--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-21/a-portrait-of-the-productivity-performance-of-the-canadian-provinces-1997-2007/" title: "A Portrait of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2007" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T07:33:39+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T07:33:39+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2011" ipm_keyword: - "Alberta" - "Canada" - "growth accounting" - "KLEMS" - "labour productivity" - "MFP" - "Newfoundland" - "oil sands" - "provincial productivity" - "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" --- # A Portrait of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2007 Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-21/a-portrait-of-the-productivity-performance-of-the-canadian-provinces-1997-2007/ # A Portrait of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2007 [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-21-3-de-Avillez-Ross.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: de Avillez, Ricardo, and Chris Ross. 2011. “A Portrait of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Provinces, 1997-2007.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 21 (Spring 2011): 48–69. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-21/a-portrait-of-the-productivity-performance-of-the-canadian-provinces-1997-2007/ ## Authors: - Ricardo de Avillez Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - Chris Ross University of Toronto ## IPM Issue 21 Spring 2011 pp. 48–69 ## 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/) [Labour Productivity as a Measure of Technological Change Ulrich Kohli Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 64–81](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/labour-productivity-as-a-measure-of-technological-change/) [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/) [The UK Productivity Slowdown: A Review of Timing, Magnitude, and Drivers Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–34](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-uk-productivity-slowdown-a-review-of-timing-magnitude-and-drivers/) [Appendix: UK Productivity Growth Rates Across Data Vintages and Studies Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 65–73](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/appendix-uk-productivity-growth-rates-across-data-vintages-and-studies/) [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/) [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/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn This article, based on the CSLS Provincial Productivity Database, provides a portrait of the productivity performance of the ten Canadian provinces over the 1997-2007 period. Level and growth rate estimates of labour and multifactor productivity are presented and discussed, with an emphasis on the provinces’ market sector. Two-digit NAICS industry level estimates are also presented. Capital intensity and labour quality figures are also provided, and a standard growth accounting framework is used to determine the sources of labour productivity growth, as well as the sources of labour productivity level gaps between Canada and the provinces. RÉSUMÉ Ce document dresse un portrait de la productivité des 10 provinces canadiennes sur la période 1997 2007. Cette description se fonde sur la base de données de la productivité des provinces du CENV. L’ouvrage présente et examine des estimations des niveaux et des taux de croissance de la productivité du travail et la productivité multifactorielle, en s’intéressant tout particulièrement au secteur du marché. Il livre aussi un état prévisionnel du niveau des industries présentées par leur code à deux chiffres du SCIAN. On y trouve enfin des données sur l’intensité capitalistique, la qualité du travail, les sources de croissance de la productivité du travail et les sources des écarts du niveau de la productivité du travail entre le Canada et les provinces. PRODUCTIVITY IS THE KEY FACTOR that deter- Cet article, fondé sur la base de données provinciale sur la productivité du CSLS, dresse un portrait de la performance de productivité des dix provinces canadiennes au cours de la période 1997-2007. Des estimations des niveaux et des taux de croissance de la productivité du travail et de la productivité multifactorielle sont présentées et examinées, en mettant l’accent sur le secteur marchand des provinces. Des estimations au niveau des industries à deux chiffres du SCIAN sont également présentées, ainsi que des données sur l’intensité capitalistique et la qualité de la main-d’œuvre. Un cadre standard de comptabilité de la croissance est utilisé pour déterminer les sources de la croissance de la productivité du travail, ainsi que les sources des écarts de niveau de productivité du travail entre le Canada et les provinces. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-21-3-de-Avillez-Ross.pdf)