Category: Canada

WOMEN’S SIZE CONVERSION CANADA / USA EURO INCHES 8 38-39 9.5″ 8.5 39 9.6875″ 9 39-40 9.875″ 9.5 40 10″ Is US size 9 the same as Canada? Remember that the shoe sizes in Canada and the US are the same, so there’s no need to convert sizes if you’re buying shoes south of the […]

Salaried employees are given an employment contract. While hourly employees are paid a fixed amount for the exact amount of time they work, salaried employees get paid for the hours they worked extra, that the standard 40-hour workweek. How are salaries paid in Canada? Canadian payroll regulations call for employers to pay employees on a […]

The average shoe size for Canadian women is 6.5. The average shoe size for Canadian men is 10. Is size 9 small for a guy? The most common shoe size for men around the world is typically between 9 and 12. Is size 9 big for a girl? All women’s foot sizes are normal. Heights […]

SDMX Geography6 Canada (map) Statistic Average expenditure per household Non-alcoholic beverages and other food products 1,437 1,536 Food purchased from restaurants 2,502 2,604 Restaurant meals 2,222 2,284 How much do people spend eating out per month Canada? Eating out is the most popular indulgence for Canadians according to a recent survey of “financial guilty pleasures” […]

Canada. Canada is part of the UK Commonwealth and so a lot of its laws takes their cues from the UK. This means that any business that serves alcohol must also provide free water for their customers. If a customer asks for a large cup, the restaurant does have a right to charge a fee. […]

The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), chartered 2 May 1670, is the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world. HBC was a fur trading business for most of its history, a past that is entwined with the colonization of British North America and the development of Canada. What is the oldest business in Canada? […]

As a ratio of GDP, gross debt was 117.2% (GDP was $2,510 billion in 2021), down from 130.0% in 2020, the highest level ever recorded, but significantly above the pre-pandemic level (105.6% in 2019).Debt comparison with other countries. 2020 2021 Spain 120.0 118.6 Canada 117.8 112.9 France 114.7 112.6 Belgium 112.8 108.4 Is Canada’s debt […]

And another report the Canadian credit bureau, Canadian consumer debt has risen to $2.32 trillion, with an average debt load of approximately $21,000—excluding mortgages. These numbers represent an increase of 8.2% over last year, and 6.4% between the first and second quarters of 2022. Are Canadians heavily in debt? The average Canadian household has a […]

As already explained Canada has two levels of Sales Tax that is added to purchases AT THE CASH (so the price marked, and then taxes added). The entire country pays a valued added Federal Sales Tax (a Goods & Services Tax = GST) of 5% and then also Provincial Sales Tax (PST) or Territorial Sales […]

Most of the items sold in grocery and convenience stores are zero-rated basic groceries (that is, they are taxed at 0%). However, certain items sold in these stores are taxable. Click Taxable Groceries for details on how the the GST and the QST apply to basic groceries and other items. Does food get taxed in […]