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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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61. Abuse of older adults by family members Archived
Articles and reports: 85-224-X20000005255
Geography: Canada
Description:
Since the 1980s, abuse of older Canadians has gained the attention of service providers, researchers, lobbyists, as well as policy makers. Abuse can include physical, psychological or financial mistreatment of adults over the age of 65 years. To date, a lack of data has made it difficult to quantify and truly understand the nature of abuse against older adults.
Release date: 2000-07-25
62. Violence against children and youth by family members Archived
Articles and reports: 85-224-X20000005257
Geography: Canada
Description:
Mistreatment of children and youth is a complex issue that can have devastating consequences and not only the children and youth involved, but on society in general. However, there is no single source for national data on the nature and extent of child mistreatment in Canada.
Release date: 2000-07-25
63. Family homicide Archived
Articles and reports: 85-224-X20000005259
Geography: Canada
Description:
From 1979 to 1998, there were 12,767 victims of homicide in Canada. One-third of the victims were killed by family members, another 36% were committed by acquaintances, and 12% by strangers.
Release date: 2000-07-25
64. Ontario domestic violence courts initiative Archived
Articles and reports: 85-224-X20000005263
Geography: Canada
Description:
In early 1997, two Domestic Violence Court (DVC) pilot projects were established in Toronto, one at Old City Hall and one at North York. Throughout 1997 and 1998, the pilots were expanded to six additional sites: Brampton, Durham Region, Hamilton, London, North Bay, and Ottawa.
Release date: 2000-07-25
65. Crime statistics in Canada, 1999 Archived
Articles and reports: 85-002-X20000058378
Geography: Canada
Description:
This report is an examination of the annual police-reported crime in Canada. Data are presented within the context of both short and long term trends. The analysis focuses on trends in violent crime, property crime, impaired driving offences, drug offences and youth crime. Crime rates are examined at the national and provincial/territorial level, as well as for major metropolitan areas. The trend in Canada's crime rate is put into perspective by comparing it with crime trends in some other industrialized countries. Detailed information on incidents, accused and victims is also presented when appropriate. This is an annual periodical of great interest to those who work within the criminal justice system or anyone who is interested in crime in Canada.
Release date: 2000-07-18
66. Characteristics and performance of hotels and motor hotels Archived
Articles and reports: 63-016-X20000015128
Geography: Canada
Description:
The objective of this article is to present relative meaures of characteristics, performance and workforce of hotels and motor hotels with some information specific to small-medium-and large-size establishments.
Release date: 2000-07-18
67. Overview of international travel Archived
Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000035102
Geography: Canada
Description:
Overall, the number of foreign travellers to Canada rose 2.1% in 1999, compared to a 6.6% increase in 1998. This was the seventh consecutive annual increase.
Release date: 2000-07-13
68. The justice factfinder, 1998 Archived
Articles and reports: 85-002-X20000048377
Geography: Canada
Description:
This series of reports provides detailed statistics and analysis on a variety of topics and issues concerning Canada's justice system. Annual Juristats are produced on areas such as: crime, homicide, youth and adult courts, and corrections. Additional Juristats are also produced each year on current topics of interest to the justice community. This is a unique periodical, of great interest to those who have to plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects, or anyone who has an interest in Canada's justice system
Release date: 2000-06-27
69. Multinationals and the Canadian Innovation Process Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2000151
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines whether new views of the multinational that see these firms as decentralizing research and development (R&D) activities abroad to exploit local competencies accord with the activities of multinationals in Canada. The paper describes the innovation regime of multinational firms in Canada by examining the differences between foreign- and domestically owned firms. It focuses on the extent to which R&D is used; the type of R&D activity; the importance of R&D relative to other sources of innovative ideas; whether the use of these other ideas indicates that multinationals are closely tied into local innovation networks; the intensity of innovation; and the use that is made of intellectual property rights to protect innovations from being copied by others.
We find that, far from being passively dependent on R&D from their parents, foreign-owned firms in Canada are more active in R&D than the population of Canadian-owned firms. They are also more often involved in R&D collaboration projects both abroad and in Canada. As expected, foreign subsidiaries enjoy the advantage of accessing technology from their parent and sister companies. While multinationals are more closely tied into a network of related firms for innovative ideas than are domestically owned firms, their local R&D unit is a more important source of information for innovation than are these inter-firm links. Surprisingly, foreign subsidiaries also more frequently report that they are using technology from unrelated firms. Moreover, the multinational is just as likely to develop links into a local university and other local innovation consortia as are domestically owned firms. This evidence indicates that multinationals in Canada are not, on the whole, operating subsidiaries whose scientific development capabilities are truncated - at least not in comparison to domestically owned firms.
A comparison of the extent and impact of innovation activity of domestically and foreign-owned firms shows that foreign-owned firms innovate in all sectors more frequently than Canadian-owned companies in almost all size categories. They are also more likely to introduce world-first rather than more imitative innovations. Their superiority is most pronounced in the consumer goods sector. Finally, foreign-owned firms are more likely to protect their innovations with patent protection.
The paper also compares foreign subsidiaries to Canadian corporations that have an international orientation. These additional comparisons show that the two groups of multinationals are quite similar, both with regards to the likelihood that they conduct some form of R&D and that they introduce innovations. These results indicate that it is as much the degree of globalization that the nationality of ownership that affects the degree of innovativeness.
Overall, the survey results suggest that foreign-owned firms make a significant contribution to technological progress and innovation in Canadian industry.
Release date: 2000-06-27
70. Health Care in Canada Archived
Journals and periodicals: 82-222-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
These two reports provide up-to-date information on the health of Canadians in all regions. They describe how differences in health status are related to various health determinants and how the health care system affects health. Data are from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Release date: 2000-06-22

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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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