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231. IP protection practices by manufacturing firms Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20020016147
Geography: Canada
Description:
Canadian manufacturing firms fall into two groups: The first uses patents and trademarks as a part of successful innovation strategy consisting of regular R&D financed by R&D grants and tax credits introducing world-first innovations. These are usually large firms in the technology-intensive core sector. The second group includes firms of all sizes in all sectors that rely mostly on trade secrets. They typically transfer technology from abroad by introducing Canada-first innovations and rely on government information services more than on R&D grants and tax credits.
Release date: 2002-02-15
232. The importance of competition for innovation Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20020016163
Geography: Canada
Description:
Firms have to be highly innovative to gain competitive advantage in today's increasingly competitive global market. The competition-innovation linkage is empirically examined using Statistics Canada's Survey of Innovation 1999. The evidence shows competition has a positive and significant impact on both technology invention and technology adoption.
Release date: 2002-02-15
233. Changes in the Diversification of Canadian Manufacturing Firms and Plants (1973-1997): A Move to Specialization Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2002179
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper studies changes in diversification of firms and plants since the early 1970s in the Canadian manufacturing sector. It finds that there has been a general increase in specialization of both firms and plants. Firms have been continuously reducing the span of industries in which they operate, particularly when the industries are unrelated. Commodity specialization has also occurred at the plant level; however, in contrast to industry specialization, the pace of commodity specialization increased emerged late in the period, around the time of implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. Plant specialization increased most in those plants that moved most strongly into export markets.
Release date: 2002-02-05
234. Patterns of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Use in Canadian Manufacturing: 1998 AMT Survey Results Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0017M2001012
Geography: Canada
Description:
This report covers the use and planned use of 26 advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) at the establishment level. Additional information on skill requirements, technology development and implementation practices, results of technology adoption, barriers to adoption and firms' research and development activities was obtained from the 1998 Survey of Advanced Technologies in Canadian Manufacturing.
Release date: 2001-11-29
235. Dynamics of the Canadian Manufacturing Sector in Metropolitan and Rural Regions Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001169
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper documents the changing geography of the Canadian manufacturing sector over a twenty-two year period (1976-1997). It does so by looking at the shifts in employment, as well as other measures of industrial change, across different levels of the rural/urban hierarchy - central cities, adjacent suburbs, medium and small cities, and rural areas.
The analysis demonstrates that the most dramatic shifts in manufacturing employment were from the central cities of large metropolitan regions to their suburbs. Paralleling trends in the United States, rural regions of Canada have increased their share of manufacturing employment. Rising rural employment shares were due to declining employment shares of small cities and, to lesser degree, large urban regions. Increasing rural employment was particularly prominent in Quebec, where employment shifted away from the Montreal region. By way of contrast, Ontario's rural regions only maintained their share of employment and the Toronto region increased its share of provincial employment over the period. The changing fortunes of rural and urban areas was not the result of across-the-board shifts in manufacturing employment, but was the net outcome of differing locational patterns across industries.
Change across the rural/urban hierarchy is also measured in terms of wage and productivity levels, diversity, and volatility. In contrast to the United States, wages and productivity in Canada do not consistently decline moving down the rural/urban hierarchy from the largest cities to the most rural parts of the country. Only after controlling for the types of manufacturing industries found in rural and urban regions is it apparent that wages and productivity decline with the size of place. The analysis also demonstrates that over time most rural and urban regions are diversifying across a wider variety of manufacturing industries and that shifts in employment shares across industries - a measure of economic instability - has for some rural/urban classifications increased modestly.
Release date: 2001-11-23
236. Adapt/adopt: Skill shortages and advanced technologies Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20010035966
Geography: Canada
Description:
Two-thirds of advanced technology-using manufacturing establishments experienced some type of skill shortage in the latter part of the 1990s. Shortages were greatest for machine operators, industrial engineers and machinists, with about a quarter of plant managers reporting a shortage in each of these areas. Production managers and computer professionals were next, with one-in-five plants indicating a shortage.
Release date: 2001-10-31
237. Businesses in the food chain survive the turmoil of the 1990s Archived
Articles and reports: 21-004-X20010095953
Geography: Canada
Description:
Food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers have managed to sustain reasonable returns during the 1990s despite the challenges posed by the advent of free trade agreements and the changing eating habits of the population. This article looks at the returns on investment for businesses operating in the domestic food sector during the 1990s.
Release date: 2001-10-12
238. Impact of the Adoption of Advanced Information and Communication Technologies on Firm Performance in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001174
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper investigates the evolution of the industrial structure in the Canadian manufacturing sector and its relationship to technological change by examining the take-up of advanced technologies and how it is related to the stochastic growth process in the plant population. Its framework is grounded in the view that growth is a stochastic process that involves learning. Experimentation with new technologies rewards some firms with superior growth and profitability. Examining how growth is associated with the choice of different technology strategies indicates which of these is being rewarded.
The evolution of this process is studied by examining the relationship between the uptake of advanced technologies and the performance of plants in the manufacturing sector. This is done by using cross-sectional data on advanced technology use and by combining it with longitudinal panel data on plant performance. In particular, the paper examines the relationship between the use of information and communications technology (ICT) and the growth in a plant's market share and its relative productivity.
The study finds that a considerable amount of market share is transferred from declining firms to growing firms over a decade. At the same time, the growers increase their productivity relative to the losers. Those technology users that were using communications technologies or that combined technologies from different classes increased their relative productivity the most. In turn, gains in relative productivity were accompanied by gains in market share. Other factors that were associated with gains in market share were the presence of R&D facilities and other innovative activities.
Release date: 2001-10-03
239. Impediments to Advanced Technology Adoption for Canadian Manufacturers Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001173
Geography: Canada
Description:
Using survey data, this paper investigates problems that firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector face in their decision to adopt advanced technology. The data show that while the use of advanced technology is relatively important (users account for over 80% of all shipments), it is not widespread among firms (users represent only about one-third of all establishments). One explanation lies in the fact that while advanced technologies provide a wide range of benefits, firms also face a series of problems that impede them from adopting advanced technology. These impediments fall into five groups: cost-related, institution-related, labour-related, organization-related, and information-related.
While it might be expected that impediments would be higher for non-users than users of technologies, the opposite occurs. We posit that the reason for this is that innovation involves a learning process. Innovators and technology users face problems that they have to solve and the more innovative firms have greater problems. We test this by examining the factors that are related to whether a firm reports that it faced impediments. Our multivariate analysis reveals that impediments are reported more frequently among technology users than non-users; and more frequently among innovating firms than non-innovating ones. We conclude that the information on impediments in technology and other related surveys (innovation) should not be interpreted as impenetrable barriers that prevent technology adoption. Rather, these surveys indicate areas where successful firms face and solve problems.
Release date: 2001-09-21
240. Skill Shortages and Advanced Technology Adoption Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001175
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper investigates the extent to which establishments in the Canadian manufacturing sector experience occupational skill shortages, and to the extent that they do, whether these shortages appear to act as impediments to advanced technology adoption. Plants adopting advanced technology report shortages, particularly when it comes to professionals, such as scientists and engineers, and to technical specialists. Whether these shortages pose labour-market problems depends very much on the solutions adapted by the establishments experiencing the shortages. This paper finds that labour shortages did not appear to block technology adoption since those establishments that reported shortages were also the most technologically advanced. Although they faced a greater need for skilled labour, they were able to solve their shortages.
Release date: 2001-09-21

