Economic Insights

Journals and periodicals: 11-626-X
Description: Articles in the Economic Insights series highlight issues related to the growth and development of Canada's economy. In some cases, these articles highlight new insights or synthesize the results of previous research carried out by Statistics Canada; in others, they provide contextual information that accompanies the release of new data or updates from previous papers. The Economic Insights series features concise examinations of economic events, research results, trends, and important structural changes in the economy.
Notes: Articles in the Economic Insights series are now released as part of the publication Economic and Social Reports.
Frequency: Occasional
Available formats: HTML, PDF
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The Effect of Robots on Firm Performance and Employment - ARCHIVED November 2, 2020 More information
Canadians' Views on Automation and Net Job Creation in 1989: Were They Right? - ARCHIVED November 2, 2020 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy, 2020: COVID-19, fourth edition - ARCHIVED October 28, 2020 More information
The Economic Impact of Travel Restrictions on the Canadian Economy due to the COVID-19 Pandemic - ARCHIVED October 23, 2020 More information
How Do Workers Displaced from Energy-producing Sectors Fare after Job Loss? Evidence from the Oil and Gas Industry - ARCHIVED September 22, 2020 More information
How Do Workers Displaced from Traditional Energy-producing Sectors Fare after Job Loss? Evidence from Coal Mining - ARCHIVED September 22, 2020 More information
Which Bachelor's Degree Programs Were Associated with the Highest Pay Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Focus on Very Detailed Fields of Study - ARCHIVED August 24, 2020 More information
Which Master's Degree Programs Were Associated with the Highest Pay Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Focus on Very Detailed Fields of Study - ARCHIVED August 24, 2020 More information
Which Doctoral Degree Programs Were Associated with the Highest Pay Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Focus on Very Detailed Fields of Study - ARCHIVED August 24, 2020 More information
Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Businesses across Firm Size Classes - ARCHIVED August 19, 2020 More information
Two-step Immigration Selection: Why Did Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes Vary by Admission Programs? - ARCHIVED August 18, 2020 More information
Two-step Immigration Selection: Skilled Work Experience vs. Pre-arranged Jobs - ARCHIVED August 18, 2020 More information
Monthly Business Openings and Closures: Experimental Series for Canada, the Provinces and Territories, and Census Metropolitan Areas - ARCHIVED August 5, 2020 More information
Potential Earnings Losses among High School and Postsecondary Graduates Due to the COVID-19 Economic Downturn - ARCHIVED July 28, 2020 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy, 2020: COVID-19, third edition - ARCHIVED July 28, 2020 More information
Two-step Immigration Selection: A Review of Benefits and Potential Challenges - ARCHIVED July 22, 2020 More information
Two-step Immigration Selection: An Analysis of its Expansion in Canada - ARCHIVED July 22, 2020 More information
Two-step Immigration Selection: Recent Trends in Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes - ARCHIVED July 22, 2020 More information
Experimental Economic Activity Indexes for Canadian Provinces and Territories - ARCHIVED July 14, 2020 More information
The Decline in Production and Investment in Canada’s Oil and Gas Sector and its Impact on the Economy - ARCHIVED July 8, 2020 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy, 2020: COVID-19, second edition - ARCHIVED June 24, 2020 More information
The Changing Job Landscape, 1981 to 2019 - ARCHIVED June 23, 2020 More information
Permanent Layoff Rates in Canada, 1978 to 2016 - ARCHIVED June 23, 2020 More information
International Student Enrolment in Postsecondary Education Programs Prior to COVID-19 - ARCHIVED June 15, 2020 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy, 2020: COVID-19, first edition - ARCHIVED May 26, 2020 More information
School Closures and the Online Preparedness of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic - ARCHIVED April 15, 2020 More information
Temporary Foreign Workers in the Canadian Labour Force: Open Versus Employer-specific Work Permits - ARCHIVED November 18, 2019 More information
Trends in the Citizenship Rate Among New Immigrants to Canada - ARCHIVED November 13, 2019 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2019 - ARCHIVED November 4, 2019 More information
Early Learning and Child Care for Children aged 0 to 5 years: A Provincial/Territorial Portrait - ARCHIVED July 30, 2019 More information
Foreign-owned Affiliates in Canada: Trends across Major Sectors - ARCHIVED June 25, 2019 More information
Residential Property Ownership Among Refugees in Vancouver and Toronto - ARCHIVED June 18, 2019 More information
