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411. Distribution of federal expenditures on science and technology by province and territories, 2002-2003 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050017848
Description:
This service bulletin presents the geographic distribution of federal government science and technology expenditures. Data on federal government expenditures on science and technology are found in Volume 28, No. 11 of this publication series, released in November 2004. Science and technology (S&T) expenditures are the sum of expenditures on research and development (R&D) and on related scientific activities (RSA).
Release date: 2005-01-25
412. Who Trains? High-tech Industries or High-tech Workplaces? Archived
Articles and reports: 11-622-M2005006
Geography: Canada
Description:
The growth in micro-technologies and their widespread diffusion across economic sectors have given rise to what is often described as a New Economy - an economy in which competitive prospects are closely aligned with the firm's innovation and technology practices, and its use of skilled workers. Training is one strategy that many firms undertake in order to improve the quality of their workforce.
This study contributes to the expanding body of research in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT). Using data on business sector workplaces from the 1999 Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), we investigate factors related to the incidence and intensity of training. The study focuses on whether training incidence and training intensity are more closely associated with the technological competencies of specific workplaces than with membership in ICT and science-based industry environments. The study finds that training incidence depends more on the technological competencies exhibited by individual workplaces. Among workplaces that decide to train, these technological competencies are also important determinants of the intensity of training.
Workplaces which score highly on our index of technological competency are over three times more likely to train than those that rank zero on the competency index. The size of the workplace is also a factor. Large and medium-sized workplaces are 3 and 2.3 times more likely to train than small workplaces, respectively. And workplaces with higher-skilled workforces are more likely to train than workplaces with lower-skilled workforces.
For workplaces that choose to train, their technological competency is the main determinant of training intensity. The size of the workplace, the average cost of training, and the skill level of the workforce are also influential factors'but to a lesser extent. Other factors, such as sector, outside sources of funding, and unionization status, are not influential factors in determining the intensity of training. Workplaces that have a higher average cost of training train fewer employees as a proportion of their workforce. However, the skill level of their employees moderates this effect, because as payroll-per-employee increases (a proxy for worker skills), plants train more.
Release date: 2005-01-25
413. A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Productivity Levels: An Exploration of Measurement Issues Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0027M2005028
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines the level of labour productivity in Canada relative to that of the United States in 1999. In doing so, it addresses two main issues. The first is the comparability of the measures of GDP and labour inputs that the statistical agency in each country produces. Second, it investigates how a price index can be constructed to reconcile estimates of Canadian and U.S. GDP per hour worked that are calculated in Canadian and U.S. dollars respectively. After doing so, and taking into account alternative assumptions about Canada/U.S. prices, the paper provides point estimates of Canada's relative labour productivity of the total economy of around 93% that of the United States. The paper points out that at least a 10 percentage point confidence interval should be applied to these estimates. The size of the range is particularly sensitive to assumptions that are made about import and export prices.
Release date: 2005-01-20
414. Federal Government Expenditures and Personnel in the Natural and Social Sciences 1995-1996 to 2004-2005 Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2005001
Description:
This document presents historical tables displaying Federal Government expenditures and personnel applied to activities in science and technology (S&T). S&T can be divided into research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) expenditures. Expenditures and personnel for each fiscal year to 2002-03 are actual while the data for 2003-04 and 2004-05 are forecasts and estimates respectively.
Release date: 2005-01-19
415. Who Goes? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Family Background on Access to Post-secondary Education Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2005237
Geography: Canada
Description:
This research finds that family background (parental education level, family type, ethnicity, location) has important direct and indirect effects on post-secondary participation. The indirect effects of background operate through a set of intermediate variables representing high school outcomes and related attitudes and behaviours. Overall, the large fraction of the family background effect that operates through indirect channels indicates that the period of life before post-secondary financing and related issues become important is crucial for equitable and efficient post-secondary access. These results are based on two sex-specific measures of access (Any Post-secondary, and University) obtained from Statistics Canada's School Leavers and Follow-Up Surveys.
Release date: 2005-01-18
416. The output gap between Canada and the US: The role of productivity 1994-2002 Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X20050017759
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper investigates the size of the output and productivity shortfall between Canada and the US in the late 1990s and finds that the primary reason for the difference in not lower labour productivity but fewer hours worked per capita.
Release date: 2005-01-13
417. The Output Gap Between Canada and the United States: The Role of Productivity (1994-2002) Archived
Articles and reports: 11-624-M2005009
Geography: Canada
Description:
The difference in the output gap (GDP per capita) between Canada and the United States is broken down into two components - differences in productivity (GDP per hour worked) and differences in effort (hours worked per capita) for the period 1994 to 2002. The paper shows that, on average, the majority of the output gap is accounted for by differences in hours worked rather than differences in productivity. Since 1994, the output gap has narrowed slightly, primarily because of an increase in hours worked in Canada relative to the United States.
Release date: 2005-01-13
418. Tourism Employment in Rural Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 21-006-X2004008
Geography: Canada
Description:
This bulletin examines the growth in tourism employment in rural Canada over the period 1996 to 2003.
Release date: 2005-01-07
419. Evolving Housing Conditions in Canada's Census Metropolitan Areas, 1991-2001 Archived
Articles and reports: 89-613-M2004005
Geography: Canada
Description:
The report examines housing market trends and housing adequacy, suitability, affordability, and core housing need in Canada's census metropolitan areas (CMAs) from 1991 to 2001.
It begins with a review of demographic and housing market trends, including changes in house prices, rents, and incomes during the 1990s and of factors underlying increasing housing demand late in the decade. Against this backdrop, subsequent chapters examine how well households living in CMAs were housed in 1991, 1996, and 2001. Households that do not live in acceptable housing and do not have sufficient income to afford such housing are deemed to be in core housing need. The last chapter of the report explores the spatial distribution of core housing need in CMAs in 2001 and the characteristics of neighbourhoods in which core housing need was most prevalent.
This publication is not available. For more information, contact Andrew Heisz at 613-951-3748 or Sébastien Larochelle-Côté at 613-951-0803.
Release date: 2005-01-05

