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  • 381. Two Decades of Financial Intermediation by the Canadian Insurance Business Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1997011
    Description:

    This paper describes the financial intermediation activity of insurance companies and its similarities to the activity of the other financial intermediaries. The financial intermediation activity encompasses the issue of financial instruments such as claims, the use of the funds collected to make loans and the acquisition of a variety of other financial assets. An insurance policy is a claim on the insurance company, albeit a contingent one, just as a bank deposit is a claim on the bank.

    Several major trends seem to be emerging regarding the product mix of these companies. With regard to life insurance, the decline of whole life policies in favour of term policies for almost 20 years seems to be irreversible. Furthermore, there has been a substantial increase in the share of annuities (especially individual annuities) at the expense of life insurance.

    The paper also outlines a cross country comparison of life and non-life insurance industry asset structures. Each type of company establishes its own investment strategy to suit its own needs: life insurance companies prefer long-term assets with returns that maintain purchasing power, and non-life insurance companies generally prefer more liquid assets. Regulation also seems to affect the asset structure at the national and international levels. For a number of countries, including Canada, regulation seems to favour investments in less risky assets, such as government bonds, instead of in the stock market.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 382. Business Demographics, Volatility and Change in the Service Sector Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998014
    Description:

    This article utilizes information on business startups and closures to examine change and volatility in the service economy. Industries on the cutting edge of technology experience more volatility and are also the fastest growing. Many firms enter the business services and communication industries to seize opportunities offered by technological advances but many are also forced out by the stiff competition. The information-intensive industries (software developers and advertising services firms) are almost twice as volatile as the knowledge-based industries. The latter have low business entry and exit rates because the amount of human capital required to set up a professional practice is large and takes years to acquire.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 383. How Resilient Is the Services Sector to Recession? Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998015
    Description:

    This brief paper looks at how the services sector fared during the 1981/82 and 1990/92 recessions, offering insights into how the sector could be affected in the event of another recession. It examines recession-period changes in the sector's gross domestic product (GDP), employment patterns and workforce remuneration, compared to those in the rest of the economy. The article concludes that during recessions, these indicators of economic health declined less for services than for the rest of the economy, suggesting that recessions have relatively less impact on the services sector.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 384. Re-engineering Growth: A Profile of the Architectural, Engineering and Other Scientific and Technical Services Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998016
    Description:

    This article looks at the rapid growth of the architectural, engineering and other scientific and technical services (AES) industry and, when possible, its three sub-industries, from 1982 to 1994. Industry growth, employment and remuneration patterns are compared to those in the overall Canadian economy. The article also examines characteristics of the AES industry's workforce, particularly the employees' education qualifications, occupations and demographic characteristics.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 385. The Software Development and Computer Services Industry: An Overview of Developments in the 1990s Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998017
    Description:

    This article describes and quantifies the growth of Canada's dynamic software and computer services industry in the 1990s. Results show that the industry's ouput has doubled in the 1990s, and that its workforce's size and remuneration levels also grew rapidly. The article explores the industry's three largest growth areas (professional services, data processing services and software products development) and offers insights into why these areas are growing. Also examined are international policy developments affecting the industry, including the Voorburg Group and recent trade agreements. The article also discusses the new North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and how it will improve statistical measurements of this, and other, service industries.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 386. The Emergence of Logistics Services: Measurement Issues Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998018
    Description:

    The logistics services industry, an emerging component of the services sector, strives to ensure an efficient flow of products through the supply chain. Logistics services have grown in importance with deregulation, technological change, and the greater integration of production and distribution across national boundaries. This article looks at how these factors affected the evolution of logistics services. It also discusses the challenges associated with statistically measuring the emerging logistics services industry.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 387. Job Gains and Job Losses: A Study of the Service Sector Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1998019
    Description:

    This paper demonstrates the extent to which jobs are simultaneously created and eliminated in service industries. This job reallocation tends to be higher in knowledge- and information-intensive industries such as business services. However, job reallocation patterns are not necessarily similar across all dynamic industries. This is largely because of differences between various industries': markets; regulatory environments; and abilities to absorb displaced workers into the production of new goods and services. The study further illustrates that high job reallocation causes significant movement of workers between firms and industries, and that this has important implications for training and knowledge flows in the economy.

    Release date: 1998-10-28
  • 388. Leasing services industries in the 1990's Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19980013843
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Leasing, rather than buying, is increasingly becoming an attractive option for both consumers and businesses in today's economy. This article examines recent leasing services activities in Canada by focusing on two major industry groups: automobile and truck rental and leasing services. Also analyzed are each industry group's structure, characteristics and performance, with an emphasis on the 1991-95 period. In some instances, attention is focused on sub-industries within each broad industry group.