The Effect of Changing Canada–United States Border Costs on North American Trade Patterns and Expenditures - ARCHIVED June 12, 2019 More information
Income Growth per Capita in the Provinces since 1950 - ARCHIVED May 23, 2019 More information
Environmentally Adjusted Productivity Growth and the Market Price of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Canadian Manufacturing Sector - ARCHIVED May 8, 2019 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2019 - ARCHIVED April 29, 2019 More information
Economic Well-being Across Generations of Young Canadians: Are Millennials Better or Worse Off? - ARCHIVED April 18, 2019 More information
Employment and Social Assistance Receipt Among Overdose Fatalities in British Columbia - ARCHIVED April 10, 2019 More information
Financial Expectations and Household Debt - ARCHIVED April 4, 2019 More information
Indebtedness and Wealth Among Canadian Households - ARCHIVED March 26, 2019 More information
Earnings Inequality and the Gender Pay Gap in Canada: The Role of Women’s Under-representation Among Top Earners - ARCHIVED March 7, 2019 More information
Immigrant Ownership of Residential Properties in Toronto and Vancouver - ARCHIVED January 29, 2019 More information
Changing Characteristics of Canadian Jobs, 1981 to 2018 - ARCHIVED November 30, 2018 More information
Long-run Productivity Dispersion in Canadian Manufacturing - ARCHIVED November 6, 2018 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2018 - ARCHIVED October 30, 2018 More information
Women-owned Enterprises in Canada - ARCHIVED September 24, 2018 More information
Employment Rates and Wages of Core-aged Workers in Canada and the United States, 2000 to 2017 - ARCHIVED June 4, 2018 More information
Recent Economic Developments in British Columbia - ARCHIVED May 28, 2018 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2018 - ARCHIVED April 23, 2018 More information
The Effect of Labour Demand on Regional Demographics - ARCHIVED January 24, 2018 More information
Non-resident Ownership of Residential Properties in Toronto and Vancouver: Initial Information from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program - ARCHIVED December 19, 2017 More information
Experimental Estimates of Cannabis Consumption in Canada, 1960 to 2015 - ARCHIVED December 18, 2017 More information
Barriers to Labour Mobility in Canada: Survey-based Evidence - ARCHIVED November 17, 2017 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2017 - ARCHIVED October 19, 2017 More information
Real Growth of Canadian Manufacturing Since 2000 - ARCHIVED June 27, 2017 More information
Doing as Well as One’s Parents? Tracking Recent Changes in Absolute Income Mobility in Canada - ARCHIVED May 23, 2017 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2017 - ARCHIVED April 20, 2017 More information
Investments in Registered Education Savings Plans and Postsecondary Attendance - ARCHIVED April 12, 2017 More information
Postsecondary Enrolment by Parental Income: Recent National and Provincial Trends - ARCHIVED April 10, 2017 More information
Immigrant Businesses in Knowledge-based Industries - ARCHIVED March 17, 2017 More information
Differences in Post-recession Performance for Auto Manufacturers and Service Industries - ARCHIVED March 3, 2017 More information
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Reposition in 2015 - ARCHIVED March 3, 2017 More information
Industrial Contributions to Research and Development Spending in Canada - ARCHIVED February 15, 2017 More information
Trends in RRSP Contributions and Pre-retirement Withdrawals, 2000 to 2013 - ARCHIVED February 13, 2017 More information
A Historical Perspective on Recent Movements in Canada’s Purchasing Power Parity - ARCHIVED December 22, 2016 More information
How big was the Effect of Falling Commodity Prices on Canadian Real Incomes between mid-2014 and mid-2016? - ARCHIVED December 22, 2016 More information
The Impact of Lower Earnings in Alberta on Earnings Growth at the National Level - ARCHIVED November 18, 2016 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2016 - ARCHIVED November 15, 2016 More information
Hires and Layoffs in Canada’s Economic Regions: Experimental Estimates, 2003 to 2013 - ARCHIVED June 27, 2016 More information
Intergenerational Income Mobility: New Evidence from Canada - ARCHIVED June 17, 2016 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2016 - ARCHIVED May 16, 2016 More information
Business Ownership and Employment in Immigrant-owned Firms in Canada - ARCHIVED March 21, 2016 More information
Earnings of Postsecondary Graduates by Detailed Field of Study - ARCHIVED March 11, 2016 More information
Labour Market Participation of Immigrant and Canadian-born Wives, 2006 to 2014 - ARCHIVED January 7, 2016 More information
Income from Owner-occupied Housing, 1969 to 2011: New Evidence from the Survey of Household Spending and the Survey of Financial Security - ARCHIVED December 10, 2015 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2015 - ARCHIVED November 12, 2015 More information
Youth Labour Force Participation: 2008 to 2014 - ARCHIVED October 30, 2015 More information
