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CANADA’S POPULATION |

JULY 1, 2020

Canada’s population reached the 38-million mark between April 1 and July 1, 2020. However, the annual increase of 411,854 was the lowest since 2015/2016 due to international migration being slowed by COVID-19.

Population growth

Population growth in Canada and most provinces slowed by COVID-19

2019/2020

+1.4% Y.T.

+1.1% Canada

Higher than in 2018/2019 Lower than in 2018/2019

+0.3% N.W.T.

+1.9% Nvt.

+1.1% B.C. +1.4% +0.5% +0.7% Alta. Sask. Man.

-0.3% N.L. +0.9% Que.

+1.3% Ont.

+1.5% P.E.I. +0.6% N.B.

+1.0% N.S.

Canada recorded its lowest natural increase1 ever (+74,571). This was expected because of the overall aging of the population, but it was also ampliﬁed by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more deaths being reported.

International migration While Canada has welcomed record numbers of permanent and temporary immigrants since 2015/2016, international migratory growth decreased sharply from April 1 to June 30, 2020, following the border restrictions introduced as a result of the pandemic.

180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Jul/Sept

Oct/Dec 2017/2018

Jan/Mar 2018/2019

Apr/Jun 2019/2020

Given the size of the Canadian population, COVID-19 has had a limited effect on the country’s age and sex profile. ...the population in this age group grew by

38,758

Despite the fact that

72% (6,164)2

to total 1,663,666 on July 1, 2020, driven by population aging.

of Canadians who died of COVID-19 were aged 80 and older...

1. Natural increase is the number of births minus the number of deaths. 2. According to Public Health Agency of Canada as of June 30, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200701023526/https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html ). Source: Statistics Canada, Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2020.

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Catalogue number: 11-627-M

ISBN: 978-0-660-35741-6

The Consumer Price Index: Keeping up with Canadian Consumers

The retail landscape has evolved rapidly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadians adapted their consumption habits to include new essential products for daily living, and new ways of purchasing to limit in-person shopping trips. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents changes in prices as experienced by Canadian consumers. It measures price change by comparing, through time, the cost of a ﬁxed basket of goods and services according to 8 major components.

The CPI basket is updated regularly to: • reﬂect the relative importance of various goods and services according to the spending habits of Canadians and, • add and remove products and services to maintain the relevance of the basket.

Updates to the CPI basket

New to the basket:

Relative importance of the 8 major components based on average Canadian household expenditures in 2020. 100%

All-items

27.36%

Shelter

19.95%

Transportation

16.48%

Food

12.80%

Household operations, furnishings and equipment

10.24%

Recreation, education and reading

5.17%

Clothing and footwear

4.79%

Health and personal care

3.21%

Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis

As a key measure of inﬂation, the CPI continues to incorporate new data sources and methods to adapt to the changing world. The CPI has also responded to the suspension of in-person price collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic – most CPI prices are now collected from alternative data sources, including retail scanner data and websites. These advances ensure the CPI remains an accurate measure of inﬂation in changing times.

Where does the CPI price data come from? 5% 10%

Partially priced online Adminstrative data sources 40%

15%

Fully priced online Retail scanner data

30%

Source: Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index

Other

Catalogue number: 11-627-M | ISBN: 978-0-660-XXXXX-X

On average, approximately 97,000 prices are collected every month to produce the CPI!

Stats are on the menu: Canada's Restaurant Industry is part of every community: There are more than 97,000 restaurants, bars and caterers across the country. 1.2 million

amount of annual sales generated by restaurants, bars and caterers industry in 2019.

$79 Billion

1.5%

people directly employed in the accommodation and food services sector

of the country’s GDP

6.4% of the country's total

$460 millioni contributed by restaurateurs to charities in 2018

employment in 2019

$27 billion

cost of goods sold in 2019, including food and beverage product

YOUTH CENTRE

22 millionii

daily visits to restaurants by Canadians

1 in 5

young people between 15 and 24 years were employed in the accomodation and food industry in 2019

22%iii

of Canadians worked their first job in the restaurant industry, the highest of any industry

Source: Statistics Canada i: Source: Restaurants Canada, 2018 Member Survey ii: Source: Ipsos Foodservice Monitor (Updated March 2020) iii: Source: Ipsos, Survey of Canadians. Statistics Canada acknowledges the support and contribution of Restaurants Canada in the design of this infographic.

273,400

indirect jobs in related industries

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A portrait of infrastructure-related jobs in Canada Jobs related to infrastructure include direct employment, such as the construction worker building a bridge and the engineer supplying the plans, but also indirect, such as the manufacturer supplying the steel and the restaurant worker supplying the meals.

How many workers are involved and how does the average hourly wage vary across Canada (2019)?

