By the Numbers: The food industry and Canada’s economy
Toronto – June 27, 2016 – The food production and processing industry is Canada’s largest manufacturing sector, as well as the largest provider of manufacturing jobs.
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By the Numbers: Offshore tax havens
Toronto – April 21, 2016 – A new report published by the anti-poverty advocacy group Oxfam reveals that the 50 largest companies in the United States have more than $1.4 trillion stashed away in offshore tax havens.
By the Numbers: The digital divide
Toronto – February 27, 2016 – A new study reveals that low-income Canadians are having to reduce their spending on essential items like food and housing in order to pay for another necessity – the Internet.
By the Numbers: Food banks and hunger in Canada
Toronto – December 18, 2015 – Food banks were established over 30 years ago as a short-term solution to addressing hunger in Canada. Three decades later, more than 852,000 families turned to food banks this year as a means of putting food on the table, according to the Hunger Count 2015 report.
By the Numbers: Employment in Canada still in slow-motion recovery
Ottawa – November 24, 2015 – Despite recent job gains in October, a temporary lift boosted in part by the federal elections activity, the economy is still slowly climbing out the recession, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
By The Numbers: Canada's aging population
Toronto – October 12, 2015 – For the first time in Canada, the number of people over the age of 65 is greater than the number of people under 14, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
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