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 account for over 80% of all shipments), it is not...

Nous examinons dans le present document, a l'aide de donnees d'enquete, les problemes auxquels font face les entreprises du secteur canadien de la fabrication lorsqu'elles decident d'adopter des technologies de pointe. Les donnees montrent que l'utilisation des technologies de pointe est...

Le present document i) examine l'envergure et la cyclicite du flux de creation et de disparition des emplois autonomes; ii) explore les transitions liees a ces mouvements; iii) evalue l'incidence de caracteristiques individuelles et de l'experience du marche du travail ainsi que de conditions...

Le present document traite du roulement de la main-d'oeuvre et de l'adaptation au marche du travail dans l'economie ontarienne, entre 1978 et 1993. Les principales conclusions qui ressortent de cette analyse sont resumees ci-apres. Le taux de mises a pied permanentes et le taux global de...

This paper highlights recent developments in self-employment in Canada and explores its relationship to unemployment/full-time paid-employment. There are now two and a half million Canadians working at their own businesses, amounting to 16.2% of the total labour force or accounting for 17.8% of...

This paper outlines the structure of payroll taxes and documents evidence on the level, growth and role of each component over the last three decades for Canada and for each province. Levied by both the federal and provincial governments, payroll taxes in Canada include four major components: i)...

This paper documents job turnover and labour market adjustment activities in the Ontario economy from 1978 to 1993. The following highlights the major findings. Both the permanent layoff rate and the total permanent separation rate vary substantially from one industry to another. In 1992, the...

Canadians are increasingly concerned about permanent layoffs, as many feel job instability and the possibility of job loss has increased in the 1990s. Governments, confronted with a large number of permanent layoffs each year, need to know how to respond to improve labour adjustment and the...