1,217 $33.82

608,318 workers in Canada total $32.04 Average hourly wage

1,954

3,233

$39.00

$35.18

79,634

15,652

$32.69

$33.26

90,884 $35.78

28,633

139,937

$31.02 28,919

187,943

$30.89

$30.32

2,040

$21.38

$32.43 14,885

$25.35

How does that average hourly wage vary over time and by sex?

$29.28 $24.13

2010

$31.07 $26.13

2011

$31.18 $26.93

2012

2013

$30.00 $25.07

2014

$30.54 $26.34

$33.38 $28.02

2015

2016

$33.23 $27.96

2017

$32.48 $27.86

13,388

$25.26

2018

$33.41 $28.14

2019 $33.11 $28.48

The largest share of workers had a high school diploma or less. Women were more likely than men to hold a college diploma or university degree. 36.8%

7.1% 21.8%

22.0%

23.4% 31.9%

18.0%

38.3%

32.7% 20.3%

Secondary (high) school diploma and less

College diploma

Trades certiﬁcate

University degree or higher

28.3%

19.4%

26.7% of infrastructure jobs were held by females and they were more likely than males to work part-time jobs.

Immigrants represented 25.4% of all workers in infrastructure, with female immigrant workers having a larger share than non-immigrant workers. Immigrants

10.8%

27.7%

72.3%

Full-time

70.6%

29.4%

Part-time

Non-immigrants

89.2%

74.3%

Full-time Source: Infrastructure Economic Account Human Resource Module. Catalogue number: 11-627-M | ISBN: 978-0-660-36030-0

25.7%

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CANADIAN HOUSING SURVEY, 2018 A portrait of renter households living in social and affordable housing In 2018, 4% of households (628,700 of 14.8 million) reported living in social and affordable housing.1 LIVING IN SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Percentage of persons living in renter households who...

NOT LIVING IN SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Percentage of renter households THAT...

Are female

56%

Are in a lone-parent household

50%

18%

Are 65 and older

19% 13%

Live in a high-rise apartment building

Have a high school diploma or less

61%

32%

41%

23%

Have been employed in the past 12 months

24% 55%

Require a dwelling accessibility adaptation2

Have a long-term illness or disability

19%

16% 5%

Belong to a visible minority group

40%

Have difficulty meeting financial needs3

32%

44%

Are Indigenous (First Nations people living off reserve,4 Métis and Inuit)

29%

9% 4%

Percentage of respondents5 for the renter households who… Have experienced homelessness in the past

Reported being in very good or excellent general health

64% 83%

Reported being satisfied6 with their life

Reported being in very good or excellent mental health

13%

70% 77%

77% 85%

NOTES 1. Social and affordable housing refers to non-market rental housing. 2. Dwellings that required adaptation because a household member has a physical or mental disability, condition or illness. 3. Financial needs in terms of transportation, housing, food, clothing and other necessary expenses in the past 12 months. 4. The Canadian Housing Survey did not sample people living on reserve. 5. “Respondent” refers to the household member responsible for housing decisions. In cases where members share responsibility for housing decisions, one person is chosen to be the respondent. 6. Reported by the respondent as 6 or higher on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied." Sources: Canadian Housing Survey, 2018. Data for Northwest Territories come from the 2019 NWT Community Survey.

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What are the accessibility experiences of Canadians with difficulties or long-term conditions? Using data from the 2021 Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations (SAFSO), this infographic provides a snapshot of barriers related to accessibility within federal sector organizations for Canadians living with difficulties or long-term conditions.1 In the past two years, 37% of Canadians with difficulties or long-term conditions experienced at least one barrier.2 The proportion experiencing one or more barriers was similar by gender:

96% 57% British Columbia

47%

27%

47% Prairie Provinces

Men

Women

Atlantic Provinces

17%

37%

Quebec

Ontario

Almost two thirds (36%) of Canadians with difficulties or long-term conditions experienced one or more barriers when using transportation such as airplanes, passenger trains, ferry services, and buses. Top three transportation barriers:

34%

Wait lines Using the website

29%

Lighting or sound levels

29%

Nearly half (54%) of Canadians with difficulties or long-term conditions experienced barriers related to information and communication technologies.3

Over three in five (26%) Canadians with difficulties or long-term conditions experienced at least one barrier in communication, either in understanding or being understood.

Technology-related barriers were experienced while:

26%

Using self-serve technology

Accessing federal government information, services or supports online Watching TV shows, movies or other content through traditional television platforms Accessing federally regulated businesses online

23%

Communication barriers were most often experienced:

34%

20%

19%

Over the phone

14%

24% Reading and understanding written materials

In person

NOTES 1 Included in this analysis are participants who reported difficulty in at least one area of activities of daily living. 2 The overall barrier calculations include those who indicated they experienced at least one type of barrier either “rarely”, “sometimes”, “often” or “always”. 3 Information and communication technologies include computers, the Internet, and broadcasting technologies, such as radio, television or podcasting. Source: Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations (SAFSO), 2021.

ISBN: 978-0-660-39215-8 | Catalogue number: 11-627-M