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  • 1. Re-accreditation and occupations of immigrant doctors and engineers Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200700410312
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In recent years, the media have highlighted the particular difficulty of foreign-trained physicians who are unable to practice medicine in Canada. Foreign-trained engineers are another professional group encountering similar difficulties in practicing their profession. Using data from the 2001 Census of Population, this article documents the extent to which foreign trained physicians and engineers are not employed in the occupations for which they studied.

    Release date: 2007-12-11
  • 2. From aspiring to graduating and working in a health occupation Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-004-X200700410376
    Description:

    This article presents some of what we currently know to begin to address some of the crucial questions facing Canadians today: Does Canada have enough interested individuals with the right skills who want to work in the health sector? Does it have the infrastructure, capacity, and effective education system to ensure an adequate supply of health workers to meet future health care demands?

    Using current major Statistics Canada data sources related to the education of Canadians, this article reveals some important information about what happens before, during and after health education. It focuses on the interest of youth in health occupations, the characteristics of students and faculty in university health programs, the labour market experiences of recent graduates from these programs, and the ongoing participation of health workers in formal and informal training.

    Release date: 2007-10-30
  • 3. Science and Engineering PhDs: A Canadian Portrait Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007063
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study profiles scientists and engineers with doctorates at the beginning of the millennium. Using data from the 2001 Census, it analyzes the geographical distribution of this important Canadian workforce, together with the industrial sector where they work and their earnings.

    Release date: 2007-10-24
  • 4. Public pensions and work Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710813193
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    'Do I have enough money to retire?' is a question that older workers have been trained to ask themselves as they consider the transition out of the workplace. The financial tally includes employer pension plans, registered savings plans and other investments, as well as entitlement to public benefits' the Canada and Quebec Pension Plan (C/QPP) and Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement. These resources are balanced against projected spending and other considerations, such as health, family demands and leisure activities. Take-up rates of C/QPP benefits, co-receipt of C/QPP and other benefits, and employment following benefit take-up are examined for taxfilers in their 60s.

    Release date: 2007-09-18
  • 5. Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2007053
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper examines the extent of the culture workforce in cities and rural areas across Canada.

    Release date: 2007-09-10
  • 6. The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: First Results from Canada's Labour Force Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 71-606-X2007001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper will present the labour market outcomes based on data collected by the Labour Force Survey in 2006 for core working-age immigrants (those aged 25 to 54), since they are more likely to have completed school and less likely to have entered retirement than those in the 15 and over group. A brief demographic profile of all immigrants will be presented followed by analysis of the labour market outcomes of core working-age immigrants nationally, by province, selected census metropolitan areas (CMA) and by sex. The labour market outcomes for immigrant youths and immigrants aged 55 and over will follow, in addition to a discussion of education-based outcomes for the core-aged immigrants, the industries in which these immigrants work, as well as their occupations.

    Release date: 2007-09-10
  • 7. Female Employment in the Core (Federal) Public Administration Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007061
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the evolution of female employment in the Canada's Core Public Administration from 1995 to 2006. Knowledge based workers are compared to less knowledge-based workers with respect to gender by subgroup of occupations.

    Release date: 2007-09-04
  • 8. Culture Employment in a North American Context Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2007051
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper quantifies and assesses the role of culture employment in urban settings in Canada and the United States over the past two decades.

    Release date: 2007-08-16
  • 9. Life after high tech Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710713191
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    During the 1990s, the high-tech sector expanded at a much greater rate than the rest of the economy, its employment eventually representing 4.5% of the workforce in 2000. Then came the meltdown in 2001 with its headlines of large-scale layoffs. Many were unable to find other jobs in the sector, and some moved to other cities. The article looks at the statistics behind the headlines, in particular the permanent layoff rates and earnings of high-tech workers compared with those in other industries.

    Release date: 2007-07-20
  • 10. Trucking in Canada Archived
    Table: 53-222-X
    Description:

    This publication presents a comprehensive overview of the Canadian trucking industry, both for-hire and private (own account). Principal information includes statistics on revenues and expenses, equipment operated, investment, employment, and commodities transported from point of origin to point of destination. Also included are special studies, a glossary and an explanation of data quality measures and methodology.

    Release date: 2007-06-22
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  • 1. Trucking in Canada Archived
    Table: 53-222-X
    Description:

    This publication presents a comprehensive overview of the Canadian trucking industry, both for-hire and private (own account). Principal information includes statistics on revenues and expenses, equipment operated, investment, employment, and commodities transported from point of origin to point of destination. Also included are special studies, a glossary and an explanation of data quality measures and methodology.

