The Canadian Productivity Landscape: an Overview

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive but accessible account of the productivity landscape in Canada, including productivity developments and proximate explanations of trends. It provides an overview of basic concepts, metrics, trends, and types of analysis found in productivity discussion in Canada. Topics covered include productivity concepts and definitions, why productivity is important, measurement issues, data sources, Canada’s aggregate productivity performance (growth rates and levels), within-sector and reallocation effects, international comparisons with OECD countries, industry productivity trends, provincial productivity growth, and sources of labour productivity growth.

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