With Google Trends, you can compare the world’s interest in your favorite topics. Google Trends also shows how frequently topics have appeared in Google News stories, and in which geographic regions people have searched for them most relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time.

It didn’t take me long to uncover some fascinating statistics regarding Canada’s interest in all things erotic.

Top Five Canadian Cities to Search for “Strip Clubs”

1. Waterloo, Ontario 
2. Windsor, Ontario
3. Brampton, Ontario
4. Etobicoke, Ontario
5. Burlington, Ontario

Top Five Canadian Cities to Search for “Asian Massage”

1. Richmond, British Columbia
2. Waterloo, Ontario 
3. Richmond Hill, Ontario
4. Markham, Ontario
5. Etobicoke, Ontario

Top Five Canadian Cities to Search for “Porn”

1. Waterloo, Ontario 
2. Edmonton, Alberta
3. Sudbury, Ontario
4. St. Johns, Newfoundland
5. Barrie, Ontario

Top Five Canadian Cities to Search for “Gay Porn”

1. Moncton, New Brunswick
2. St. John’s, Newfoundland
3. Waterloo, Ontario 
4. Sudbury, Ontario
5. Barrie, Ontario

(based on Google Trends between 2004 - 2012)

There are 450,000 Canadian students graduating from a post-secondary institution in 2012. Here is some information about what they can expect as they enter the real world.

1. Though the cost of the degree was high, graduates stand a much better chance at employment than those who hit the work force straight out of high school. Youth employment is high, at 14 per cent. But the unemployment rate for bachelor’s degree holders aged 25 to 34 has fluctuated between a more reasonable 4 and 8 per cent.

2. Half of all graduating high school students go on to complete at a post secondary education. Half of all university graduates return to school for a post-graduate degree. The last national survey suggests that those with a high school diploma in two years will have a median salary of $33,000, compared with $45,000 for those with a bachelors and  $60,000 for those who have completed a masters.

3. Nearly 60% of students will graduate with student debt, which now totals $20 billion in Canada.  About 10 per cent of those who borrowed for university and 17% who borrowed for college defaulted on their loans in 2009- a trend thats projected to continue.  Living in Canada is definitely a plus. 27 per cent of Americans with student loans are delinquent on their debt.

4. The Government of Canada predicts that 70% per cent of new jobs in Canada will require a post-secondary education.

5. It’s not all about the job for many graduates. Half plan more school in the next year, 41 per cent planned travel, 28 per cent planned to do unpaid volunteer work. And 20 per cent  figure to simply take time off.

6. More than 10% per cent of people enrolling in Canada’s colleges next year will have previously completed a university degree.

7. The current generation of graduates won’t enjoy the lifestyle of the company man/woman. Students should expect to have three careers and eight jobs over the course of their working lives.

Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey, Canadian University Survey Consortium, James Bradshaw for the Globe and Mail