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  • 321. Consumer Demand for Entertainment Services Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2003042
    Description:

    There is a sizable consumer market for entertainment services in Canada. Regardless of economic conditions, most Canadian households will pay for at least one entertainment pursuit during a given year. In 1999, consumer spending on entertainment services totalled $9.7 billion, an amount representing 1% of Canada's GDP.

    This paper compares the spending patterns of Canadians on entertainment services, by province, household income level and household type. The "Entertainment Services" category is constructed using several pre-existing commodity groups from the Survey of Household Spending.

    Release date: 2003-03-14
  • 322. Service sector drawing attention of foreign-controlled firms for R&D Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030016469
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Once viewed as weak in research and development (R&D) capabilities, the service sector in Canada is emerging as an increasingly attractive place for foreign-controlled firms to practice R&D. This is a reflection of the increasing technological opportunities and expertise offered by the service sector. Multinational corporations often undertake R&D abroad to acquire new insights or apply the knowledge they already have to foreign markets.

    Release date: 2003-02-18
  • 323. Cross-sectional analyses of performance and structure for Canada's hotel industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X20020036448
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The article provides cross-sectional analyses on the economic structure and operations of Canadian hotels. It examines key performance indicators and supplies descriptive analyses on the distributions of hotel revenues and expenses. The article also looks at some of the characteristics of Canadian hotels and describes the composition of their clientele.

    The analyses are presented in two parts; the first gives a cross-sectional view of the industry by size of establishment category, while the second shows the cross-section by province and territory. In addition, the article explains some of the concepts behind the industry measures and the relationships between them.

    Release date: 2003-02-12
  • 324. The Effects of Recessions on the Services Industries Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2002041
    Description:

    This paper analyses the impacts of the 1981-82 and 1990-92 recessions on individual services industries. Quarterly changes in real GDP are analysed for each major services industry, and impacts on employment are also examined. The results show that some services industries are more susceptible than others to recessionary downturns in the economy.

    Release date: 2002-11-06
  • 325. A glance at the surveying and mapping services industry in 2000 Archived
    Stats in brief: 63-016-X20020026451
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The surveying and mapping services industry plays a key role in supporting other sectors of the economy: - the energy sector calls upon the services of geophysical surveying and mapping firms; - municipal governments, businesses, and homeowners require the services of land surveyors; and - both the private and the public sectors require custom mapping services, for a variety of applications.

    Release date: 2002-10-28
  • 326. A Profile of the Childcare Services Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2002040
    Description:

    The childcare services industry in Canada is unique in that it is entrusted with a precious resource: close to 1.4 million children. Childcare providers assist with the daunting tasks of promoting child development, ensuring children's safety and well-being, and maintaining responsive relationships with individual children.

    This paper examines the childcare services industry in Canada and is divided into three basic parts. First, the article studies the demand for childcare services, including the $3.5 billion spent by households for these services. The financial characteristics of the industry and the roles played by the non-profit sector and government fee-subsidy and grant programs are examined next. And the final section looks at some of the characteristics of the childcare workforce.

    Release date: 2002-09-06
  • 327. Adapting to Change: The Life and Health Insurance Industry Amidst a Changing Financial Services Landscape Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2002039
    Description:

    The paper presents a general statistical profile of the life and health insurance industry from 1988 to 1998. Trends are presented in view of the industry's evolving regulatory environment, and aggregate comparisons of this industry are made to the deposit-accepting intermediaries industry.

    Release date: 2002-06-28
  • 328. An overview of the specialized design services industry, 1999 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20010046203
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines characteristics of the specialized design services industry. It also provides a 1999 snapshot of the design industry's five subindustries: landscape architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design and other design services.

    Release date: 2002-06-19
  • 329. A profile of the childcare services industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X20010046180
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the childcare services industry in Canada and is divided into three basic parts. First it looks at demand for childcare services, including the .5 billion spent by households for these services. Examined next are financial characteristics of the industry and the roles played by the non-profit sector and government fee subsidy and grant programs. The final section looks at some characteristics of the childcare workforce.

