Pandemic

Number of countries reporting more cumulative cases of COVID-19 than Canada to Nov. 30, 2020: 28

Number of Countries reporting more cases than Canada to Jan. 15, 2021: 21

Canada’s increase in cumulative COVID-19 cases Nov. 30-Jan. 15: 85.3%

Number of top 30 countries with faster rates of increase than Canada Nov. 20-Jan.15: 3

Country with fastest rate: Turkey 272.6%[1]

Number of reported COVID-19 deaths in England as of Jan. 18, 2021: 78,636 [2]

Number of reported COVID-19 deaths African continent to Jan. 14, 2021: 76,480[3]

 

Business insolvencies

Number of insolvency filings by Canadian businesses second and third quarters (April 1 to September 30) 2020: 978

Number of insolvency filings same period 2019: 1,229

Rank of 2020 business insolvencies compared with second and third quarters since 2006: Lowest [4]

 

Nova Scotia population

Percentage change in Halifax county population 2010-2020: 12.59%

Percentage change for all other Nova Scotia counties combined 2010-2020: – 2.37%

Percentage change in Halifax county population 2001-2010: 7.89%

Percentage change for all other Nova Scotia counties combined 2001-2010: – 3.46% [5]

Police and crime

Cybercrime rate/100,000 population Canada 2019: 117.8

Change from 2015: 111.9%

Cybercrime rate/100,000 Nova Scotia 2019: 292.3

Change from 2015: 100.2%

Nova Scotia cybercrime ranking among Canadian provinces 2015 and 2019: First[6]

Toronto municipal police officers/100,000 population 2019: 162.0

Halifax municipal police/100,000 2019: 208.8

Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia municipal police/100,000: 965.3 [7]

 

Doctors and nurses

Percentage increase in physicians/100,000 Canada 2010-2019: 17.56%

Percentage increase in physicians/100,000 Nova Scotia 2010-2019: 18.58%

Increases in nurses/100,00 Canada 2010-2019: 3.92%

Increase in nurses/100,000 Nova Scotia 2010-2019: 4.58%

Physicians/100,000 population Canada 2019: 241

Physicians/100,000 population Nova Scotia 2019: 268

Nurses/100,000 population Canada 2019: 1,170

Nurses/100,000 population Nova Scotia 2019: 1,447 [8]

 

Senate cost

Total cost of Canadian Senate 2019-20: $114.0 million

Increase from 2014-15: 33.48%

Cost per senator 2019: $1.086 million[9]

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[1] Worldometer

[2] Johns Hopkins

[3] Statista

[4] Statistics Canada

[5] Statistics Canada Table 17-10-0142-01

[6] Statistics Canada Table 35-10-0002-01

[7] Statistics Canada Table 35-10-0077-01

[8] Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and author’s calculation

[9] CBC News, Nov. 15, 2020