    Release date: 2007-06-22
  • 2. Recent Trends in Output and Employment Archived
    Table: 13-604-M2007054
    Description:

    This paper examines some of the reasons behind the slowdown of output growth relative to employment during 2006. It finds the two have converged frequently in recent years, including most of 2002 and 2003. After reviewing the sources of last year's productivity slowdown by industry, it looks at the negative impact of labour shortages on the quality of labour, especially in western Canada.

    Release date: 2007-02-23
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  • 1. Re-accreditation and occupations of immigrant doctors and engineers Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200700410312
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In recent years, the media have highlighted the particular difficulty of foreign-trained physicians who are unable to practice medicine in Canada. Foreign-trained engineers are another professional group encountering similar difficulties in practicing their profession. Using data from the 2001 Census of Population, this article documents the extent to which foreign trained physicians and engineers are not employed in the occupations for which they studied.

    Release date: 2007-12-11
  • 2. From aspiring to graduating and working in a health occupation Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-004-X200700410376
    Description:

    This article presents some of what we currently know to begin to address some of the crucial questions facing Canadians today: Does Canada have enough interested individuals with the right skills who want to work in the health sector? Does it have the infrastructure, capacity, and effective education system to ensure an adequate supply of health workers to meet future health care demands?

    Using current major Statistics Canada data sources related to the education of Canadians, this article reveals some important information about what happens before, during and after health education. It focuses on the interest of youth in health occupations, the characteristics of students and faculty in university health programs, the labour market experiences of recent graduates from these programs, and the ongoing participation of health workers in formal and informal training.

    Release date: 2007-10-30
  • 3. Science and Engineering PhDs: A Canadian Portrait Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007063
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study profiles scientists and engineers with doctorates at the beginning of the millennium. Using data from the 2001 Census, it analyzes the geographical distribution of this important Canadian workforce, together with the industrial sector where they work and their earnings.

    Release date: 2007-10-24
  • 4. Public pensions and work Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710813193
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    'Do I have enough money to retire?' is a question that older workers have been trained to ask themselves as they consider the transition out of the workplace. The financial tally includes employer pension plans, registered savings plans and other investments, as well as entitlement to public benefits' the Canada and Quebec Pension Plan (C/QPP) and Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement. These resources are balanced against projected spending and other considerations, such as health, family demands and leisure activities. Take-up rates of C/QPP benefits, co-receipt of C/QPP and other benefits, and employment following benefit take-up are examined for taxfilers in their 60s.

    Release date: 2007-09-18
  • 5. Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2007053
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper examines the extent of the culture workforce in cities and rural areas across Canada.

    Release date: 2007-09-10
  • 6. The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: First Results from Canada's Labour Force Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 71-606-X2007001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper will present the labour market outcomes based on data collected by the Labour Force Survey in 2006 for core working-age immigrants (those aged 25 to 54), since they are more likely to have completed school and less likely to have entered retirement than those in the 15 and over group. A brief demographic profile of all immigrants will be presented followed by analysis of the labour market outcomes of core working-age immigrants nationally, by province, selected census metropolitan areas (CMA) and by sex. The labour market outcomes for immigrant youths and immigrants aged 55 and over will follow, in addition to a discussion of education-based outcomes for the core-aged immigrants, the industries in which these immigrants work, as well as their occupations.

    Release date: 2007-09-10
  • 7. Female Employment in the Core (Federal) Public Administration Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2007061
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the evolution of female employment in the Canada's Core Public Administration from 1995 to 2006. Knowledge based workers are compared to less knowledge-based workers with respect to gender by subgroup of occupations.

    Release date: 2007-09-04
  • 8. Culture Employment in a North American Context Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2007051
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper quantifies and assesses the role of culture employment in urban settings in Canada and the United States over the past two decades.

    Release date: 2007-08-16
  • 9. Life after high tech Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710713191
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    During the 1990s, the high-tech sector expanded at a much greater rate than the rest of the economy, its employment eventually representing 4.5% of the workforce in 2000. Then came the meltdown in 2001 with its headlines of large-scale layoffs. Many were unable to find other jobs in the sector, and some moved to other cities. The article looks at the statistics behind the headlines, in particular the permanent layoff rates and earnings of high-tech workers compared with those in other industries.

    Release date: 2007-07-20
  • 10. Gross domestic product and employment growth Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710313183
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A variety of factors contributed to the slowdown of output growth relative to employment growth during 2006. However, 2006 was not unique, gross domestic product and job growth rates have converged frequently in recent years, including most of 2002 and 2003. After reviewing the sources of last year's productivity slowdown by industry, the negative impact of labour shortages on the quality of labour, especially in western Canada, is examined

    Release date: 2007-06-19
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