Economic impact of COVID-19 among Indigenous people. STATCAN COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada. Catalogue no. 45280001. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, Government of Canada.
From May 26 to June 8, Statistics Canada administered a crowdsourcing survey to gain immediate feedback on the impacts of COVID-19. Participants included over 1,000 Indigenous and 35,000 non-Indigenous Canadians. Compared to non-Indigenous respondents, Indigenous participants more frequently expressed lower levels of trust across all levels of government and public health authorities. They also reported…Read More
EDC COVID-19 impact survey suggests the worst is behind us. Ottawa, ON: Export Development Canada (EDC).
Businesses are adapting to COVID-19 by identifying new opportunities or lending support to the fight against the pandemic. Some have shifted production towards new products and services or prioritized current high-demand products. However, it is now clear that companies — especially in harder hit sectors such as tourism — will face long-term challenges. In a…Read More
Economic impact of COVID-19 among visible minority groups. STATCAN COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada. Catalogue no. 45280001. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, Government of Canada.
This study examines if pre-existing high poverty rates among visible minority groups in Canada prior to the COVID-19 pandemic make them more vulnerable to its financial risk/impact. Using the 2016 census and crowdsourced data, the report finds that a third of respondents who were working prior to the pandemic reported job loss or reduced work…Read More
Short-term effect of COVID-19 on self-employed workers in Canada. Canadian Public Policy, 46(S1), S66–S81.
This paper studies the short-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed individuals in Canada — those interpreted as small business owners, who may never recover from the crisis. The paper uses the Labour Force Survey to document a 14.8% and 10.1% drop in business ownership for incorporated and unincorporated entities, respectively, between February and…Read More
10 ways the COVID-19 pandemic must change work for good. Vancouver, BC: Centre for Future Work/Ottawa, ON: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
This paper identifies ten changes that will allow society to rebuild after the pandemic: 1) guaranteeing proper health and safety practices and equipment in workplaces; 2) reconfiguring the relationships of workplaces; 3) providing adequate paid sick leave and other income security; 4) ensuring that work from home occurs in a fair, safe, sustainable manner; 5)…Read More
Canada’s food security during the COVID-19 pandemic. SPP Research Paper, 13(13). Calgary, AB: The Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Innovation and Public Education, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.
As the report explains, challenges caused by COVID-19 have highlighted vulnerabilities in the food supply chain. Since March, the demand side has seen panic-buying of goods and changes in consumption patterns. On the supply side, farmers are the most impacted group. First, reduced capacity at meat processing facilities generated bottlenecks that prevented livestock from reaching…Read More
Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian labour market. Spring–Summer 2020, Working Paper 26. Waterloo, ON: Canadian Labour Economics Forum.
The COVID-19 pandemic has induced sharp declines in economic activity, unprecedented in recorded economic history. Data from the Labour Force Survey show a 32% drop in aggregate weekly hours worked between February and April 2020 for workers aged 20–64, as well as a 15% drop in employment for the same group. In addition, almost half…Read More
Impact of economic consequences of COVID-19 on Canadians’ social concerns. StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada. Catalogue no. 45280001. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, Government of Canada.
Using Statistics Canada’s newly developed online Canadian Perspective Survey, the authors examined how personal financial concerns can impact matters related to social cohesion. Factors considered include family stress from confinement, violence in the home, maintaining social ties, the ability to co-operate and support one another, and the risk of civil disorder. Seventeen percent of Canadians…Read More
Canadians’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Daily. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada.
Between April 24 and May 1 2020, Statistics Canada collected data via an online questionnaire from approximately 46,000 Canadians on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Almost one-quarter of participants indicated fair or poor mental health. Over half reported that their mental health has worsened since physical distancing restrictions were implemented. Those financially affected…Read More
Considerations for basic income as a COVID-19 response. The School of Public Policy Publications, SPP Briefing Paper, 13(11). Calgary, AB: University of Calgary.
The effectiveness of policies like the CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) during the pandemic has raised the profile of basic income as a policy option. The goal in this briefing paper is to set out the key questions that must be answered in deciding whether and how to implement basic income, or any alternative social…Read More