There are a number of business associations in Canada that business people join as members.They join to get information, services, advice, and assistance from the associations. See pages 228 and 229 for a list of some of Canada’s major business associations. Learn more
The average income of a person with less than a high school graduation certificate in Canada in 2006 was $20,833.The average income for a person with a university degree was $58,767.
The average earnings of a man in Canada in 2011 was $46,500.The average earnings of a woman was $31,700.
According to Statistics Canada in 2009, the five occupational groups where most men were employed were: 1.Trades,Transport, and Equipment Operators 2. Sales and Service 3. Management 4. Natural and Applied Sciences 5. Business, Finance and Administrative
According to Statistics Canada, the five occupational groups where most women were employed in 2009 were: 1. Business, Finance and Administrative 2. Sales and Service 3. Occupations in Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion 4. Health 5. Management
According to Statistics Canada, in 2011 the average number of hours worked in a week, by those employed in Canada was 36.4 hours. On average, men spent more hours at work (39.3) than women (33.0).
Canada’s federal government officially adopted a policy of “multiculturalism” in 1971.
According to Statistics Canada, the average tuition fee for an undergraduate student at a Canadian university in 2012–2013 was reported as $5,581.
According to the 2006 Census, the visible minority population accounts for 16.2% of Canada’s population.
According to the 2011 Census, after Canadian (57.8%), the other most frequently reported origins were English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, North American Indian, and Ukrainian.