Economic Indicators

The Industry Canada Strategis web site is the best source for Canadian business information anywhere!

Below we have tried to index the most important statistical information at their web site however we still recommend you visit their site directly and use either their index page or search engine

The site is so large we have subdivided it into the following sectors.

STATISTICS AVAILABLE:

• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy Statistics

   

• Current Economic Conditions

   

  • Micro-Economic Monitor
    Quarterly review of economic conditions

     

  • Trade and Investment Monitor
    Overview of Canada's trade and foreign direct investment performance

     

  • Regional Economic Observer
    Quarterly overview of provincial economic conditions

     

  • Monthly Economic Indicators
    Overview of the Canadian economy,

     

  • Monthly Trade Bulletin
    Overview of Canadian trade statistics and This Month's Feature Report

     

  • The Economic Analyst - Review of current economic conditions in Québec
    This publication is prepared by Industry Canada's regional office in Montreal.

     

  • Ontario Economic Outlook
    This bi-annual publication is prepared by Industry Canada's Ontario Regional Office.

   

• Industry Canada Economic Research

   

  • Research Volumes
    • Industry-level Productivity and International Competitiveness Between Canada and the United States (March 2001)

     

  • Working Papers
    Example reports:
    • No. 28 - Technology and the Demand for Skills: An Industry-Level Analysis (1999)

       

    • No. 30 - Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Growth: The Canadian Host-Country Experience (1999)

       

    • No. 31 - Are Canadian-Controlled Manufacturing Firms Less Productive than their Foreign-Controlled Counterparts? (2000)

       

    • No. 32 - The Canada-U.S. Productivity Growth Paradox (2000)

     

  • Occassional Papers
    Example reports:
    • No. 22 - A Regional Perspective on the Canada-U.S. Standard of Living Comparison (Feb 2000)

       

    • 23 - Linkages Between Technological Change and Productivity Growth (May 2000)

       

    • No. 24 - Investment and Productivity Growth: A Survey From the Neoclassical and New Growth Perspectives ( June 2000)

       

    • No. 25 - The Economic Determinants of Innovation (January 2001)

       

    • No. 26 - SMEs, Exports and Job Creation: A Firm-Level Analysis (December 2000)

       

    • No. 27 - The Location of Higher Value-Added Activities (April 2001)

     

  • Discussion Papers
    Example reports
    • No. 7 - Implications of Foreign Ownership Restrictions for the Canadian Economy - A Sectoral Analysis (April 1998)

       

    • No. 8 - Determinants of Canadian Productivity Growth: Issues and Prospects (December 1999)

       

    • No. 9 - Is Canada Missing the "Technology Boat"? Evidence from Patent Data (January 200)

     

  • Canada in the 21st Century Series
    Example reports
    • No. 9 - Individual Responses to Changes in the Canadian Labour Market (1998)

       

    • No. 10 - The Corporate Response - Innovation in the Information Age (1998)

       

    • No. 11 - Institutions and Growth: Framework Policy as a Tool of Competitive Advantage for Canada (1998)

     

  • Perspectives on North American Free Trade Series

   

• Productivity research and policy analysis

   

• Reports and Presentation Decks
  E.g.
  • Canada's Place on the World Economic Stage April 2001

     

  • Canada in North America: Economic Opportunities & Challenges March 2001

     

  • Canada's Competitiveness in the Global Economy March 2001

     

  • Trends in Canada's Inward FDI October 2000

     

  • Trends in Canada's Outward FDI October 2000

   

• Performance Plus - Small Business Financial Benchmarks by Industry & Province

   

• Services 2000: Service Industries in Canada