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  • 121. Traffic report: weekday commuting patterns Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X19990044911
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines travel times on an average weekday. It focuses on why people travel, what mode of transportation is most popular and how our work patterns contribute to congestion.

    Release date: 2000-03-16
  • 122. Stateward bound Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X19990044912
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article describes a group of Canadian postsecondary graduates who relocated to the United States.

    Release date: 2000-03-16
  • 123. RRSPs in the 1990s Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014885
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This overview examines the use of RRSPs in the 1990s. It looks at participation, contributions, unused room and withdrawals from RSSps savings.

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 124. Earnings of lawyers Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014886
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Earnings of lawyers continue to exceed the overal average. This study presents a profile of lawyers and highlights the changes that have taken place in their demographic characteristics between 1970 and 1995, and in their earnings between 1980 and 1995.

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 125. Update on gambling Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014887
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This note updates national and provincial data for most charts and tables published in two previous Perspectives articles on gambling.

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 126. Youth volunteering on the rise Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014888
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article reveals what types of volunteer organizations attract young people, and considers some factors that may have encouraged growth in youth volunteering, including changes in the labour market.

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 127. The school-to-work transition Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014889
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this article compares school and work activities, as well as the unemployment and part-time employment rates, of students and non-students. (Adapted from the Autumn 1999 issue of Labour Force.)

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 128. Long working hours and health Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000014890
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Workers who are spending longer hours on the job may be putting certain aspects of their health at risk. For some of these people, changing to a substantially longer work week may increase the chances of weight gain, smoking or alcohol consumption. (Adapted from an article in the Autumn 1999 issue of Health Reports.)

    Release date: 2000-03-08
  • 129. Diversity in the classroom: Characteristics of elementary students receiving special education Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-003-X19990024897
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article focusses on children who receive special education because of a physical, emotional, behavioural or other problem. It uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY).

    Release date: 2000-03-07
  • 130. Children's school experiences in the NLSCY Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-003-X19990024898
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article explores children's academic achievement, behaviour, classroom environment and other school-related experiences, using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY).

    Release date: 2000-03-07
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  • 151. Estimates of federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 1999-2000 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025343
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Gross domestic product expenditures on R&D (GERD) for 1999 increased by 3.5% to $14.9 billion over the previous year. Despite this increase, the proportion of GDP devoted to R&D (1.6%) is still among the lowest of the G-7 countries.

    Release date: 2000-01-17
  • 152. Business start-ups and closures provide clues to innovation Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025344
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A Statistics Canada study uses business demographics to learn about innovation and technological change and uncovers interesting patterns. Contrary to expectations, the author uncovered considerable volatility (start-ups and closures) in the service sector. The volatility rate for this sector was 31% compared with 23% for the manufacturing sector. Firms that do not innovate frequently are replaced by new ones that have new or improved products to offer or by those that employ more efficient methods of production and delivery.

    Release date: 2000-01-17
  • 153. Biotechnologies adopted in many firms despite obstacles Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025345
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Some analysts suggest that biotechnology may trigger a revolution equal to the one prompted by information technology. Various sectors of Canadian industry are already actively using biotechnologies for purposes ranging from research and development to pollution control. Many still see obstacles to adopting new biotechnologies including lack of information and government regulation.

    Release date: 2000-01-17
  • 154. More skiers and snowboarders are visiting Canadian ski areas Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000014858
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In the first part of this study, we will explore the development of the ski industry in Canada, after taking a short historical detour. In part two we will examine the characteristics of American travellers who visited Canadian ski areas (to ski or snowboard) during an overnight stay in Canada in the winter of 1998-99. Lastly, we will take a quick look at some characteristics of the overseas skier/snowboarder and at their contribution to the Canadian economy.

    Release date: 2000-01-14
  • 155. Unemployment and Labour Force Attachment: A Study of Canadian Experience 1997-1999 Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 72F0020X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This research paper summarizes the approach, methodology and results of a study of the labour market behaviour of persons in various categories of attachment to the labour market. The analysis focuses on the transition probabilities for various categories of labour market attachment. Specifically, the study will include a discussion of the behavioural differences of the following groups:

    a) a comparison of transitions from U (unemployed), M (marginally attached - wants work) and N (not attached - does not want work); b) a further breakdown of the transitions from U by active searchers, passive searchers, those on temporary layoff and short-term future starts; c) a further breakdown of transitions for M by reason for not searching; and d) a further breakdown of transitions from N by long-term future starts and other.

    The study will be based on 1997-1999 Labour Force Survey data.

    Release date: 2000-01-14
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