    Release date: 2002-04-26
  • 330. An Overview of the Specialized Design Services Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2001037
    Description:

    This article examines characteristics of the specialized design services industry. While the industry is relatively small, it is strategically important as good design can make products and services more competitive. At a more detailed level, this article provides a 1998 snapshot of the design industry's five sub-industries: landscape architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design and "other" design services.

    The article discusses how these five sub-industries are becoming less distinct. The size of firms and how size might be related to expenses, employment patterns in the industry and characteristics of the design workforce are also studied. Also investigated is the regional distribution of design firms, the types of clients they serve and the activities they undertake. Most of the article's findings are based on results from the 1998 Survey of Specialized Design and the 1996 Census.

    Release date: 2002-03-26
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  • 31. Software development and computer services, breakdown of sales
    Table: 21-10-0210-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Breakdown of sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include all members under Industry Profile, Computer systems design and related services (NAICS 54151); Software publishers (NAICS 51121); Data processing, hosting and relates services (NAICS 51821), annual, (percent) for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 32. Software development and computer services, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0235-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 33. Software development and computer services, summary statistics
    Table: 22-10-0087-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), of software publishers (NAICS 51121), data processing, hosting, and related services (NAICS 51821), and computer systems design and related services (NAICS 54151), annual, for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 34. Software development and computer services, industry expenditures
    Table: 22-10-0088-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The operating expenses by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include all members under industry expenditures, for software publishers (NAICS 51121), annual (percent), for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 35. Software development and computer services, sales by type of client
    Table: 22-10-0089-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The sales by type of client based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include all members under type of client, for software publishers (NAICS 51121), data processing, hosting, and related services (NAICS 51821), and computer systems design and related services (NAICS 54151), annual (percent), for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 36. Advertising and related services, summary statistics
    Table: 21-10-0033-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), of all NAICS under advertising, public relations, and related services (NAICS 5418), annual, for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 37. Advertising and related services, industry expenditures
    Table: 21-10-0034-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The operating expenses by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include all members under industry expenditures, for advertising and related services, annual (percent), for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 38. Advertising and related services, sales by type of client
    Table: 21-10-0035-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The sales by type of client based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which includes all members under type of client, for advertising and related services, annual (percent), for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 39. Advertising and related services, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0231-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Advertising, public relations, and related services, includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 40. Spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries, summary statistics
    Table: 21-10-0169-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), of spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries (NAICS 7112,7113,7114 & 7115), annual, for five years of data.
    Release date: 2024-02-14
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  • 91. Characteristics and Performance of Hotels and Motor Hotels Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2000033
    Description:

    Based on 1997 results from the Traveller Accommodation Survey, it profiles Canada's hotels and motor hotels industry. Relative measures of the industry's characteristics, performance and workforce are presented with some information specific to small, medium, and large-sized establishments. The data indicate that, for a variety of reasons, large-sized hotels and motor hotels outperform other establishments in the industry.

    Release date: 2000-12-13
  • 92. Food Services Competition in the 1990s Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2000032
    Description:

    This paper examines how food service providers and food stores competed for Canadians' food dollars in the 1990s, and how this intense competition affected both industries. The paper outlines some reasons for changes in both the demand for, and supply of, each industry's outputs. It also profiles in detail some characteristics of the consumer market for food services.

    Release date: 2000-12-06
  • 93. Sport participation in Canada, 1998 Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20000025362
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Canadians exhibited a dramatic shift in their sport participation rate from 1992 to 1998. According to the latest information released from Statistics Canada's General Social Survey (GSS), fewer Canadians aged 15 years and older reported participating in a sport in 1998 than six years earlier (down almost 11 percentage points).

    Release date: 2000-11-09
  • 94. An updated look at the computer services industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X20000025331
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at the fast-growing Computer Services industry in Canada, with a particular focus on software developers, data processing firms, systems consultants, and Internet service providers.

