Canadahas a service economy and R&D in Canda is mainly a service sector activity. This paper examines the sectoral distribution of expenditure on R&D performance, with emphasis on the business sector in Cnada and with international comparisons. The principal observation is the key role played by...

This paper tracks the growth and decline of information and communications technology (ICT) industries that were synonymous with the so-called new economy boom of the late-1990s and its subsequent bust period in the early 2000s. The analysis focuses on the question of whether the ICT bust has...

This paper examines the extent to which information technology has contributed to Canada's productivity growth, how Canada's productivity performance compared with that of the United State, and the impact of the recent Canadian productivity revival on prosperity.

Cet article examine l'industrie en pleine croissance des services informatiques au Canada et est axe en particulier sur les developpeurs de logiciels, les entreprises de traitement des donnees, les consultants en systemes informatiques et les fournisseurs de service Internet (FSI). Les tendances...

Cette etude, qui est fondee sur les resultats de l'Enquete sur l'hebergement des voyageurs de 1997, trace le profil du secteur canadien des hotels et motels. Les caracteristiques, ainsi que les donnees sur la performance et la main-d'oeuvre de ce secteur, sont presentees avec des renseignements...