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Indicator | Value |
---|---|
Population 2008 to 2009 Percentage change |
1.2% |
Gross domestic product, monthly March 2010 Percentage change |
0.6% |
Greenhouse gas emissions 2007 to 2008 Percentage change |
-2.1% |
Particulate matter (PM2.5) 2000 to 2007 |
No significant trend |
Ground-level ozone 1990 to 2007 Median percent change per year |
0.8% |
Natural resource wealth 2008 to 2009 Percentage change |
-37.8% |
A. Munro
This study looks at access to and use of public transit in 2007, using data from the Households and the Environment Survey. Many Canadian households reported that they lived within five minutes of public transit, and four out of every ten households with nearby public transit had used it regularly. Full article: HTML
Kazi Islam and Patrick Adams
Natural resources such as oil and gas, timber and minerals are an important component of Canada’s wealth, generating income, employment and exports. This article examines growth in resource wealth. From 1990 to 2009, the current dollar value of Canada’s natural resource wealth, on average, grew by 6% per year. Full article: HTML
Hugo Larocque, Doug Trant and Giuseppe Filoso
The St-Laurent Lowlands ecoregion profile is the third in a series of ecoregion profiles. The information presented includes a brief description of the physical setting, a snapshot of land cover and use as well as selected statistics on the changing socio-economy in the region. This is Canada’s third most densely populated ecoregion. Full article: HTML