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  • 1. Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by sex, annual
    Table: 14-10-0327-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate for males and females, 15 years and over, by province, current year.

    Release date: 2025-01-10
  • 2. Proportion of workers in full-time and part-time jobs by sex, annual
    Table: 14-10-0327-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Proportion of persons employed full-time and part-time by sex, province and detailed age group, current year.

    Release date: 2025-01-10
  • 3. Proportion of women and men employed in occupations, annual
    Table: 14-10-0416-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Proportion of women and men employed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) broad occupational categories, current year.
    Release date: 2025-01-10
  • 4. Proportion of women and men employed in management positions, annual
    Table: 14-10-0416-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Proportion of women and men employed in management occupations by province, based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) major groups, current year.
    Release date: 2025-01-10
  • 5. Women middle and senior managers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401000005
    Description: Workforce diversity, particularly the inclusion of women in leadership roles, significantly enhances business performance by improving financial outcomes such as return on assets, equity and sales. Studies show that having a greater number of women in top management positions not only drives profitability but also contributes to a more innovative and resilient corporate culture. This study, primarily using data from the 2021 Census of Population, examines the representation of women in middle and senior management positions in Canada, comparing their characteristics with those of their men counterparts.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 6. Employment rate of mothers and fathers, 2023
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100006
    Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Employment rate of mothers and fathers indicator is the percentage of mothers and fathers, living with at least one child aged 17 years or younger, who are employed.
    Release date: 2024-10-15
  • 7. Performance of women-owned businesses that patent
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900003
    Description: Intangible investments—investments that do not have a physical form—have been rising in importance in terms of use. From 1976 to 2016, the growth of intangible investments was faster than the growth of tangible investments. This study compares the performance of businesses owned by women (majority or equal ownership) that patent with that of majority men-owned businesses and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be assigned.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 8. Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of unpartnered mothers in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100006
    Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this study assesses the degree to which employment and hourly wage rates of unpartnered mothers with young children have caught up to their partnered peers between 1997 and 2023. Focusing on mothers aged 18 to 49 with at least one child aged 5 or younger, the analysis examines differences between partnered (i.e., currently married or living common law) and unpartnered mothers, with disaggregation by unpartnered mothers who have never been married and those who were previously married. The study also examines employment and wage gaps by various diverse groups, such as the experiences of immigrant mothers, as well as Indigenous mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 9. Trends in employment and hourly earnings of mothers of young children, 1997 to 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024031
    Description: This infographic uses data from the Labour Force Survey to look at trends in employment and wage among mothers with young children (age 5 and under). Special attention is paid to differences based on partnership status of mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 10. Study: Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of mothers in one-parent families with young children
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202425538265
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-11
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  • 1. Women middle and senior managers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401000005
    Description: Workforce diversity, particularly the inclusion of women in leadership roles, significantly enhances business performance by improving financial outcomes such as return on assets, equity and sales. Studies show that having a greater number of women in top management positions not only drives profitability but also contributes to a more innovative and resilient corporate culture. This study, primarily using data from the 2021 Census of Population, examines the representation of women in middle and senior management positions in Canada, comparing their characteristics with those of their men counterparts.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 2. Employment rate of mothers and fathers, 2023
    Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100006
    Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Employment rate of mothers and fathers indicator is the percentage of mothers and fathers, living with at least one child aged 17 years or younger, who are employed.
    Release date: 2024-10-15
  • 3. Performance of women-owned businesses that patent
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900003
    Description: Intangible investments—investments that do not have a physical form—have been rising in importance in terms of use. From 1976 to 2016, the growth of intangible investments was faster than the growth of tangible investments. This study compares the performance of businesses owned by women (majority or equal ownership) that patent with that of majority men-owned businesses and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be assigned.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 4. Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of unpartnered mothers in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100006
    Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this study assesses the degree to which employment and hourly wage rates of unpartnered mothers with young children have caught up to their partnered peers between 1997 and 2023. Focusing on mothers aged 18 to 49 with at least one child aged 5 or younger, the analysis examines differences between partnered (i.e., currently married or living common law) and unpartnered mothers, with disaggregation by unpartnered mothers who have never been married and those who were previously married. The study also examines employment and wage gaps by various diverse groups, such as the experiences of immigrant mothers, as well as Indigenous mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 5. Trends in employment and hourly earnings of mothers of young children, 1997 to 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024031
    Description: This infographic uses data from the Labour Force Survey to look at trends in employment and wage among mothers with young children (age 5 and under). Special attention is paid to differences based on partnership status of mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 6. Study: Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of mothers in one-parent families with young children
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202425538265
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 7. Women in the environmental and clean technology sector
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700003
    Description: The Environmental and Clean Technology (ECT) sector in Canada plays a significant role in the nation's economy and efforts to combat climate change. Statistics Canada defines the ECT sector as encompassing activities related to environmental protection, resource optimization, and the use of energy-efficient goods. This study uses data from the Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account to provide a comprehensive analysis of the sector's workforce diversity.
    Release date: 2024-07-24
  • 8. The rise in self-employment among women in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023069
    Description: This infographic looks at trends in women's self-employment in Canada, as well as the occupational and demographic characteristics of self-employment among women.
    Release date: 2023-12-19
  • 9. Self-employment among women in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100014
    Description: This study uses historical data from the Labour Force Survey, from 1976 to 2022, to provide a profile of self-employment among women in Canada; looking at changes in the self-employment rate, type of self-employment and the top occupations among the self-employed. It also uses data from the 2001 and 2021 Censuses of Population to profile self-employment among various population groups.
    Release date: 2023-12-04
  • 10. Study: Self-employment among women in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202333837705
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-12-04
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