    Release date: 1998-07-10
  • 389. The software development and computer service industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19970043642
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The purpose of this paper is twofold: to examine the components of growth in the software development and computer service industry; and to juxtapose this against developments in international policy circles affecting both this industry and service industries in general. Part I offers a description of the major components of this industry with respect to classification. Part II examines recent trends at the industry and subsector level, showing how this industry has evolved through the 1990s.

    Release date: 1998-04-15
  • 390. The emergence of logistic services: Measurement issues Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19970043662
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article will first identify key factors that have led to the emergence of logistics. It will then look at the considerations and challenges associated with measuring the emerging logistics services industry.

    Release date: 1998-04-15
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  • 181. Architectural services, sales by type of client based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0129-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 15 series, with data for years 2007 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-09-11. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Architectural services and landscape architectural services; Architectural services; Landscape architectural services), Type of client (5 items: Total sales to all clients; Sales to businesses; Sales to individuals and households; Sales to governments, not-for-profit organizations and public institutions; ...).
    Release date: 2017-02-06
  • 182. Software development and computer services, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0226-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 225 series, with data for years 1997 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. 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) (3 items: Software publishers; Data processing, hosting, and related services; Computer systems design and related services);  Summary statistics (5 items: Operating revenue; Operating expenses; Salaries, wages and benefits; Operating profit margin; ...).

    Release date: 2017-02-06
  • 183. Software development and computer services, sales by type of client, inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0227-01
    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: 2017-02-06
  • 184. Software development and computer services, operating expenses, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 22-10-0080-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 63 series, with data for years 2007 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-10-28. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (3 items: Software publishers; Data processing, hosting, and related services; Computer systems design and related services), Industry expenditures (21 items: Total operating expenses; Salaries, wages and benefits; Commissions paid to non-employees; Professional and business services fees; ...).
    Release date: 2017-02-06
  • 185. Amusement and recreation, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 33-10-0100-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 24 series, with data for years 2006 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-07-13. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (6 items: Amusement parks and arcades; Skiing facilities; Golf courses and country clubs; Other amusement and recreation industries ...), Summary statistics (4 items: Operating revenue; Salaries; wages and benefits; Operating profit margin; Operating expenses ...).
    Release date: 2017-02-06
  • 186. Restaurant, caterer and tavern statistics [January 1981 - December 1997], inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0131-01
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 78 series, with data for years 1981 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Dollars ...), Geography (13 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia ...), Kind of business (6 items: Total receipts; Take-outs; Unlicensed restaurants; Licensed restaurants ...).
    Release date: 2015-10-23
  • 187. Innovation, selected service industries, percentage of business units that carried out any geomatics activities
    Table: 27-10-0206-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, selected service industries, percentage of business units that carried out any geomatics activities by type of business unit and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for Canada, provinces and territories in 2003. (Terminated)
    Release date: 2015-06-25
  • 188. Innovation, selected service industries, percentage of business units that carried out certain types of geomatics activities
    Table: 27-10-0207-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Innovation, selected service industries, percentage of business units that carried out certain types of geomatics activities by type of business unit, geomatic activities and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for provinces and territories in 2003. (Terminated)
    Release date: 2015-06-25
  • 189. Consulting engineering services price index Archived
    Table: 18-10-0075-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Consulting enginering services price index, by field of specialization at the Canada and international level. (Index dollars) The index includes data for the current period, as well as those for the last four periods.
    Release date: 2015-03-30
  • 190. Software Development and Computer Services Archived
    Table: 63-255-X
    Description: This product provides an overview of trends in the software development and computer services. It provides users with information required for making corporate decisions, monitoring programs and reviewing policies. The tables focus on financial and operating data.
    Release date: 2014-03-31
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. 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
  • 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. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 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. The growing share of private short-term rental revenue in the Canadian accommodation services subsector: Trends from 2017 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023008
    Description: This is an overview of how private short-term rentals have grown and impacted the accommodation services subsector from 2017 to 2021. It includes a discussion of national, provincial, territorial and selected subprovincial trends and what changed during the COVID-19 pandemic years. This study examined results from Statistics Canada's annual accommodation services survey and AirDNA's monthly data on short-term rentals to make market share comparisons at various geographic levels.
    Release date: 2023-06-30
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