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  • 41. Changes in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0176-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific events occurred in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific events include entry of new competitor(s), exit of competitor(s), increase in competitive behaviour from existing competitors, and decrease in competitive behaviour from existing competitors.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 42. Response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0177-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that implemented specific changes in response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific changes include change in quality of goods or services (products), adoption of new technology or a new process, change in marketing expenditures or marketing strategy, introduction or acceleration of the introduction of new goods or services (products), change in prices of goods or services (products), and take other actions.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 43. Regular use of business practices, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0193-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that regularly used specific business practices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business practices include product and control management practices – concurrent engineering (simultaneous design), cross-functional design teams, electronic work arrangement, distribution resource planning (DRP), practices related to user or customer engagement and intelligence, and product data management (PDM); quality management practices – continuous improvement (including total quality management [TQM]), business certification or certification renewals, and quality management systems (QMS); other business practices – competitive technological intelligence (CTI) or benchmarking, sustainable development strategy or environmental stewardship plan (ESP), life cycle management (LCM), and intellectual property management.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 44. Strategic focus regarding business processes, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0298-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that had specific strategic focus with respect to business processes (core activities to produce products and all support business activities) over the next five years, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size. Strategic focus with respect to business processes include maintenance on current business processes, optimization of current business processes, introduction of new or improved business processes, downsize of current business processes to focus on areas of advantage.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 45. Required skills, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0299-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that required skills in specific areas, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific areas include basic digital, computer science, information technology, general data science and analytics, natural sciences and engineering, management, business, international business, skilled trades, design, coaching and mentoring skills to meet the needs of the business, and e-commerce or digital trade.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 46. Skill shortages, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0300-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that encountered skill shortages in specific areas, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific areas include basic digital, computer science, information technology, general data science and analytics, natural sciences and engineering, management, business, international business, skilled trades, design, coaching and mentoring skills to meet the needs of the business, and e-commerce or digital trade.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 47. Ownership of intellectual property assets, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0758-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that owned any of intellectual property assets in Canada or outside of Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size. Intellectual property assets include patents, trademarks, industrial design, trade secrets, copyrights, non-disclosure agreements, and other types of intellectual property.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 48. Corporate diversity strategy, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0759-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that have a corporate diversity strategy, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 49. Impact assessment of business innovation and growth support programs on firm performance in Canada using the CDM model
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2024002
    Description: This study examined the impact of federal business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs on firm financial performance measured using revenue, profit and employment metrics. Using Statistics Canada’s Business Linkable File Environment data, the study observed the effects of BIGS on exporting versus non-exporting firms and Canadian- versus U.S.-owned firms from 2015 to 2020. Unlike previous studies that relied mainly on survey data, one significant aspect of this research was the use of a new dataset, enabling panel data structures and models to be employed. To assess the impact of BIGS and research and development spending on three interrelated measures of firm financial performance, the CDM (Crépon et al., 1998) framework was adopted.
    Release date: 2024-04-25
  • 50. Census of Environment Geospatial Explorer
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024003
    Description: The Census of Environment Geospatial Explorer is web GIS application that lets users visualize thematic maps of Statistics Canada data tables published in the context of the Census of Environment. The application reads statistical data from the Common Output Data Repository (CODR) using Statistics Canada Web Data Services (WDS) and joins them with geospatial data to build and display thematic maps to the user.
