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  • 1. Trends in physical activity among Canadian adults from 2007 to 2024 - Open in new window/tab
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202601000002
    Description: Given that the health benefits of physical activity are well established, ongoing surveillance is important to monitor population activity levels, evaluate public health initiatives, and advance understanding of how movement relates to health. This study used seven cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey to examine temporal trends in accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and step counts among Canadian adults from 2007 to 2024 and to assess adherence to a range of activity benchmarks, including levels below current recommendations.
    Release date: 2026-10-21
  • 2. Physical activity in adults, 2022 to 2024 - Open in new window/tab
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026032
    Description: This infographic presents results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey relating to the physical activity levels of adults. The physical activity data were measured using accelerometers during the period from 2022 to 2024.
    Release date: 2026-10-21
  • 3. The missing middle: Exploring light-intensity physical activity and how it relates to health among adults in Canada - Open in new window/tab
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600900001
    Description: The health benefits of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are well established, as are the detrimental impacts of excess sedentary time. Less is known about the benefits of activity undertaken at intensities between sedentary and moderate. Using Actical accelerometer data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2019), this study examines how average daily minutes spent in each movement intensity and average daily steps accumulated in each intensity band varied across population groups by age and sex. It also examines the associations between movement intensities and health indicators.
    Release date: 2026-09-16
  • 4. Weight change over time and obesity in Canada - Open in new window/tab
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026019
    Description: This infographic explores trends in Canadians’ weight over time, as well as how obesity may impact health.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 5. Comparison of physical activity and sedentary time measured with the ActiGraph GT3X-BT and Actical accelerometers - Open in new window/tab
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600200001
    Description: Accurate and ongoing assessments of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) are needed to support public health surveillance, evaluate interventions, and advance the understanding of how movement behaviours relate to health. After six cycles of data collection (2007 to 2019) using the Actical (AC) accelerometer, the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) transitioned to the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT (AG). The AC and AG accelerometers differ technically and mechanically in how they measure movement behaviour outcomes such as SED, light PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA, and step counts. This study compares AC and AG accelerometer estimates of these movement behaviour outcomes, to determine whether these data are comparable across CHMS cycles.
    Release date: 2026-02-18
  • 6. Screens Replaced Play, and Our Bodies Noticed - Open in new window/tab
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025008
    Description: Has Canada become a sedentary nation? Health data have never been more accessible. We have smart watches to count our steps, notifications about our screen times and apps to track our daily diets. Despite the futuristic tech, researchers are growing concerned. And they’re especially concerned about young Canadians. Today we sat down with Rachel Colley, a senior health researcher at StatCan for a deep dive into Canada’s obesity, physical activity and screen time trends. And the new data from the Canadian Health Measures survey may surprise you.
    Release date: 2025-11-21
  • 7. Directly measured physical activity and sedentary time in Canada: New results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey 2022 to 2024 - Open in new window/tab
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202529040327
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-10-17
  • 8. Oral contraceptive use in Canada - Open in new window/tab
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500600002
    Description: Oral contraceptives (OCs) have been legally available in Canada since 1969. OCs remain the most common method of reversible contraception in Canada and are among the most commonly used medications by reproductive-aged women in Canada. Using data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, this study examines the prevalence of, and factors associated with, OC use among non-pregnant, reproductive-aged (15 to 49) women in Canada by sociodemographic characteristics and other factors.
    Release date: 2025-06-18
  • 9. The scoop on vitamin D: Sources for every season - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023067
    Description: This infographic details the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy among the Canadian population aged 3 to 79 by focusing on risk factors as well as behaviours that can reduce the likelihood of low vitamin D.
    Release date: 2024-07-18
  • 10. Intersecting risk factors for physical inactivity among Canadian adults - Open in new window/tab
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202301100002
    Description: On average, 45% of Canadian adults meet the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Using six combined cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2019), this study examines how the percentage of Canadian males and females aged 18 to 79 years meeting the physical activity recommendation differs across socio-demographic, family arrangement and health factors. The purpose of this paper is to determine how sex, age and family arrangement intersect with known risk factors for physical inactivity to identify groups within the Canadian population most at risk of not meeting the physical activity recommendation.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
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