version française	Federal Government Departments and Agencies  involved with social programs [Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans Affairs] Updated March 14, 2010 [Go to Page 1 - Agriculture and Agri-Food to Finance]

Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
March 11, 2010
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today announced that, with the support of all provinces and territories, the Government of Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at United Nations headquarters in New York City.
(...)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Parties to the Convention are required to promote, protect and ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities, and to ensure that they enjoy full equality under the law.There are approximately 4.4 million persons with disabilities in Canada—about 14.3 percent of the population.
Source:
Canada News Centre

Departments responsible:
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
------- [ * Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations ]
------- [ * Canada's International Human Rights Policy ]
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
------- [ HRSDC Disability Issues ]

Related link:

Canada Ratifies Historic U.N. Treaty on Disability Rights
New York and Toronto
March 11, 2010
Today, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Canada ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is a historic and profound moment in our country’s history. It is Canada’s declaration to Canadians and the international community that disability is at last to be recognized as a matter of fundamental human rights – at home in Canada and internationally. By ratifying this first international treaty that comprehensively recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities, Canada binds our governments to its implementation. The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) applauds the Government of Canada for this landmark decision, and indeed all Provincial/Territorial Governments for their support in taking this step. The Convention creates a new and lasting foundation on which to build an inclusive and accessible Canada where rights can no longer be diminished on the basis of disability. (...)
Source:
Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)
CACL is a Canada-wide association of family members and others working to advance the human rights and inclusion of persons of all ages who have an intellectual disability. Founded in 1958 by parents of children with intellectual disabilities who wanted supports and services within the community instead of in institutions, CACL has become one of Canada's ten largest charitable organizations, and has grown into a federation of 10 provincial and three territorial associations comprising of 420 local associations and over 40,000 members.

----------------------

What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:

Selected content from
The Daily [Statistics Canada]:

March 12, 2010
Canada at a Glance, 2010
PDF version (3.3MB, 27 pages) - complete report in one file
HTML version
- incl. links (in the left margin) to sections on:
* Population * Health * Education * Crime * Housing * Income, spending * Government * International comparisons * Labour * Economy * International trade * Energy * Manufacturing * Agriculture * Environment * Travel, transport

Canada at a Glance presents the current Canadian demographic, education, health and aging, justice, housing, income, labour market, household, economic, travel, financial, agricultural, international trade and environmental statistics.

Updated yearly, Canada at a Glance is a handy pocket reference for anyone who wants quick access to current statistical information on the Canadian economy, environment and society. The pamphlet has undergone a complete makeover for the 2010 edition. It now boasts a simplified layout, a new colour scheme and 37 small, easy-to-read tables. As well, 20 new charts illustrate at a glance what is happening with a wide range of key indicators, including demographic, education, justice, health and labour market statistics

[ earlier editions of this report ]

Source:
Canada at a Glance - main product page

---

March 12, 2010
Labour Force Survey, February 2010
Employment rose by 21,000 in February, with large gains in full-time work partly offset by losses in part time. The unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 8.2% in February.
- incl. links to four tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)
* Labour force characteristics by province

Related report:

Labour Force Information - February 14 to 20, 2010
March 12, 2010
1. Highlights 2. Analysis — February 2010 3. Tables 4. Charts 5. Data quality, concepts and methodology 6. User information 7. Related products
8. PDF version (423K, 57 pages)

[ earlier editions of this report ]

Related subjects:
* Labour
* Employment and unemployment
* Hours of work and work arrangements
* Industries
* Wages, salaries and other earnings

---

March 9, 2010
Study: Projections of the diversity of the Canadian population, 2006 to 2031
All growth scenarios considered, the diversity of Canada's population will continue to increase significantly during the next two decades, especially within certain census metropolitan areas.
- includes a table entitled "Proportion of foreign-born and visible minority populations by census metropolitan area, 2006 and 2031"

Related report:

Projections of the Diversity of the Canadian Population, 2006 to 2031
PDF version (386K, 78 pages) - complete report in one file
HTML version - incl. links (in the left margin) to the following sections:
* Main page * Acknowledgements * Highlights * Methodology * Assumptions and Scenarios * Cautionary Notes * Analysis of results * Conclusion * Appendix *
Bibliography * Glossary * More information

Related subjects

* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Visible minorities
* Population and demography
* Population estimates and projections

---

March 8, 2010
Foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2007
Foreign acquisitions of Canadian-controlled firms, particularly in manufacturing and oil and gas, drove a 10.6% increase in Canadian assets under foreign control in 2007. Canadian assets under Canadian control rose 9.9%, led by the depository credit intermediation industry.
- incl. links to the following three tables:
* Growth in total assets, operating revenues and operating profits in Canada
* Total assets, operating revenues and operating profits, and shares under foreign control, by industry 2006 2007 2006 2007
* Total assets, operating revenues, and operating profits under foreign control, by major country of control, all industries

---

March 8, 2010
Canadian Social Trends, March 2010
The March 2010 online issue of Canadian Social Trends released today celebrates International Women's Day with three articles.
1. Life satisfaction of working-age women with disabilities - This article examines factors that can affect satisfaction with daily activities, with relationships with family and friends, as well as with health.

2. Precautions taken to avoid victimization: A gender perspective examines the role gender plays on precautionary actions taken to avoid victimization for the core working-age population living in large urban centres.

3. The Census and the evolution of gender roles in early 20th century Canada looks at how the role of women in society changed over the early part of the 20th century and how these changes were reflected in the Census of Canada.

