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27
Verified
9
Verified (rounded)
7
Multi-source ranges
6
Projections
Price-to-Income Ratio
8-9x
Sources reporting different values:
New Homes Started per Year
~240K
Exact figure: 240,590 (CMHC 2024 urban centres 10K+)
Housing Units per 1,000 People
425
Exact figure: ~424 per 1,000 (Scotiabank/OECD)
Average Home Price
~$680K
Exact figure: $673,335 (CREA December 2025)
Median Wait Time
~30 wks
Sources reporting different values:
Without a Family Doctor
5.9-6.5M
Sources reporting different values:
Doctors per 1,000 People
2.4
Source value: 241 per 100,000 = 2.41 per 1,000 (CIHI 2024)
Health Spending (% of GDP)
~12.7%
Exact figure: 12.7% of GDP projected for 2025 (CIHI NHEX 2025)
Grocery Price Increase Since 2020
~25%
Exact figure: Cumulative 25-28% increase 2020-2025 (StatsCan CPI food component)
Average Wireless Bill
$55-85/mo
Income Spent on Necessities + Tax
80-100%
Sources reporting different values:
GDP Per Capita Gap vs. US
30-35%
Source value: Canada ~$58K vs US ~$86K PPP = ~32.5% gap (World Bank 2024)
R&D Spending (% of GDP)
~1.7%
Exact figure: 1.69% of GDP (OECD MSTI 2022 data)
Business Investment per Worker
~$13K
Annual Brain Drain to the US
60-90K
Sources reporting different values:
Population Growth (2023)
3.2%
Source value: 3.2% growth, 1.27 million people added (StatsCan)
Temporary Residents
~2.5-2.8M
Exact figure: Peaked at approximately 2.5-2.8M (IRCC, exact count fluctuates monthly)
IMP Work Permits Issued (2023)
785K
Per-Capita Recession
6 quarters
Annual Interest Payments
$54-60B
Sources reporting different values:
Federal Net Debt
~$1.25T
Exact figure: $1,236.2 billion at March 31, 2024 (Annual Financial Report 2023-24)
Public Service Growth Since 2016
+30-40%
Source value: 257,034 (2016) → 360,000+ (2024) = +40.1% (TBS/PBO data)
Debt-to-GDP Ratio
42-44%
Defense Spending (% GDP)
~1.37%
Exact figure: 1.37% of GDP for 2024-25 (DND/NATO)
Actual Regular Force Strength
~65,700
Sources reporting different values:
Ground-Based Air Defense Systems
0
Operational Submarines
1-2 of 4
GDP per capita (USD PPP) — Canada
~$58,000
GDP per capita growth (5yr avg) — Canada
~0.2%
Business investment/worker — Canada
~$13,000
Housing units per 1,000 people — Canada
~425
Doctors per 1,000 people — Canada
~2.4
Wait time (referral→treatment) — Canada
~30 weeks
Household debt-to-income — Canada
~175%
Defense spending (% GDP) — Canada
~1.37%
Japan (🇯🇵) — Housing Supply
3× more homes built since 1963
Denmark (🇩🇰) — Healthcare Wait Times
4–8 week waits vs. Canada's 29–30
France (🇫🇷) — Telecom & Competition
11.4% price drop in year one
Ireland (🇮🇪) — Economic Productivity
From 70% of UK GDP to #1 in EU in 15 years
Sweden (🇸🇪) — Fiscal Discipline
From 12% deficit to surplus in 5 years
United Kingdom (🇬🇧) — Defence Procurement
£250M per ship vs. Canada's ~$5B
Estonia (🇪🇪) — Government Efficiency
100% digital government; 800 years of time saved annually
GDP per capita gap vs. US
Current: 30-35%
Price-to-income ratio
Current: 8-9x
Without family doctor
Current: 6.5M
Median wait time
Current: 29-30 wks
Debt-to-GDP
Current: 42-44%
Brain drain (annual)
Current: 60-90K
Primary Sources
The databases and organizations we draw from. All are publicly accessible.
Statistics Canada
Census, CPI, labour force, GDP, population
CMHC
Housing starts, rental data, affordability
IRCC Open Data
Immigration, work permits, study permits
Bank of Canada
Interest rates, monetary policy
Parliamentary Budget Officer
Fiscal analysis, carbon pricing, program costing
CIHI
Healthcare spending, workforce, wait times
OECD
International comparison data
Fraser Institute
Wait time surveys
Department of National Defence
Defense policy, capability reports
NATO
Defense expenditure data
Competition Bureau
Market studies
CRTC
Telecom market data
Methodology
Directly traceable to a named primary source. The number on our site matches the source exactly or within normal rounding (e.g. 424 → 425).
The underlying data is verified, but we round for readability. The exact source figure is shown below each claim so you can see precisely what we’re rounding from. For example, CREA reports $673,335 — we write “~$680K.”
Multiple credible sources report slightly different values. We show all sources and their individual figures so you can see the range and judge for yourself. For example, CMA reports 5.9M Canadians without a family doctor; AFMC reports 6.5M — we show both.
Clearly labeled extrapolations of current trends. These represent “if nothing changes” scenarios, not predictions. The underlying trend data is sourced and verifiable.
This site contains no AI-generated statistics. All numbers were verified against primary sources by humans. The site itself was built with AI assistance, but every claim was hand-checked.