By the Numbers: Child Care in Canada
Ottawa – January 11, 2013
3 million – Number of Canadian moms of children aged 12 or younger who work in the paid labour force.
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By the Numbers: Changing Portrait of Canadian Families and Living Arrangements
Ottawa – January 3, 2013 – A recent Statistics Canada report focusing on the 2011 Census shows significant changes and diversification in the makeup of Canadian families and living arrangements over the past 50 years.
By the Numbers: Consumer Price Index - September 2012
According to a recent Statistics Canada release, the consumer prices rose slightly in the 12 month to September and remained unchanged from August at 1.2%. The annual inflation therefore at 1.2%, seems to be under no building pressures for now, but the increased household debt and the soaring prices in the real estate remain a great source of concern.
By the Numbers: Canadian Well-being Index, quality of life declining
What is Wellbeing? – The presence of the highest possible quality of life in its full breadth of expression, focused on but not necessarily exclusive to: good living standards, robust health, a sustainable environment, vital communities, an educated populace, balanced time use, high levels of democratic participation, and access to and participation in leisure and culture. (definition by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing)
Facts facing Rural women in Canada
In most developing countries, agriculture is still the most important source of employment for women in rural areas. Women are more likely than men to earn low-wages, to work part-time and seasonally, and they tend to be paid less than their male counterparts.
By the Numbers: Hunger in the World
Hunger remains the world’s number one health risk. It kills more people than the planet’s most devastating diseases – such as, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis – combined.
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