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- 11. Tourism Statistical Digest ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 87-403-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This publication incorporates data on travel and tourism from many different sources. It consists of analytical texts, charts and tables on demand and supply of tourism products and services. Data are presented at the national, provincial and regional/municipal levels.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - Articles and reports: 13-009-X20010025894Description:
In 1994, Statistics Canada published its first estimates of a Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for the 1988 reference year. In all subsequent work, there has been an ongoing concern on the part of Canadian national accountants with respect to the need for regular updates to the TSA. This article marks the completion of the work involved in updating the TSA for the 1992 reference year and the revisions made to the 1988 year. An analysis of the results as well as a discussion of the structural changes between the two reference years is presented in this paper. In addition, the underlying reasons for the revisions to the previously published 1988 estimates are discussed. A section is also devoted to future developments currently under consideration in the Canadian context, in particular those relating to the development of provincial TSAs for the 1996 reference year.
Release date: 2001-10-04 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001174Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - 14. Skill Shortages and Advanced Technology Adoption ArchivedArticles and reports: 11F0019M2001175Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - Journals and periodicals: 89-574-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a 22-country study conducted between 1994 and 1998. In every country nationally representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and assessed at home. The goals of the survey were to create comparable literacy profiles across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries and to study the factors that influence literacy proficiency. One factor in particular was singled out for attention, namely the role of adult education and training in improving literacy skills and wider labor market outcomes. The monograph series includes studies by literacy scholars and experts drawing on the IALS database. This particular monograph was funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Other studies in the series were funded primarily by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada.
Today the capacity of labor markets, firms and individuals to adjust to change, improve productivity and capitalize on technological innovation depends in large measure on the skills of the adult population. Improving the stock of skills available to the economy through investment in adult education and workplace learning is therefore an issue of considerable strategic importance.
This monograph presents 15 international indicators that allow readers to compare the volume of adult education participation in North America with that of other advanced industrialized nations. The data offer a comparative snapshot of the total adult education effort as well as the social distribution of adult education opportunities in the mid to late 1990s. The findings generally suggest that both Canada and the United States have mature adult education and training markets. However, the findings also indicate that there are major differences among countries in who gets trained, and how much. On most measures North America finds itself in an average position, ahead of emerging economies but behind the Nordic countries.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - 16. Regression composite estimation for the Canadian Labour Force Survey: Evaluation and implementation ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20010015855Description:
The Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a monthly survey with a complex rotating panel design. After extensive studies, including the investigation of a number of alternative methods for exploiting the sample overlap to improve the quality of estimates, the LFS has chosen a composite estimation method which achieves this goal while satisfying practical constraints. In addition, for variables where there is a substantial gain in efficiency, the new time series tend to make more sense from a subject-matter perspective. This makes it easier to explain LFS estimates to users and the media. Because of the reduced variance under composite estimation, for some variables it is now possible to publish monthly estimates where only three-month moving averages were published in the past. In addition, a greater number of series can be successfully seasonally adjusted.
Release date: 2001-08-22 - Table: 50-002-X20010015780Description:
Section 1 described results for small for-hire carriers whose operating revenues were between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Section 2 contains data for all owner operators included in the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators including some firms whose operating revenues exceeded $1,000,000. Section 3 provides a general discussion of the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators methodology and data quality.
Release date: 2001-06-29 - 18. Children witnessing family violence ArchivedArticles and reports: 85-002-X20010068392Geography: CanadaDescription:
This Juristat presents estimates of the number of children in Canada who have witnessed violence in their homes in recent years, and compares the characteristics of these children and their families to children who have not witnessed violence. This analysis also examines links between witnessing violence and behavioural outcomes among children.Estimates of the extent of family violence witnessed by children in Canada are available through three national surveys conducted by Statistics Canada: the 1999 General Social Survey on Victimization, the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey, and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. The GSS and the VAWS are victimization surveys that ask a random sample of adults (men and women in the case of the GSS and women only in the case of the VAWS) about their experiences of spousal violence and whether their children witnessed the violence. In the NLSCY, a random sample of children are selected and the person most knowledgeable about the child responds to a wide range of questions about the child and the household, including whether the child sees adults or teenagers in the home physically fighting, hitting or otherwise trying to hurt others.
Release date: 2001-06-28 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X20010015702Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article investigates whether enjoyment of paid work and household work influences our perception of quality of life.
Release date: 2001-06-12 - 20. 100 years of education ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20000035385Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article looks at the changes and development of education in Canada during the 20th century.
Release date: 2001-06-08
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- Table: 50-002-X20010015780Description:
Section 1 described results for small for-hire carriers whose operating revenues were between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Section 2 contains data for all owner operators included in the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators including some firms whose operating revenues exceeded $1,000,000. Section 3 provides a general discussion of the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators methodology and data quality.
Release date: 2001-06-29 - 2. Rural and Small Town Canada: An Overview ArchivedTable: 21F0018XDescription:
This slide presentation provides a profile of basic structures and trends in rural and small town Canada.
Release date: 2001-05-28 - 3. Telecommunications in Canada ArchivedTable: 56-203-XDescription:
This online publication presents annual, detailed financial statistics on the Canadian telephone industry by province. Also included are operational data such as wire mileage, number of telephone calls and number of access lines in service. There is a textual analysis of the data with comments on methodology, a data quality and a glossary of terms.
