--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-29/productivity-in-residential-care-facilities-in-canada-1984-2009/" title: "Productivity in Residential Care Facilities in Canada, 1984-2009" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T07:40:46+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T07:40:46+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Fall 2015" ipm_keyword: - "Baumol's disease" - "Canada" - "health care" - "labour productivity" - "output measurement" - "productivity" - "provinces" - "residential care" - "Statistics Canada" ipm_research_theme: - "Sectoral and firm-level dynamics" ipm_country_focus: - "Canada" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # Productivity in Residential Care Facilities in Canada, 1984-2009 Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-29/productivity-in-residential-care-facilities-in-canada-1984-2009/ # Productivity in Residential Care Facilities in Canada, 1984-2009 [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-29-2-Gu-Li.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Gu, Wulong, and Jiang Li. 2015. “Productivity in Residential Care Facilities in Canada, 1984-2009.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 29 (Fall 2015): 18–37. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-29/productivity-in-residential-care-facilities-in-canada-1984-2009/ ## Authors: - Wulong Gu Micro-Economic Analysis Division, Statistics Canada - Jiang Li University of Victoria ## IPM Issue 29 Fall 2015 pp. 18–37 ## 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/) [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/) [Adult Skills and Productivity: New Evidence from PIAAC 2023 Dan Andrews, Balázs Égert, Christine de La Maisonneuve Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 41–63](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/adult-skills-and-productivity-new-evidence-from-piaac-2023/) [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/) [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/) [Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence for Productivity Francesco Filippucci, Peter Gal, Katharina Laengle, Matthias Schief, Filiz Unsal Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–26](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/opportunities-and-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-for-productivity/) [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/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn This article examines the productivity performance of the residential care sector in Canada. The output of that sector is currently measured by inputs in the current national accounts and therefore cannot be compared with inputs to provide a meaningful indicator of productivity for the sector. In contrast, the output measure in this article is a direct output measure that can be used to estimate the productivity performance of the sector. We find that labour productivity was virtually unchanged in the sector in Canada over the 19842009 period, with a large variation in labour productivity growth across the provinces. The level of labour productivity in residential care facilities also differs significantly across the provinces, reflecting differences in the ownership structure (private vs. public) and the size of residential care facilities. T HE ARTICLE CONSTRUCTS AN experimental Cet article examine la performance de productivité du secteur des soins en établissement résidentiel au Canada. La production de ce secteur est actuellement mesurée par les intrants dans les comptes nationaux actuels et ne peut donc pas être comparée aux intrants pour fournir un indicateur significatif de productivité pour le secteur. En revanche, la mesure de la production dans cet article est une mesure directe de la production qui peut être utilisée pour estimer la performance de productivité du secteur. Nous constatons que la productivité du travail est restée pratiquement inchangée dans le secteur au Canada au cours de la période 1984-2009, avec une grande variation dans la croissance de la productivité du travail entre les provinces. Le niveau de productivité du travail dans les établissements de soins en résidence diffère également considérablement d’une province à l’autre, reflétant des différences dans la structure de propriété (privée ou publique) et la taille des établissements. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-29-2-Gu-Li.pdf)