--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-18/new-estimates-of-multifactor-productivity-growth-for-the-canadian-provinces/" title: "New Estimates of Multifactor Productivity Growth for the Canadian Provinces" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T07:31:37+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T07:31:37+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2009" ipm_keyword: - "Alberta" - "Canada" - "capital composition" - "KLEMS" - "labour composition" - "MFP" - "Newfoundland" - "provinces" - "Statistics Canada" ipm_research_theme: - "Productivity trends and comparisons" ipm_country_focus: - "Canada" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # New Estimates of Multifactor Productivity Growth for the Canadian Provinces Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-18/new-estimates-of-multifactor-productivity-growth-for-the-canadian-provinces/ # New Estimates of Multifactor Productivity Growth for the Canadian Provinces [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-18-2-Sharpe-Arsenault.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Sharpe, Andrew, and Jean-François Arsenault. 2009. “New Estimates of Multifactor Productivity Growth for the Canadian Provinces.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 18 (Spring 2009): 25–37. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-18/new-estimates-of-multifactor-productivity-growth-for-the-canadian-provinces/ ## Authors: - Andrew Sharpe Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - Jean-François Arsenault Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## IPM Issue 18 Spring 2009 pp. 25–37 ## Related IPM articles [The Relationship between Efficiencies Defenses for Mergers and TFP Growth Robin Shaban Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 82–102](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-relationship-between-efficiencies-defenses-for-mergers-and-tfp-growth/) [Appendix: Variable Definitions and Country/Sector Coverage for Regulatory Reform Analysis Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 1–18](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/appendix-variable-definitions-and-country-sector-coverage-for-regulatory-reform-analysis/) [The Potential Impact of Pro-competitive Regulatory Reforms on Productivity and Growth in Canada Gilbert Cette, Jimmy Lopez, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 3–40](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-potential-impact-of-pro-competitive-regulatory-reforms-on-productivity-and-growth-in-canada/) [IPM Issue 49 Editors’ Overview Andrew Sharpe, Bart van Ark, Paul Schreyer Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 1–2](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/) [Using Ecosystem Accounting to Integrate the Environment in Measures of Multifactor Productivity Carl Obst Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 87–108](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/using-ecosystem-accounting-to-integrate-the-environment-in-measures-of-multifactor-productivity/) [Eroding Natural Capital: An Alternative Explanation for the Secular Decline in Productivity Growth Christina Caron Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 109–147](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/eroding-natural-capital-an-alternative-explanation-for-the-secular-decline-in-productivity-growth/) [How Does Industrial Policy Impact Output, Hours and Productivity? The Canadian Experience Tim Sargent Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 39–53](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/how-does-industrial-policy-impact-output-hours-and-productivity-the-canadian-experience/) [Climate Change and Productivity — An Exploration Dirk Pilat Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 54–86](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/climate-change-and-productivity-an-exploration/) [Accounting for the Decline of Canada’s Real GDP Per Capita since Mid-2022 Philip Smith Spring 2024 | IPM Issue 46 | pp. 83–100](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-46/accounting-for-the-decline-of-canadas-real-gdp-per-capita-since-mid-2022/) [IPM Issue 47 Editors’ Overview Andrew Sharpe, Bart van Ark Fall 2024 | IPM Issue 47 | pp. 1–2](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-47/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn This article presents new estimates of multifactor productivity for the Canadian provinces for the 1997-2007 period. In contrast to earlier estimates, these estimates incorporate both changes in labour and capital composition or quality. Reflecting differences in labour productivity and capital productivity, multifactor productivity growth varies greatly by province. Newfoundland enjoyed the strongest multifactor productivity growth and Alberta the weakest. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ARTICLE is to present Cet article présente de nouvelles estimations de la productivité multifactorielle pour les provinces canadiennes sur la période 1997-2007. Contrairement aux estimations antérieures, ces estimations tiennent compte des variations de la composition ou de la qualité de la main-d’œuvre et du capital. Reflétant les différences dans la productivité du travail et la productivité du capital, la croissance de la productivité multifactorielle varie considérablement selon la province. Terre-Neuve a enregistré la plus forte croissance de la productivité multifactorielle et l’Alberta, la plus faible. 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