Trends & Prospective


One in Ten (8%) Canadians Rank Arthritis as Disease Most Frequently Associated With Workplace Absences or Long-Term Disability

One Half (47%) of Canadians Feel that Arthritis Most Impacts Patients' Performance at Work, While Two in Five (39%) Think it Affects Home Life and One in Ten (13%) Engaging in Social Activities

Most Canadian Homeowners (73%) Have
Undertaken a `Do-It-Yourself' Project

The Kitchen (38%) is the Room Canadians Most Wish to Renovate

Majority (57%) of Post-Secondary Students Plan to Work During the School Year

Three Quarters (77%) Believe That Working
Will Impact Their Grades

British Columbians Claim they are the Most Dog-Friendly Province

One in Three (33%) Canadians Believe Ontario is the Least Dog-Friendly Province

Canadians Take Advantage of Summer Vacation by Enjoying Some Down Time

Topping the List of Preferred Vacation Activities Include Staying Home and Enjoying Own Town or City (24%) and Spending Time at a Cottage on a Lake (23%)

Majority (51%) of Canadians Know the Big Mac Jingle

One Quarter (24%) Believe the Big Mac Special Sauce Deserves to be in the Food Hall of Fame - If there Was One

New Canadians Most At Risk of Drowning

Eight in Ten (79%) New Canadians Plan to be Around Water But One in Five (19%) Are Unable to Swim

Canada's Favourite Summer Food:
Anything, so Long as It's on the BBQ

Canadians Barbecue Outdoors Twice a Week, On Average,
In the Summer Months