CANADA
CANADA
Time: UTC -8h to -3h
Ottawa (812 129)
Toronto (2 503 281)
Montreal (1 620 693)
9 970 610
Area (km2):
32 976 026
Total population, 2007:
Population density (per km2), 2007:
3
Official languages:
English and French
Date joined UN:
9 November 1945
Canadian dollar (CAD)
National currency:
National statistical office:
Statistics Canada
N
Capital:
Two largest cities:
http://www.statcan.ca
W
S
Whitehorse
Yellowknife
1 500
1 000
500
CAD, 2007:
60%
Final consumption expenditure at current prices,
Montreal Halifax
Toronto
40%
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
400 mi
Women in part-time employment:
..
Female tertiary students, 2003-2004:
56%
Women researchers, 2006:
56%
percentage of total for both sexes
Employment by occupation groups, 2006:
Age (in years)
Life expectancy (in years), 2005:
at birth
at 65
Women:
83
21
Men:
78
18
Total fertility rate, 2005:
1.5
average number of children per woman
64%
48%
Craft and related trade
workers
Adolescent fertility rate, 2005:
13
number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-19
Mean age of women at birth of first child, 2000:
age in years
29.9
Plant and machine operators
and assemblers
77%
23%
8%
92%
19%
81%
0%
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.5
3.1
2.7
1.9
1.8
% of total
100
Women
50%
100%
Participation in public life
Men
40
Government ministers, 2006 22%
78%
Members of parliament, 2007 21%
79%
Judges, 2006 25%
75%
Data not available
2004
2005
2006
2007
34.7
32.7
1.9
GDP in agriculture, industry, and services
(2005=100)
Annual indices
Agriculture
Industry (including construction)
Services
160
Central bank board members,
17%
2006
0
16-24
25-54
Age (in years)
55-74
0%
83%
50%
% of total
2.0
2.1
2001
2002
2003
2004
100%
GDP by major
sectors
2005
2006
2007
Employment in
major sectors, 2006
2%
0%
Data
not
available
28%
14%
7%
18%
31%
Agriculture, hunting & forestry; fishing (ISIC A-B)
Industry, including energy (ISIC C-E)
Construction (ISIC F)
Data not available
Wholesale & retail trade, repairs; hotels & restaurants; transport
& communications (ISIC G-I)
Financial intermediation; real estate, renting & business
activities (ISIC J-K)
Other service activities (ISIC L-P)
80
Road accidents
20
2.2
1.9
0.0
2003
100
80
60
2.8
2.3
0.5
2002
Exports of goods and services, 2007:
Imports of goods and services, 2007:
External trade balance, 2007:
120
Women
2.5
1.0
140
Men
2.0
1.5
% of total
Computer use by age and sex
% change over previous year
3.0
% of GDP
52%
Clerks
Consumer price index (annual average)
% change over previous year
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1.074
Men
Legislators, senior officials
and managers 36%
Professionals
Exchange rate
Annual average, CAD per USD, 2007:
Real GDP growth rate
2001
Women
808 640
in millions of US Dollars, 2007:
0%
28%
percentage of total of women employed
1.21
CAD per USD, 2007, US=1:
Gross external debt:
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-…
percentage of total for both sexes
28 890
per capita, US Dollars, PPP, 2007:
47%
2007
..
6.0
..
38 604
46 710
US Dollars, PPP, 2007:
Women in the labour force, 2007:
1 500
2006
1.8
6.3
..
1 269 129
1 535 646
Quebec
St John’s
OTTAWA CityFrederictown
Gender pay gap, 2006:
1 000
2005
1.6
6.8
..
GDP at current prices, per capita
80%
percentage of total for both sexes
500
2004
1.7
7.2
..
in millions of CAD, 2007:
20%
Men
49.5%
Thousands
men
100%
Victoria
2003
2.1
7.6
..
in millions of US Dollars, PPP, 2007:
women
Edmonton
Regina
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Calgary
2002
2.5
7.7
..
GDP at current prices
Economic activity rate, 2007
0
95 +
90-94
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
Women
50.5%
2001
1.0
7.2
..
Employment (% change over previous year)
Unemployment rate (%)
Youth unemployment rate (%)
Iqaluit
400 km
Population by age, 2007
E
Persons injured
in road accidents, 2003
Persons killed
in road accidents, 2003
Transport infrastructure
222 455
2 766
Motorways
total length in kilometres,
Railways
total length in kilometres, 2005
..
72 280