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1. Total spending on research and development in Canada, 1990 to 2005, and provinces, 1990 to 2003 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050088979
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) represents total R&D expenditures performed in a country's national territory during a given year. GERD includes R&D performed within a country and funded from abroad but excludes payments sent abroad for R&D performed in other countries.
Release date: 2005-12-09
2. Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2005/2006 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050078978
Description:
This bulletin presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2005/2006. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. The data in this publication are consistent with expenditures of departments and agencies as reported in the Main Estimates 2005/2006, but do not reflect changes to 2005/2006 spending plans which may result from supplementary estimates or other departmental planning decisions.
Release date: 2005-12-08
3. Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, 2003/2004 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050068977
Description:
The higher education sector is composed of "all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.
Release date: 2005-12-07
4. Trends in the technology intensity of Canadian exports: A comparison with other countries (III-G) Archived
Stats in brief: 11F0024M20050008661
Description:
Canada has reached its innovation-driven stage of development where the country's global competitiveness is critically linked to its ability to rapidly shift to new innovative technologies and to generate high rates of innovation and commercialization of those technologies. The country has made significant progress in terms of the growth of high- and medium-high technology-intensive exports in the last few decades. The share of high- and medium-high-technology manufacturing industries' products in our total exports has increased from 32.1% in 1980 to 44% in 2002, while our dependence on low- and medium-low technology products has shrunk from 48.0% of total exports in 1980 to 41% in 2002. This paper utilizes Statistics Canada data for the period 1980-2003 to examine trends in the technology intensity of Canada's exports. Trends in the revealed comparative advantage as well as the structural trade balance for technology-intensive goods are also examined. The analyses in the paper show that Canada has made some gains in its relative competitive position in the world trade of high- and medium-high technology goods.
Release date: 2005-10-20
5. Summary Of: The Impact of Tuition Fees on University Access: Evidence from a Large-scale Price Deregulation in Professional Programs Archived
Stats in brief: 11F0019M2005264
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article summarizes findings from the research paper entitled: The impact of tuition fees on university access: Evidence from a large-scale price deregulation in professional programs.
Release date: 2005-09-27
6. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada, 1988 to 2004 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050058436
Description:
This service bulletin contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 1988 to 2004 preliminary estimates. Historical data indicates that in Canada, health R&D expenditures as a percentage of Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development (GERD), are growing.
Release date: 2005-07-27
7. Industrial research and development, 2001 to 2005 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050048062
Description:
This service bulletin contains historical and current data on research and development (R&D) expenditures and personnel in Canada, by industry. In Canada, the industrial or business enterprise sector is the largest R&D performer.
Release date: 2005-06-30
8. Television broadcasting, 2004 Archived
Stats in brief: 56-001-X20050028052
Description:
This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the television broadcasting industry for the 2001 to 2004 period.
Release date: 2005-06-03
9. The 2001-2004 revisions of the Income and Expenditure Accounts Archived
Stats in brief: 13-605-X20050028499
Description:
Revised estimates of the Income and Expenditure Accounts covering the period 2001 to 2004 have been released along with those for the first quarter of 2005. The current revisions to GDP resulted from the inclusion of the most current estimates from data sources, including survey results, administrative data and public accounts.
Release date: 2005-05-31
10. Biotechnology scientific activities in federal government departments and agencies, 2003-2004 Archived
Stats in brief: 88-001-X20050037933
Description:
Data on science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent allocated to biotechnology for the fiscal year 2003-2004 were collected from selected federal departments and agencies. Survey results contribute to the work of the Canadian Biotechnology Strategy.
The S&T data collected for biotechnology are composed of expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) for both intramural and extramural performers and also the full-time equivalent associated with these activities.
Release date: 2005-05-11

