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COVID-19 continues to impact Canadians, with approximately 132,000 hospitalizations and over 35,000 deaths to date. Canadians continue to respond—over 30 million people are fully vaccinated.
- Summary of Contents
- Vaccination and Unintended Health Impacts of Covid-19
- Impact on Demographic Trends
- Assessing The Economic Recovery
- Statistics Canada – Areas of Focus Moving Forward
Vaccination and unintended health impacts of COVID-19Demographic ImpactsAssessing the economic recoveryVaccination efforts continue across the country as jurisdictions opt for vaccine passports
1. Vaccination rates have risen recently as provinces issued vaccination passport requirements for non-essential services. 2. As of December 4th, 89.6% of Canadians aged 12 and older had received at least one dose and 86.7% were fully vaccinated. 3. At 85%, Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest proportion of its total population fully vaccinated. Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut had rates at or below 70%.
Excess mortality among those under 65 years of age due in part to unintentional poisonings and overdoses
1. The pandemic has resulted in excess deaths in Canada – that is, more deaths occurring than what would be expected if there was no pandemic. 2. Overall, from March 2020 to May 2021, there were an estimated 19,884 excess deaths in Canada, or over 5% more deaths than what would be expected were there no pandemic. 3. Early on in the pandemic, excess deaths were largely occurring among seniors and were mostly attributable to COVID-19. Later on, excess deaths rose among younger Canadians. 4. Bet...
Increases in opioid overdoses during the pandemic are occurring mostly among young Canadians and those living in British Columbia, Alberta or Ontario
1. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, 6,946 apparent opioid toxicity deaths occurred between April 2020 and March 2021 — representing an 88% increase from the same time period prior to the pandemic (April 2019 to March 2020 – 3,691 deaths). 2. Between January and March 2021, 1,772 apparent opioid toxicity deaths occurred — approximately 20 deaths per day — representing a 65% increase compared to January to March 2020 (1,073 deaths). 2.1. 90% of all opioid toxicity deaths occurre...
Demographic changes due the pandemic will have implications for Canada’s society and economy
1. Canada, like other developed countries, is experiencing demographic changes due to the pandemic. 1.1. Population growth in 2020 fell to levels not seen in 75 years. 2. Annual population growth in 2020 was 0.4% (+149,461): 2.1. Lowest growth since 1945 (in number) and 1916 (in percent) 2.2. Only one-quarter of the growth that occurred in 2019 (+575,038). 3. Deaths in 2020 surpassed 300,000 (309,893) for the first time in Canadian history, up 7% from 2019: 3.1. Natural increase (births minus...
Low levels of immigration during the pandemic will have implications for employment
1. The contribution of international migration to population growth fell to 58% in 2020. 1.1. It had accounted for three quarters of growth since 2016. 2. The pandemic’s largest impact on population growth in 2020 reflected lower international migration, specifically, net non-permanent residents. 2.1. In 2020, immigration was at just over half (184,624) of of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s pre-pandemic target of 341,000. 2.2. Canada experienced the largest net loss of non-perm...
The pandemic has affected Canadians' intentions to have children which will have longer lasting fertility impacts
1. Nearly 20% of Canadians aged 25 to 44 want to have children later as a result of the pandemic — 23% among those who were not married or in a common-law relationship compared with 15% of those in a couple. 2. 14% reported wanting fewer children than before — 18% among those not in a couple compared with 12% of those who were married. 3. Some Canadians reported the opposite — 7% of Canadians aged 25 to 44 now want to have children sooner, while 4% want to have more children than prior to the...
Overall economic activity remains below pre-pandemic levels
1. Real gross domestic product rose 1.3% in the third quarter, but remained 1.4% below pre-pandemic levels. 1.1. Spurred by strong demand and higher incomes, household spending fueled output growth along with rebounding exports. 1.2. Non-residential business investment remained subdued, and was almost 11% below pre-pandemic levels. 1.3. Despite declines in recent quarters, outlays on housing remained elevated compared to pre-COVID levels.
As economy-wide output continues to recover, employment rebounded to pre-COVID levels in the wake of third wave restrictions
1. Economy-wide output strengthened as third wave restrictions eased and consumers spent more on out-of-the-home purchases. 2. Employment growth during the late spring and summer months was led by gains in accommodation and food services as activity levels in hard-to-distance sectors rallied. 3. Total employment recovered to pre-pandemic levels in September, while full-time employment among both core-age men and women had recovered by October.
The recovery remains uneven across industrial sectors as supply disruptions impact activity
1. After the initial stages of the pandemic, economic losses became increasingly concentrated in lower-wage, high contact services. 2. Professional services with high degrees of telework capacity recovered quickly, while supply disruptions continue to weigh on factory output. 3. As of September 2021, output levels in accommodation and food services remained 12% below pre-pandemic levels, while output in arts, entertainment and recreation industries remained about one third below.
For more information and research from Statistics Canada on COVID-19 and other critical policy issues, check out the following…
COVID-19: A data perspective Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19 COVID-19 in Canada: A One-year Update on Social and Economic Impacts Interactive data visualizations related to COVID-19 Selected analytical and research publications: Health Reports Economic and Social Reports Insights on Canadian Society
Descriptive analyses for COVID-19 outbreaks across Canada from January 3, 2021, to January 1, 2022, were performed examining trends over time, severity, and outbreak size. Results: Incidence of outbreaks followed similar trends to case incidence.
Dec 31, 2021 · As of Dec. 29, 2021, Canada recorded more than 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 30,353 recorded deaths.
Sep 3, 2021 · September 3, 2021. Canada.ca/coronavirus. Ongoing rapid acceleration of COVID-19 cases reflected in increasing severe illness. Number (cases / in hospital / in ICU) On average over the past 7 days: Number of deaths. 3,486 cases. Mar 20. May 20. Jul 20. Sep 20. Nov 20. Jan 21. Mar 21. May 21. Jul 21 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100.
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Dec 3, 2021 · 147 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths reported in Manitoba on Friday. Ontario reports 1,031 new COVID-19 cases , most since late May. Omicron variant-driven COVID-19 outbreak declared at Toronto East ...
Aug 13, 2021 · During week 31, a total of 7 902 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Canada, an average of 1 129 cases per day. Following a decrease in the number of cases reported since mid-April 2021, the daily number of reported cases has been gradually increasing since mid-July, 2021.
