--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/a-synthesis-of-the-csls-provincial-productivity-reports-1997-2007/" title: "A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T13:25:07+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T13:25:07+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Alberta" - "Canada" - "capital intensity" - "growth accounting" - "labour productivity" - "multifactor productivity" - "NAICS industries" - "Newfoundland" - "provincial productivity" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "Multi-province" research_theme: - "Productivity and Economic Measurement" - "Regional Economic Development" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007 Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/a-synthesis-of-the-csls-provincial-productivity-reports-1997-2007/ # A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007 [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2011-03-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: de Avillez, Ricardo, and Christopher Ross. 2011. “A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007.” CSLS Research Report 2011-03. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/a-synthesis-of-the-csls-provincial-productivity-reports-1997-2007/ ## Authors: - Ricardo de Avillez Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - Christopher Ross Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2011-03 April 2011 153 pages ## Related research [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [Productivity Trends: A Canada-U.S. Comparison Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) January 1999 | Report 1999-01 | 6 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-trends-a-canada-u-s-comparison/) [New Estimates of Manufacturing Productivity Growth for Canada and the United States Andrew Sharpe March 1999 | Report 1999-02 | 21 pages](https://csls.ca/research/new-estimates-of-manufacturing-productivity-growth-for-canada-and-the-united-states/) [Apprenticeship in Canada: A Training System Under Siege? 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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. Ce rapport, fondé sur la base de données provinciale sur la productivité du CSLS, dresse un portrait de la performance de la 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 à l’échelle des industries à deux chiffres du SCIAN sont également présentées. Des données sur l’intensité capitalistique et la qualité de la main-d’œuvre sont aussi fournies, et 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 report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2011-03-1.pdf)