Category: Canada

The Top Tech Hubs in Canada Toronto saw the most absolute growth tech positions in 2021, adding 88,900 jobs. The tech sector in Canada’s largest city has seen a lot of momentum in recent years, and is now ranked by CBRE as North America’s #3 tech hub, after the SF Bay Area and New York […]

The three largest concentrations of population in Canada are: the axis extending from Quebec City to Windsor, Ontario; the cluster between Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia; and the area extending from Edmonton to Calgary in Alberta. How many settlement patterns are there in Canada? Most of Canada’s rural residents live in either the Mixedwood […]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Canada 16th in innovation worldwide, and the Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit think-tank dedicated to researching economic trends and issues, gives Canada’s tech sector a ‘C’ grade in innovation. Is Canada technologically advanced? Canada has a very strong homegrown technology sector. There are over 43,200 companies in the […]

Minimum wage in Canada mostly follows the rates set by provinces. There is a federal minimum wage ($15.55, effective April 1, 2022), but it only applies to those working in federally regulated industries, such as banks, postal services, interprovincial transportation and federal Crown corporations. What is the Canadian living wage for 2022? The living wage […]

Highlights. The 2021 Census counted 1.8 million Indigenous people, accounting for 5.0% of the total population in Canada, up from 4.9% in 2016. How many Indigenous people are in Canada in 2022? As of the 2021 census, Indigenous peoples in Canada totaled 1,807,250 people, or 5.0% of the national population, with 1,048,405 First Nations people, […]

There are no specific requirements for a software engineer to be eligible to apply for a Canada PR Visa. All the applicants who have pursued their education outside of Canada need to have an ECA that proves that their education is equal to the Canadian education system as part of the application process. Is software […]

As of the 2021 census, Indigenous peoples in Canada totaled 1,807,250 people, or 5.0% of the national population, with 1,048,405 First Nations people, 624,220 Métis, and 70,540 Inuit. How many reserves are there in Canada in 2022? The Department of Finance Canada announced today that Canada’s official international reserves increased by an amount equivalent to […]

What do Canadians pay to the Crown? Each Canadian pays approximately $1.55 to the Crown, totalling almost $59 million annually. These fees go to the Governor General, who not only represents the Queen but also carries out the parliamentary duties of the sovereign in their absence. Does Canada financially support the British monarchy? While that […]

The Canadian economy showed signs of weakness in Q3, with GDP growth slowing quarter-over-quarter (Figure 1). Exports remained strong in the quarter, however household consumption and business investment growth declined. GDP growth is expected to decline further into 2023. Is Canada’s economy declining or improving? Economic activity has expanded for four consecutive quarters, increasing by […]

Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The Crown in Canada was first established by the kings of France in the sixteenth century. Organized as a royal province of France, both French and British kings and queens have reigned over Canada since 1534. How long did Queen Elizabeth rule Canada? Queen Elizabeth II (served 1952-2022) 1926) was […]