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Love, by the numbers—so just how romantic are Canadians? Statistics Canada offers us some data.

 
February 14, 2012 12:36 PM
 
 
 
1: <strong>52 per cent of Canadians are single</strong> and have never married.
 

1: 52 per cent of Canadians are single and have never married.

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1: <strong>52 per cent of Canadians are single</strong> and have never married.
2: Marriage is still strong, though. There were <strong>7,437,430 opposite sex couples</strong> in Canada in 2006, of which 82 per cent were married...
3: ...and <strong>45,345 same-sex couples</strong> in 2006, of which 16.5 per cent were married;
5: In 2010, Canadians spent <strong>$1.6 billion on women's lingerie</strong>, sleepwear and intimates, compared with $591.5 million on men's underwear, sleepware and hosiery.
6: The total revenue of manufacturers of chocolate and confectionaries in Canada in 2009 was <strong>$1.5 billion.</strong>
7: <strong>Cupids Cove, N.L.</strong>, was visited by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in 2009. It's one of several romantic Canadian placenames, including Saint-Valentin, Que., Heart's Desire, N.L., and simply, Love, Sask.
 
 
 
 
 

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