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  • 361. 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
  • 362. Challenges Facing Canada's Internet Service Providers: A Snapshot from a Survey of ISPs Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999028
    Description:

    This article focuses on characteristics of primary Internet service providers (ISPs), that is, firms reporting that 50% or more of their revenues come from ISP activities. It looks at challenges facing ISPs including barriers to growth, competing in the Internet sector, complaints and practices regarding offensive content and conduct, as well as ISPs' perceptions of what is important to their customers. These items are analysed after classifying ISPs into four different size categories, enabling one to see any differences in perception or conduct between ISPs of varying sizes.

    Release date: 2000-01-10
  • 363. Tourism service industries Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X19970014747
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This chapter describes four specific industry sectors : accomodation services, restaurant services, travel agencies and tour operators, and Canadian tourist attractions.

    Release date: 1999-11-24
  • 364. Tourism in Canada and its various economic facets Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X19970014748
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Tourism affects a number of industries. Hotels, travel agencies, airlines and restaurants are to varying degrees affected by tourism. Thus, tourism is not just one industry, but an amalgam of several, and the tourism phenomenon raises a number of questions because of its complexity, its various ramifications and its scope.

    Release date: 1999-11-24
  • 365. A glance at the future Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-403-X19970014751
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The purpose of this chapter is, first, to review some of the current long and medium term forecasts for tourism globally and within Canada. Secondly, the chapter discusses some of the Canadian tourism industries' current responses to their changing economic and social context.

    Release date: 1999-11-24
  • 366. The Gambling Industry: Raising the Stakes Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999026
    Description:

    Growth in the gambling industries has continued to outstrip that of most industries. Gambling has brought such economic benefits as increased revenues and employment to many regions. Although some communities have not embraced the arrival of casinos and video lottery terminals, most households in Canada do participate in and spend money on some form of gambling activity. This article presents a statistical portrait of Canada's gambling industry. It examines the economic output, jobs, and government revenues generated by the gambling industry, and also provides provincial comparisons.

    Release date: 1999-09-03
  • 367. Room Utilization in the Traveller Accommodation Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999025
    Description:

    Both personal and business travel have seasonal patterns that lead to variations in the demand for hotels, motels and other accommodation services. This article examines seasonal fluctuations experienced by Canada's traveller accommodation industry in 1996. It then focuses on monthly variations in hotel and motel occupancy rates according to such factors as location, establishment size and market orientation. The summary measures yielded by this study also offer useful benchmarks against which individual hotels and motels can compare their own room utilization figures.

    Release date: 1999-08-09
  • 368. Employment and Remuneration in the Services Industries Since 1984 Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999024
    Description:

    In recent years, Canada's economy has continued to become more service-based. This shift is particularly evident when examining information by sector for Canada's workforce. This paper offers a descriptive historical overview of changes in employment and remuneration in the services sector during the 1984-97 period. Changes in full-time employment, part-time employment, self-employment, and average wages and salaries are noted.

    As well, particular attention is devoted to shifts in these indicators for such service industries as: finance, insurance and real estate services; business services; food and beverage services; communication services; amusement and recreation services; and traveler accommodation services.

    Release date: 1999-06-17
  • 369. Entertainment Services: A Growing Consumer Market Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999023
    Description:

    Canada's consumer market for entertainment services grew almost 50% in real terms from 1986 to 1996. Canadians are spending more on renting cablevision, video games videotapes and satellite services, and they still attend live sports events, movies and theatre. As a result, spending on entertainment services comprises a growing proportion of the average household's budget. This article explores the shares of Canada's consumer market for entertainment services that are accounted for by various household types and income groups.

    Release date: 1999-05-12
  • 370. Room utilization in the traveller accommodation industrry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19980044487
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines data on the seasonal patterns of demand for accomodation supplied by Canada's hotel and motel establishments during the 1996 reference year.

    Release date: 1999-04-15
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  • 231. Informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI), computer systems design and related services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (1997=100) Archived
    Table: 18-10-0144-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3 series, with data for years 1993 - 2007 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2011-03-31. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Total price; computer systems design and related services; Realized net multiplier; computer systems design and related services; Labour cost; computer systems design and related services ...).

    Release date: 2011-03-31
  • 232. Informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI), software publishers, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Archived
    Table: 18-10-0192-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2001 - 2007 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2011-03-31. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Total price; software publishers; Labour cost; software publishers; Realized net multiplier; software publishers ...).

    Release date: 2011-03-31
  • 233. Informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI), data processing, hosting and related services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (2001=100) Archived
    Table: 18-10-0193-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2001 - 2007 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2011-03-31. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Total price; data processing; hosting and related services; Realized net multiplier; data processing; hosting and related services; Labour cost; data processing; hosting and related services ...).

    Release date: 2011-03-31
  • 234. Informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI), internet service providers, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Archived
    Table: 18-10-0194-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2003 - 2007 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2011-03-31. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Total price; internet service providers; Labour cost; internet service providers; Realized net multiplier; internet service providers ...).