Also, this issue includes two fact sheets that contain various social and economic data for women and men.

Click the link above to access the three articles.

[ earlier editions of this report ]

===> Jump directly to a larger/earlier collection of links from The Daily (further down on the page you're reading now

HOME PAGE

What's New
 

Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada supports Canadians abroad; helps Canadian companies succeed in global markets; promotes Canada's culture and values; and works to build a more peaceful and secure world.

Mandate:
The formal mandate of the Department is set out in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act (R.S. 1985, c. E-22). It consists of:
* ensuring that Canada's foreign policy reflects true Canadian values and advances Canada's national interests;
* strengthening rules-based trading arrangements and to expand free and fair market access at bilateral, regional and global levels; and
* working with a range of partners inside and outside government to achieve increased economic opportunity and enhanced security for Canada and for Canadians at home and abroad.
Source:
About the Department

Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, International Women's Equality Division
- incl. Five Year Review of International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD+5) - Human Rights & Canadian Foreign Policy - Migration & Refugee Issues - Social Issues - Children's Rights - Disability Issues - Population Issues - Statements & Speeches on Human Rights Issues - Related Press Releases from the Department - Human Rights Instruments & Documents - United Nations (UN) - Other Related Internet Sites - Other Government Departments - International Criminal Tribunals - International Organizations and Conferences - Non-governmental Organization (NGOs) - Women's Human Rights Resources - and much more...

Cyber Hemisphere-- "an exciting place at the dawn of a new millennium!
NOTE: this site has been shut down.
See the February 2007 version of this website - from archive.org
From the home page:
THE HEMISPHERE SUMMIT OFFICE of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is your link to the activities leading up to Canada's hosting the 2001 Summit of the Americas in Quebec City."
Behind a deceptively simple user interface lies a wealth of information(i.e., make sure you click all the buttons!) on a variety of issues and events affecting the Western Hemisphere . Here, you'll find information about the XIIIth Pan American Games (July 23 - August 8, 1999) - Ninth Conference of Spouses of Heads of State and Government of the Americas (September 29 - October 1, 1999) - Fifth Americas Business Forum (November 1-3, 1999) - FTAA Trade Ministers Meeting (November 3-4, 1999) - Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly (June 4-6, 2000) - NEW  2001 Summit of the Americas (Spring 2001).

Secretary of the Economy-Mexico
Office of the United States Trade Representative
United States International Trade Commission 

Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement (A DFAIT website including the text of the NAFTA agreement and related resources)

HOME PAGE

Chamber Business
- links to the latest debates and the latest journals in both the Senate and the House of Commons

Committee Business
- links to committee Mandates, Membership, Lists of Studies and Committee Meetings as well as Schedules of Meetings, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence and Press Releases are available for both the Senate and the House of Commons.

Bills
- links to bills on today's agenda in both the Senate and the House of Commons; also includes progress of legislation and status of House business.

About Parliament
- incl. People - The Parliamentary Process - The Parliament Buildings - Education - Youth Programs - Photos - Related Information (government departments, the courts, political parties, etc) - A to Z Index - Partners for a Green Hill

Senators and Members
- 105 Senators, 308 Members (Sept. 2005)

Webcast
- Parliamentary Proceedings for both the Senate and the House of Commons --- click on either the Senate or the House of Commons to view the web broadcast schedule of events as well as to access the live stream of the events.

Visitor Information
- helpful information for tourists and visitors as well as for individuals doing business with Parliament --- maps, special events, guided tours, tourism/transit links, etc.

International and Interparliamentary Affairs
- calendar of events and information detailing the international activities of parliamentarians, (including their work with Parliamentary Associations and Interparliamentary groups, Parliamentary Exchanges, Protocol events or Parliamentary Conferences).

Virtual Library
- links to the reports of the Information and Documentation Branch (7 reports) and the Parliamentary Information and Research Service (250+ reports)

Library of Parliament Research Publications
The Parliamentary Information and Research Service (PIRS) provides a consulting service for individual parliamentarians, responding to questions that require research and analysis on legal, economic, scientific, or social science matters. Researchers obtain and analyze material, and write letters, short notes and longer research papers at the request of Senators and Members of the House of Commons. In some cases, responses are provided to clients by telephone briefings or by meetings with individual parliamentarians and/or their staff.
Publication Categories:
* Aboriginal Issues * Agriculture/Agri-food * Business and Corporate Issues * Competition/Consumer * Copyright/Patents/Trademark * Crime: Prevention and Responses * Culture and Communications
* Debt/Deficit/Budget * Defence and Security * Economic Issues * Education * Elections, Referendums and Polling * Energy * Environment and Sustainable Development * Family, Children and Youth * Federal-Provincial/Constitution * Financial Institutions * Fisheries * Foreign Affairs and International Law * Government and Public Administration * Health * Human Rights and Freedoms (see below) * Immigration and Citizenship * Labour and Employment * Legislative Summaries - First Session, 39th Parliament* * Natural Resources * Official Languages * Parliament and the Legislative Process * Science and Technology * Social Security Issues * Taxation * Trade and Commerce * Transport

A to Z Index
- arranges information provided on the site by subject for easy searching

About Governors General of Canada
- information about the current Governor-General (Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean) and her predecessors

Frequently Asked Questions
...about the Parliamentary Internet website.

Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure

---

Selected reports:

The Canada Social Transfer
By James Gauthier and Shahrzad Mobasher Fard
Social Affairs Division
Revised 23 July 2009
[ PDF version - 56K, 3 pages ]
The Canada Social Transfer (CST) is the primary federal contribution in support of provincial programs related to post-secondary education, social assistance and social services, and programs for children in Canada. This short paper offers an overview of the Canada Social Transfer (CST) that includes the amounts payable to provinces and territories in cash transfers from 2004–2005 to 2013–2014, along with information on related tax point transfers and associated equalization. It also includes information on the change in the CST Formula since 2007-2008 and the impact of that change.
Source:
Library of Parliament Research Publications
HINT: Click the link above to access several hundred reports by this research group, all organized by category.

Related link:

Canada Social Transfer
Updated to October 2009
(...) The CST is calculated on an equal per capita cash basis to reflect the Government’s commitment to ensure that general-purpose transfers provide equal support for all Canadians. Prior to that, the CST was calculated on an equal per capita basis combining the value of both tax and cash transfers.
Source:
Federal Transfers to Provinces and Territories
[ Department of Finance Canada ]

---

Eliminating Poverty Among Working Families: Funding Scenarios
By Emmanuel Preville
Economics Division
15 October 2008
[ PDF version - 110K, 10 pages ]
* Introduction * Increase to Meet the Low Income Cut-off (A. The Principle / B. The Numbers)
* Funding the Initiative * Conclusion
A study shows that once families break free of poverty, they are less likely to return. Therefore, a possible strategy in the fight against poverty in Canada would be to offer temporary support to families that have an employment income but remain below the low income cut-off – a measurement used to define poverty. The federal government would need to bridge the gap between the disposable income of these families and the LICO, which would involve a one-time cost of up to $23.7 billion over three years. Various tax adjustments could absorb the cost, by increasing either personal income tax or the GST. By helping these families emerge from poverty, and with all other things being equal, Canada could significantly reduce its poverty rate. The rate would fall from an estimated 17.6% in 2008 to 10.5% over three years, and Canada would lead the 19 richest countries listed in the UN Human Poverty Index.

---

Canada’s Aging Population:
Seizing the Opportunity (PDF - 1.4MB, 237 pages)
April 2009
In November 2006, the Special Senate Committee on Aging was created with a broad mandate to review a wide range of complex issues to determine if Canada is providing the right programs and services at the right time to the individuals who need them. The Committee has reviewed public programs and services for seniors, identified the gaps that exist in meeting their needs, and examined the implications for service delivery in the future as the population ages. [Excerpt from the Foreword]

* Recommendations
* Setting the Vision
* Background

Source:
Reports
(40th Parliament, 2nd Session: January 26, 2009 - )
of the
Special Senate Committee on Aging
[ Parliament of Canada website ]

Here are just a few other examples of the excellent reports
from the Virtual Library [ Parliament of Canada ]:

A Primer on Federal Social Security Contributions (Canada)
By Philippe Bergevin, Economics Division
August 27, 2007
HTML version
PDF version (82K, 4 pages)
"Social security contributions are increasingly recognized by governments as an important source of revenues with which to finance expenditures on social security programs, such as government-sponsored pension plans and employment insurance programs. In Canada, social security contributions at the federal level – contributions to the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans and employment insurance premiums – totalled $39 billion in 2005-2006..."
Table of Contents:
* Overview (Employment Insurance - Canada/Quebec Pension Plan) * Pros and Cons (Equity - Efficiency - Administration and Compliance) * International Context

Tax Freedom Day: A Cause for Celebration or Consternation?
By Sheena Starky, Economics Division
September 18, 2006
HTML version
PDF version (108K, 13 pages)
"Each year, typically in June, Canadian media recognize the arrival of Tax Freedom Day, the day on which Canadian families with two or more individuals are purported to have earned sufficient income to pay their total tax bill to all levels of government for the entire year, and , therefore, to be able to "start working for themselves." Critics claim that the notion of Tax Freedom Day is misleading and is calculated using a flawed methodology.
(...) While the idea of Tax Freedom Day is intuitively appealing and media-friendly, the concept does not enjoy unanimous support in Canada or in other countries where similar reports on Tax Freedom Day exist. (...) More fundamentally, critics question the usefulness of the Tax Freedom Day indicator since it considers only the tax burden without regard to the benefits received in exchange."
- includes links to nine related resources
Source:
Virtual Library
[ Parliament of Canada ]

Related links:

Neil Brooks on Tax Freedom Day - from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Child Care in Canada: The Federal Role
By Julie Cool, Political and Social Affairs Division
Revised 16 April 2007
HTML version
PDF version (97K, 12 pages)
Table of Contents:
* A New Approach to Child Care
* The Federal Role in Child Care
* The National Child Benefit
* The Early Childhood Development Initiative
* The Multilateral Framework on Early Learning and Child Care
* Bilateral Agreements with the Provinces on Early Learning and Child Care – 2005
* Moving Toward Direct Payments to Families for Child Care
* Other Federal Supports to Early Learning and Child Care in Canada
Highly recommended! this is a good primer on the federal role in child care in Canada as well as a timeline of federal involvement in this field.
- includes over 30 links to related resources!

