The Business and Community Newsletter – April 2022
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Release date: April 21, 2022
Feature article
Small Business Hub
Welcome to the Small Business Hub—a resource to help existing and aspiring small business owners and entrepreneurs plan and run their enterprises.
You can start by finding information about the general Canadian population, then tailor your data search to your specific geographic region to better understand your target market.
Data from the 2021 Census is available now, explore how our Canadian population has shifted over time!Do you have any questions? Do you need help interpreting our data products? Get in touch—we are here to help!
Labour Force Survey March 2022
Employment gains continue in March
Employment rose by 73,000 (+0.4%) in March, driven by an increase of 93,000 (+0.6%) in full-time work.
Employment rose in both the services-producing (+42,000; +0.3%) and the goods-producing (+31,000; +0.8%) sectors in March.
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island recorded employment growth.
Total hours worked rose 1.3% in March.
The proportion of workers who report that they usually work exclusively from home continued to decline in March, down 1.8 percentage points to 20.7%.
Employment growth in March (+73,000; +0.4%) was spread across private sector employees and the self-employed.
Filling the gaps: Information on gender in the 2021 Census
Statistics Canada protects the privacy and confidentiality of all individuals while providing relevant data for decision-making. Balancing the Protection of Confidentiality with the Needs for Disaggregated Census Data, Census of Population, 2021
As of April 27, 2022, Statistics Canada will begin disseminating information on gender diversity status (cisgender men and women, transgender men and women, and non-binary persons), or on men, women and non-binary persons, at higher levels of geography.
For more information:
- Gender and sex at birth variables
- Age, Sex at Birth and Gender Reference Guide
- 2021 Census: Sex at birth and gender - the whole picture: check out our short video.
Did you know…?
Podcasts
Eh Sayers Season 2 Episode 2 - Doctor's Appointment? There's an App for That!
Healthcare is a privilege that Canadians value greatly. However, virtual healthcare was a rarity before COVID-19. Immediately after the pandemic hit in March 2020, Canadians were forced to rethink how they access healthcare. Appointments that would usually have happened in an office were suddenly taking place by phone or video chat. Now, two years later, most health care is conducted virtually. The question is whether the access to virtual healthcare will disappear when the pandemic ends. Our guest, Dr. Gigi Osler, Co-Chair of the Virtual Care Task Force for the Canadian Medical Association, joins us to explore the barriers to virtual healthcare, the changes we saw during the pandemic, and what’s being done to make virtual care permanent.
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Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption and saving of Canadian households, fourth quarter 2021
Income gap widens for first time during pandemic as disposable income grows at a slower pace for lowest income households
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, households in the lowest income quintile recorded higher annual growth in their disposable income, reaching an average of $33,000 (+28.8%) vs. $169,300 (+2.7%) for the highest income quintile, as the introduction of government COVID-19 support measures more than compensated for losses in employment income.
Gains in employment income for younger households outweigh reductions in transfers
Households with a major income earner aged less than 35 years recorded the highest increase (+9.1%) in average disposable income in 2021 relative to 2020, while average disposable income for households with seniors (aged 65 years and older) declined by 4.1%. Younger households saw stronger gains in wages and salaries, while decreases in income for older households were derived from all sources other than wages and salaries—including reductions in self-employment income, net investment income and transfers received, as well as from increases in taxes paid.
For more details, read the Daily.
Also worth reading
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products
Statistics Canada produces a variety of interactive visualization tools that present data in a graphical form. These tools provide a useful way of interpreting trends behind our data on various social and economic topics. A new product:
Real-time Local Business Conditions Index
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.
COVID-19 – A Data Perspective Portal
StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada: A series of articles on various subjects, which explore the impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic landscape. New articles include:
COVID-19 in Canada: A Two-year Update on Social and Economic Impacts
To mark the second year of the pandemic, Statistics Canada is reviewing the major social and economic impacts on the lives of Canadians and on Canadian businesses, and highlighting potential longer-term structural changes moving forward.
Webinars
Statistics Canada is delighted to invite you to our free upcoming webinars: Age, Sex & Gender, Type of Dwellings and the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP).
2021 Census of Population: Age, Sex at Birth and Gender, Type of Dwelling
Language, Dates, Times, and Registration Links
French : Wednesday, May 4th, 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XmsxB7dIQ6qG3Dt1II4E-Q
English : Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bxFzZCF3SW6t0chbZX1s4A
Description: On April 27, 2022, Statistics Canada will be releasing the second set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.
This release will explore Canada’s shifting demographic profile, and for the first time ever, will include data about the gender diversity of our population. Additional questions on sex-at-birth and gender were added to the 2021 Census to allow more Canadians to be better represented.
Data about age and the various types of dwellings in Canada will also be released.
As a valued stakeholder, we invite you to attend a webinar on May 4 th for an overview of the:
- Age, sex and gender concepts;
- Type of dwelling concepts;
- Results, how to access data products and resources and more.
Following the presentation, Statistics Canada officials will be available to answer questions.
Updates to the Canadian Housing Statistics Program
Language, Dates, Times, and Registration Links
French: Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fi0D-p2PRqKt7TGWr3MU0g
English: Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9y_w1XbzQuCpHu8_Qv-P9A
Description: The Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) is an innovative data project that provides Canadians with wide-ranging housing statistics by leveraging existing data sources. Key indicators from the CHSP include characteristics of residential properties (assessment value, property type, period of construction, living area) and of their owners (income, age, residency, and immigration status). This webinar will cover updates to the CHSP, including new information on home buyers and expanded geographies.
Please note: Advanced registration is required. We ask that you please register early, spaces are limited for the information sessions. If a session becomes full and you would like to attend a future session, please email us at statcan.outreachontario-rayonnementontario.statcan@statcan.gc.ca.
Infographics
Homelessness in Canada
This infographic uses data from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey. It explores the characteristics of Canadians who, while they are now responsible for housing decisions within their household, had previously experienced unsheltered or hidden homelessness. It also looks at the socioeconomic and health circumstances of those who experienced homelessness in the past.
Income of Canadians, 2020
This infographic presents some highlights from the 2020 Canadian Income Survey data.
Seeking health care during the pandemic
Results from the Survey on Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals During the Pandemic provide a snapshot of self-reported access to health care services from March 2020 to May 2021 among individuals 18 years and older in Canada's 10 provinces. In this infographic, we look at adults who needed health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic but delayed contacting a medical professional.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Households, 2018
Data for Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to household consumption and use of select goods and services along with the associated emissions intensity figures and breakdowns by final demand categories.
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