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Inflation-adjusted wages advertised on Canadian job vacancies, comparing individual trades with all vacancies and nursing.
Source: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey
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Inflation-adjusted wages advertised on Canadian job vacancies, comparing individual trades with all vacancies and nursing.
Source: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey
Real earnings for construction trades in Canada and the United States since 2000, at matching 4-digit NAICS codes — the price test for the skilled trades shortage claim.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics · Statistics Canada
Payroll employment in construction and selected comparison industries in Canada and the United States, measured on one consistent industry basis.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics · Statistics Canada
Total real labour compensation in construction and its share of GDP in Canada and the United States, shown as separate chart options.
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Statistics Canada
Vacancy rates, quits, layoffs and job tenure in construction against the rest of the economy — whether a high vacancy rate means scarcity or churn.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (JOLTS) · Statistics Canada
Workers aged 55 and over as a share of the workforce, trades against the whole economy and against tech — testing the coming-retirement-wave claim.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS) · Statistics Canada
Median trades earnings relative to the economy-wide median. A separate option shows the Canadian mean–median gap as a measure of skew.
Source: Statistics Canada (Labour Force Survey) · US Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS)
Three named specialty labour markets — Navy shipyards, Permian oilfield services and Data Center Alley — measured against the average American job. Two of the best-paid gave up part of their pay premium while headcount grew; one is genuinely bidding.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
A compact comparison of decade changes in real pay and employment, with sector-level context for vacancies, turnover, age, labour spending and GDP share.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Statistics Canada
Monthly trade in the goods each government tariffed in March 2025, indexed to each side’s own pre-tariff average. Compares how far each basket fell from its own baseline.
Source: Statistics Canada
Product categories where Canada exports at scale while still importing from the US — the arithmetic upper bound on import substitution, by value.
Source: Statistics Canada
The US share of Canadian merchandise exports over time, alongside the next-largest destinations. Shares show the market mix, not whether the dollar value of non-US exports has doubled.
Source: Statistics Canada
Monthly exports of the product categories under active US tariffs — metals, vehicles, lumber, furniture, dairy, beverages and electronics.
Source: Statistics Canada
Unused industrial capacity by manufacturing industry. Idle capacity indicates operating room, but not product fit, competitiveness, available inputs or workers.
Source: Statistics Canada
Long-run trade between provinces compared with trade with the rest of the world, the backdrop to the Bill C-5 internal free-trade push.
Source: Statistics Canada
A choropleth of where Canadian imports covered by its counter-tariff lists originated: the September 2026 list at tariff-item level, and the 2025 rounds as HS-section upper bounds. It measures trade exposure, not duty paid or economic damage.
Source: Statistics Canada · Finance Canada counter-tariff lists
Quarterly population estimates (levels, in persons) across Canadian provinces and territories. Shows how many people live in each, not the growth rate.
Source: Statistics Canada
Average two-bedroom rent across major Canadian cities, tracking how rental costs have changed over time.
Source: Statistics Canada
Quarterly household debt service ratio in Canada — the share of disposable income going to principal and interest payments, with mortgage and non-mortgage components. It measures payment burden, not total debt relative to income.
Source: Statistics Canada
Annual immigration, emigration, and net non-permanent resident flows into Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada
Monthly real GDP across major Canadian industries — from manufacturing and mining to health care and real estate.
Source: Statistics Canada
Average annual undergraduate tuition fees for Canadian students, by province.
Source: Statistics Canada
Quarterly unfilled job positions across major Canadian industries, showing where labour demand is strongest.
Source: Statistics Canada
Monthly Consumer Price Index across major spending categories in Canada — food, shelter, transportation, and more — over roughly the past 47 years.
Source: Statistics Canada
Monthly new housing price index (house and land) across major Canadian cities, tracking how the cost of new homes has changed over time.
Source: Statistics Canada
Monthly seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate across Canadian provinces, showing regional labour market differences over time.
Source: Statistics Canada
Median hourly wages across major occupation groups in Canada from 1997 to present, with optional CPI inflation adjustment.
Source: Statistics Canada