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  • 1. The role of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in alleviating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment income of racialized workers
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100004
    Description: Using data from the 2021 Census, this study investigates the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized workers, focusing on the change in median employment income from 2019 to 2020, and the extent to which payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit offset income losses in 2020 among workers affected by the pandemic. Differences between racialized and non-racialized workers are investigated, along with differences among groups of racialized workers, as well as the intersectionality of race and gender.
    Release date: 2024-05-23
  • 2. Sociodemographic differences in recreational screen time before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400500001
    Description: Over the last several years, recreational screen time has been increasing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, recreational screen time rose among Canadian youth and adults, and those who increased screen time had poorer self-reported mental health. Using data from the 2017, 2018, and 2021 Canadian Community Health Survey, the objective of this study was to compare recreational screen time behaviours before (2018) and during (2021) the pandemic, looking at patterns by sociodemographic subgroups of the Canadian population.
    Release date: 2024-05-15
  • 3. Health care workers’ stress, alcohol consumption and positive health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024017
    Description: This infographic provides estimates on health care workers' stress, alcohol consumption and positive health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates are provided across three primary health care worker groups: nurses, physicians, and Personal Support Workers/Care Aides (PSWs/CAs).
    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 4. The decline in the citizenship rate among recent immigrants to Canada: Update to 2021
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400200002
    Description: Becoming a citizen can bring benefits to both immigrants and receiving countries. For instance, obtaining citizenship grants immigrants the right to vote and allows them to have political influence. Additionally, it can enhance immigrants’ economic opportunities. This article examines the trends in citizenship rates among recent immigrants who have been in Canada for five to nine years, based on census data from 1991 to 2021. It also examines the possible impact of COVID-19 on the most recent trend in citizenship rates.
    Release date: 2024-02-28
  • 5. Reported need for and access to oral health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400200002
    Description: The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted routine and preventive dental services until precautions could be implemented to limit virus transmission. Access to services for dental emergencies was maintained. This study describes self-reported access to oral health care services in Canada during the first 12-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the reported need for routine or emergency oral health care. It also compares the access to, and the unmet need for, dental services by various sociodemographic characteristics, including by province.
    Release date: 2024-02-21
  • 6. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and screen time among Canadian youth
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301000001
    Description: The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on the physical activity and screen time of youth, in particular among girls. Using The Canadian Community Health Survey, the purpose of this study is to give an update on the screen time and physical activity habits of Canadian youth in 2021 by providing a comparison with values previously reported before and during the first year of the pandemic. This study takes a focused look at how the physical activity and screen time of boys and girls were affected differently.
    Release date: 2023-10-18
  • 7. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and screen time among Canadian adults
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301000002
    Description: Canadian and international research have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in health behaviours, including participation in physical activity and screen time. Using The Canadian Community Health Survey, the purpose of this study is to compare screen time and physical activity before and during the 2020 and 2021 pandemic years among Canadian adults and older adults.
    Release date: 2023-10-18
  • 8. Recovery and Resilience: An Overview of Recent Economic and Social Developments
    45-22-0001
    Description: Life in Canada, as in other countries, has changed in many ways since the start of the pandemic-some changes were direct impacts of the pandemic, while others were trends that were accelerated by it. This upcoming webinar from the Strategic Analysis team highlights several of the major economic and social trends that continue to impact the lives of Canadians. It includes an overview of the slowdown in economic activity during the second half of 2022 as businesses and households were adjusting to higher borrowing costs. It also examines recent labour market developments, financial pressures related to inflation and affordability, and social trends related to excess mortality and well-being.

    https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/services/webinars/45220001
    Release date: 2023-05-03
  • 9. Research to Insights: A look at Canada’s economy and society three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2023004
    Description: Reflecting on the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, this presentation provides insights into a range of issues that are currently impacting the economic and social lives of Canadians. These include an overview of recent economic and labour market developments, financial pressures related to inflation and affordability, and trends related to excess mortality and well-being.
    Release date: 2023-03-09
  • 10. Family matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023003
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings on changes in the frequency of disagreements within couples since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also included are findings on the prevalence of disagreements within couples regarding decisions related to the ongoing pandemic situation. Data come from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey - Well-being and Family Relationships.

    Release date: 2023-01-11
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  • 21. Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 2: Monitoring the Effects of COVID-19 Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 45-25-0004
    Description:

    This public use microdata file is from the second survey in the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series and includes information on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and mental health of individuals, and on their social and employment circumstances. This product is provided using Statistics Canada's electronic file transfer service.

    Release date: 2020-06-18
  • 22. Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians' Mental Health Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 13-25-0002
    Description:

    This public use microdata file includes information from the second COVID crowdsource questionnaire that collected information on Canadians' behaviours and concerns relating to COVID, specifically regarding their current economic and social situation, as well as their mental and physical health. This product is provided using Statistics Canada's electronic file transfer service.

