Canada’s inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the pandemic as part of a spending shift that a top central banker says may signal further changes in consumption patterns post-COVID-19. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the consumer price index for April fell 0.2 per […]
Statistics Canada has released a study showing women only accounted for 19.4 per cent of corporate board directors in 2016. This new study provides the first comprehensive estimates across all types of corporations. Previously, only the share of women on corporate boards in publicly traded corporations had been documented well. The study found that 28.0 […]
Pension wealth grew 6.8 per cent in nominal terms in 2017, to approximately $3.8 trillion by the end of the year, said Statistics Canada’s 2017 Pension Satellite Account which was released on Dec. 14, 2018. This growth is predominately due to an increase in pension contributions and strong foreign equity markets, said the Statistics Canada […]
According to Statistics Canada, the market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds grew 0.6 per cent from the first quarter during the second quarter of 2018. When looking year-over-year compared to the second quarter of 2017, the market value of assets grew 7.0 per cent. Investments in real estate saw the largest […]
The number of Canadian workers with DB plans has continued to decline, says Statistics Canada.
Statistics Canada data show positive trend.