Articles and reports (395)

Articles and reports (395) (60 to 70 of 395 results)

61. Hard to count populations in the 2001 and 2011 UK censuses Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018738
Description:
This paper describes the efforts made during the 2001 UK Census to both maximise and measure the response in the hardest to count sectors of the population. It also discusses the research that will be undertaken for the 2011 UK Census.
Release date: 2005-10-27
62. A menu-driven system used to collect, track, monitor, and summarize youth smoking cessation programs across the United States Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018739
Geography: Canada
Description:
For a study on smoking cessation programs, respondents were found via referrals from key informants. A challenge was tracking the calling process and keeping records of information obtained during telephone calls.
Release date: 2005-10-27
63. Center sampling: A strategy for surveying difficult-to-sample populations Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018740
Description:
The illegal immigration is difficult to sample in Italy since exhaustive sampling frames are generally unavailable. Sampling of centers is a strategy recently developed for surveying immigrant population.
Release date: 2005-10-27
64. Creating common ground to participate in surveys Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018741
Description:
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics obtained interviews from about 5,000 people, half of whom had disabilities. Using a strategy of "Nothing about us, without us" sought involvement by people with disabilities.
Release date: 2005-10-27
65. Innovative approaches to interviewing people with disabilities Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018742
Description:
The paradigm shift in disability limits participation of persons with disabilities in the survey process. Evidence of barriers to survey participation is reviewed and approaches to reducing barriers are discussed.
Release date: 2005-10-27
66. INED's 2002 Survey of Homeless People Contacted by Itinerant Services Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018743
Description:
To reach homeless people, INED decided to follow the "itinerant services", which unlike the "regular services" for the homeless, try to reach the homeless by visiting them where they live, mostly in public places.
Release date: 2005-10-27
67. Thoughts on the future of surveys Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018744
Description:
I will try to look at the future of survey research in the light of the incredible developments in information technology. I will speculate on what new technologies might contribute to doing surveys differently.
Release date: 2005-10-27
68. Experiences in testing questionnaires with specialized populations Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018745
Description:
The testing of questionnaires with specialized populations such as Aboriginal people, homosexuals, bisexuals, children, victims of abuse brings challenges: identifying respondents, testing methodology, location of testing, respondent rapport and trust.
Release date: 2005-10-27
69. Assessing comprehension of translated questionnaires with qualitative methods Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018746
Description:
This document discusses the qualitative testing of translated questionnaires, the problems typically identified, and the challenges in finding solutions that preserve the intent of the original instrument, while addressing dialect.
Release date: 2005-10-27
70. Strategies for surveying American Indian and Alaska Native communities Archived
Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018747
Description:
This document describes the development and pilot of the first American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Tobacco Survey. Meetings with expert panels and tribal representatives helped to adapt methods.
Release date: 2005-10-27

Journals and periodicals (10)

Journals and periodicals (10) ((10 results))

