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141. The Free Trade Agreements and Specialization in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector Archived
Articles and reports: 31F0027M1998001
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper addresses the issue of specialization in the Canadian manufacturing sector after 1989.
Release date: 2000-01-26
142. Differences in Innovator and Non-innovator Profiles: Small Establishments in Business Services Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2000143
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper explores differences between innovative and non-innovative establishments in business service industries. It focuses on small establishments that supply core technical inputs to other firms: establishments in computer and related services, engineering, and other scientific and technical services.
The analysis begins by examining the incidence of innovation within the small firm population. Forty percent of small businesses report introducing new or improved products, processes or organizational forms. Among these businesses, product innovation dominates over process or organizational change. A majority of these establishments reveal an ongoing commitment to innovation programs by introducing innovations on a regular basis. By contrast, businesses that do not introduce new or improved products, processes or organizational methods reveal little supporting evidence of innovation activity.
The paper then investigates differences in strategic intensity between innovative and non-innovative businesses. Innovators attach greater importance to financial management and capital acquisition. Innovators also place more emphasis on recruiting skilled labour and on promoting incentive compensation. These distinctions are sensible - among small firms in R&D-intensive industries, financing and human resource competencies play a critical role in the innovation process.
A final section examines whether the obstacles to innovation differ between innovators and non-innovators. Innovators are more likely to report difficulties related to market success, imitation, and skill restrictions. Evidence of learning-by-doing is more apparent within a multivariate framework. The probability of encountering risk-related obstacles and input restrictions is higher among establishments that engage in R&D and use intellectual property rights, both key elements of the innovation process. Many obstacles to innovation are also more apparent for businesses that stress financing, marketing, production or human resource strategies.
Release date: 2000-01-25
143. Understanding the Innovation Process: Innovation in Dynamic Service Industries Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2000127
Geography: Canada
Description:
In studies of business innovation, the term innovation process is used to describe (i) the array of sources and objectives that culminate in the act of innovation, (ii) the set of market effects that result from innovation, and (iii) the obstacles that firms encounter when pursuing innovation strategies. An examination of the innovation process is thus designed to bring about a more comprehensive understanding of the characteristics that innovative firms share, as well as of those characteristics that set innovators apart from other businesses. The Survey of Innovation, 1996 examined innovation in three dynamic service industries: communications, financial services, and technical business services.
This paper explores the principal findings to emerge from the Survey of Innovation, 1996. Two themes are apparent. In the first instance, many elements of the innovation process are common to all the service industries studied, such as an emphasis on product innovation, a strong customer orientation, and a commitment to service quality. Beyond these common elements, however, differences in competitive pressures across these industries serve to engender important differences in innovation strategies. Accordingly, much of what we can ultimately learn about the innovation process occurs at the industry level.
Release date: 2000-01-19
144. Innovation in the engineering services industry Archived
Articles and reports: 63-016-X19990034860
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article presents, for the first time, findings about the engineering services industry. This industry is comprised of firms primarily engaged in providing engineering services. It offers services ranging from feasibility studies to design, project management and commissioning (or the start-up of the operation) of projects.
Release date: 2000-01-18
145. Profile of Canada's travel agency industry Archived
Articles and reports: 63-016-X19990034862
Geography: Canada
Description:
The travel agency industry plays an essential role in Canada's tourism industry, and has ripple effects on other sectors of the Canadian economy. This article presents 1997 data on the industry's general characteristics, revenue and cost structure, client base, marketing methods, and trade patterns. To offer more context, these results are sometimes compared to those of previous years.
Release date: 2000-01-18
146. Cellular communications: Evolution of a high-growth industry Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025335
Geography: Canada
Description:
In just over a decade, the cellular telephone industry has grown to close to one fifth the size of the traditional teletphone segment of the industry, experiencing an annual revenue growth rate between 22% and 29%. By December 1997, there were just over 4 million cellular telephone subscribers in Canada - a 22% increase over the previous year - more than double the level of subscribers in 1994.
Release date: 2000-01-17
147. Advanced technology and competitiveness in Canadian manufacturing Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025336
Geography: Canada
Description:
In a recent Statistics Canada survey, 77% of Canadian plant managers felt their production technology was as good as their domestic competitors. Against their U.S. counterparts, they were less confident: only 57% of Canadian firms believed their technologies were as good as their American competitors. The survey also reveals that 70% firms used the Internet and 60% had a "home page" on the World Wide Web.
Release date: 2000-01-17
148. Money in the bank and banking on the net: The internet and electronic commerce in the financial services industry Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025339
Geography: Canada
Description:
In 1996, larger financial services companies were the most likely to use the Internet for communications, research and e-commerce. During that year, 73% of banks were using the Internet whereas less than half of the property and casualty insurance companies were connected. E-commerce was undertaken by only 17% of the connected firms whereas 70% was using e-mail and 86% was conducting web searches. Internet users were more innovative and introduced more new products than non-users.
Release date: 2000-01-17
149. Total spending on research and development in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025340
Geography: Canada
Description:
In 1999, the federal government expects to fund 19.4% of the R&D in Canada. Less and less of the government-funded R&D is taking place in government labs. Although overall spending on R&D will increase from $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion, the share of this going to the government research has dropped from 59% to 52%.
Release date: 2000-01-17
150. Defining the information and communication technology sector Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X19990025341
Geography: Canada
Description:
You thought it was obvious but the ICT sector that everyone is talking about hasn't had an official definition - until now. We sorted through the SIC (1980) codes and selected 20 that fit. Next issue - the NAICS-based definitions.
Release date: 2000-01-17

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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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1. Publicly Available Data Resources on the Non-profit Sector in Canada Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0033M2000003
Geography: Canada
Description:
This report provides an overview of an inventory of publicly available data on the nonprofit sector.
Release date: 2000-06-12

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