economies and that Canada's inferior income performance reflected cyclical factors associated with poor macroeconomic policy … economic and labour market developments in Canada and the United States in the 1989-2000 period, looking at trends in real …; the emergence of a participation rate gap; and greater self-employment and part-time employment growth in Canada. …

This report provides an overview of the trends and issues related to the apprenticeship system in Canada. It first … Canada and in other countries. The report concludes that the market for apprenticeship is principally constrained by employer …

Canada. In conjunction with the technical document, this companion guide will assist stakeholders in making informed …

The objective of this paper is to examine labour market seasonality in Canada over the past three decades in order to … much higher for the young than for older workers and much higher for men than for women. Canada’s level of employment … perhaps surprisingly the same in the two countries. Relative to OECD countries, Canada has average unemployment rate …

measurement of aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada and the United States. The paper examines all data sources for … series and of cross-country comparability. It also assesses the sensitivity of Canada-U.S. aggregate labour productivity … productivity trends is desirable in addition to the more common practice of focusing on the business sector. Canada has lagged the …

Diamond mining in Canada began in 1998, with the first production from the Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories …. Since then the Diavik mine has begun production, and two other mines are slated to begin production within two years. Canada … located in the northern regions of Canada, and hence contribute substantially to the growth of these regions. Diamond …

Both labour and total factor productivity growth in the total and residential construction sectors in Canada have been … in the construction sector in Canada and by province, with particular attention to the residential construction sector …

.The report also synthesizes the findings of the studies along two lines: (1) the overall productivity growth trends in Canada and … other countries and a comparison between forest products sectors in Canada and the United States; and (2) the determinants …

the coal mining industry in Canada over the past four decades. It is found that real price movements have had a … substantial impact on productivity growth in the coal mining industry in Canada. The real price of coal increased sharply in the … image of an old-fashioned industry, the coal mining industry in Canada is actually among the most intensive users of …