1. Building on Our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-617-X
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Description:
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, undertaken in 2003, measured the proficiencies of a representative sample of Canadian adults aged 16 and over in four domains: prose literacy, document literacy, numeracy and problem solving, and benchmarked performance against an international standard. The proficiency scores are compared between provinces, territories and nations, and over time. Moreover, literacy performance is examined in relation to differences in variables such as educational attainment, employment and unemployment, earnings and self-assessed health. Analyses of the literacy performance of groups of special interest, including women and men, young adults and seniors, recent and established immigrants, and Aboriginal populations are included.
Release date: 2005-11-30
2. Canadian Persian Gulf Cohort Study: Report Summary Archived
Journals and periodicals: 82-580-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study examines the rate of death and cancer incidence in Canadian Gulf and Kuwait War military personnel and compares them to those of other Canadian military personnel of the same era and to members of the general population.
Release date: 2005-11-03
3. Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: Progress and Challenges of New Immigrants in the Workforce Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-615-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), conducted jointly by Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada under the Policy Research Initiative, is a comprehensive survey designed to study the process by which new immigrants adapt to Canadian society. About 12,000 immigrants aged 15 and older who arrived in Canada from abroad between October 2000 and September 2001 were interviewed. By late 2005, when all three waves of interviews will have been completed, the survey will provide a better understanding of how the settlement process unfolds for new immigrants.
The results of this survey will provide valuable information on how immigrants are meeting various challenges associated with integration and what resources are most helpful to their settlement in Canada. The main topics being investigated include housing, education, foreign credentials recognition, employment, income, the development and use of social networks, language skills, health, values and attitudes, and satisfaction with the settlement experience.
Results from the first wave of the LSIC had shown that labour market integration was a particularly critical aspect of the immigrant settlement process. This paper therefore focuses on this issue. The release addresses questions such as: how long does it take newly arrived immigrants to get their first job? How many of them find employment in their intended occupation? And what obstacles do they encounter when looking for work?
Release date: 2005-10-13
4. Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-614-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
By examining newcomers' progress over time, the LSIC affords the possibility of assisting researchers and policy-makers to go beyond existing descriptions of immigrant integration outcomes to an examination of how newcomers achieve these outcomes - in essence, the "how" and "why" dimensions. While the full value of the survey will be reached when the three waves of data collection are completed, this first wave of data provides important benchmark information.
The focus of this publication is on the early settlement experiences of immigrants, from pre-migration to the first six months after arrival. First an overview of the LSIC population is provided, looking at both pre-migration characteristics as well as those at arrival. This is followed by a comprehensive look at the first six months of the settlement process, looking at things such as health, housing and mobility; education and training taken since arrival; employment, income and the general perception of the immigrant's settlement experience. Finally, a more in-depth look at problems and difficulties newcomers experience in four key areas of integration is presented: accessing health services, finding housing, accessing education and training and finding employment. Challenges to integration are examined in terms of what help was needed, received and from whom, or needed and not received.
Release date: 2005-09-13
5. Economic Analysis Methodology Paper Series: National Accounts Archived
Journals and periodicals: 11F0026M
Description: The Economic Analysis Methodology Paper Series circulates information on definitions employed, standards used, procedures followed and evaluations of the quality of the economic statistics produced by the System of National Accounts (SNA). These papers can be downloaded free at www.statcan.gc.ca.
Release date: 2005-08-30
6. Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
Journals and periodicals: 61-533-X
Description:
This publication provides the first national portrait of the many thousands of nonprofit and voluntary organizations found in every Canadian community. The data, from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, reveal a set of organizations that are widely diverse in nature, touching virtually every aspect of Canadians' lives.
Release date: 2005-06-30
7. Aboriginal Peoples Living Off-reserve in Western Canada: Estimates from the Labour Force Survey Archived
Journals and periodicals: 71-587-X
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Description:
This paper provides information on Aboriginal employment and unemployment, Aboriginal youths and the impact of education on labour market performance in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Annual average data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) on off-reserve Aboriginal peoples from April 2004 to March 2005 are used.
Release date: 2005-06-13
8. Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-603-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
"Learning a living: First results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey" presents new evidence on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term.
The fundamental goal of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) is to shed new light on the twin processes of skill gain and loss. The survey is sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The report offers new insights into the factors that influence the formation and loss of adult skills in various settings - at home and at work - for the seven countries participating in the first round of data collection. The study offers the first comparative evidence on the impact of formal adult education and informal learning on the supply of skill. It also provides unique insight into the distribution of information and communication technology skills, and how these have amplified both productivity and wage inequality.
It is meant to assist decision makers in formulating policy in four areas:-Policies aimed at removing skill deficits that act as barriers to innovation, productivity and high rates of economic growth;-Policies designed to limit and reverse social exclusion and income inequality; -Policies that seek to reduce the unit cost of delivering public health care and education services;-Policies conceived to improve quality in all spheres, from public services to quality of life, individual fulfillment and happiness.
Release date: 2005-05-11
9. Summary of the Findings of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
Journals and periodicals: 61-533-S
Geography: Canada
Description:
This booklet summarizes the key results of the first National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations. These organizations have a significant economic presence and serve as vehicles for citizen engagement. However, many report significant challenges to their capacity to fulfill their missions.
Release date: 2005-03-11
10. Travel-log (Touriscope) Archived
Journals and periodicals: 87-003-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
Travel-log is a quarterly tourism newsletter that examines international travel trends, international travel accounts and the travel price index. It also features the latest tourism indicators and includes feature articles related to tourism.
Release date: 2005-01-26

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