This paper outlines the size of the turnover in plants that have entered and exited the Canadian manufacturing sector … productivity growth in the manufacturing sector over the three periods. Plant turnover makes a significant contribution to …

This paper studies changes in diversification of firms and plants since the early 1970s in the Canadian manufacturing … specialization has also occurred at the plant level; however, in contrast to industry specialization, the pace of commodity …

Using survey data, this paper investigates problems that firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector face in their … decision to adopt advanced technology. The data show that while the use of advanced technology is relatively important (users … a series of problems that impede them from adopting advanced technology. These impediments fall into five groups: cost …

manufacturing remains predominantly an urban activity with more than 40% of manufacturing employment located in Canada's three … largest urban regions. This paper examines the changing manufacturing landscapes of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and … outlines the shifts in industry mix, employment, and wage levels that have taken place over the period between 1976 and 1997 …

of inter-industry goods flows. It does so by devising a diversification index to measure the nature of inter-industry … of inter-industry links and the pattern of inter-industry goods flows. The importance of customer/supplier networks is … derived from data coming from the 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology. The study finds that the importance of …

technology use. Impediments that negatively affect technology use include software costs, problems with external financing, lack … associated with technology adoption, the numbers of advanced technologies that are adopted are found to be greater in larger …

. Finally, industry effects are examined. The paper finds that business practices are significantly related to the probability … innovations. Establishments in the 'other' food products industry tend to lead when it comes to innovation, whereas fish product …

This paper documents the changing geography of the Canadian manufacturing sector over a twenty-two year period (1976 … analysis demonstrates that the most dramatic shifts in manufacturing employment were from the central cities of large … of manufacturing employment. Rising rural employment shares were due to declining employment shares of small cities and …