Analysis

Skip to filters. View results.

View results
Sort Help
entries

Results

All (24)

All (24) (0 to 10 of 24 results)

  • 1. Retail trade May 2026
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20262043660
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-07-23
  • 2. Online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020088
    Description:

    Using a custom tabulation of data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, this infographic provides a graphical analysis of retail e-commerce vs. in-store sales for selected industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-02-05
  • 3. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100064
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered decisions at all levels of government to try and minimize its spread, including shutting down non-essential retail establishments. This led to an abrupt shift in the Canadian retail environment, to which many industries had to adapt. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on retail e-commerce as a method of doing business during the first months of the pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 4. Study: Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202020624983
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 5. The Retail Cannabis Market in Canada: A Portrait of the First Year Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2019005
    Description:

    The Canadian federal government legalized non-medical cannabis in Canada effective October 2018. The present study sheds light on the evolving structure of the retail market, the trends in retail sales and the access of Canadians to retail cannabis stores through measures of physical proximity. Furthermore, it discusses different retail models; i.e. public and private retail stores as well as online versus in-store sales.

    Release date: 2019-12-11
  • 6. Study: The retail cannabis market in Canada: A portrait of the first year Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201934522123
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-12-11
  • 7. Retail E-Commerce in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2016101
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade survey, this article discusses the measurement of online retail sales in the retail trade sector.

    Release date: 2016-11-14
  • 8. Retail trade annual review 2015 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201626311142
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-09-19
  • 9. Study: Evolution of clothing retail in Canada 2004 to 2015 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201625615101
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-09-12
  • 10. Wholesale at a glance: An introduction to wholesale trade Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201533113041
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-11-27
Stats in brief (10)

Stats in brief (10) ((10 results))

Articles and reports (14)

Articles and reports (14) (0 to 10 of 14 results)

  • 1. The Retail Cannabis Market in Canada: A Portrait of the First Year Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2019005
    Description:

    The Canadian federal government legalized non-medical cannabis in Canada effective October 2018. The present study sheds light on the evolving structure of the retail market, the trends in retail sales and the access of Canadians to retail cannabis stores through measures of physical proximity. Furthermore, it discusses different retail models; i.e. public and private retail stores as well as online versus in-store sales.

    Release date: 2019-12-11
  • 2. Retail E-Commerce in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2016101
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade survey, this article discusses the measurement of online retail sales in the retail trade sector.

    Release date: 2016-11-14
  • 3. Retail: The Year 2014 in Review Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2015096
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade and Quarterly Retail Commodity surveys, this study examines the sales for the year 2014. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by subsectors such as motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores. This study also discusses provincial retail sales.

    Release date: 2015-08-04
  • 4. Retail: The Year 2013 in Review Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2014094
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade and Quarterly Retail Commodity surveys, this study examines the sales for the year 2013. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by subsectors such as motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores. This study also discusses provincial retail sales.

    Release date: 2014-12-17
  • 5. Retail Trade: How the Provinces Fared in 2008 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2009078
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    Using data from the monthly Retail Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2008. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by trade groups such as new motor vehicle dealers, supermarkets and general merchandise stores. This study focuses on provincial sales.

    Release date: 2009-05-01
  • 6. Retail Trade: How the Provinces Fared in 2007 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2008071
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    Using data from the monthly Retail Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2007. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by trade groups such as new motor vehicle dealers, supermarkets and general merchandise stores. This study focuses on provincial sales.

    Release date: 2008-05-26
  • 7. Christmas Shopping: 2006 in Review Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007065
    Geography: Canada, Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    This paper will update the analysis of what the retail trade patterns were for 2006 Christmas period. In addition, analysis is available for the first time for three of Canada's Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Comparable December retail sales data for Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal will be analyzed against an 'average' of the January to November period. Comparisons will also be made against the month of December in previous years. Analysis will also include a decomposition of the growth of retail sales.

    Release date: 2007-12-06
  • 8. Retail Trade: How the Provinces Fared in 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007057
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    Using data from the monthly Retail Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2006. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by trade groups such as new motor vehicle dealers, supermarkets and general merchandise stores. This study focuses on provincial sales.

    Release date: 2007-06-27
  • 9. Gift Cards: The Gift of Choice Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006051
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the evolution of the offering of gift cards among large Canadian retailers from 2003 to 2005. It also gives a first glance at the results of a special survey about gift cards in the broader retail community.

    Release date: 2006-12-04
  • 10. Gift Cards: A Win-win Way to Give Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005029
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at the growing popularity of gift cards, both with retailers and consumers. It presents some details of the types of stores that offer these cards and some of the attractions of gift cards to retailers and their customers.

    Release date: 2005-05-24

Sort Help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides four options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By most popular – gives priority to results that are most frequently selected by users, followed by the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.

Sort Help

How are the results ordered?

The Sort by feature provides three options:

  • By date – sorts results by product release date starting with the most recent.
  • By relevance is only needed or beneficial when you use the search box and submit a search query. Results are ordered by a combination of where the search term appears in the content, e.g., if it appears in the title, it likely means the product is more relevant to your search; how up to date or new the content in the product is; how popular the product is; and other factors.
  • By title – sorts results alphabetically.

Search Help

How do I use the filters and the search box?

  • You can initiate a search by entering keywords or selecting filters (e.g., under Subject, Geography, etc.) on the left side of the page.

  • Filters can be used together or in any combination. Each time you select a filter, the results on the page are updated.

  • To start a new search, click on the Clear all button above the search box or deselect each filter.

  • Specified keywords and filters appear above the search box. You can deselect any or all the tags to refine or clear your search.

How do I refine my search?

  • You can enter keywords in the search box. It is not necessary to use “+” or “, “ or “AND”.

  • You can delete some or all of the keywords from your search string.

  • Quotes around keywords limit the search to a specific phrase.

    • For example, “labour force survey” will limit results to products containing this phrase.

  • Use “or” between keywords to obtain results that contain one or more search terms.

    • For example, labour or­ force or survey will limit results to products containing any or all of these words.

How does the search work?

  • This search looks for results that have your query term in the title, description, subject, geography, product number or other information about the product.

    • For example, when searching the term ‘Diseases’, all results with the word ‘Diseases’ in the title, description or tagged the subject appear.

  • The text within an article or publication are not searched. For full text searching of articles, use the site search.

Date modified: