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  • 1. RRSPs: Tax-assisted retirement savings Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X1990004121
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Deposits in Registered Retirement Savings Plans have grown at a phenomenal rate over the past few years. Selected characteristics of contributors and the amounts placed in the plans are profiled. New legislation taking effect in 1991 is discussed.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 2. Labour force participation: An international comparison Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X1990004146
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    From 1965 to 1987, in most of the seven major OECD countries, women increased their labour force participation. This and other changes over the past two decades are covered in this article.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 3. Recent trends in wages Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900044
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    For the first time in recent years, workers have seen their earnings rise more rapidly than consumer prices. The author describes a comparatively new fixed-weight earnings index and explains why it is superior for gauging the cost of labour.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 4. Training the work force: A challenge facing Canada in the '90s Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000459
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Is present training in the workplace sufficient to meet industry's growing need for skilled workers as we enter the new decade? This article reviews the present state of training in Canada's private and public sectors and looks ahead to some anticipated needs in the '90s.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 5. Overview of literacy skills in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 75-001-X199000475
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 1989, the Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities was conducted to assess the reading and numerous skills of Canada's adult population. This article reports the survey's main findings.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 6. Taxes, transfers and regional disparities Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000490
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Government transfer payments can add another dimension to judging regional economic performance. This article looks at sub-provincial areas and the effect of transfer payments to lessen economic inequality in these areas.

    Release date: 1990-11-27
  • 7. Where the money goes: Spending patterns in Canada and the U.S. Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X1990003145
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Does a Canadian household spend its money differently than its American counterpart? This article examines the breakdowns in personal consumption, future security and income taxes by family type in the two countries.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
  • 8. The price of labour Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000319
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Have the earnings of Canadian workers been able to keep up with inflation since the 1970s? This study explains the components of labour income and analyzes the trends between 1977 and 1988.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
  • 9. Consumer spending in urban and rural Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000325
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In Canada, there are both similarities and differences in the way urban and rural households spend their income and these patterns have tended to persist over time.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
  • 10. Government transfer payments and family income Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000355
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    From family allowance cheques and child tax credits to old age security pensions and guaranteed income supplements, most Canadians benefit from government transfer payments. Using Census data from 1971 to 1986, this article reviews changes in government transfer payments.

    Release date: 1990-08-24
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  • 21. The distribution of wealth in Canada and the United States Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900012291
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Do the similarities between Canada and the United States extend to patterns of wealth distribution? This study focuses on the wealth of Canadian and American households in 1984. What are the similarities and the differences in the assets held by families? Is wealth more concentrated in one country than in the other? Do Canadians and Americans have different approaches to investment?

    Release date: 1990-01-26
  • 22. The performance of trusteed pension funds Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900012292
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    By the end of 1988, $158 billion worth of pension funds were available for investment - more than five times the federal deficit. This study examines how pension funds are invested in both the private and public sector and looks at the rates of returns on these investments between 1978 and 1988.

    Release date: 1990-01-26
  • 23. The graduates of '82: Where are they? Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900012293
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study of 1982 graduates from Canadian universities and community colleges follows their fortunes in the labour market up to 1987. It compares the earnings of graduates in various disciplines and looks at their patterns of inter-provincial mobility.

    Release date: 1990-01-26
  • 24. Wives as primary breadwinners [1990] Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900012294
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    As more and more wives join the work force, the dual-earner family has become the norm and a wife who earns more than her husband is no longer a rarity: in 1987, it happened in just under one of five dual-earner families. This study profiles these wives and their husbands by work patterns and earnings, and looks at life-cycle variations.

    Release date: 1990-01-26
  • 25. Time lost: An alternative view of unemployment Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19900012295
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Calculating an unemployment rate based on unutilized hours offers a more complete measure of unemployment. It also results in a higher rate of unemployment. This study provides a look at what else this measure can tell us.

    Release date: 1990-01-26
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