    Release date: 2000-10-26
  • 95. Characteristics and performance of hotels and motor hotels Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X20000015128
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The objective of this article is to present relative meaures of characteristics, performance and workforce of hotels and motor hotels with some information specific to small-medium-and large-size establishments.

    Release date: 2000-07-18
  • 96. Cruise ship industry booming in Halifax Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000035101
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    The boom in the cruise industry is causing a surge in visitation to Atlantic Canada as cruise lines establish new destinations along the Eastern Seaboard.

    Release date: 2000-07-13
  • 97. "Quit Yanking My Supply Chain" - The Challenges Facing Travel Agencies in Canada Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 50F0003X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Travel Agencies in Canada enter the new millennium with many challenges. The gap that they must bridge is a possible erosion of both revenue and customers. The aviation industry has been imposing caps on commissions resulting in the requirement for agencies to sell more product to generate the same revenue. At the same time, selling more product could be more difficult as air carriers and hotels are increasingly offering more direct sales on the Internet. This web presence has enabled carriers and hotels to deliver their product bypassing the travel agencies in the supply chain. There is also increased competition from travel sales web-sites that attempt to attract the business that local travel agents once could have considered as their own. The paper will examine the nature of the challenges facing this service industry and the possible responses.

    Release date: 2000-06-08
  • 98. Profile of Canada's Travel Agency Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2000031
    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.

    Release date: 2000-06-06
  • 99. Innovation in the engineering services industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20000025114
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Fuelled by rapid technological change and the emerging global marketplace, the need for a stream of new and improved products - in other words innovation - is growing. Some 31% of the engineering firms surveyed replaced an existing products, added a new product to their existing line or diversified into new product lines.

    Release date: 2000-06-01
  • 100. Research and development (R&D) in a service economy Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20000025120
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Over two-thirds of Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) and three-quarters of employment result from service activity, and close to 60% of the measured reserach and development is performed in the service sector.

    Release date: 2000-06-01
Reference (49)

Reference (49) (0 to 10 of 49 results)

  • 1. Technical Guide for the Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0014M2020013
    Description:

    This technical guide describes the methodological details for the Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI). The document includes information about the purpose of the index, data sources, and index estimation and aggregation.

    Release date: 2020-09-01
  • 2. Technical Guide for the Accounting Services Price Index (ASPI)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0014M2020007
    Description:

    This technical guide describes the methodological details for the Accounting Services Price Index (ASPI). The document includes information about the purpose of the index, data sources, and index estimation and aggregation.

    Release date: 2020-05-21
  • 3. Service Industries in the Canadian Input-Output Accounts: Current Prices, Sources of Data and Methods of Estimation Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 15-601-X
    Description:

    This publication outlines the conceptual and statistical framework of the services sector in the accounts. The methodology and data sources used to calculate estimates of services in the current-price input-output accounts are described. Specific sources and methods are outlined for determining inputs, outputs and gross domestic product of service industries in the business sector.

    Release date: 2001-07-10
  • 4. Consulting Engineering Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2328
    Description: The Consulting Engineering Services Price Index series (CESPI) is an annual survey of consulting engineers in Canada, collecting financial and wage information that is used to produce price indexes measuring changes in prices for consulting engineer services.
  • 5. Informatics Professional Services Price Indexes
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2333
    Description: The Informatics Professional Services Price Index measures annual price changes for various informatics services such as data processing and hosting; general purpose software design; computer systems design; and custom software design services.
  • 6. Accounting Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2334
    Description: The Accounting Services Price Index (ASPI) collects information on the price of several accounting services such as auditing, taxation, and bookkeeping. From this data, price indexes are constructed measuring changes in these prices over time.
  • 7. Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2336
    Description: The Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index is a monthly series measuring the price change for short-term accommodation services. Data are collected for leisure and business clients and are used to estimate monthly and quarterly price indexes for the short-term traveller accommodation services industry.
  • 8. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Software Development and Computer Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2410
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 9. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Accommodation Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2418
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 10. Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2419
    Description: This survey provides information to measure the economic performance and health of the Food Services and Drinking Places Industry in the Canadian economy.
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