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  • 381. 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
  • 382. 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
  • 383. 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
  • 384. 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
  • 385. 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
  • 386. 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
  • 387. 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
  • 388. 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
  • 389. The amusement and recreation services industries: Developments over the past five years Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19970043663
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Beginning with this issue, Service Indicators is expanding its coverage of the services industries to include the amusement and recreation services industries and the personal and houshold services industries. This brief article investigates how the amusement and recreation services industry has fared since 1992, by examining its employment, remuneration and output data.

    Release date: 1998-04-15
  • 390. Software Development and Computer Service Industry Archived
    Table: 63-222-X
    Description:

    This publication contains the principal statistics for businesses providing computer services as a major activity. Data are presented by size group and province, and include class of customer, operating expenses and revenue distribution by type of service. The publication includes data analysis and discussion of survey objectives, questionnaire content, methodology and notes on data quality.

    Release date: 1998-02-04
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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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  • 31. Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2010 to 2014 Archived
    Articles and reports: 13-604-M2016081
    Description:

    The Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators (PTCI) are timely economic estimates of culture and sport in Canada. The PTCI are an extension of the more comprehensive Provincial and Territorial Culture Satellite Account and measure the economic importance of culture and sport in terms of output, gross domestic product and employment across Canada for reference years 2010 to 2014.

    Release date: 2016-05-11
  • 32. Firm Turnover and Productivity Growth in Selected Canadian Services Industries, 2000 to 2007 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0027M2011072
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The nature of the competitive process that causes a reallocation of market shares within an industry contributes to aggregate productivity growth. This paper extends our understanding of industry differences in the competitive process by examining firm turnover and productivity growth in various services industries in Canada and situating them relative to retailing and manufacturing, two industries which have been the focus of these studies in the past. Seven industries in the services sector, namely wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, air transportation, truck transportation, broadcasting and telecommunications, business services and financial services, are examined.

    Release date: 2011-08-19
  • 33. Legal and Accounting Services: A Profile Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2009083
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in the legal and accounting industries, and highlights key characteristics of these industries in relation to the professional sector as a whole and to the Canadian economy. Trends in employment, earnings, output as measured by gross domestic product, capital expenditures, rates of self-employment and of incorporation are investigated. Also socio-economic characteristics of the workforce in legal and accounting services industries are examined.

    Release date: 2009-12-02
  • 34. Gone fishing: A profile of recreational fishing in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800210622
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Fishing or angling has historically been a popular leisure activity for both Canadians and visitors alike. This article provides a portrait of recreational fishing in Canada.

    Release date: 2008-06-25
  • 35. Kids' Sports Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200800110573
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article will examine trends in organized sports participation of children aged 5 to 14, and the important role that the family plays. It will also look at the factors that influence children's participation in sports including parental involvement in sports, socio-demographic characteristics of the family, and geography.

    Release date: 2008-06-03
  • 36. Trends in the Telephone Call Centre Industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2008053
    Description:

    With the growth of the service economy, business support services have become more important to the Canadian economy. Changes in business practices such as outsourcing have been made possible by advances in telecommunications technology. Consequently, the business support services industry, which includes credit agencies, telephone call centres, and document preparation and business service centres, has experienced steady growth. Telephone call centres in particular have been identified as potential catalysts for regional development. Research in this area has tended to deal with employment issues (e.g. job creation) or with case studies of firms or communities. Using an industry life cycle approach, this study examines the changing location of telephone call centres.

    Release date: 2008-02-27
  • 37. Changes and Challenges for Residential Real Estate Lessors Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X2007052
    Description:

    This paper shows how peoples decisions on whether to own or rent their residences impacted residential landlords and their market. It will also examine how the characteristics of renters have changed since 1986, and offer a brief profile of the residential real estate lessors industry.

    Release date: 2007-05-25
  • 38. Gambling [2006] Archived
    Stats in brief: 75-001-X200710510476
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Gambling participation and expenditure rates increased with household income.

    Release date: 2007-05-24
  • 39. Conceptualizing and Measuring Business Incubation Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2006006
    Description:

    This paper conceptualizes business incubation and translates theoretical ideas into measurable metrics. Specifically, it explains and develops the concept, discusses the influence of major economic and technological events on its evolution, identifies different models and explains how business incubators create value. It then explains how these concepts have been implemented in Statistics Canada's first survey of business incubators.

    Release date: 2006-07-24
  • 40. Characteristics of Business Incubation in Canada, 2005 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2006007
    Description:

    This paper highlights business incubators in Canada. A business incubator is a business unit that specializes in providing space, services, advice and support designed to assist new and growing businesses to become established and profitable. The survey covered information on business incubator affiliation; infrastructure; sources of funding; policies; clients and activities; services; impact; management; and barriers

    Release date: 2006-07-24
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  • 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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