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- 21. Which Firms Have High Job Vacancy Rates in Canada? ArchivedArticles and reports: 11F0019M2001176Geography: CanadaDescription:
Since the Job Vacancy Survey conducted by Statistics Canada between 1971 and 1978, there is no data which directly measures job vacancies in Canada. Using data from the 1999 Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), we attempt to fill this gap. We study the determinants of job vacancies at the location level. We find that workplaces with high vacancy rates consist of at least two types: 1) those employing a highly skilled workforce, innovating, adopting new technologies increasing skill requirements, facing significant international competition and operating in tight local labour markets, and 2) those which are non-unionized, operate in retail trade and consumer services industries and are not part of a multi-location firm. As a result, a substantial share of job vacancies are not in the high-technology sectors. More than 40% of all job vacancies and 50% of long-term vacancies originate from retail trade and consumer services industries.
Release date: 2001-11-01 - Articles and reports: 71-584-M2001002Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper examines the job vacancy rate in Canada in order to estimate companies' hiring intentions and the future direction of labour demand. It uses data from the new Workplace and Employee Survey (WES).
Release date: 2001-11-01 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001173Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - 24. Fact-sheet on unionization [2003] ArchivedStats in brief: 75-001-X200310813096Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper provides an update to the fact-sheet on unionization for 2003.
Release date: 2001-09-12 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M1999138Geography: CanadaDescription:
In this paper, we assemble data from several household surveys to document how pension coverage of young and older workers has evolved in Canada between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s. Our main findings are the following. First, both administrative data from the Pension Plans in Canada (PPIC) database and data from household surveys show an increase in RPP coverage for women. In contrast, while PPIC data show a decrease in coverage for men, household surveys indicate no downward trend for males. Second, sample aggregates hide interesting differences within the population. We find that the pension coverage of young workers (aged 25-34) has declined relative to older workers (aged 35-54). Young males have experienced a decline in coverage while RPP coverage has remained fairly stable for older men. In contrast, pension coverage has remained fairly constant for young women but has risen substantially for older women. Third, the decline in unionism and shifts towards industries with low-coverage explain most of the decrease in coverage observed among young men. Fourth, the growth in older women's coverage appears to be the result of their greater propensity to be employed in highly paid/highly covered occupations.
Release date: 1999-12-22 - 26. Employment after childbirth ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19990034682Geography: CanadaDescription:
Women are an integral part of the labour market. Understanding their work patterns can help employers manage birth-related work interruptions and, in the end, retain experienced employees. This article looks at the work patterns of women who gave birth between 1993 and 1994. It examines the timing of their return to paid work following a birth, and considers the personal and job characteristics of those who returned within two years and those who did not.
Release date: 1999-09-01 - 27. Unionization - an update ArchivedTable: 75-001-X19990034686Description:
This update of Perspectives' socio-demographic and economic profile of union members provides unionization rates according to the new North American Industry Classification System and the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification. The update, which extends to the provincial level, also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.
Release date: 1999-09-01 - 28. The gambling industry: Raising the stakes ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19980044037Geography: CanadaDescription:
Since the introduction of casinos and video lottery terminals in the 1990s, growth in gambling has outstripped that of most other industries. This article updates an earlier examination of employment and government revenue for this industry, as well as average household spending on games of chance.
Release date: 1998-12-09 - 29. The rise of unionization among women ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19980044043Geography: CanadaDescription:
This profile of unionized women covers demographic and labour characteristics, wages, benefits and work arrangements. Also included are selected union statistics for both men and women. (This is an updated version of an article released shortly before Labour Day, 1998).
Release date: 1998-12-09 - 30. Weekend workers ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X199400217Geography: CanadaDescription:
Weekend workers - who are they, and when and where do they work?
Release date: 1994-06-01
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- 1. Unionization - an update ArchivedTable: 75-001-X19990034686Description:
This update of Perspectives' socio-demographic and economic profile of union members provides unionization rates according to the new North American Industry Classification System and the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification. The update, which extends to the provincial level, also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.