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Government Response to the
Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
August 18, 2005
Source:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Related Links:

Governance in the Public service of Canada : Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Accountability
(Tenth) Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
John Williams, M.P. (Chairman)
May 2005
HTML Version
- Cover page + Committee members (3 pages)
- Table of Contents - incl. links to all individual sections
PDF version (256K, 47 pages)

Source:
House of Commons Committees Reports and Responses
[HINT: Click the link above to see a list of, and links to, 200+ reports by House of Commons Committees]
[ House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts ]
[ Parliament of Canada Website ]

Senate Committee Reports
Substantive Reports of Committees (includes House of Commons, Senate and joint committees)

About Parliament
People - The people, past and present, who represent Canadians in Parliament and the key players in the parliamentary process
Parliamentary Process - Canada's Parliament at work
The Parliament Buildings - The history and architecture of the buildings on Parliament Hill.
Education - Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy and the Canadian Study of Parliament Group
Youth Programs - An opportunity for young Canadians to work on Parliament Hill
Photos - View the beauty of Parliament in our photo gallery
Related Information - Parliament's relationship to government departments, the courts, political parties, etc...
A to Z Index - The index arranges information provided on this site by subject for easy searching.

About Prime Ministers of Canada
Canada's Prime Ministers bring a variety of life experiences to the job. This unique collection highlights the political and electoral histories of our Prime Ministers and includes biographical details

Cabinet and Ministry
Historical Information since 1867

Parliamentary Research Branch Publications - links to over 200 reports and studies by the Parliamentary Library staff over the years on a variety of topics

How Canadians Govern Themselves - 6th Edition
September 23, 2005
Library of Parliament
A good primer on Canadian Government; highly recommended!
- info is organized under the following headings: Introduction - Parliamentary Government - A Federal State - Powers of the National and Provincial Governments - Canadian and
American Government - The Rule of Law and the Courts - The Institutions of Our Federal Government - What Goes On in Parliament - Provinces and Municipalities - Living Government- Governors General of Canada since Confederation - Canadian Prime Ministers since 1867.

Inside Canada's Parliament (PDF file - 1.14MB, 41 pages)
June 17, 2002
"Inside Canada's Parliament is a publication that provides an introduction to how the Canadian Parliament works; it was commissioned by the Senate, the House of Commons and the Library of Parliament to provide those interested in Parliament - including members of the public, teachers, business people and parliamentarians from both here and abroad - with an understanding of the Canadian system. The information in this guide is intended to provide key facts about Parliament and, at the same time, capture its spirit and give readers some insight into how the work of Parliament actually gets done, and by whom."
Online version (HTML)
Source : Library of Parliament

The Effectiveness of and Possible Improvements to the Present Equalization Policy
The HTML file (above) is 317K, 27 pages if printed
PDF version (235K, 45 pages)
Fourteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
March 2002
- incl. an overview of federal transfers to the provinces and territories, historical information on the equalization program since 1947, current hot issues between the two levels of governments, and recommendations. Required reading for students of equalization and federal-provincial relations, or if you have insomnia.
Source : Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

Promises to Keep : Implementing Canada's Human Rights Obligations
Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
December 2001
This 37-page report explores various aspects of the field of human rights in Canada, with a special focus on the acceptance and implementation by Canadian governments of international human rights obligations.
Issues for Further Study include : Canada and the Human Rights Treaty Bodies - Parliament and the Treaty-Making Process - Legislative Implementation of International Human Rights Instruments - Reviewing Proposed Legislation for Consistency with Human Rights - International Human Rights and Canadian Federalism - Human Rights Treaties Not Yet Signed or Ratified by Canada - Canadian Accession to the American Convention on Human Rights - The Right of Privacy
Immediate Recommendations include : Canada’s Representation at the United Nations Human Rights Commission - Canada’s Outstanding International Human Rights Reports - Balancing Human Rights and Security - Discrimination on the Basis of Social Condition - Canada’s Human Rights Commissions - International Human Rights Web-Site - Supporting the Work of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies - Conference of Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Human Rights
Press Release - December 13, 2001
Related Committee Proceedings : "...issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations"
Senate Committee on Human Rights Website

Related Link:

Enhancing Canada's Role in the Organization of American States : Canadian Adherence to the American Convention on Human Rights
May 2003
Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
"In November 2002, the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights received a second mandate to study and report on Canada's possible adherence to the American Convention on Human Rights. The role of the Committee was to review Canadian participation in the Inter-American system for the protection of human rights and make recommendations on whether or not Canada should ratify the American Convention on Human Rights."
Source : Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights

Settlement and Immigration: A Sense of Belonging
"Feeling at Home"
Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
June 2003
Source : Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Parliamentary Research Branch Publications - The Parliamentary Research Branch (PRB) provides a consulting service for individual parliamentarians, responding to questions that require research and analysis on legal, economic, scientific, or social science matters. Researchers obtain and analyze material, and write letters, short notes and longer research papers at the request of Senators and Members of the House of Commons.
On this page, you'll find links to over 200 reports on a wide range of subjects, including (to name but a few...) : Aboriginal Issues - Federal-Provincial and Constitution - Government and Public Administration - Health - Human Rights and Freedoms - Immigration and Citizenship - Labour and Employment - Legislative Summaries - Social Security Issues - Taxation...

The Canada Health Act : Overview and Options - January 2000

Homelessness - January 1999

HOME PAGE
- incl. links to:
* About INAC * Aboriginal Peoples & Communities * Acts, Agreements & Land Claims * Arts, Culture & Heritage * Benefits & Rights * Economic Development * Education * Employment * Environment & Natural Resources * Health & Well-being * Infrastructure & Housing * The North * Inuit Relations Secretariat * Office of the Federal Interlocutor * Regional Offices * Audit & Evaluations

What's New

Specific Claims Action Plan
"...outlines the actions Canada's New Government plans to take to accelerate the resolution of specific claims in order to provide justice for First Nation claimants and certainty for government, industry and all Canadians. The Specific Claims Action Plan will ensure impartiality and fairness, greater transparency, faster processing and better access to mediation. It is a critical first step in bringing the specific claims program into the 21st century to deal with the existing backlog once and for all."