    Release date: 2024-03-22
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  • 31. Expansion of capacity for services to complement the sale of goods, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0167-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that expanded capacity for specific services to complement the sale of goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Complementary services include after-sales maintenance or repair, installation or implementation, training or technical support, after-sales condition monitoring or quality control, customization, distribution or transportation, leasing or rental agreements, and other services.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 32. Number of competitors in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0174-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that faced a specific number of competitors in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 33. Changes in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0176-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific events occurred in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific events include entry of new competitor(s), exit of competitor(s), increase in competitive behaviour from existing competitors, and decrease in competitive behaviour from existing competitors.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 34. Response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0177-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that implemented specific changes in response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific changes include change in quality of goods or services (products), adoption of new technology or a new process, change in marketing expenditures or marketing strategy, introduction or acceleration of the introduction of new goods or services (products), change in prices of goods or services (products), and take other actions.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 35. Regular use of business practices, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0193-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that regularly used specific business practices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business practices include product and control management practices – concurrent engineering (simultaneous design), cross-functional design teams, electronic work arrangement, distribution resource planning (DRP), practices related to user or customer engagement and intelligence, and product data management (PDM); quality management practices – continuous improvement (including total quality management [TQM]), business certification or certification renewals, and quality management systems (QMS); other business practices – competitive technological intelligence (CTI) or benchmarking, sustainable development strategy or environmental stewardship plan (ESP), life cycle management (LCM), and intellectual property management.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 36. Strategic focus regarding business processes, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0298-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that had specific strategic focus with respect to business processes (core activities to produce products and all support business activities) over the next five years, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size. Strategic focus with respect to business processes include maintenance on current business processes, optimization of current business processes, introduction of new or improved business processes, downsize of current business processes to focus on areas of advantage.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 37. Required skills, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0299-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that required skills in specific areas, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific areas include basic digital, computer science, information technology, general data science and analytics, natural sciences and engineering, management, business, international business, skilled trades, design, coaching and mentoring skills to meet the needs of the business, and e-commerce or digital trade.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 38. Skill shortages, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0300-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that encountered skill shortages in specific areas, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific areas include basic digital, computer science, information technology, general data science and analytics, natural sciences and engineering, management, business, international business, skilled trades, design, coaching and mentoring skills to meet the needs of the business, and e-commerce or digital trade.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 39. Ownership of intellectual property assets, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0758-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that owned any of intellectual property assets in Canada or outside of Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size. Intellectual property assets include patents, trademarks, industrial design, trade secrets, copyrights, non-disclosure agreements, and other types of intellectual property.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 40. Corporate diversity strategy, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0759-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that have a corporate diversity strategy, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
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  • 11. Survey of Growing Innovative Firms
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2936
    Description: This survey was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
  • 12. Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4201
    Description: The Annual Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry collects research and development (R&D) expenditures and personnel data used to monitor science and technology related activities of businesses and industrial non-profit organizations in Canada.
  • 13. Research and Development of Canadian Private Non-Profit Organizations
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4204
    Description: The Annual Survey of Research and Development of Canadian Private Non-Profit Organizations produces useful statistical information to monitor science and technology activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.
  • 14. Energy Research and Development Expenditures by Area of Technology
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4205
    Description: This survey collects in-house and outsourced research and development expenditures on energy-related technology of businesses and industrial non-profit organizations in Canada.
  • 15. Energy Research and Development Expenditures - Petroleum Firms
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4206
    Description: This annual survey collected data in all areas of technology, by Canadian firms operating in the petroleum industries.
  • 16. Scientific Activities of Provincial Research Organizations, Activities in Natural Sciences and Engineering
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4208
    Description: This survey collects detailed expenditure and full-time equivalent personnel data on the scientific activities of provincial research organizations.
  • 17. Provincial Government Activities in the Natural Sciences
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4209
    Description: These statistical estimates cover scientific and technological (S&T) activities of the provincial government sector, except for provincial research organizations (PRO) which are surveyed separately (see record number 4208).
  • 18. Scientific and Technological Activities of Provincial Governments
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4210
    Description: These statistical estimates cover scientific and technological (S&T) activities of the provincial government sector, except for provincial research organizations (PRO) which are surveyed separately (see record number 4208).
  • 19. Federal Science Expenditures and Personnel, Activities in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4212
    Description: This survey collects financial and operating data on expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel on the scientific activities of Federal Government Public Administration in Canada.
  • 20. Survey of Innovation
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4218
    Description: The information collected by this survey provides information on innovation and innovation activities of Canadian businesses and their characteristics.

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