Release date: 2001-04-17
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- Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016032Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the third and last of a series, examines science and technology (S&T) graduates, their postsecondary studies and their early careers.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - Journals and periodicals: 56-506-XDescription:
Information and communications technologies in Canada is designed to profile the growth and development of the Canadian information and communications technologies (ICT) sector. The publication provides a statistical overview of the ICT sector on the basis of key economic variables, including production, employment, international trade, revenue and research and development expenditures.
Statistics Canada's first quantification of the ICT sector appeared in the compendium publication entitled Networked Canada: beyond the information highway, catalogue no. 56-504-XIE. This publication updates these estimates with the most recent data, while providing improved industrial coverage and in-depth analysis of Canada's ICT sector.
Many different data sources have been used throughout the project, and while all efforts have been made to maximize the amount of data available, it has not been possible in all instances to consistently report for all ICT industries and all relevant variables. The conversion to the new North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) has largely contributed to these difficulties, and it is expected that a greater range of data will be available once all of the survey programs begin reporting on the basis of this new industry classification.
Release date: 2001-12-17 - 3. Early retirement trends ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X20010095984Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article looks at the characteristics of people currently retiring before the age of 60.
Release date: 2001-12-12 - 4. 1999 income: An overview ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X20010115981Geography: CanadaDescription:
A brief look at family incomes in 1999 and changes since 1990.
Release date: 2001-12-12 - 5. 1999 income: An overview ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200110413055Geography: CanadaDescription:
A brief look at family incomes in 1999 and changes since 1990.
Release date: 2001-12-12 - Articles and reports: 88-003-X20010035966Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - 7. The cable industry - An industry in transition ArchivedArticles and reports: 88-003-X20010035969Geography: CanadaDescription:
For many years, the cable industry comprised territorial monopolies providing their customers with basic television programming services in a regulated environment. Learn how this situation has evolved in the last few years.
Release date: 2001-10-31 - Articles and reports: 88-003-X20010035972Geography: CanadaDescription:
Based on information from the 1997 Biotechnology Firm Survey, we know biotechnology firms generated $813 million in biotech revenues; employed 9,000 people in biotech-related activities and had almost 9,000 products across all stages of development. Explore issues such as - What are the main features of this sector? What is the extent of networking activities by the firms? And what kinds of problems are they facing when selling their products?
Release date: 2001-10-31 - 9. After the layoff ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X20010105960Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at the results of permanent layoffs from full-time jobs. How long does it take laid-off workers to find a new job? What factors affect the length of joblessness? For those who are successful in finding a new job, what is the wage gap between the old job and the new one? What factors influence this wage gap?
Release date: 2001-10-25 - Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015906Geography: Census metropolitan areaDescription:
Tourism in Canadian Cities, A Statistical Outlook is a valuable source of information, and in some instances the only source, for Convention and Visitor Bureau's (CVBs) across Canada to profile visitors to their city. This article will examine how Tourism Vancouver - The Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau used the information.
Release date: 2001-10-12
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- 1. Youth in Transition Survey - Project Overview ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 81-588-XDescription:
The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey designed to provide policy-relevant information about school-work transitions and factors influencing pathways. YITS will provide vehicle for future research and analysis of major transitions in young people's lives, particularly those between education, training and work. Information obtained from, and research based on, the survey will help clarify the nature and causes of short and long-term challenges young people face in school-work transitions and support policy planning and decision making to help prevent or remedy these problems.
Objectives of the Youth in Transition Survey were developed after an extensive consultation with stakeholders with an interest in youth and school-work transitions. Content includes measurement of major transitions in young people's lives including virtually all formal educational experiences and most labour-market experiences. Factors influencing transitions are also included family background, school experiences, achievement, aspirations and expectations, and employment experiences.
The implementation plan encompasses a longitudinal survey for each of two age cohorts, to be surveyed every two years. Data from a cohort entering at age 15 will permit analysis of long-term school-work transition patterns. Data from a cohort entering at ages18-20 will provide more immediate, policy-relevant information on young adults in the labour market.
Cycle one for the cohort aged 15 will include information collected from youth, their parents, and school principals. The sample design is a school-based frame that allows the selection of schools, and then individuals within schools. This design will permit analysis of school effects, a research domain not currently addressed by other Statistics Canada surveys. Methods of data collection include a self-completed questionnaire for youth and school principals, a telephone interview with parents, and assessment of youth competency in reading, science and mathematics as using self-completed test booklets provided under the integration of YITS with the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). A pilot survey was conducted in April 1999 and the main survey took place in April-May 2000. Interviews were conducted with 30,000 students aged 15 from 1,000 schools in Canada. A telephone interview with parents of selected students took place in June 2000.
The sample design for the cohort aged 18-20 is similar to that of the Labour-Force survey. The method of data collection is computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The pilot survey was conducted in January 1999. In January-February 2000, 23, 000 youth participated in the main survey data collection.
Data from both cohorts is expected to be available in 2001. Following release of the first international report by the OECD/PISA project and the first national report, data will be publically available, permitting detailed exploration of content themes.
Release date: 2001-04-11 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-594-GDescription: This guide provides indicators that are used to monitor supply, demand and employment for tourism in Canada on a timely basis. The guide provides information on the methods used to derive the supply, demand and employment indicators. It also provides information on the seasonal adjustment method and the derivation of constant dollar series. This guide was commissioned by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), following a pilot project providing quarterly and annual updates for the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA 1988).Release date: 2001-02-21
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