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CSLS Research Reports |
CSLS Reports for 2024
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"Is There Still Momentum in the Atlantic Canada Economy?"
(1.2 MB)
(October 2024)
Report number: 2024-08
This report was used as the basis for a recently released Public Policy Forum publication entitled "Adjusting the Sails: 2024 Atlantic Canada Momentum Index" available here
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"How Has the Recent Surge in Population Growth in Canada Affected Productivity"
(1.2 MB)
(September 2024)
Report number: 2024-07
This report was published at the Hub available here
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"Productivity In The Public Service: A Review Of The Literature"
(1.2 MB)
(September 2024)
Report number: 2024-06
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"2024 B.C. Prosperity Index"
(1.2 MB)
(July 2024)
Report number: 2024-05
This report was produced in partnership with the Business Council of British Columbia.
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"Decline and Fall: Trends in Family Formations and Fertility in Canada since 2001"
(1.2 MB)
(May 2024)
Report number: 2024-04
The press release for the report is available here. (321 KB)
This report was co-published with the MacDonald Laurier Institute.
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"The Canadian Productivity Landscape-
an Overview"
(1.2 MB)
Report number: 2024-03
This paper was published in the Canadian Tax Journal.
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"Addressing the Early Childhood Educators Labour Shortage in Canada:
Challenges, Solutions, and Impacts
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(1.2 MB)
(May 2024)
Report number: 2024-02
This report was co-published with YMCA Canada.
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"Closing the First Nations Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits- An Update Using 2021 Census Data"
(1.2 MB)
(January 2024)
Report number: 2024-01
This report was published by the Assembly of First Nations in English and in French .
CSLS Reports for 2023
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"A Detailed Analysis of Canada's Post-2000 Productivity Performance and Pandemic-Era Productivity Slowdown"
(1.2 MB)
(December 2023)
Report number: 2023-11
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"An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of
Broadband Internet on Productivity"
(863 KB)
(December 2023)
Report number: 2023-08
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"A Detailed Analysis of Labour Productivity Development in New Brunswick, 1997-2022"
(1.5 MB)
(November 2023)
Report number: 2023-10
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"The Deteriorating Investment Performance of New Brunswick: The Achilles Heel of the Economy"
(1.7 MB)
(November 2023)
Report number: 2023-09
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"The Recovery of the New Brunswick Provincial Government Fiscal Situation"
(863 KB)
(October 2023)
Report number: 2023-07
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"Literature Review of the Economic Impacts of Broadband"
(863 KB)
(September 2023)
Report number: 2023-06
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"Valuing Data: Where Are We and Where Do We Go Next?"
(982 KB)
(September 2023)
Report number: 2023-05
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"The Contribution of Indigenous People to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada: An Update"
(982 KB)
(March 2023)
Report number: 2023-04
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"The Atlantic Canada Momentum Index"
(982 KB)
(March 2023)
Report number: 2023-03
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"An Assessment of First Nations Economic and Social Performance in New Brunswick"
(982 KB)
(March 2023)
Report number: 2023-02
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"Closing the First Nations Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits - An Update"
(1,324 KB)
(February 2023)
Report number: 2023-01
CSLS Reports for 2022
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"Firm-level Productivity Research in Canada: Current State and Future Directions"
(1,324 KB)
(October 2022)
Report number: 2022-06
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"Covid-19 Labour Market Developments in New Brunswick Compared to Canada"
(1,324 KB)
(October 2022)
Report number: 2022-05
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"Public Infrastructure and Productivity: Updating the Canadian Case"
(1,324 KB)
(September 2022)
Report number: 2022-04
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"The Current State of Research on the Two-way Linkages between Productivity and Well-being "
(1,324 KB)
(March 2022)
Report number: 2022-03
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"The Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Productivity in Canada"
(962.4 KB)
(February 2022)
Report number: 2022-02
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"Economic Projections for Canada and the Provinces, 2019-2038"
(1,252 KB)
(January 2022)
Report number: 2022-01
The PDF version of the appendix is available here. (627 KB)
CSLS Reports for 2021
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"A Strengthening Position at the Bargaining Table? Understanding the Productivity Median Wage Gap in Canada, 1976 2019"
(846 KB)
(December 2021)
Report number: 2021-09
The database for the report is available here. (576 KB)
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"The Index of Economic Well-being for New Brunswick, 1981-2019"
(1.6 MiB)
(October 2021)
Report number: 2021-08
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"North Versus South: Income Disparities in New Brunswick, 2000-2019"
(591 KB)
(October 2021)
Report number: 2021-07
The database for the report is available here. (300 KB)
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"Richer and Fairer: New Brunswick Income Trends, 1976-2019"
(591 KB)
(October 2021)
Report number: 2021-06
The database for the report is available here. (277 KB)
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"Turning the Tide: Demographic Developments in New Brunswick, 1951-2020"
(591 KB)
(October 2021)
Report number: 2021-05
The database for the report is available here. (128 KB)
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"Should Economics Play a Greater Role in the Adjudication of Human Rights Claims? The Examples of Injury to Dignity and the Duty to Accommodate"
(591 KB)
(August 2021)
Report number: 2021-04
"...excellent as a groundbreaking foundation for progress in reinforcing justice through rational criteria in tribunal cases and beyond."
