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  • 1,781. Consumer spending in urban and rural Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000325
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In Canada, there are both similarities and differences in the way urban and rural households spend their income and these patterns have tended to persist over time.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
  • 1,782. The gift of time Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000248
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 1987, the time contributed by volunteers to various organizations was the equivalent of over 500,000 full-time jobs. This study profiles volunteers and the organizations they serve.

    Release date: 1990-05-29
  • 1,783. General Social Survey Historical Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 8011
    Description: The Historical Database gathers the data from existing cycles of the General Social Survey (GSS) together in an easily accessed form so that researchers may follow trends in Canadian society over time.
  • 1,784. Survey of Volunteer Workers
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3806
    Description: The purpose of the survey was to basic information on volunteer workers in general, rather than focusing on the characteristics, activities, or motivations of any particular group of volunteer workers.
  • 1,785. Survey of Leisure Time Activities and Reading Habits
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3815
    Description: This survey is aimed at determining directly who reads, how much reading is done and what is read, including types of material and subject matter. Also general leisure time activity data were updated.
  • 1,786. Survey of Volunteer Activity
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3865
    Description: The objectives of this survey are to provide information on the activities of volunteers and the organizational settings in which they work.
  • 1,787. Violence Against Women Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3896
    Description: This one-time-only survey examines the safety of women both inside and outside the home - perceptions of fear, sexual harassment, sexual violence, physical violence and threats by strangers, dates/boyfriends, other known men, husbands and common-law partners.
  • 1,788. General Social Survey - Giving, Volunteering and Participating
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4430
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: - to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and - to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.
  • 1,789. General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4502
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. The purpose of this survey is to provide a snapshot of the lives of caregivers and care receivers in today's Canada.
  • 1,790. Time Use Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4503
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.
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  • 41. Discrimination and unfair treatment by gender and province
    Table: 45-10-0100-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by discrimination and unfair treatment, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 42. Discrimination and unfair treatment by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 45-10-0101-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by discrimination and unfair treatment, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 43. Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 89M0017X
    Description: The public use microdata file from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating is now available. This file contains information collected from nearly 15,000 respondents aged 15 and over residing in private households in the provinces.The public use microdata file provides provincial-level information about the ways in which Canadians donate money and in-kind gifts to charitable and nonprofit organizations; volunteer their time to these organizations; provide help directly to others. Socio-demographic, income and labour force data are also included on the file.
    Release date: 2024-07-24
  • 44. Annual demographic estimates, rural and small town and functional urban areas: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021030
    Description: This interactive dashboard can be used to visualize the factors of population growth and how they have changed over time for rural and urban areas. The dashboard shows population, population growth, factors of population growth (natural increase, international migration, interprovincial migration, intraprovincial migration), and the proportion of the population by age group. Users can view the data by province or territory, as well as by year, age group, and rural or urban area.
    Release date: 2024-06-19
  • 45. Daily average time spent on various activities, by age group and gender, 2022
    Table: 45-10-0104-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Daily average time and proportion of day spent on various activities, by age group and gender, 15 years and over, Canada, Geographical region of Canada, province or territory, 2022.
    Release date: 2024-06-05
  • 46. Daily average time and proportion of day spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by gender, 2022
    Table: 45-10-0104-02
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Daily average time and proportion of day spent on unpaid activities, including domestic and care work, by gender and age groups, Canada, Geographical region of Canada, province or territory, 2022.
    Release date: 2024-06-05
  • 47. Daily average time spent on transport to and from activities, by mode of transport, 2022
    Table: 45-10-0104-03
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Daily average time spent on transport to and from activities, by mode of transport (including private vehicle, active transport and public transport), Canada, geographical region of Canada, province or territory, 2022.
    Release date: 2024-06-05
  • 48. Trade in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024010
    Description: This dashboard is designed for users to explore data on the number of importing and exporting establishments and the value of imports and exports in goods by industry, in non-census metropolitan areas and census metropolitan areas. This web-based application undergoes annual updates.
    Release date: 2024-05-30
  • 49. Number and Size of Communities in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024012
    Description: This dashboard features tables and a map designed for users to explore the number and the size of communities by different definitions of rural, including that of rural and small town (census subdivisions outside census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations) and that of rural areas (non-population centres) according to the Census of Population Program. This web-based application undergoes updates every five years with the census.
    Release date: 2024-05-30
  • 50. Confidence in institutions, by gender and province
    Table: 45-10-0073-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of confidence in selected types of institutions, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2024-05-16
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Analysis (1,212) (30 to 40 of 1,212 results)

