplementing Statistics Canada's data holdings and for nowcasting economic activity. In response to this need, Statistics Canada initiated the development of a Real-time Local Business Conditions Index (RT-LBCI). The index brings together data from a few different sources, including Google's Places API (containing data on temporary and permanent businesses closures), TomTom Real-time traffic API (road traffic data), as well as information from Statistics Canada data holdings (monthly retail and wholesale, Business Register, etc.). The project aims to compute a near real-time index of economic activity in Canadian major cities.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 7. Railway industry operating statistics by mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry operating statistics (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), by mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Via Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 8. Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies
    Table: 23-10-0056-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Railway industry operating statistics of regional companies (total train-kilometres, total locomotive unit-kilometres, total freight car-kilometres, total passenger car-kilometres, gross tonne-kilometres, freight train cars, contents and cabosses, gross tonne-kilometres, passenger train cars and total train hours), annual.
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 9. Railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation
    Table: 23-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on freight and passenger transportation (revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue and non-revenue freight by tonnes, by tonne-kilometres, by average haul on each railway; revenue passengers by passengers, by passenger-kilometres, by average passenger journey per ticket; transportation services, averages by cars per freight train, by car per passenger train, by freight carload, by empty freight car-kilometres, by freight train speed).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
  • 10. Railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories and mainline companies
    Table: 23-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual railway industry summary statistics on employment, by occupational categories (managerial and supervisory; professional, scientific, technical and staff assistants; clerical; running trades; working foremen; craftsmen, tradesmen, lead hands, service workers and helpers; labourers, including building attendants and coach cleaners) and mainline companies (Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).
    Release date: 2024-04-12
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Analysis (535) (40 to 50 of 535 results)

  • 41. Analysis on small businesses in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023003
    Description: With the proportion of small businesses making up nearly all of the employer businesses in Canada, small businesses are an important role in employing Canadians and are a significant driver towards economic recovery. This article provides insights on the expectations of small businesses as well as the unique conditions faced by these businesses in the first quarter of 2023. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-23
  • 42. Zombie firms in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300300003
    Description: In Canada and other advanced economies, the share of zombie firms, defined as businesses that perform poorly over a long period of time without exiting, has been rising over the past few decades. Recent studies have shown that the share of zombie firms in Canada could potentially be the highest in the world. However, these studies for Canada are based only on publicly traded Canadian firms. This paper presents new evidence on zombification using not only publicly traded firms but also Canadian controlled private corporations, which make up a large proportion of businesses in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-03-22
  • 43. Characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners: Regional infographics
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023007
    Description: A series of infographics produced for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), presenting statistics on the number and characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners, for the regions represented by each of Canada's Regional Development Agencies (RDA).
    Release date: 2023-03-21
  • 44. Analysis on businesses majority-owned by women, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-621-M2023005
    Description: Canadian businesses face many different obstacles in their day-to-day operations. Several factors such as size, industry of operation and region of operation can cause businesses to experience different obstacles affecting their ability to sell to their markets. The obstacles experienced by businesses owned by different segments of the population can also vary. The challenges of businesses majority-owned by women are illustrated within this article. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-16
  • 45. Analysis on supply chain challenges and conditions in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-621-M2023004
    Description: Many businesses have not yet fully recovered from the prior tightening and closing of borders, restrictions on the movement of people and goods, and lockdowns. As a result, the status of supply chains and the impact they have on their respective economies are of great interest. This article provides insights on the topic of supply chain challenges and the impacts of these issues on businesses in Canada. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-09
  • 46. Business Conditions in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023015
    Description: From January 3rd to February 6th, 2023, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. The purpose of this survey is to collect information on businesses in Canada related to emerging issues. This infographic presents key results from this.
    Release date: 2023-02-27
  • 47. Patenting activity of women-owned businesses in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300200003
    Description: This article examines the patenting activity of women-owned businesses and compares it to that of men- and equally-owned businesses, and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be determined. It adds to the literature on the gender gap in patenting, as most of it has focused on women as researchers or inventors, and not as business owners.
    Release date: 2023-02-22
  • 48. Black Business Owners in Canada
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2023001
    Description: This article examines the socioeconomic characteristics of Black business owners in Canada and compares them with the characteristics of White Canadians and people from other racialized groups. It also explores the characteristics of businesses based on the racial profile of owners.
    Release date: 2023-02-22
  • 49. Study: Black Business Owners in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202305336905
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-02-22
  • 50. An analysis of Canadian business support programs in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202300100001
    Description: With the emergence of COVID-19, Canadian governments at all levels adopted policy initiatives to address the financial challenges faced by businesses. The policies were broad in both scope and variety and altogether represented billions of dollars in support.

    This article examines these programs including the characteristics of recipients using preliminary data from the Canadian COVID-19 Business Support Measures Database (CCBSM), a standardized set of data covering government support programs for businesses.

    Release date: 2023-01-19
Reference (105)

Reference (105) (30 to 40 of 105 results)

  • 31. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Advertising and Related Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2437
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 32. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Engineering Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2439
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 33. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2441
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 34. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2442
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 35. Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2445
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 36. Retail Store Survey (Annual)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2446
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial and operating/production data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 37. Annual Retail Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2447
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 38. Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2501
    Description: Information collected as part of the Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises program provides data used to measure the financial position and performance of incorporated businesses by industry aggregations. It also provides information on financial holdings and transactions in the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA) sector accounts.
  • 39. Corporations Returns Act
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2503
    Description: The purpose of the Corporations Returns Act is to collect financial and ownership information on corporations conducting business in Canada. This information is used to evaluate the extent and effect of non-resident control in the Canadian corporate economy.
  • 40. Quarterly Survey of Financial Institutions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2504
    Description: This survey collects quarterly financial information about the finance and insurance sectors, consisting of financial institutions, financial intermediaries, and other investment funds operating in Canada. Financial statistics focus on balance sheet and statement of income, retained earnings and changes in financial position.

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