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  • 61. Real wages and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202201000002
    Description:

    Rising wages and prices have characterized 2021 and 2022. Soaring unit labour costs have raised competitiveness concerns. This article examines the relationship between real wages and productivity to see whether real wage growth (growth in real total compensation per hour worked) has lagged behind labour productivity growth in recent years. It examines whether the result is sensitive to differences in the definition of real wages.

    Release date: 2022-10-27
  • 62. Improving the measurement of the contribution of women to the economy: Estimates of gross domestic product by gender
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202201000003
    Description:

    This paper estimates and examines the contribution to Gross domestic product (GDP) by men and by women in the Canadian economy for the first time. Up to now, increases in the educational attainment of women and their participation in the market economy are reflected in education and labour market statistics but the contribution of men and women to production has not been delineated. The paper implements a new method for measuring GDP for men and women between 2008 and 2018 based on administrative records. It informs on the rising share of activity attributable to women and documents those areas of GDP where women make the largest and smallest contributions.

    Release date: 2022-10-27
  • 63. Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption and saving of Canadian households second quarter 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202227629483
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-10-03
  • 64. Distributions of household economic accounts for wealth of Canadian households second quarter 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202227629484
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-10-03
  • 65. A preview of revisions to the Financial and Wealth Accounts, 1990 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202200100004
    Description:

    This article describes the revisions to the Financial Flow Accounts (FFA), the Other Changes in Assets Account (OCAA), and the National Balance Sheet Accounts (NBSA), collectively referred to as the Financial and Wealth Accounts (FWA), that will be introduced as part of the 2022 Comprehensive Revision (slated for release in December 2022). These accounts are an integral part of the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA). These planned revisions are intended to strengthen the overall quality and relevance of the FWA program and to introduce new concepts, methodologies, and classifications as recommended by international standards.

    Release date: 2022-09-12
  • 66. Research to Insights: Investment, Productivity and Living Standards
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2022004
    Description:

    This presentation focuses on labour productivity, a measure of efficiency widely used in conjunction with data on labour costs and profitability to gauge the competitiveness of Canadian businesses.

    Release date: 2022-09-01
  • 67. Indigenous Peoples Economic Account: Methodology and Preliminary Results
    Articles and reports: 13-604-M2022001
    Description: This articles outlines the methodology and some early results obtained from the Indigenous Peoples Economic Account pilot-project developed by Statistics Canada. This economic account includes economic indicators (GDP, output and total number of jobs) as well as a human resource module (HRM). The HRM provides additional demographic socio-economic information about the Indigenous paid workers holding a job, such as sex or education level. The estimates are available by industry and province/territory.
    Release date: 2022-08-29
  • 68. Gross domestic product, 2021: An in-depth look at provincial and territorial economies
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2022013
    Description: This analysis takes a deeper look into gross domestic product (GDP) by industry in the provinces and territories in 2021 following the unprecedented public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Release date: 2022-08-12
  • 69. Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, estimates of asset, liability and net worth distributions, 2010 to 2021, technical methodology and quality report
    Articles and reports: 13-604-M2022002
    Description:

    This documentation outlines the methodology used to develop the Distributions of household economic accounts published in August 2022 for the reference years 2010 to 2021. It describes the framework and the steps implemented to produce distributional information aligned with the National Balance Sheet Accounts and other national accounts concepts. It also includes a report on the quality of the estimated distributions.

    Release date: 2022-08-03
  • 70. An overview of the Non-Profit Sector in Canada, 2010 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202200100002
    Description:

    This article outlines the Canadian non-profit sector's composition, demographic statistics, and contribution to the overall economy between the years 2010 and 2020. These data are integral to the non-profit sector, providing a depth of information related to economic and social trends on the sector, while utilizing data from the annual Satellite Account of Non-Profit Institutions and Volunteering (SANIV) and the Human Resources Module (HRM). This exercise was conducted to enrich the user’s comprehension of the national accounts non-profit data, by providing analysis on the trends and composition of the non-profit sector in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-07-05
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  • 41. Summary of Revisions to the International Accounts of the Canadian System of National Accounts Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-605-X201200211722
    Description:

    This article has been prepared to help users understand the changes introduced as a result of the historical revision of the international accounts of the Canadian System of National Accounts (CSNA), due to the implementation of the new international standards published in System of National Accounts 2008 and in Balance of Payments Manual, Sixth Edition.

