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  • 391. Canadian food processing industries: Structure and recent changes Archived
    Articles and reports: 61-532-X19970013504
    Description:

    The objectives of this paper are to review recent structural changes in Canadian food processing industries and describe how these industries are positioning themselves to take advantage of export opportunities and changes in their domestic market. The paper also compares the performance of Canadian food processing industries with international standards and competitors.

    Release date: 1998-02-02
  • 392. Service inflation: Why is it higher? A partial examination of the causes Archived
    Articles and reports: 61-532-X19970013505
    Description:

    For a number of years, the service component of the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) has generally shown a higher rate of increase than the goods component. From 1961 to 1996, the average annual increase of service prices was 5.7 % as opposed to 4.9 % for goods.

    Release date: 1998-02-02
  • 393. Structures, conduct, economic performance of the insurance sector's financial intermediation activities Archived
    Articles and reports: 61-532-X19970013506
    Description:

    The economic system has adopted many institutions that intermediate between buyers and sellers. In commodity markets there are retailers and supermarkets; in the housing market there are real estate agents; in financial markets, there are depository institutions (commercial banks, savings and loans institutions, credit unions), contractual savings institutions (insurance companies and pension funds) and investment intermediaries (mutual funds, finance companies).

    Release date: 1998-02-02
  • 394. Canada's International Legal Services, 1995 to 1996 Archived
    Articles and reports: 67F0001M1997015
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper examines the significance of Canada's trade in legal services and provides statistics on this aspect of the new global economy.

    Release date: 1997-07-24
  • 395. Canada's International Management Consulting, 1990 to 1996 Archived
    Articles and reports: 67F0001M1997016
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper looks at the imports and exports of Canada's international management consulting services from 1990 to 1996.

    Release date: 1997-07-24
  • 396. Architectural, Engineering and Scientific Services in Canada Archived
    Table: 63-234-X
    Description:

    The publication presents the results of the 1992-93 surveys of architectural, consulting engineering and scientific and technical services. There are three sections in the publication, one for each of the industries surveyed. Each section includes a description of the industry, a discussion of methodology, an analysis of the data, coverage and data quality, as well as explanatory notes related to the statistical tables. For each industry, tables showing detailed statistics by province or region are followed by tables detailed according to revenue size group. The tables have been numbered in such a way as to facilitate comparisons between industries, and also between provinces and revenue size groups within each industry.

    Release date: 1997-03-04
  • 397. Traveller Accommodation Survey - 1995-96 results Archived
    Stats in brief: 87-003-X19980013474
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Traveller Accommodation Survey is by far the largest and most comprehensive survey of the traveller accommodation industry service industries. Since the redesign in 1992, the survey has continued to be expanded to include a collection of other business operating characteristics and marketing information to meet the needs of increased interests from outside users.

    Release date: 1997-01-23
  • 398. A sure bet industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19960032898
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Gambling is a growth industry that is creating new jobs and generating increasing revenue for government. This article explores the industry's employment growth and the characteristics of its workers and jobs, as well as the revenue generated by lotteries, casinos and video lottery terminals.

    Release date: 1996-09-03
  • 399. 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.
  • 400. 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.
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  • 221. National balance sheet, sales, finance and consumer loan companies, annual, 1961 - 2011 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0528-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 60 series, with data for years 1961 - 2011 (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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (30 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 222. National balance sheet, insurance and pension funds, quarterly, 1990 - 2012 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0555-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 64 series, with data for years 1990 - 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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (32 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 223. National balance sheet, life insurance business, quarterly, 1990 - 2012 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0556-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 60 series, with data for years 1990 - 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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (30 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 224. National balance sheet, segregated funds of life insurance companies, quarterly, 1990 - 2012 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0557-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 42 series, with data for years 1990 - 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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (21 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 225. National balance sheet, property and casualty insurance companies, quarterly, 1990 - 2012 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0559-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 58 series, with data for years 1990 - 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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (29 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 226. National balance sheet, sales, finance and consumer loan companies, quarterly, 1990 - 2012 Archived
    Table: 36-10-0562-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 60 series, with data for years 1990 - 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 (1 item: Canada);  Valuation (2 items: Book value; Market value);  Categories (30 items: Total assets; Non-financial assets; Non-residential structures; Machinery and equipment; ...).

    Release date: 2012-10-15
  • 227. Personal services, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0108-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 375 series, with data for years 1997 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-09-17. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (5 items: Personal and laundry services; Dry cleaning and laundry services; Personal care services; Funeral services ...), Summary statistics (5 items: Operating revenue; Operating expenses; Operating profit margin; Salaries; wages and benefits ...).
    Release date: 2012-09-17
  • 228. Personal services, operating expenses, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0109-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 105 series, with data for years 2007 - 2010 not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-09-17. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (5 items: Personal and laundry services; Personal care services; Dry cleaning and laundry services; Funeral services ...), Industry expenditures (21 items: Total operating expenses; Salaries; wages and benefits; Commissions paid to non-employees; Professional and business services fees ...).
    Release date: 2012-09-17
  • 229. Quarterly industry revenue indices for selected service industries, inactive Archived
    Table: 21-10-0132-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains 616 series, with data for years 2006 - 2011 (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 (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (22 items: Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishers; Offices of real estate agents and brokers; Consumer goods rental; General rental centres; ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted).
    Release date: 2012-09-17
  • 230. Personal Services Archived
    Table: 63-240-X
    Description:

