Index of Economic Well-being

Introduction and Methodology

The Index for Canada and the Provinces

The Index for OECD Countries

Articles on the Index of Economic Well-being

Weighting tool for Canada, its provinces, and OECD Countries

The Index for Canada and the Provinces

Reports

"Beyond GDP: Measuring Economic Well-being in Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2010" (3.7MB)
Appendix Tables (1.3MB)

  • Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University)
  • Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
    CSLS Research Report 2011-11.

    "New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2008" (3.21MB)
    Appendix Tables (1.47MB)

  • Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University)
  • Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
    CSLS Research Report 2009-10.

    Data

    Database of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the provinces, 1981-2023

    in Microsoft Excel format (3.7Mb).
    Updated Nov 2025

    (If you are having problems with WinZip or Excel files please see our help page. For further assistance with this file or to request estimates based on the old methodology, please contact info@csls.ca.)



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