Backgrounder - Specific Claims in Canada
- from the website of Canada's New Prime Minister

National Chief Phil Fontaine Applauds today’s Announcement by Prime Minister to Resolve Backlog of Specific Land Claims
News Release
June 12, 2007
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said today's announcement by the Prime Minister is a positive response to what our people have advocated for decades, and it is a testament to the perseverance and dedication of our people.
Source:
Assembly of First Nations

Related articles in the news media (Google.ca search results)

Matrimonial Real Property On-Reserve
In Canada, matrimonial real property (MRP) generally refers to the immoveable assets owned by one or both spouses, such as a house and the land on which it sits. In 1986, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed in Derrickson v. Derrickson, that when a conjugal relationship breaks down, courts cannot apply provincial or territorial family law to deal with the family home or other real property on reserve held by one or both spouses or partners because reserve lands fall under federal jurisdiction. As a result, many of the legal rights and remedies relating to matrimonial real property available off reserves are not available to individuals living on reserves.

Addressing Matrimonial Property Rights on Reserves:
Canada, AFN and NWAC Move Forward with Consultations
News Release
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (September 29, 2006) – The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-status Indians, accompanied by Beverley Jacobs, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), and Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), today launched the second phase of a national consultation process on the issue of the division of matrimonial real property on reserve.
Source:
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Partners:
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Assembly of First Nations

Ottawa, native groups tackle matrimonial property rights issue
September 29, 2006
The federal government and aboriginal groups launched a consultation process Friday aimed at providing for the equitable division of the matrimonial home and land on reserves when marriages break down.
Provincial laws governing the fair division of assets when marriages fail do not apply on reserves and the federal Indian Act, which governs most aspects of reserve life, does not address the subject.
The consultations will be led by the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and regional native groups.
Source:
CBC News

NOTE: for more on the matrimonial real property consultations, go to the First Nations Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/1stbkmrk.htm

HOME PAGE

HOME PAGE

Latest news

The Supporting Families Experiencing Separation and Divorce Initiative

HOME PAGE

Office of the Prime Minister of Canada - The Honourable Stephen Harper
- incl. links to : The Prime Minister - The Ministry - mission - Priorities - Media Centre

PM announces changes to the Ministry
19 January 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced changes to the Ministry in preparation for a Speech from the Throne and the implementation of Phase II of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
* The Canadian Ministry (PDF)
* Biographies
* Cabinet Committee Mandates and Membership (PDF)

Related links:

From The Toronto Star:

Hébert: No change of course in Tory shuffle
January 20, 2010
A s far as recalibrating a government goes, this week's cabinet shuffle does not justify closing Parliament down for most of the winter. It was a pit stop, not a major tune-up.

Musical chairs in Ottawa
January 20
First, he prorogued Parliament. Now, he's shuffled his cabinet. While Stephen Harper has yet to admit his miscalculation in shutting down Parliament, his actions yesterday suggest a Prime Minister who understands damage control.

PM makes Stockwell Day chief cost-cutter
January 20
Right-wing stalwart Stockwell Day was anointed as the Conservatives' "Dr. No" Tuesday in a cabinet shuffle that sets the stage for a concerted attack on federal spending that could impact services and programs used by Canadians of every stripe.

From The Globe and Mail:

PM taps Day to put a lid on spending
Stephen Harper uses cabinet shuffle to signal a tightening of deficit spending
January 20

Federal cabinet shuffle to focus on economy
January 19
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is moving a few big-name members of his cabinet this morning as part of a shuffle that aims to highlight the Conservatives' focus on the economy, government officials say.

---

New Cabinet charged with protecting
Canada’s future in a time of global economic instability
30 October 2008
- incl. links to : * The Canadian Ministry * Biographies * Cabinet Committee Mandates and Membership

Prime Minister Harper announces new Ministry and reaffirms government priorities
February 6, 2006
Stephen Harper was sworn in today as Canada's 22nd Prime Minister, assuring Canadians that his government will build on Canada's achievements to keep the country strong, united, independent and free.

The New Cabinet - February 6, 2006
Prime Minister Harper's Cabinet is smaller, but one built on talent and diversity to serve all Canadians. Mr. Harper said it is now time for the new government to get to work.

Accountable Government
February 6, 2006
The following documents contain the rules upon which the Prime Minister will hold his Ministers, their staff and senior officials to account.
- Accountable Government: A Guide for Ministers (PDF version)
- Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders

-----------------------------

Speech from the Throne

Complete Text of the Speech from the Throne - also includes * What is a Speech from the Throne (SFT) * Frequently Asked Questions * Previous SFTs available on the Web

Google.ca Web Search Results: "Canada, throne speech"
Google.ca News Search Results: "Canada, throne speech"

-----------------------------

Canada's New Government delivers on ten pieces of legislation in one week
14 December 2006
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today noted that “the Senate has just finished its session and four new pieces of legislation are in the process of receiving royal assent from the Governor General and will become the law of the land.” The four Bills are as follows: Bill C-24, to resolve a longstanding trade dispute on softwood lumber; Bill C-25, to amend Canada’s proceeds of crime and terrorist financing; Bill C-19, to crack down on street racing; and Bill C-17, to amend the Judges Act and other acts in relation to courts. (...) In addition to the four above-mentioned Bills, six other Bills were granted Royal Assent last week: the Public Health Agency of Canada Act (Bill C-5); the Tax Conventions Implementation Act (Bill S-5); the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act (Bill C-34); the Appropriation Act No. 2 (Bill C-38); and the Federal Accountability Act (Bill C-2) – the toughest anti-corruption law in Canadian history."
Source:
Office of the Prime Minister
HINT: for more information on any one of these ten bills - including the actual text - just select (using your mouse) the complete name and number of one of the bills in the paragraph above (e.g., Federal Accountability Act (Bill C-2)) and paste your selection into Google.ca --- the search results page will include links to the Bill itself and also to related online resources, such as analysis or critique of the bill, or contextual information.