Data (134)

Data (134) (40 to 50 of 134 results)

41. Canadian lumber exports by mode of transportation
Table: 16-10-0018-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Canadian lumber exports by mode of transportation, in thousands of cubic metres by provinces and for Canada.
Release date: 2024-03-04
42. Production, shipments and value of shipments of metallic and non-metallic minerals, annual
Table: 16-10-0022-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table presents a few different variables for over 75 products from the mining industry such as aluminum, cobalt, gold, iron, lead, nickel, silver, stone, salt, lime, etc. The variables available in this table are the quantity produced, the quantity shipped, the closing inventories and the value of shipments. The data are published at the national, provincial and territorial levels.
Release date: 2024-02-28
43. Principal statistics for manufacturing industries, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Table: 16-10-0117-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table contains 86609 series, with data for years 2012 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (17 items: Canada; Atlantic Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...) Principal statistics (22 items: Total revenue; Revenue from goods manufactured; Total expenses; Total salaries and wages, direct and indirect labour; ...) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (290 items: Manufacturing; Food manufacturing; Animal food manufacturing; Animal food manufacturing; ...).
Release date: 2023-12-21
44. Principal statistics for the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries on an annual basis
Table: 16-10-0117-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Principal statistics for the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing, motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industries. Estimates are presented on an annual basis for Canada in dollars x 1,000,000.
Release date: 2023-12-21
45. Logging industries, principal statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Table: 16-10-0114-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: This table contains 768 series, with data for years 2012 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (16 items: Canada; Atlantic Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...) Principal statistics (16 items: Total revenue; Revenue from logging activities; Total expenses; Total salaries and wages, direct and indirect labour; ...) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Logging; Logging (except contract); Contract Logging).
Release date: 2023-12-20
46. Manufacturing industries, total annual energy fuel consumption in natural units, 31-33
Table: 25-10-0024-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: Data are presented at the national level, by fuel type (butane, electricity, steam, etc) and by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Not all combinations are available.
Release date: 2023-10-30
47. Manufacturing industries, total annual energy fuel consumption in gigajoules, 31-33
Table: 25-10-0025-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: Data are presented at the national level by fuel type in gigajoules (butane, electricity, steam, etc) and by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Not all combinations are available.
Release date: 2023-10-30
48. Chemicals and synthetic resins production, annual
Table: 16-10-0041-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: Chemicals and synthetic resins products annual production, data in tonnes.
Release date: 2023-08-17
49. Mining industries, principal statistics by industry, Canada
Table: 16-10-0031-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: This table contains principal statistics for the Canadian mineral industries which include metal ore mining and non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying. The table includes data on revenue and expenses, number of employees as well as opening and closing inventories.
Release date: 2023-08-01
50. Mining industries, principal statistics by industry, by province
Table: 16-10-0032-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: This table contains principal statistics for the Canadian mineral industries which include metal ore mining and non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying. The table includes data on revenue and expenses, number of employees as well as opening and closing inventories.
Release date: 2023-08-01

