Economic and Social Reports
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July 2026

Canadian-resident travel to the United States: A year in review

by Laura Presley and Carter McCormack

This article updates the findings of Recent changes in Canadian-resident travel to the United States, highlighting the persistent decline in return trips from the United States following the emergence of America First policies in early 2025, and the shifting expenditure patterns of Canadian outbound tourists.

Workforce aging and labour productivity

by Hassan Faryaar

Canada’s population, and consequently its workforce, is aging. While older workers bring valuable experience to firms, they may be less familiar with new technologies and more likely to face chronic health conditions, which can pose challenges for employers. This paper examines the impacts of aging on labour productivity using firm level measures of workforce aging constructed by Statistics Canada.

Differences in employment rates between immigrants and Canadian-born persons with disabilities, 2022–2024

by Christoph Schimmele, Adam Abdille, Brittany Etmanski and Rubab Arim

This study examines differences in employment rates between immigrants with disabilities and Canadian-born persons with disabilities, using pooled data from the Labour Force Survey (January 2022 to December 2024) and the supplementary Disability Labour Market Indicators.  The analysis focuses on persons aged 18 to 64 years and compares employment rates across levels of education.

Disparities between immigrant and Canadian-born families across the wealth distribution

by Christoph Schimmele, Max Stick, Feng Hou, Stéphane Arabackyj and Jianwei Zhong

This study examines disparities between immigrant and Canadian born families across their wealth distributions, accounting for recency of immigration and life cycle in patterns of wealth accumulation. It examines two questions: Are wealth gaps between immigrant and Canadian-born families larger at the lower, middle or upper end of the distribution? And, are there differences in the components of wealth between immigrant and Canadian-born families across the distribution?

The likelihood and timing of mothers’ return to work and child care arrangements after parental leave - revisited

by Youjin Choi

This study examines the likelihood of mothers returning to work following parental leave as well as the child care arrangements among mothers who worked before the birth of their child, with a particular focus on recent policy changes. It draws on data from the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS), spanning from 2020 to 2023.

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