By the Numbers: The digital divide
Toronto – February 27, 2016 – A new study reveals that low-income Canadians are having to reduce their spending on essential items like food and housing in order to pay for another necessity – the Internet.
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By the Numbers: Food banks and hunger in Canada
Toronto – December 18, 2015 – Food banks were established over 30 years ago as a short-term solution to addressing hunger in Canada. Three decades later, more than 852,000 families turned to food banks this year as a means of putting food on the table, according to the Hunger Count 2015 report.
By the Numbers: Employment in Canada still in slow-motion recovery
Ottawa – November 24, 2015 – Despite recent job gains in October, a temporary lift boosted in part by the federal elections activity, the economy is still slowly climbing out the recession, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
By The Numbers: Canada's aging population
Toronto – October 12, 2015 – For the first time in Canada, the number of people over the age of 65 is greater than the number of people under 14, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
By the Numbers: Education is a right and shouldn’t be a burden
Ottawa – September 23, 2015 – The average tuition and other fees for Canadian undergraduates have tripled between the academic years 1993/94 and 2015/16, ranging from an increase of 35% in Newfoundland and Labrador to 248% in Ontario – according to a recent report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
By the Numbers: The state of Canadian health care
Toronto – July 28, 2015 – A new poll reveals that nearly two out of three Canadians believe that our current health care system is falling behind.
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