    This product provides an overview of trends in the personal services industry. 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: 2012-02-28
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  • 11. Study: 2021 flash estimates of selected service industries
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219932903
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 12. Study: How the rental vehicle industry in British Columbia adjusted to the pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202212335083
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-05-03
  • 13. Dude, Where's My Semiconductor?
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032022004
    Description:

    As the effects of the pandemic continue into its second year, we have all had to make adjustments with the way we go about our daily lives. We have seen plenty of service disruptions, closures of services and delays due to semiconductor scarcities, inclement weather or shifts in supply and demand. But what is the real cause of these disruptions and what is the supply chain that everyone is talking about? Our guest, Andrew Charles Barclay, an economist at Statistics Canada discusses the supply chain, what it is and why it’s important to Canadians. He also discusses the ripple effect it has on our consumer goods and services.

    Release date: 2022-04-28
  • 14. A pan-Canadian dataset of neighbourhood retail food environment measures using Statistics Canada's Business Register
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200200001
    Description:

    The retail food environment is a modifiable component of the built environment which has the potential to contribute to improvements in the diets of Canadians at the population level. It is defined by geographic access to different types of retail food sources, including restaurants and food stores. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and validation of the Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED): a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area (DA) level using food outlet data from the 2018 Statistics Canada Business Register.

    Release date: 2022-02-16
  • 15. Recent developments in the Canadian economy: Fall 2021
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101000002
    Description:

    This article provides an integrated analysis of recent changes in output, consumer spending, business investment, international trade and employment. It also draws on new data sources that provide detailed information on the financial conditions facing businesses and households. The analysis is based on data that are publicly available as of October 8, 2021.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
  • 16. Financial impacts of the pandemic on the culture, arts, entertainment and recreation industries in 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100033
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly disrupted many businesses that create and distribute arts and culture or offer recreational activities. This study looks at preliminary operating revenue estimates and labour-related expenses for the culture, arts, entertainment and recreation sectors in 2020.

    Release date: 2021-08-17
  • 17. Study: Financial impacts of the pandemic on the culture, arts, entertainment and recreation industries in 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202122931543
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-08-17
  • 18. Navigating the third wave: Trends in businesses' needs for personal protective equipment since February 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100029
    Description:

    This study examines businesses' demand for personal protective equipment, and concerns about lack of supply, using new data for May 2021 from the Personal Protective Equipment Survey.

    Release date: 2021-07-16
  • 19. Impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector, second quarter of 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100023
    Description:

    Different industries have been impacted in various ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourism sector was one of the hardest hit by travel restrictions. This paper presents a portrait of the pandemic's impact on the tourism sector and the expectations of these businesses moving forward. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.

    Release date: 2021-06-08
  • 20. Business demand across Canada for personal protective equipment during COVID-19 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021045
    Description:

    The infographic shows the percentage of Canadian businesses by region that required personal protective equipment (PPE) over the last three iterations of the survey (October 2020, December 2020, and February 2021). It also presents estimates of demand for various PPE items by region for February 2021.

    Release date: 2021-04-23
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Reference (49) (40 to 50 of 49 results)

  • 41. Geomatics Industry Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5092
    Description: The purpose of the survey is to produce new statistical information on the firms engaged in geomatics activities in Canada.
  • 42. Quarterly Industry Revenue Indices
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5104
    Description: The Quarterly Industry Revenue Indices (QIRI) measure the rate of change in operating revenues for selected industries in the business and consumer services sector.
  • 43. Survey of Payday Loan Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5105
    Description: The primary objective of this survey is to provide reliable and statistically valid information at a national level on: - Canadians' motivations for using payday loans; - the alternatives to payday loans, if any, that these Canadians have; and - Canadians' experience with, and knowledge of, the payday loan industry.
  • 44. Commercial Rents Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5123
    Description: The Commercial Rents Services Price Index measures monthly price changes over time for leased commercial space in Canada; the estimates are produced on a quarterly basis.
  • 45. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Spectator Sports, Event Promoters, Artists and Related Industries
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5132
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 46. Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5137
    Description: This survey collects information needed to produce indexes that measure the monthly changes in the prices for the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Industry. The estimates are produced on a quarterly basis.
  • 47. Prepared Food and Beverage Sales Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5175
    Description: The objective of this survey is to collect information about the sales of prepared foods and non-alcoholic beverages by different establishments in Ontario and to collect information on the percentage of those sales that are exempt from the Ontario portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The results of this survey are important in order to determine the allocation of tax revenues between the Ontario and federal governments.
  • 48. Consulting Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5194
    Description: The Consulting Services Price Index measures quarterly price changes for various consulting services such as management, environmental, and scientific and technical consulting services.
  • 49. Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5196
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure the price change of architectural, engineering and related services on a quarterly basis.
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