  • 31. Study: COVID-19 mortality among First Nations people and Métis in Canada 2020 and 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202419838484
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-07-16
  • 32. StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001
    Description: A series of articles on various subjects which explore the impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic landscape. New articles will be released periodically.
    Release date: 2024-07-16
  • 33. A profile of 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities, 2022
    Articles and reports: 89-654-X2024002
    Description: Using data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), this factsheet examines the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities. It provides information on various sociodemographic and disability characteristics, such as age, disability type, severity of disability, and employment. It also includes comparisons to the non-2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities population by age group.
    Release date: 2024-07-08
  • 34. New businesses since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600003
    Description: Businesses have faced numerous challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health restrictions on business and personal activities aimed at stopping the spread of the virus were associated with a slowing of economic activity. This article examines how new businesses that entered after the beginning of the pandemic fared compared with previous entry cohorts.
    Release date: 2024-06-26
  • 35. Socioeconomic profile of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples in Canada from 2000 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600005
    Description: Approximately one in four individuals in Canada is currently or has been a landed immigrant or permanent resident. From 2016 to 2021, about 1.3 million new immigrants arrived in Canada and accounted for 80% of the growth in the labour force. Alongside increases in immigrants, there has been a rise in same-sex couples within Canada. This study explores select sociodemographic and economic characteristics of immigrants in same-sex couples compared with their counterparts in opposite-sex couples from 2000 to 2020.
    Release date: 2024-06-26
  • 36. Gender diversity of Canadian postsecondary students, 2021/2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024026
    Description: Using data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the Census of Population, 2021, this infographic provides information on enrolment in Canadian public postsecondary institutions for transgender and non-binary people.
    Release date: 2024-06-25
  • 37. Recent immigrants report greater difficulty making ends meet and are less satisfied with their amount of free time
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202417037886
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-06-18
  • 38. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound visitors to Canada
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024002
    Description: This paper investigates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound visitors to Canada, and their tourism-related spending, covering the period from 2018 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-06-10
  • 39. How does teleworking impact time use?
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024024
    Description: Using data from the 2022 Time Use Survey, this infographic provides highlights from the study “Telework, time use, and well-being: Evidence from the 2022 Time Use Survey.” Data about the differences in time use between teleworkers and non-teleworkers are shown, particularly where time saved on the commute to and from work is reallocated to other activities such as time spent with children. The infographic also shows the differences in satisfaction with work-life balance when comparing the two groups.
    Release date: 2024-06-05
  • 40. Time use and teleworkers: Highlights from the 2022 Time Use Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202415737424
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-06-05
Reference (51)

Reference (51) (30 to 40 of 51 results)

  • 31. General Social Survey Historical Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 8011
    Description: The Historical Database gathers the data from existing cycles of the General Social Survey (GSS) together in an easily accessed form so that researchers may follow trends in Canadian society over time.
  • 32. Survey of Volunteer Workers
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3806
    Description: The purpose of the survey was to basic information on volunteer workers in general, rather than focusing on the characteristics, activities, or motivations of any particular group of volunteer workers.
  • 33. Survey of Leisure Time Activities and Reading Habits
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3815
    Description: This survey is aimed at determining directly who reads, how much reading is done and what is read, including types of material and subject matter. Also general leisure time activity data were updated.
  • 34. Survey of Volunteer Activity
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3865
    Description: The objectives of this survey are to provide information on the activities of volunteers and the organizational settings in which they work.
  • 35. Violence Against Women Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3896
    Description: This one-time-only survey examines the safety of women both inside and outside the home - perceptions of fear, sexual harassment, sexual violence, physical violence and threats by strangers, dates/boyfriends, other known men, husbands and common-law partners.
  • 36. General Social Survey - Giving, Volunteering and Participating
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4430
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: - to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and - to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.
  • 37. General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4502
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. The purpose of this survey is to provide a snapshot of the lives of caregivers and care receivers in today's Canada.
  • 38. Time Use Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4503
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.
  • 39. National Survey of Community Sector Organizations
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5023
    Description: The objective of this survey is to produce statistical information on the finances, human resources and challenges faced by these organizations.
  • 40. General Social Survey - Social Identity
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5024
    Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.

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