HOME PAGE
The Privy Council Office (PCO) is the hub of public service support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet and its decision-making structures. Led by the Clerk of the Privy Council, PCO facilitates the smooth and effective operations of Cabinet and the Government of Canada through the work of the PCO secretariats.

What's New

Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)
Intergovernmental Affairs provides advice to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Cabinet on federal-provincial-territorial relations, the evolution of our Federation and Canadian unity.
- this is a great reference tool for anyone interested in "fed-prov relations" - good sector overviews and links to all kinds of related information on the net.

About Canadian Federalism - links to a dozen online resources, mainly from the Department of Finance

Former Prime Ministers' Archive

Guide to Canadian Ministries Since Confederation

Reports and Publications - by Subject
* Accountability * Audit, Evaluation and Review * Governance * National Security * Personnel Management * Public Expenditures * Public Service * Reports
[ reports and publications archive - same subjects as above]

The Federation at a Glance:
* About Canada
* Provinces and Territories
* Canadian Federalism
* History

Transfers and Equalization (from Financial Framework of the Federation)
Transfers between orders of government are one of the pillars of Canadian fiscal federalism. To help fund social programs and ensure equalization that guarantees that public services at reasonably comparable levels of quality and taxation are accessible throughout Canada, the federal government provides funds to the provincial and territorial governments in the form of cash or tax point transfers.
- includes links to the following content from the Finance Canada website (and one link to a Health Canada resource) :
* Federal transfers to the provinces and territories * Transfers by province/territory * Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) * Backgrounder on the CHST * Tax point transfers * Alternative payments for permanent programs and tax abatements for Quebec * Federal assistance in the health sector in Canada (role of transfers) * Recent Federal Investments in Health, Post-Secondary Education, Social Assistance And Social Services (September 11, 2000) * Federal-provincial-territorial funding agreements in the health sector * Equalization Program * Associated equalization

Related links:

The Council of the Federation (provincial-territorial)
The Council of the Federation was created in December 2003 by Premiers because they believe it is important for provinces and territories to play a leadership role in revitalizing the Canadian federation and building a more constructive and cooperative federal system.

Forum of Federations
The Forum of Federations is a non-profit, international organization based in Ottawa, Canada. We engage in a wide range of programs of mutual cooperation designed to help develop best practices in countries with federal systems of government around the world.

World Federations
Map and Fact Sheets of the Federations

Map of the provinces and territories
Click on a province or a territory for more information

HOME PAGE
"Service Canada was introduced by the Government of Canada in this year's budget, to provide Canadians with one-stop, easy access to the benefits and services they need, through the channel of their choice, whether that is by phone, in-person, or the Internet. Full implementation of Service Canada will roll out over the next three years." [Service Canada FAQ]

Service Canada Regional Information portal --- part of the enormous federal government home page, Canada.Gc.Ca
The portal page claims that it "will help you find services close to your home."
What it *doesn't* say on the portal page is that the services are ONLY those of the federal government.
Someone who is looking for information on provincial and territorial welfare programs must click the Financial Benefits link on the Service Canada portal, because that's the link that includes both federal AND provincial/territorial programs. It would be a lot easier to search for info on the Service Canada website if they told folks up front that Service Canada? "will help you find FEDERAL services close to your home", dontcha think??

Back to welfare info: Once you're on the Financial Benefits page, click on "In need of social assistance...", and then, on the Canadian map that appears in the next screen, click the name of any province or territory. The next screen (finally!) offers links to needs-tested welfare program(s) in the selected jurisdiction.

OR you can find wayyyy more welfare information by using the Canadian Social Research Links Key Welfare Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/welfare.htm

---------------------------

CanadaBenefits.gc.ca - "Connecting you to Government Benefits"
If you click on the "Financial Benefits" link on the Service Canada home page, the next page that opens up is the CanadaBenefits.gc.ca page. There's some overlap in content between these two pages, and I'm sure that the CanadaBenefits page will disappear at some point as the Service Canada site evolves. For the time being, though, both of these federal government sites allow you to customize by province or territory the information on government programs that you're looking for. If you explore the Canada Benefits site a bit more, however, you'll note that the search results include *both* federal and provincial-territorial government programs and services, whereas Service Canada's "Services Where You Live" feature covers only federal programs where you live...

HOME PAGE

Statistics Canada Tables by subject
- incl. * Aboriginal peoples * Agriculture * Business performance and ownership * Business, consumer and property services * Children and youth * Construction * Crime and justice * Culture and leisure * Economic accounts * Education, training and learning * Energy * Environment * Ethnic diversity and immigration * Families, households and housing * Government * Health * Income, pensions, spending and wealth * Information and communications technology * International trade * Labour * Languages * Manufacturing * Population and demography * Prices and price indexes * Retail and wholesale * Science and technology * Seniors * Society and community * Transportation * Travel and tourism

NOTE:
For links to Statistics Canada information on low-income measures (LICO, LIM)  and income inequality, see the Canadian Social Research Links Poverty Measures page
See also the Canadian Social Research Links Social Statistics page for more Stats Canada links

 - Canadian Statistics Menu - the economy, the land, the people and the State.