-Ed Ratushny, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
"Lewis and Currie have made a valuable contribution towards identifying the role economic analysis can play in leading a long overdue re-evaluation of general damage awards and in highlighting the need to consider benefits as well as costs when applying the rarely used undue hardship standard."
-David Baker, human rights lawyer at BakerLaw (full review is available here)
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"The Productivity Performance of New Brunswick Manufacturing: A Detailed Analysis, 1997-2019"
(591 KB)
(June 2021)
Report number: 2021-03
Prepared for Atlantic Institute for Policy Research, University of New Brunswick
The appendix tables for the report are available here. (713 KB)
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"The World Bank Doing Business Index for Canada: An Assessment "
(591 KB)
(March 2021)
Report number: 2021-02
Prepared for Global Affairs Canada
The press release for the report is available here. (713 KB)
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"Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada"
(591 KB)
(January 2021)
Report number: 2021-01
Prepared for the Martin Family Initiative
CSLS Reports for 2020
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"Productivity of Unionized and Non-Unionized Workers in the Construction Sector: A Review of the Literature"
(285 KB)
(January 2020)
Report number: 2020-01
CSLS Reports for 2019
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"Household Incomes in Canada and the United States: Who is Better Off?"
(612 KB)
(July 2019)
Report number: 2019-01
A press release is available.
The report was discussed in Bloomberg (and on TV on BNN Bloomberg), the Toronto Star, two articles in the Globe and Mail (here, and here), on RDI Economie (in French), and in The Economist. It was also discussed in blog posts on Inequality.org and Counterpunch.
CSLS Reports for 2018
CSLS Reports for 2017
CSLS Reports for 2016
- "Partial versus Total Factor Productivity: Assessing Resource Use in Natural Resource Industries in Canada" (3.7 Mb) (December 2016) Report number: 2016-20
The database for this report is available here
- "Decomposing Multifactor Productivity Growth in Canada by Industry and Province, 1997-2014
" (2.9 Mb) (December 2016) Report number: 2016-19
- "Developing an Inclusive Innovation Agenda for Canada" (2.2 Mb) (December 2016) Report number: 2016-18
A press release is available for this report.
A Globe and Mail article is available for this report.
- "New Evidence on the Canada-U.S. ICT Investment Gap, 1976-2014
" (1 Mb) (December 2016) Report number: 2016-17
A press release is available for this report.
The database for this report is available here
A column appeared in the Financial Post discussing this report.
- "Decomposing the Productivity-Wage Nexus in Selected OECD Countries, 1986-2013
" (2.1 Mb) (November 2016) Report number: 2016-16
Download the Data Appendix for this report. (1.0Mb)
A press release is available here.
A Globe and Mail article is available here.
An op-ed in the Financial Post is available for this report.
- "Labour Productivity and the Distribution of Real Earnings in Canada, 1976 to 2014" (2.0 Mb) (November 2016) Report number: 2016-15
A press release is available here.
