This paper evaluates five recent experiences of worksharing in Quebec since 1994: Bell Canada, Alcan, Scott Paper, Sico, and the Ministère de l'environnement et de la faune. Based on survey evidence showing that desired work hours tend to approximate actual work hours, previous studies have...

À l'exception des États-Unis, la plupart des pays industrialisés d'Europe et le Canada connaissent des taux de chômage et une chute des emplois disponibles sans précédent depuis la Deuxième Guerre. Le partage de l'emploi peut-il apporter une solution à ces graves problèmes de chômage?...

We investigate the impact of occupational safety and health (OSH) and environmental regulation on the rate of growth of total factor productivity (TFP) in the Quebec manufacturing sector during the 1985-88 period. Our results show that environmental regulation and OSH protective reassignments (a...

This paper provides evidence that workers' compensation (WC) and unemployment insurance (UI)could affect not only the occurence of workplace accident claims, but also the composition of these reported accidents. Our theoretical framework predicts that, under plausible assumptions, an increase in...

It is a well-known fact that natural systems can be especially vulnerable to human activity because of their limited adaptive capacity. The damages caused may be significant and irreversible. Several groups feel that more aggressive actions should be taken to reduce human impacts on the...

The Enviroclub initiative was developed by three federal government agenciesCanada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Environment Canada and the National Research Council Canadaand launched in 2001 to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in improving their profitability and...