Statistics Canada Research Papers - Income Series - Includes Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 
- links to over 100 studies online, from 1993 to 2003

Main StatCan Census page links to Census pages for 2006 - 2001- 1996

Census of Canada 2001 - Home Page
- incl. info organized under the following categories:
Data and Analysis: Search by topic * Search by geography * Show me data on the community I live in * Analysis Series * How do I obtain a custom census data tabulation? * Multimedia presentations of census data * Aboriginal Population Profile * Federal Electoral District Profile
Maps: Thematic maps * Reference maps * GeoSearch
Reference: Census questionnaires * Census dictionary * Census catalogue * Census handbook * Census technical reports
Recent Releases
Provincial/territorial data: Scroll down the Census 2001 home page for provincial and territorial profiles

------------------------------------------------------------

Some Sample Reports from "StatCan":

March 3, 2010
Employment, Earnings and Hours, December 2009
1. Highlights 2. Note to users 3. Tables 4. Data quality, concepts and methodology
5. User information 6. Related products 7. PDF version (2.4MB, 385 pages)
Highlights:
Non-farm payroll employment increased by 22,000 in December compared with the previous month. This represented the fourth consecutive month of modest gains. Payroll employment has been on an upward trend since August 2009, in contrast to the previous 10 months when it had declined sharply. Despite recent gains, payroll employment remained down 380,000 from the peak in October 2008.
[ earlier editions of this report ]

Related subjects:
* Labour
* Employment and unemployment
* Hours of work and work arrangements
* Industries
* Wages, salaries and other earnings

---

March 1, 2010
Canadian economic accounts, fourth quarter 2009 and December 2009
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.2% in the fourth quarter, the largest quarterly increase since the third quarter of 2000. Final domestic demand advanced 1.1% as consumer spending continued to grow. Real GDP increased 0.6% in December, a fourth consecutive monthly advance. Additional data tables are available in the Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review.

Related subjects

* Economic accounts
* Financial and wealth accounts
* Gross domestic product
* Income and expenditure accounts

---

February 25, 2010
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada
The February 2010 issue of Education Matters: Insights
on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains two articles:
[Click the above link for summaries of the articles; click below for the actual articles.]
* Trends in the trades: Registered apprenticeship total registrations, completions and certification, 1991 to 2007
* Changes in participation in adult education and training, 2002 and 2008
Bonus in this issue:
Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP)
New Tables and Charts (February 2010)

[ earlier issues of this report ]

Related subjects
o Education, training and learning
o Fields of study
o Outcomes of education
o Students

---

February 25, 2010
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, December 2009
Non-farm payroll employment increased by 22,000 in December compared with the previous month. This represented the fourth consecutive month of modest gains.
- incl. links to two tables:
* Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees
* Number of employees

[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

February 24, 2010
Study: Employer top-ups to paid maternity and parental leave, 2008
In 2008, one in five mothers (more than 51,000) who received maternity or parental benefits from either the federal Employment Insurance (EI) or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) also collected top-up payments from their employers. This proportion has remained stable over the past decade.

February 24, 2010
Study: Immigrants working in regulated occupations, 2006
Immigrants who studied outside Canada for a regulated occupation were less likely to be working in that occupation in 2006 than both immigrants who had studied in Canada and persons who were born in Canada.

Source:
Perspectives on Labour and Income
[ earlier issues of this report ]

Related subjects
* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Immigrants and non-permanent residents
* Labour market and income
* Labour
* Occupations

---

February 23, 2010
Deaths, 2007
Life expectancy at birth in Canada reached 80.7 years for the three-year period between 2005 and 2007, up from the average of 80.5 between 2004 and 2006, and 78.4 a decade earlier between 1995 and 1997.
- includes links to the following tables:
* Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex, Canada
* Number of deaths by province and territory
* Standardized death rates by province and territory, 2007

[ Related report : Deaths 2007 ]
[ earlier issues of this report ]

---

February 19, 2010
Leading indicators, January 2010
The composite leading index rose 0.9% in January, about equal to its average increase over the previous eight months but less than the 1.5% gain in December. Overall, 8 of the 10 components rose, while the 2 that declined were related to manufacturing.

Related subjects:
* Economic accounts
* Leading indicators

---

February 19, 2010
Employment Insurance, December 2009
The number of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries fell for the third consecutive month, down 40,100 in December to 744,000. There were fewer beneficiaries in all provinces in December, with the most notable decreases observed in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
- incl. the following tables (at the bottom of the page):
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
See also:
* Tables by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
* Employment Insurance Statistics Maps

Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

_______________
Related link:

Employment Insurance Runs Out
February 19, 2010
The number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits plummeted in December. The drop of 40,100 was the largest monthly decrease in years. One would anticipate some decline in the number of EI recipients as the job market begins to recover. But the magnitude of December’s decline suggests that, in addition to those former recipients who found work, many more simply ran out of benefits. The Labour Force Survey indicates that employment decreased by 2,600 in December. Therefore, it seems unlikely that 40,100 EI recipients found jobs during that month. (...) Fewer than half (47.8 %) of unemployed Canadians received EI benefits in December.
Source:
Blog : Relentlessly Progressive Economics
[ Progressive Economics Forum ]
The Progressive Economics Forum aims to promote the development of a progressive economics community in Canada. The PEF brings together over 125 progressive economists, working in universities, the labour movement, and activist research organizations.
_______________

