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This newsletter is a brief description of projects within the Business and Labour Market Analysis Division of Statistics Canada. The research covers a wide range of topics including labour market issues, low income, immigration, business firm dynamics, pensions, productivity, technology and innovation, as well as economic geography.

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Canadians proved increasingly adaptable to the changes in the economy, moving to Alberta in increasing numbers to find jobs while at the same time responding to the challenge of an aging population and globalization.

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In 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underwent a major change in the way in which it collects and compiles its business statistics.This initiative (known as Business Statistics Innovation Program or BSIP) aims through the use of innovative technological, methodological, organisational and operational initiatives, to re-engineer the ABS's business statistics processes, so as to improve the quality and relevance of ABS business statistics in a manner that is most efficient for both the ABS and its providers.

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The redesign of the Dutch Business Register was started for both technical and statistical reasons. The major changes in the new register are the use of the new Dutch Basic Business Register as the source for legal and local units, the inclusion of administrative units in the register and a new automated algorithm to derive the statistical frame from administrative sources.

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The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) is starting a development programme for business surveys to meet the recommendations of a recent government report calling for improvements to economic statistics, in particular regional economic statistics.

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The goal of the BR Redesign Project is to simplify, optimize, and harmonize its processes and methods. This paper provides an overview of the BR Redesign with emphasis on the issues that affect the methodology of business surveys.

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The subject of this paper is the use of administrative data like tax data and social security data for structural business statistics. In this paper also the newly developed statistics on general practitioners is discussed.

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This service bulletin presents the nature of research and development distribution of current intramural research and development expenditures by Canadian firms for the years 2000 to 2004.

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Data from the Research and Development in Canadian Industry Survey reveal that between 1994 and 2002 - 31,190 enterprises undertook research and development (R&D) activities for at least one year. However, only 5% (1,699) can be considered persistent R&D performers, appearing on the R&D in Canadian Industry database for nine years. It appears that the size of the R&D expenditure groups that firms belong to influences their level of persistence in R&D performance. This article investigates that premise.

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This article describes a pilot study conducted on companies who were clients of the NRC-IRAP British Columbia Region between 1987 and 1998. Growth indicators were produced for the period 1998 to 2002. Findings will enable NRC-IRAP to engage in evidence-based assessment of their disbursement of public funds, report on the effectiveness of the program, and make decisions regarding program amendment in light of measured outcomes.

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During a three-year observation period, the percentage of enterprises for which specific business activities related to intellectual property were: very important, important, somewhat important, or not at all important. Business activities include: research and development (R&D), innovation, product (goods or services) development, secure funds from external investment sources, export of goods or services, import of goods or services, marketing and promotion, brand protection, maintaining competitiveness, and entering new markets.

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During a three-year observation period, the percentage of enterprises for which intellectual property contributed to performance. Contributions of intellectual property include: increased employment, increased revenues, increased business value, expanded markets, facilitated access to financing, provided new opportunities for collaboration with other businesses, strengthened long-term business prospects, positioned the business for acquisition, and other contributions.

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Percentage of total sales made online in 2019 and 2020, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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Deferral of rent or mortgage payments owed by businesses, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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New products businesses have begun manufacturing, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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Personal protective equipment or supplies needed or expected to be needed by businesses as physical distancing measures are relaxed, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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Businesses experiencing or expecting to experience difficulty procuring personal protective equipment or supplies, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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Sources or expected sources of personal protective equipment or supplies by businesses, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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The extent to which recruitment and training will be a challenge for businesses as the economy returns to a normal state of activity, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.

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Staffing actions taken by businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, business employment size, type of business and majority ownership.

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This Economic Insights article looks closely at Canadian enterprises that employ individuals in more than one province or territory. It studies the share of business sector enterprises, and the employment accounted for by these multi-jurisdiction enterprises, both over time and across industries. It also examines the regional mix of these enterprises, and asks if most of them are Canadian controlled.

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This article in the Economic Insights series describes the results of a data linkage project that created experimental long-term estimates of firm entry and exit rates for the Canadian business sector. It is part of a series of papers that examines firm dynamics using micro-economic data.

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This short tutorial will show you some basics on how to find business data on the Statistics Canada website, and how to put it to work so you can get the answers you need.

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This paper provides a provincial perspective on the slowdown in productivity and economic growth in the total business sector in Canada between 2000 and 2010 compared to the late 1990s. It uses the most recent provincial multifactor productivity database.

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Presented in almanac style, the 2012 Canada Year Book contains more than 500 pages of tables, charts and succinct analytical articles on every major area of Statistics Canada's expertise. The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.

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This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations. A historical listing of this same data is contained in the Canadian economic observer: historical supplement (Catalogue no. 11-210-XPB and XIB).

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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Labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector slowed substantially after 2000. Most of the slowdown occurred in the manufacturing sector. This paper examines how this slowdown was associated with the restructuring that occurred in manufacturing as a result of the increase in excess capacity, the dramatic increase in the Canada-U.S. exchange rate and a slowdown in export growth.

Description: Statistics Canada is conducting this survey to collect and to report aggregate information on the financing of businesses in Canada. The survey aims to measure flows of capital to business by industry and product line, as well as to observe biannual changes in credit conditions.

Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: The objective of this survey is to provide data on the challenges and issues that co-operatives in Canada face in securing financing, as well as other data on the characteristics of these organizations.

Description: This survey measures the general familiarity of owners and managers of enterprises across selected industries with intellectual property (IP). The purpose of collecting this information is to help evaluate impacts of Canadian Government programs to educate and raise awareness on the value of intellectual property.

Description: Through the linkage process the Linkable File Environment (LFE) leverages the single-subject ability of existing surveys and administrative data to inform on business and economic issues. It positions these surveys and administrative data to support longitudinal and cross sectional analysis and offers opportunities, amongst others, to use additional variables to assess entrepreneurship, employment, productivity, competitiveness etc.

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Description: The survey objective is to validate industry classification codes, and to obtain information required to efficiently select samples for Statistics Canada's economic survey programs. Topics studied include business activity, research and development, and capital expenditures.