Social Assistance Receipt Among Refugee Claimants in Canada - ARCHIVED October 15, 2015 More information
Labour Market Outcomes of Young Postsecondary Graduates, 2005 to 2012 - ARCHIVED September 17, 2015 More information
Full-time Employment, 1976 to 2014 - ARCHIVED July 9, 2015 More information
Non-residential Capital Expenditures: 2014 Preliminary Actual Estimates and 2015 Intentions - ARCHIVED July 6, 2015 More information
Interprovincial Employment in Canada, 2002 to 2011 - ARCHIVED June 29, 2015 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2015 - ARCHIVED May 7, 2015 More information
How’s Life in the City? Life Satisfaction Across Census Metropolitan Areas and Economic Regions in Canada - ARCHIVED April 20, 2015 More information
Why Are Academic Prospects Brighter for Private High School Students? - ARCHIVED March 31, 2015 More information
Quarterly Business and Employment Dynamics: Experimental Estimates, First Quarter 2001 to Third Quarter 2014 - ARCHIVED March 31, 2015 More information
Metropolitan Gross Domestic Product: Experimental Estimates, 2001 to 2009 - ARCHIVED November 10, 2014 More information
The Cumulative Earnings of Postsecondary Graduates Over 20 Years: Results by Field of Study - ARCHIVED October 28, 2014 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2014 - ARCHIVED September 26, 2014 More information
Enterprises with Employees in Many Provinces or Territories - ARCHIVED September 5, 2014 More information
Business Entry and Exit Rates in Canada: A 30-year Perspective - ARCHIVED August 25, 2014 More information
The Labour Market in Canada and the United States since the Last Recession - ARCHIVED July 30, 2014 More information
Canadian and U.S. Prices, 1985 to 2011 - ARCHIVED June 2, 2014 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2014 - ARCHIVED March 28, 2014 More information
Interpreting Monthly Changes in Employment from the Labour Force Survey - ARCHIVED March 13, 2014 More information
Twenty Years in the Careers of Immigrant and Native-Born Workers - ARCHIVED November 29, 2013 More information
Productivity Growth and Capacity Utilization in Canadian Business Industries - ARCHIVED October 4, 2013 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2013 - ARCHIVED September 30, 2013 More information
Inter-provincial Employees in Canada - ARCHIVED September 4, 2013 More information
The Great U.S. Recession and Canadian Forest Products - ARCHIVED July 10, 2013 More information
The Increase in Food Prices Between 2007 and 2012 - ARCHIVED June 27, 2013 More information
Recent Trends in Canadian Automotive Industries - ARCHIVED June 20, 2013 More information
Unemployment Dynamics Among Canada's Youth - ARCHIVED June 11, 2013 More information
Global Price Movements in Consumer Price Indices - ARCHIVED May 30, 2013 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Spring 2013 - ARCHIVED May 1, 2013 More information
Changes in the Composition of Aggregate Investment - ARCHIVED February 27, 2013 More information
The Growth of Large Firms in Canada - ARCHIVED December 7, 2012 More information
How Thick Is the Border? - ARCHIVED November 19, 2012 More information
Canada's Net Foreign Debt at Market Value - ARCHIVED October 25, 2012 More information
Recent Developments in the Canadian Economy: Fall 2012 - ARCHIVED October 19, 2012 More information
The Contribution of Financial Corporations to Aggregate Corporate Income - ARCHIVED October 17, 2012 More information
The Impact of R&D Capitalization on GDP and Productivity Growth in Canada - ARCHIVED October 12, 2012 More information
Income of Canadian Households: 1981-2010 - ARCHIVED October 1, 2012 More information
Financial Well-Being in Retirement - ARCHIVED August 29, 2012 More information
Are Small Firms More Profitable than Large Firms? - ARCHIVED July 31, 2012 More information
Immigrant Postsecondary Education: A Comparison of Canada and Switzerland - ARCHIVED July 27, 2012 More information
Small Firms Create Proportionally More Jobs than Large Firms: Myth or Reality? - ARCHIVED July 5, 2012 More information
Measures of Employment Turnover Post 2000: Gross Employment Gains and Losses Versus Net Employment Change - ARCHIVED June 27, 2012 More information
What Are the Impacts of Late-life Widowhood or Divorce on Income Replacement Rates? - ARCHIVED June 20, 2012 More information
Wage Growth over the Past 30 Years: Changing Wages by Age and Education - ARCHIVED June 15, 2012 More information
The New Investment Paradigm? - ARCHIVED June 14, 2012 More information
The Role of Natural Resources in Real Income Growth in Canada, 1870 to 2010 - ARCHIVED April 23, 2012 More information
Is Canada Losing Its Status As a Debtor Nation? - ARCHIVED February 29, 2012 More information
Firm Entry and Exit in Canada, 2000 to 2008 - ARCHIVED January 25, 2012 More information
New Evidence on Exchange-rate-adjusted Prices in Canada - ARCHIVED January 4, 2012 More information
Do Relative Canada/U.S. Prices Equate to the Exchange Rate? - ARCHIVED January 4, 2012 More information
Economic Growth in North America: Is Canada Outperforming the United States? - ARCHIVED December 21, 2011 More information