Release date: 1999-09-01 - 2. Labour Market Activity Survey ArchivedPublic use microdata: 71F0001XDescription:
The demographic and labour market activity information that is in the Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS) is now available on compact disk. The files contain all the important demographic variables such as province, age, sex, marital status, education, visible minority membership, disability and immigration status for 60,000 persons each year representing the Canadian population from 1986 to 1990. They contain information about the jobs people held: type of activity, schedules, wages, earnings, unionization, pension coverage, and self-employment. There is also information about unemployment spells, unpaid absences, training and schooling, sources of income and some family characteristics. Any of the variables can be combined with others to create a virtually unlimited number of tables for analysis.
The three disks contain seven separate files and each file contains about 60,000 samples of individuals. Five different samples represent the annual populations, 1986 to 1990; one file contains 1986-87 two year histories for a sample of individuals, and a second file contains 1988-1990 three year histories for another sample of individuals.
Release date: 1993-12-22
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202201100001Description:
The Canadian economy has experienced numerous changes over the last four decades. Employment has moved away from manufacturing and towards service sector jobs. Technological changes have brought computer-based technologies and, more recently, robotics and artificial intelligence to the workplace. World prices of oil and natural resources have fluctuated considerably. Since March 2020, work arrangements have been altered substantially, with thousands of employees starting to work from home. In this evolving context, how have unionization rates evolved in Canada over the last four decades? This article uses data from the Survey of Work History of 1981 and the Labour Force Survey to answer this question.
Release date: 2022-11-23 - Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202000100015Description:
In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Collective bargaining coverage rate indicator measures the union coverage rate, which is the number of employees in a union and non-members covered by a collective agreement or a union contract, expressed as a percentage of the total number of employees.
Release date: 2022-05-30 - Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202000100016Description:
In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the Trade union density rate indicator measures the unionization rate, which is the number of employees who are union members expressed as a percentage of the total number of employees.
Release date: 2022-05-30 - Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202000100017Description:
In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the days not worked due to strikes and lockouts indicator measures annual changes in the hours not worked due to labour disputes per 1,000 employees. In the Labour Force Survey, hours not worked due to labour disputes are one of the many reasons for absence from work that are collected for both part-week and full-week absences.
Release date: 2022-05-30 - Articles and reports: 11-626-X2018086Description:
This article in the Economic Insights series provides users with an integrated summary of long-term changes in several characteristics of the jobs held by Canadian employees. The article assesses the evolution of median real hourly wages in all jobs, full-time jobs and part-time jobs, as well as the evolution of layoff rates. It also examines changes in the percentage of jobs that are full-time; permanent; full-time and permanent; unionized; in public administration, educational services, health care and social assistance; covered by a registered pension plan (RPP); and covered by a defined-benefit RPP. Unless otherwise noted, statistics are shown for the main job held by employees in May and cover the period from 1981 to 2018. The main job is the job with the most weekly work hours. Full-time jobs involve 30 hours or more per week.
Release date: 2018-11-30 - 6. The Changing Characteristics of Canadian Jobs ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2018043Description:
This infographic looks at the changing characteristics of jobs in Canada, including industry, pension coverage, whether jobs are full-time and permanent, and whether they are unionized.
Release date: 2018-11-30 - 7. Unionization rates falling ArchivedStats in brief: 11-630-X2015005Description:
This edition of Canadian Megatrends examines the decline in the unionization rates in Canada from 1981 to 2014.
Release date: 2015-05-28 - 8. Long term trends in unionization ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201300111878Geography: CanadaDescription:
In Canada, unionization rates declined in the 1980s and the 1990s, but remained relatively stable over the 2000s. However, the rates evolved differently across various characteristics, including gender, age groups, provinces, and industries. In this analysis, unionization rates are examined across various characteristics over the last three decades.
Release date: 2013-11-26 - 9. Unionization [2011] ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X201100411579Description:
This update provides unionization rates for 2010 and the first half of 2011. It also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.
Release date: 2011-10-26 - 10. Unionization, 2010 ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X201011013259Geography: CanadaDescription:
This update provides unionization rates for 2009 and the first half of 2010. It also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.
Release date: 2010-12-20
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