Impact of the pandemic in Québec: a selection of statistical data
Updated: May 5, 2022
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Culture and media
Attendance at museum institutions dropped by nearly 75% in 2020
Press release and publication - February 16, 2022
Movie theatre admissions dropped in Québec in 2020
Press release and publication - September 21, 2021
Final book sales down in Québec in 2020
Press release and publication - August 26, 2021
Music streaming up and sound recording sales down: a trend accelerated by the pandemic
Press release and publication - July 8, 2021
Consumption of sound recordings by type of product, annual data, Québec (in French only)
Table - Updated: February 4, 2022
Demography and population
Surmortalité hebdomadaire, 2020-2022
Analysis and figures - May 5, 2022
Weekly number of deaths in Québec, 2010–2022
Tables and figures - Updated: May 5, 2022
Births, deaths and marriages by month and quarter, 2010-2022 (in French only)
Table - Updated: May 5, 2022
Life expectancy in Québec returns to its pre-pandemic level and reaches 83 years in 2021
Press relase - May 4, 2022
Interregional migration in Québec in 2020-2021: record gains for several regions outside large centres
Press release - January 13, 2022
Québec population: growth slowed down significantly in 2020, but began to recover in 2021 (bilan démographique)
Press release - December 8, 2021
Number of marriages in Québec down by half in 2020 on account of the public health situation
Press release - July 13, 2021
Towards a population of 10 million people in Québec by 2066
Press release - June 17, 2021
Life expectancy in Québec drops in 2020 after sharp increase in number of deaths
Press release - March 3, 2021
Economy
Attentes des entreprises du Québec pour le quatrième trimestre de 2021 (in French only) (in French only)
Publication - April 29, 2022
Investments expected to increase in 16 of Québec’s administrative regions in 2021
Press release - June 14, 2021
Monthly estimates for business openings and closures in Québec in December 2020 (in French only)
Publication figures and tables - April 29, 2021
The impact of the pandemic on Québec’s economic sectors and GDP in 2020
Notice of relase - March 29, 2021
Québec’s international merchandise trade in 2020
Notice of relase - March 26, 2021
Employment and labour market
Portrait de diverses mesures adoptées au printemps 2020 par les entreprises de 200 employés et plus au Québec dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19 (in French only)
Publication - March 17 2022
Québec’s labour market in 2021: Who benefited most from the 4.1% rise in employment?
Press release - February 16, 2022
Labour market conditions showed new signs of improvement in the last quarter of 2021, before the arrival of the Omicron variant
Press release - February 8, 2022
Les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le marché du travail au Québec (in French only)
Figures and timeline - Released: December 3, 2021
Les changements dans l’emploi salarié selon le niveau de rémunération horaire en période de pandémie (in French only)
Publication - May 3, 2021
Labour market and COVID-19: recovery of payroll employment and total weekly payroll in Québec industries
Publication - January 7, 2021
Families and households
Fréquentation des services de garde pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 (in French only)
Publication - March 30, 2022
Health and well-being
Québec Cannabis Survey 2021: The proportion of cannabis users has increased since 2018 and consumption habits have changed
Press release - April 14, 2022
What are the impacts of the pandemic on the health and lives of Quebecers?
Press release - October 19, 2021
Cannabis use increased among those over 25, but declined among 15- to 17-year-olds
Press release - October 15, 2021
Anxiety in young adults in the summer of 2020 in Québec: links with certain factors measured before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication - October 8, 2021
How are young adults experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic?
Infographics - Updated: December 14, 2020