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.