    Release date: 2020-06-11
  • 23. Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 45-25-0003
    Description:

    This public use microdata file includes information from the first crowdsource questionnaire that collected information on Canadians' behaviours and concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically regarding health, finances and employment.

    Release date: 2020-06-03
  • 24. Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 1: Impacts of COVID-19 Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 45-25-0002
    Description:

    This public use microdata file provides information to fill important data gaps related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its social, health and employment impacts on Canadians. This product is provided using Statistics Canada's electronic file transfer service.

    Release date: 2020-05-06
Analysis (169)

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  • 31. Canadians’ use of the Internet and digital technologies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200400004
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it have contributed to, and probably accelerated, the roles that the internet and digital technologies play in our lives, thrusting large numbers of people and organizations online. But internet and digital skills vary and not everyone had the same capacity to rapidly shift activities of daily life online. The objective of this paper is to document the changes in the online activities and skills reported by Canadians prior to, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from 2018 and 2020 Canadian Internet Use Surveys are used to categorize Canadians into one of five internet user groups, ranging from non-users to advanced users.

    Release date: 2022-04-28
  • 32. Study: Canadians’ use of the Internet and digital technologies before and during COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202211835303
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-04-28
  • 33. Discrimination before and since the start of the pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022021
    Description:

    This infographic highlights the prevalence of general discrimination for the total population, reasons for unfair treatment among those who experienced discrimination and the relative risk of being discriminated on the basis of skin colour or ethnicity among various population groups. Most data is provided for the five years before the pandemic as well as the period roughly representing the first year of the pandemic.

    Release date: 2022-03-17
  • 34. COVID-19 in Canada: A Two-year Update on Social and Economic Impacts Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2022001
    Description:

    This summary provides highlights on the work the Agency has and is undertaking using existing and new data sources to provide critical insights on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians. It covers the two years of the pandemic from March 2020 to the present.

    Release date: 2022-03-10
  • 35. Household food insecurity in Canada early in the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200200002
    Description:

    Food insecurity linked to insufficient income is an important determinant of health. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated levels of food insecurity in Canada during the pandemic, particularly among vulnerable groups, is unclear. This study estimated the proportion of Canadians reporting experience of household food insecurity six-to-nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and drew comparisons to pre-pandemic levels.

    Release date: 2022-02-16
  • 36. Transition to permanent residency by lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200100002
    Description:

    Attention surrounding differences in the pathways to permanent residency for lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers has increased, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the contribution of lower-skilled temporary foreign workers in essential industrial sectors. This article examines the skill distribution of temporary foreign workers and their transition to permanent residency by skill level.

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 37. A comparison of parenting concerns in Canada and the United States during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200100003
    Description:

    As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian and American parents of young children have faced unique stressors, such as additional homeschooling and caregiving responsibilities, and families in both countries have experienced pandemic-related deteriorations to mental health (Gadermann et al., 2021). This paper examines the parenting concerns of parents of young children in the U.S. and Canada during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic based on data from Statistics Canada’s Parenting during the Pandemic crowdsource survey and the University of Oregon’s Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development – Early Childhood (RAPID-EC) survey, and explores contextual factors that might explain the similarities and differences between Canadian and American parents’ pandemic experiences.

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 38. The Craft of Crafting in Canada
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032021004
    Description:

    The age old practice of working with one’s hands in skill and time honoured endeavors has seen a resurgence during the pandemic as people seek out ways of keeping busy, exploring a fleeting interest or honing their skills on a professional level. But there’s much more to it, according to Meagen Black, director of the Canadian Crafts Federation. We discuss the arts and crafts movement across Canada, its renaissance and its necessity.

    Release date: 2021-12-22
  • 39. COVID-19 in Canada: Year-end Update on Social and Economic Impacts
    Articles and reports: 11-631-X2021003
    Description: This summary provides an update on the work the Agency has and is undertaking using existing and new data sources to provide critical insights on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians. It includes data from fall 2021.
    Release date: 2021-12-22
  • 40. Unravelling: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032021003
    Description:

    The pandemic presented a long list of threats to the mental and physical well-being of children, parents and educators across the nation. To move towards the end of the pandemic and a return to normalcy, difficult choices such as closing schools had to be made by policy-makers. With our guest Dr. Kelley Zwicker, a pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), we discussed the potential short- and long-term effects of the school closures on students and their parents.

    Release date: 2021-12-07
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  • 1. Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian Victim Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5328
    Description: The purpose of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian Victim Services survey is to collect information on the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on the operations of Canadian victim service programs, including factors that have affected their ability to provide services and how they have adapted their operations to continue to serve victims.
  • 2. Survey on Health Care Workers' Experiences During the Pandemic
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5362
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers in Canada.
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