A Globe and Mail article is available here.
A Rabble article is available here.
- "The Human Development Index in Canada: Ranking the Provinces and Territories Internationally, 2000-2014" (2.0 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-14
A Cantech article is available here.
A Radio Canada International article is available here.
A CBC article is available here.
A Canadian Press article is available here.">here.
- "Nunavik's Labour Market and Educational Attainment Paradox" (1.5 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-13
- "Creating Opportunity in Inuit Nunangat: The Crisis in Inuit Education and Labour Market Outcomes" (1.5 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-12
- "Further Evidence on the Contribution of Services Outsourcing to the Decline in Manufacturing's Employment Share in Canada" (2.7 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-11
- "Trends in Low-Wage Employment in Canada: Incidence, Gap and Intensity, 1997-2014" (1.8 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-10
A press release is available here.
The database for this report can be downloaded here (Excel).
A Globe and Mail article is available here.
A Hi Business article is available here.
A CBC article is available here.
A Yahoo Finance article is available here.
A Telegram article is available here.
- "Slower Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being in the Canadian Context: A Discussion Paper" (0.7 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-09
A Hill Times Article is available.
- "Firm-level Total Factor Productivity Growth: Canadian Freight Railways, 1986 to 2009" (2.7 Mb) (June 2016) Report number: 2016-08
- "A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Productivity Performance: Lessons for Canada" (3.0 Mb) (June 2016) Report number: 2016-07
A press release is available here.
- "Equality and Economic Security Take a Hit: The Index of Economic Well-Being for Selected OECD Countries, 1980-2014" (1.8 Mb) (June 2016) Report number: 2016-06
The database for this report can be downloaded here (Excel).
A press release is available here.
A Globe and Mail article is available here.
- "A Tepid Recovery: The Index of Economic Well-Being for Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2014" (1.8 Mb) (June 2016) Report number: 2016-05
The database for this report can be downloaded here (Excel).
A press release is available here.
- "Productivity Trends in the Canadian Transport Sector: An Overview" (4.0 Mb) (April 2016) Report number: 2016-04
A press release is available for this report.
- "Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy" (2.3 Mb) (March 2016) Report number: 2016-03
A press release is available for this report.
A shorter version of this report, entitled "Inclusive Growth: A New Approach to Economic Evaluation of Health Policy," commissioned by the Conference Board of Canada, is also available.
- "A New Role for Cost-Benefit Analysis in Canadian Transportation Infrastructure Investment" (1.0 Mb) (March 2016) Report number: 2016-02
A press release is available for this report.
- "Explaining Industry Differences in IT Investment Per Worker Between Canada and the United States, 2002-2013" (1.8 Mb) (March 2016) Report number: 2016-01
The database for this report can be downloaded here (Excel).
CSLS Reports for 2015
CSLS Reports for 2014
CSLS Reports for 2013
CSLS Reports for 2012
- “An Assessment of Weighting Methodologies for Composite Indicators: The Case of the Index of Economic Well-being," (1.6Mb) (December 2012) Report number: 2012-10
- “Sectoral Contributions to Labour Productivity Growth in Canada: Does the Choice of Decomposition Formula Matter?" (0.5Mb) (December 2012) Report number: 2012-09
The database for this report can be downloaded here.
- “The Impact of Redistribution on Income Inequality in Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2010," (834KB) (September 2012) Report number: 2012-08
A press release is available for this report.
- “The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Productivity of the Canadian Transportation System: A Macroeconomic Approach for the Air and Rail Sectors," (3.3Mb) (June 2012) Report number: 2012-07
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (1.0Mb)
A press release is available for this report.
- “Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries: A System-Based Analysis of Performance, Policy and Emerging Challenges," (2.1Mb) (June 2012) Report number: 2012-06
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (1.8Mb)
A press release is available for this report. A summary of this report has also been published in The World Financial Review Jan/Feb 2013 edition.
- “A Detailed Analysis of Nova Scotia's Productivity Performance, 1997-2010," (3.5Mb) (June 2012) Report number: 2012-05
Download the database for this paper here: Nova Scotia Productivity Database
A press release is available for this report.
