Child care use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. STATCAN COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada. Catalogue no. 45280001. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada.
This release by Statistics Canada presents the key findings of a special COVID-19–related data collection about childcare and family characteristics. The data was collected by crowdsourcing and should not be extrapolated to Canada in general since it is not a representative sample. Information is available by household characteristics such as single-parent households, parents working outside…Read More
To what extent might COVID-19 affect the earnings of the class of 2020? STATCAN COVID-19: Data to insights for a better Canada. Catalogue no. 45280001. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada.
Young people have been disproportionately affected by the economic slowdown resulting from measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. This has implications for high school and post-secondary graduates planning to enter the job market soon. To understand these implications, Statistics Canada estimated five-year potential earnings losses under five different youth unemployment rates. In the case…Read More
Pandemic threatens decades of women’s labour force gains: COVID downturn sees job losses eclipse those of any other recession. Toronto, ON: RBC Economics.
This report discusses the impact of the pandemic and resulting recession on the labour market outcomes of women. A direct relationship exists between job losses and reduced hours worked among women and the increasing childcare responsibilities faced by families. First, in this recession the hardest hit industries were female dominated, unlike past recessions when male-dominated…Read More
The moms are not all right. Intelligence Memos. Toronto, ON: C.D. Howe Institute.
Using Labour Force Survey data on hours worked, the authors find that, on average, Canadians are working more hours in June compared to April (when hours worked were at their lowest point). However, women with young children are not returning to their pre-shutdown level of hours worked as quickly as their male counterparts, Canadians with…Read More
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
Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: A real-time review of country measures. Published online by Ugo Gentilini.
Ugo Gentilini and Mohamed Almenfi, both of the World Bank, and Ian Orton of the International Labour Organization have teamed up with colleagues to document the range of social protection measures either planned or implemented by governments across the globe to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19. Data sources for this review include government websites, newspapers,…Read More
OECD employment outlook 2020: Worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. Paris, France: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
To ensure the safety of workers and businesses affected by COVID-19, OECD countries responded with a variety of income- and employment-support policies, such as expanded unemployment benefits and subsidized job-retention programs. As countries begin to relax restrictions and return to economic and social activity, it is important to balance providing support with encouraging business activity.…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
COVID-19 and tourism: Assessing the economic consequences. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
This paper looks at the economic effects on tourism from COVID-19 lockdown measures. It estimates both the direct and indirect costs of border shutdowns for 65 sectors across 65 countries and regions. Globally, losses in the most optimistic tourism reduction scenario are estimated to be $1.17 trillion USD, which comprises approximately 1.5% of global GDP.…Read More