2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities are younger on average than their non-2SLGBTQ+ counterparts in 2022
In 2022, there were nearly 700,000 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities aged 15 years and older. Almost two-thirds (63.4%) of persons with disabilities who reported being a 2SLGBTQ+ person were aged 15 to 34 years, compared with 17.8% of their non-2SLGBTQ+ counterparts. Looking across age groups, 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities aged 15 to 24 years were more likely to have a mental-health related (84.1%) or learning (47.8%) disability compared with their non-2SLGBTQ+ peers (61.1% and 38.2%, respectively).
Source: A first look at characteristics of 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities
Retail sales increase 2.7% on an annual basis in April 2024
Retail sales reached $66.6 billion in April, an increase of 2.7% compared with the same month one year earlier. Higher sales were reported in 11 of the 18 commodity classes. The largest increase in dollar terms came from sales of motor vehicles, which rose 7.5% in April compared with the same month in 2023. New motor vehicle sales (+14.0%) led the gains in this commodity class in April 2024.
Source: Retail Commodity Survey, April 2024
The value of interprovincial trade in manufactured goods increases in 2022
In 2022, the value of interprovincial trade in manufactured goods was $170.5 billion, a 16.5% increase over 2021. From 2021 to 2022, all provinces and territories except Nunavut reported an increase in sales of manufactured goods to other provinces and territories. Quebec factories saw the biggest increase in the value of interprovincial sales, up $7.2 billion (+17.7%) in 2022, followed by Ontario (+13.6%) and Alberta (+13.9%). Manufactured goods crossed the Ontario-Quebec border more than any other interprovincial border in Canada in 2022.
Source: Internal Trade in Canada: Value of interprovincial trade in manufactured goods, 2022
The total value of building permits in Canada decreases in May 2024
In Canada, the total value of building permits was $11.7 billion in May, down 12.2% from a record high of $13.4 billion in April. British Columbia led the national decline in May with a significant drop of 50.7% after experiencing a record high for the total value of building permits issued in April. Excluding British Columbia, the total value of building permits for the remaining provinces and the territories edged down 0.7% in May.
Source: Building permits, May 2024
Canadian households actively out on the water
Of the 78% of Canadian households who participated in outdoor activities close to home in 2021, more than one in five (21%) reported swimming, going to the beach, surfing, scuba diving or snorkelling. Additionally, more than 1 in 10 of these households (12%) reported boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, rowing, dragon boating or seadooing. According to the National Travel Survey, Canadians reported participating in these water-related activities in 2023 during their domestic trips (one or multiple): going to the beach (13.8 million person-trips), boating (8.6 million), canoeing or kayaking (8.0 million) and fishing (6.3 million).
Source: Water safety, by the numbers
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