Press Release
Trade of culture and sport products, 2016
Canada exported $16 billion of culture products in 2016. This represented 2.5% of total economy exports and almost 30% of culture gross domestic product ($53.8 billion). Imports of culture products were $20.8 billion or 3.1% of total economy imports.
National Cannabis Survey, first quarter 2018
Nationally, about 4.2 million or 14% of Canadians aged 15 years and older reported some use of cannabis products for medical or non-medical use in the past three months. More than half (56%) of the users indicated that they used some form of cannabis “daily” or “weekly”.
Annual civil aviation statistics, 2016
Canadian Level I to III air carriers reported 81.6 million passengers in 2016, up 7.0% from 2015.
Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, January 2018
Canada produced 21.6 million cubic metres (135.9 million barrels) of crude oil and equivalent products in January, up 1.8% compared with the same month in 2017.
Natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, February 2018
Natural gas transmission pipelines received 532.9 million gigajoules of natural gas from fields, gathering systems and plants in February, up 8.3% from February 2017. Seven provinces posted receipts, with Alberta (68.9%) and British Columbia (29.1%) holding the vast majority.
Health Reports: Reallocating time between sleep, sedentary and active behaviours
Many studies have shown that exercise is better for a person’s health than being sedentary. But is it worth losing sleep over? A new study released today in Health Reports addresses that question and how other ways Canadians spend their time may affect their weight, and their general and mental health.
Travel Survey of Residents of Canada, fourth quarter 2017
The number of domestic trips increased 5.6% in the fourth quarter from the same quarter in 2016, to 79.2 million. Total expenditures for those trips increased 7.5% to $11.1 billion.
New products
Statistics Canada – Infographics: “National Cannabis Survey”
Catalogue number , (HTML | PDF) 11-627-M2018009
Health Reports, Vol. 29, no. 4
Catalogue number , (HTML | PDF) 82-003-X
New studies and articles
Health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada
Health Reports
Reallocating time between sleep, sedentary and active behaviours: Associations with obesity and health in Canadian adults
Health Reports
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