- “Aboriginal Labour Market Performance in Canada: 2007-2011," (1.3Mb) (June 2012) Report number: 2012-04
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (2.1Mb)
A press release is available for this report.
Download the updated Appendix Tables for 2007-2013.
- “Measuring Economic Insecurity in Rich and Poor Nations," (0.9Mb) (May 2012) Report number: 2012-03
- “The Human Development Index in Canada: Estimates for the Canadian Provinces and Territories, 2000-2011," (1.6Mb) (May 2012) Report number: 2012-02
A press release is available for this report.
- “A Comparison of Inequality and Living Standards in Canada and the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Economic Well-Being," (1.0Mb) (January 2012) Report number: 2012-01
CSLS Reports for 2011
- “Measuring the Contribution of Modern Biotechnology to the Canadian Economy," (1.6Mb) (December 2011) Report number: 2011-18
A press release is available for this report.
- “Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing," (1.8Mb) (November 2011) Report number: 2011-17
This is a revised and updated version of Research Report 2009-4 released June, 2009
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (10.1Mb)
- “Moving from a GDP-Based to a Well-being Based Metric of Economic Performance and Social Progress: Results from the Index of Economic Well-Being for OECD Countries, 1980-2009,” (4.0Mb) (September 2011) Report number: 2011-12
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (1.5Mb)
The IEWB database for OECD countries is available here.
A press release is available for this report.
An interactive weighting tool is also available for the data in this report.
- “Beyond GDP: Measuring Economic Wellbeing in Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2010,” (4.0Mb) (September 2011) Report number: 2011-11
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (1.3Mb)
The IEWB database for Canada and the provinces is available here.
A press release is available for this report.
An interactive weighting tool is also available for the data in this report.
- “Human Capital and Productivity in British Columbia,” (1.3Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-10
A press release is available for this report.
Download the database for this paper here: BC Human Capital Database
- “The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005,” (1.0Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-09
A press release is available for this report.
- “Economic Activity of the On-Reserve Aboriginal Identity Population in Canada: Gross Domestic Product Estimates for Indian Reserves, 2000 and 2005,” (1.9Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-08
Two additional appendices are available for this report: Detailed Appendix Tables and Reserve-Level GDP Estimates
- “A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of Canadian Food Manufacturing,” (1.1Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-07
Download the database for this paper here: Food Manufacturing Database
- “A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Primary Agriculture Sector,” (3.4Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-06
Download the database for this paper here: Agriculture Database
- “The Labour Market and Economic Performance of Canada’s First Nations Reserves: The Role of Educational Attainment and Remoteness” (1.2Mb) (June 2011) Report number: 2011-05
A press release is available for this report.
- “State of the Evidence on Health as a Determinant of Productivity” (1.3Mb) (June 2011) Report number: 2011-04
A French version of this report is also available.
A press release is available for this report.
- “A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007,” (1.5Mb) (April 2011) Report number: 2011-03
The report is based on individual provincial reports available below:
Newfoundland and Labrador Report number: 2011-03a
Prince Edward Island Report number: 2011-03b
Nova Scotia Report number: 2011-03c
New Brunswick Report number: 2011-03d
Quebec Report number: 2011-03e
Ontario Report number: 2011-03f
Manitoba Report number: 2011-03g
Saskatchewan Report number: 2011-03h
Alberta Report number: 2011-03i
British Columbia Report number: 2011-03j
Summary Tables
- “Government Polices to Encourage University-Business Research Collaboration in Canada: Lessons from the US, the UK and Australia,” (2.6Mb) (February 2011) Report number: 2011-02
- “The State of Private Sector Electronic Labour Exchange Services in Canada,” (0.6Mb) (February 2011) Report number: 2011-01
CSLS Reports for 2010
- “Does Money Matter? Determining the Happiness of Canadians,” (2.22Mb) (November 2010) Report number: 2010-09
- “Canada-U.S. ICT Investment in 2009: The ICT Investment per Worker Gap Widens,” (1.16Mb) (November 2010) Report number: 2010-08
- “A Companion Guide to Analyzing and Projecting Occupational Trends,” (802Kb) (August 2010) Report number: 2010-07
- “New Estimates of Labour, Capital and Multifactor Productivity Growth and Levels for Canadian Provinces at the Three-digit NAICS Level, 1997-2007,” (3,416Kb) (June 2010) Report number: 2010-06
The report is based on the new CSLS Provincial Productivity Database.