Analysis (152)

Analysis (152) (0 to 10 of 152 results)

1. 2002-2012: A Decade of Change in Canadian Manufacturing Exports Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2014092
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines the evolution of Canadian manufactured goods exported between 2002 and 2012. This period was characterized by several economic events and the analysis of changes in manufacturing exports provides a better understanding on how the manufacturing sector has evolved during the past decade.
Additionally, this paper analyzes trends in the composition of exports and the distribution of foreign importers of Canadian manufactured goods between 2002 and 2012. It also examines the change in the export intensity throughout 21 key industries of the manufacturing sector.
Release date: 2014-03-19
2. Global Value Chains and the Productivity of Canadian Manufacturing Firms Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0027M2014090
Geography: Canada
Description:
The paper examines whether the integration of Canadian manufacturing firms into a global value chain (GVC) improves their productivity. To control for the self-selection effect (more productive firms self-select to join a GVC), propensity-score matching and difference-in-difference methods are used. Becoming part of a GVC can enhance firms' productivity, both immediately and over time. The magnitude and timing of the effects vary by industrial sector, internationalization process, and import source/export destination country in a way that suggests the most substantial advantages of GVC participation are derived from technological improvements.
Release date: 2014-03-17
3. Manufacturing: The Year 2012 in Review Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2013091
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article reviews trends in the manufacturing sector in 2012. Manufacturing sales are examined at the industry level along with other relevant variables. Important drivers, such as price changes and capital expenditures are also presented.
Release date: 2013-09-09
4. The Great U.S. Recession and Canadian Forest Products Archived
Articles and reports: 11-626-X2013028
Geography: Canada
Description: This article in the Economic Insights series reports on changes in the production of Canada's forest industries. This article is published as part of a program at Statistics Canada that examines the role of natural resources in the Canadian economy.
Release date: 2013-07-10
5. Recent Trends in Canadian Automotive Industries Archived
Articles and reports: 11-626-X2013026
Geography: Canada
Description:
This Economic Insights article reports on economic conditions in Canadian automotive industries, focusing on trends during the 2008-2009 recession and the recent recovery. For the purpose of this study, automotive industries refer to motor vehicle and parts manufacturing, and include motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing and motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing.
Release date: 2013-06-20
6. Canada Year Book
Journals and periodicals: 11-402-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
Presented in almanac style, the 2012 Canada Year Book contains more than 500 pages of tables, charts and succinct analytical articles on every major area of Statistics Canada's expertise. The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.
Release date: 2012-12-24
7. Manufacturing: The Year 2011 in Review Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2012090
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article reviews trends in the manufacturing sector in 2011. Manufacturing sales are examined at the industry level along with other relevant variables. Important drivers, such as price changes and capital expenditures are also presented.
Release date: 2012-08-03
8. Market Expansion and Productivity Growth: Do New Domestic Markets Matter As Much As New International Markets? Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0027M2012078
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper asks how market expansion contributes to productivity growth. It investigates whether entry to both new international markets and new domestic markets is associated with greater productivity growth. It also examines whether exit from export markets is necessarily associated with deteriorating performance or whether it too can lead to success when associated with movements to new markets. Finally, the paper examines the strategy of firms that move to new markets after they withdraw from export markets in order to examine the differences that set them apart from their counterparts that do not find themselves able to adapt because they simply withdraw to their home domestic markets.
Release date: 2012-03-20
9. An Overview of the Lumber Industry in Canada, 2004 to 2010 Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2011089
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study deals with the softwood lumber industry in Canada for the period 2004 to 2010. It analyzes the trend of a number of economic variables, including: sales, production volume, employment, the number of operating sawmills and exports.
Release date: 2012-01-19
10. Export Growth, Capacity Utilization and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Plants Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0027M2011075
Geography: Canada
Description:
Labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector slowed substantially after 2000. Most of the slowdown occurred in the manufacturing sector. This paper examines how this slowdown was associated with the restructuring that occurred in manufacturing as a result of the increase in excess capacity, the dramatic increase in the Canada-U.S. exchange rate and a slowdown in export growth.
Release date: 2011-12-12

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