The number of active businesses is a good indicator of economic strength. Rising numbers of active businesses generally indicate economic expansion, while declines typically signal contraction. Explore the latest data from Statistics Canada to see how Canada’s doing.

Favourable weather conditions in 2025 helped contribute to another good year for maple syrup producers. A total of 18.8 million gallons of maple syrup was harvested in 2025, the second-highest production year on record. The previous record of 19.8 million gallons was set the year before.

Farmers had a productive 2025. Most crops reported higher output compared to the year before, with wheat reaching record highs. In 2025, Canada produced nearly 40 million tonnes, up 11.2% from 2024 and above the previous record set in 2013.

Spending across all levels of government, including the federal, provincial, territorial, and other entities combined, reached an all-time high in 2024. Here’s a breakdown of how the money was spent.

Canada is a resource-rich nation with some of the world’s largest reserves of potash, oil, and critical minerals. In 2024, Canada’s natural resources were valued at $1.36 trillion, down 10% from the year before. Learn how the value of Canada’s natural resources has changed over the past decade.

Canada's population growth is driven by immigration. Statistics Canada researched the contribution of foreign-born women to births in Canada between 1997 and 2024. Their findings reveal that nearly two in five babies born in 2024 had foreign-born mothers, a proportion that has almost doubled from just over 25 years ago.

In 2024, all provinces and Nunavut recorded increases in GDP compared to the year before, while Yukon and the Northwest Territories declined. See which province or territory topped the list.

Earlier this week, the Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut — the fourth one this year, and the second consecutive cut since September 2025 — lowering its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%.

In August 2025, Canadians made 2.25 million trips to the U.S., down 29.7% from 3.1 million recorded at the same time the year prior. There have been eight straight months of year-over-year decreases in travel to the U.S. by Canadian residents since the start of the year.

The unemployment rate in September 2025 was 7.1 percent, remaining steady and unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate has hovered within a narrow range between 6.9 and 7.1 percent since April.

In 2023, Canada had lower rates of violent crimes but higher rates of property crime than the United States. Learn how crime compares between the two nations.

Foreign ownership of Canadian businesses fell to 14.4% in 2023, the lowest since 2010. Statistics Canada reports U.S. firms hold over half of all foreign-owned assets in Canada.

Canada’s population reached 41.65 million in July 2025, but growth slowed to its weakest second-quarter pace since 1946 (excluding 2020).

The number of Canadians receiving regular employment insurance (EI) benefits climbed in July, the seventh consecutive monthly increase, representing a 13.2% increase since the beginning of the year.

Rising markets pushed Canadian household wealth to $17.9T in the second quarter of 2025, with the richest 20% capturing most of the gains.

Canadians are purchasing less alcohol. In 2023/2024, sales of alcoholic beverages in Canada reached 88.2 litres per capita, down from 94.5 litres the year before. It’s the third consecutive year alcohol sales have been declining, and the sharpest one-year drop over this period.

In May 2025, the proportion of Canadian workers who mostly work from home reached 17.4%, down 1.3 percentage points from May 2024. This marks the fourth consecutive year of declines.

Employment fell by 41,000 (-0.2%) in July, and the employment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points, reaching 60.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remained steady, showing no change at 6.9%. This overall decline in employment during July was primarily concentrated in full-time work, which dropped by 51,000 (-0.3%).

As of 2024, there were 11,672 Canadians aged at least 100. According to Statistics Canada, this age group is the fastest-growing in Canada, having more than tripled between 2000 and 2024.

Zero-emission vehicles increased their share of new vehicle sales in Canada in 2024, reaching a record-high 271,228 units, representing 14.6% of total new car registrations, a metric used as a proxy for new vehicle sales.