    Release date: 2012-10-01
  • 42. A New Presentation for the Quarterly National Accounts Archived
    Notices and consultations: 13-605-X201200111671
    Description:

    Macroeconomic data for Canada, including Canada's National Accounts (gross domestic product (GDP), saving and net worth), Balance of International Payments (current and capital account surplus or deficit and International Investment Position) and Government Financial Statistics (government deficit and debt) are based on international standards. These international standards are set on a coordinated basis by international organizations including the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and Eurostat, with input from experts around the world. Canada has always played an important role in the development and updating of these standards as they have transformed from the crude guidelines of the early to mid 20th century to the fully articulated standards that exist today.

    The purpose of this document is to introduce a new presentation of the quarterly National Accounts (Income and Expenditure Accounts, Financial Flow Accounts and National Balance Sheet Accounts) that will be published with the conversion of the Canadian National Accounts to the latest international standard - System of National Accounts 2008.

    Release date: 2012-05-30
  • 43. A preview of the historical revision of the Canadian System of National Accounts Archived
    Notices and consultations: 13-605-X201100311491
    Description:

    This paper provides a preview of the comprehensive (historical) revision of the Canadian System National Accounts to be released beginning in June 2012. The last revision of this scope took place in 1997. The paper highlights the changes resulting from the adoption of SNA2008 which is the revised international standard for national accounting, along with statistical revisions arising from new and improved source data and methodologies. Updates to the classification systems used in the Canadian System of National Accounts are also presented along with a list of changes planned for 2014.

    Release date: 2011-06-20
  • 44. Impact of New Accounting Standards on the Financial and Wealth Accounts Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-605-X201100311492
    Description:

    This note provides a brief explanation of the impact that the transition from reporting financial statements under Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (CGAAP) to the new, internationally unified financial accounting framework of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will have on the Canadian Financial Flow Accounts and the National Balance Sheet Accounts estimates.

    Release date: 2011-06-20
  • 45. The relationship between monthly, quarterly, and annual growth rates Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-010-X201100611501
    Description:

    A detailed exposition of how the pattern of quarterly growth affects the average annual growth rate, including the relative importance of these quarters in determining growth These basic principles are applied to monthly and quarterly growth.

    Release date: 2011-06-16
  • 46. Revision to the real import and export adjustments to account for exchange rate fluctuations Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-605-X201100211471
    Description:

    This paper presents the background, methodological change and implementation of the revised real import and export adjustments that account for exchange rate fluctuations.

    Release date: 2011-05-30
  • 47. Canadian System of National Accounts revision policy Archived
    Notices and consultations: 13-605-X201100111414
    Description:

    This article discusses the revision policy of the Canadian System of National Accounts

    Release date: 2011-05-18
  • 48. Guide to the Canadian Pension Satellite Account
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-599-X
    Description: This guide presents an overview of the scope and structure of the Pension Satellite Account as well as the methodology used to derive its stocks and flows estimates.
    Release date: 2010-11-12
  • 49. Integrated Productivity Accounts: Contributions to the Measurement of Capital Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 15-206-X2010027
    Description:

    Measures of productivity are derived by comparing outputs and inputs. The System of National Accounts (SNA) in Canada provides a useful framework for organizing the information required for comparisons of this type. Integrated systems of economic accounts provide coherent, consistent alternate estimates of the various concepts that can be used to measure productivity.

    Release date: 2010-06-29
  • 50. Renewing the Canadian System of National Accounts Archived
    Notices and consultations: 13-605-X201000111130
    Description:

    The majority of Canada's national, provincial and territorial macroeconomic indicators originate from the Canadian System of National Accounts (CSNA). These indicators include such things as gross domestic product, net worth, savings, personal disposable income and government debt. Statistics Canada is launching a project that will make key changes to these macroeconomic indicators. The changes introduced by this project are outlined in this paper.

    Release date: 2010-05-05

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