    Release date: 2011-03-31
  • 235. Business conditions survey, traveller accommodation industries, hotelier's expectations, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0087-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains 20 series, with data for years 2005 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-08-09. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Future business conditions (5 items: Anticipated number of room nights booked; Anticipated occupancy rate; Anticipated number of corporate and/or commercial travellers in this business unit; Anticipated average daily room rate ...), Hotelier's expectations (4 items: About the same; Higher; Balance of opinion; Lower ...).
    Release date: 2010-08-09
  • 236. Business conditions survey, traveller accommodation industries, business impediments, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0088-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains 15 series, with data for years 2005 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-08-09. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Business impediments (15 items: General economic conditions; Lack of attractions or complementary facilities in the vicinity; Excess room supply; Shortage of skilled labour ...).
    Release date: 2010-08-09
  • 237. Informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI), web search portals, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Archived
    Table: 18-10-0195-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2003 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2009-12-14. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Total price; web search portals; Labour cost; web search portals; Realized net multiplier; web search portals ...).

    Release date: 2009-12-14
  • 238. Summary statistics for translation and interpretation services (all establishments), by industry, inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0219-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Summary statistics for translation and interpretation services (all establishments), by industry, annual.

    Release date: 2008-09-24
  • 239. Summary statistics for food services and drinking places (all establishments), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0107-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 375 series, with data for years 1998 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2008-09-19. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (5 items: Food services and drinking places; Special food services; Full-service restaurants; Limited-service eating places ...), Summary statistics (5 items: Operating revenue; Operating profit margin; Salaries; wages and benefits; Operating expenses ...).
    Release date: 2008-09-19
  • 240. Traveller accommodation industries, inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0085-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 104 series, with data for years 1987 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2008-09-17. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of accommodation industries (4 items: Total - Accommodation services; Motels; Other accommodation industries; Hotels and motor hotels ...), Industry estimates (2 items: Number of firms; Total revenue ...).
    Release date: 2008-09-17
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  • 1. Study: Flash estimates of selected services industries 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202423538749
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-22
  • 2. Shifting Economic Conditions Impact Service Industries in 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024011
    Description: Using administrative data, such as goods and services tax (GST) revenue, this study assesses how persistent inflationary cost pressures, rising interest rates and technological advancements, in particular the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), has influenced revenue growth across most service industries in 2023.
    Release date: 2024-08-22
  • 3. Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240663304
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-06
  • 4. Sports: More than just a game
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024008
    Description: This infographic focuses on sports participation, based on data from the Survey Series on People and their Communities - Sport, Workplace Culture, Political Engagement and Shared Values collected from May to July 2023. The infographic presents data for the population aged 15 years and older on sport participation rates, the most popular sports, barriers to sport participation and reasons to participate in sports. This project falls under the Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP) and aims to showcase data on sports participation among racialized individuals and immigrants.
    Release date: 2024-03-05
  • 5. Temporary foreign workers with lower-skill occupations in the accommodation and food services industry: Transition to permanent residency and industrial retention after transition
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400100001
    Description: In recent years, foreign workers have become an important source of labour in the accommodation and food services industry in Canada. This study examines the characteristics of temporary foreign workers with lower-skill occupations who had their first Canadian employment in the accommodation and food services industry from 2000 to 2020, as well as their cumulative rates of transition to permanent residency and retention in that industry. This study also compares these outcomes with those of temporary foreign workers with higher-skill occupations and study permit holders employed in the industry.
    Release date: 2024-01-24
  • 6. Technical guide for the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index (CIMERLSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023006
    Description: This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index (CIMERLSPI). The index measures changes in the prices for the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry in Canada. It is used by businesses to monitor trends in this sector and to assess their performance. At Statistics Canada, the CIMERLSPI is used by the System of Macroeconomic Accounts to derive the real production value of the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry.
    Release date: 2023-10-13
  • 7. Study: 2022 flash estimates of selected services industries
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202322737247
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-15
  • 8. Strong revenue growth for service industries in 2022
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023012
    Description: Using administrative data, such as goods and services tax (GST) revenue, this study assesses how changing conditions in the economy, such as the end of pandemic-related restrictions, inflationary pressures, strong population growth, tight labour markets and rising interest rates-affected selected service industries in 2022.
    Release date: 2023-08-15
  • 9. Switching stores to cope with high inflation: Food sales at food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700005
    Description: Increases in grocery prices have outpaced headline consumer inflation since late 2021. While the pace of food inflation has eased recently, prices for many grocery items continue to rise month after month. This article examines data from recent business and household surveys on how Canadians have been adjusting to higher food prices.
    Release date: 2023-07-26
  • 10. Study: The importance of short-term rentals in the accommodation services subsector 2017 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202318137249
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-06-30
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