- “The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence,” (802Kb) (June 2010) Report number: 2010-05
- “The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the Canadian Evidence,” (579Kb) (June 2010) Report number: 2010-04
- “Investing in Aboriginal Education in Canada: An Economic Perspective,” (712Kb) (February 2010) Report number: 2010-03
- “Unbundling Canada's Weak Productivity Performance: The Way Forward,” (0.99Mb) (February 2010) Report number: 2010-02
- “The Paradox of Market Oriented Public Policy and Poor Productivity Growth in Canada,” (1.26Mb) (February 2010) Report number: 2010-01
CSLS Reports for 2009
- “The Productivity Performance of Atlantic Canada,” (2.82Mb) (December 2009) Report number: 2009-14
- “Economic Security in an Index of Economic Well-being: The CSLS Approach to Economic Security,” (402Kb) (December 2009) Report number: 2009-13
- “Measuring Economic Security in Insecure Times: New Perspectives, New Events, and the Index of Economic Well-being,” (870Kb) (December 2009) Report number: 2009-12
- “New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Selected OECD Countries, 1980-2007,” (3.51Mb) (December 2009) Report number: 2009-11
Appendix Tables (1.46Mb)
A press release is available for this report.
- “New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2008,” (3.20Mb) (December 2009) Report number: 2009-10
Appendix Tables (1.47Mb)
A press release is available for this report.
- “A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Forest Products Sector Since 2000,” (833Kb) (October 2009) Report number: 2009-9
A press release is available for this report.
Companion database of Canadian forest products sector productivity measures.
- “A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of Oil and Gas Extraction in Canada,” (833Kb) (September 2009) Report number: 2009-8
A press release is available for this report.
Companion database of mining and oil and gas extraction productivity measures
- “A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of Mining in Canada,” (833Kb) (September 2009) Report number: 2009-7
Companion database of mining and oil and gas extraction productivity measures
- “The Economic Crisis through the Lens of Economic Wellbeing,” (833Kb) (August 2009) Report number: 2009-6
- “Best Practices in Labour Market Information: Recommendations for Canada's LMI System,” (860Kb) (July 2009) Report number: 2009-5
A French version of this report is also available.
- “Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing.” (1,545Kb) (June 2009) Report number: 2009-4
The tables referred to throughout this report are available here .
A revised version of this paper is available here.
- “The Effect of Increasing Aboriginal Educational Attainment on the Labour Force, Output and the Fiscal Balance”. (2.820Kb) (May 2009) Report number: 2009-3
A press release is available for this article.
- “The Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway: A Situational Analysis of Human Resources Needs”. (4,808Kb) (May 2009) Report number:2009-2
A French version of this report is also available.
- “A Review of the Potential Impacts of the Métis Human Resources Development Agreements in Canada”. (1,180Kb) (May 2009) Report number: 2009-1
A press release is available for this article.
CSLS Reports for 2008
CSLS Reports for 2007
CSLS Reports for 2006
CSLS Reports for 2005
- Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries (343Kb) (May 2005) Report number: 2005-03
The Appendix for this report (176Kb)
Tables for this report are available for download in Microsoft Excel format (364Kb WinZip archive).
Indicateurs d'innovation dans les industries canadiennes des ressources naturelles (French Version) (412Kb) (Mai 2005) Rapport numéro: 2005-03F
Les annexes pour ce rapport (190Kb)
Les tableaux pour ce rapport sont disponibles en format Microsoft Excel (384Kb WinZip archive).
- Measuring the Impact of Research on Well-being: A Survey of Indicators of Well-being (672Kb) (February 2005) Report number: 2005-02
- Labour Market Seasonality in Canada: Trends and Policy Implications (252Kb) (February 2005) Report number: 2005-01
CSLS Reports for 2004
CSLS Reports for 2003
Past CSLS Reports (1997-2002)
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