February 18, 2010
Consumer Price Index, January 2010
Consumer prices rose 1.9% in the 12 months to January, following a 1.3% increase in December 2009. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, prices rose 0.4% from December to January.
- includes the following three tables at the bottom of the page:
* Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada
* Consumer Price Index by province, and for Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit
* Consumer Price Index and major components
[ Related report: The Consumer Price Index, January 2010 ]
[ earlier editions of this report ]

Related subjects:
* Prices and price indexes
* Consumer price indexes

---

February 18, 2010
New Immigrants' Assessments of Their Life in Canada
Pubished February 2010
By René Houle and Grant Schellenberg
In this paper, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) is used to examine how immigrants in the 2000-2001 landing cohort subjectively assess their life in Canada. The paper provides a useful complement to other studies of immigrant outcomes that often focus on employment, income or health.
Source:
Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series (links to 100+ studies)

January 8, 2010
Labour Force Survey, December 2009
Following a large increase in November, employment was unchanged in December and the unemployment rate remained at 8.5%. In the last nine months, employment has stabilized but remains 323,000 (-.9%) below the October 2008 peak.
- scroll to the bottom of the page for the following tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)
* Labour force characteristics by province

Related link:

Labour Force Information, December 6 to 12, 2009
1. Highlights
2. Analysis — December 2009
3. Tables
4. Charts
5. Data quality, concepts and methodology
6. User information
7. Related products
8. PDF version (438K, 58 pages)
[ earlier issues of Labour Force Information ]
[ See also : Tables by subject: Labour ]

Related subjects
* Labour
* Employment and unemployment

---

January 5, 2010
Employment, Earnings and Hours October 2009
1. Highlights
2. Note to users
3. Tables
4. Data quality, concepts and methodology
5. User information
6. Related products
7. PDF version (2.4MB, 386 pages)
[ earlier issues of Employment, Earnings and Hours ]

Related subjects:
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

December 18, 2009
Survey of Household Spending, 2008
On average, each Canadian household spent $71,360 in 2008, up 2.0% from 2007. This was slightly below the rate of inflation of 2.3% as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
- includes three tables:
* Average total expenditure and shares of spending of major categories for provinces, 2008
* Total average household expenditure by province, 2007-2008
* Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2008
[ Related link: Spending Patterns in Canada 2008 ]

Related subjects
* Families, households and housing
* Household characteristics
* Housing and dwelling characteristics
* Income, pensions, spending and wealth
* Household spending and savings

---

December 17, 2009
Consumer Price Index, November 2009
Consumer prices rose 1.0% in the 12 months to November, following a 0.1% increase in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.6% from October to November.
[ TIP: scroll to the bottom of the page for three CPI tables. ]

Related subjects:
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

---

December 16, 2009
Health Reports - December 2009
Special 20th Anniversary Edition
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research

The December 2009 online edition of Health Reports contains three articles.

* Mortality of Métis and Registered Indian adults in Canada: An 11-year follow-up study describes mortality patterns among these groups, compared with the non-Aboriginal population.
* Smokers' use of acute care hospitals: A prospective study links health survey data to hospitalization data at an individual level for people aged 45 to 74, permitting prospective measures of hospital use by smoking status and age.
* Area-based indicators are commonly used to measure and track health outcomes by socio-economic group, largely because of the absence of information about individuals in health administrative databases. A comparison of individual and area-based socio-economic data for monitoring social inequalities in healthcompares area-based and individual indicators.

[ Links to articles in earlier issues of Health Reports ]

---

December 15, 2009
Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, Third quarter 2009
The labour productivity of Canadian businesses fell 0.2% in the third quarter, after fluctuating between increases and declines of 0.1% since the second quarter of 2008. In each of the preceding five quarters, real gross domestic product (GDP) and hours worked declined in tandem, and as a result, there was very little change in productivity during that period.
- includes a table entitled Business sector: Labour productivity and related variables for Canada and the United States

A more comprehensive analysis comparing labour productivity growth
in manufacturing between Canada and the United States, as well as additional
charts and tables, is now available in the third quarter 2009 issue of Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, Vol. 8, no. 3

Related subjects
o Economic accounts
o Productivity accounts
o Labour
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Wages, salaries and other earnings

---

December 11, 2009
Study: Social participation of children with disabilities, 2006
Just under two-thirds (63%) of the 125,000 children aged 5 to 14 with disabilities were engaged in some kind of organized sport or other physical activity in 2006, such as playing soccer, swimming or dancing. Most of these children were doing some activity at least once a week. About 54% of children with disabilities took lessons in some type of non-sport interest, or belonged to clubs or community groups; a large majority of participants did something every week. Nearly three-quarters (72%) were linked to their peers through some type of electronic network.

December 11, 2009
Canadian Social Trends Number 88
This issue of Canadian Social Trends contains two articles related to disability (the two next links below).
[It also contains articles on the influence of parental benefits on fertility decisions, a profile of forty-year-old mothers of pre-school children, an examination of online activities of Canadian boomers and seniors and social networks as support mechanisms; click the link above to access these other articles.]

* Defining disability in the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey
by Andrew MacKenzie, Matt Hurst and Susan Crompton
Release date: December 11, 2009
This article briefly explores the evolution of theories about disability and outline contemporary thinking about how to define disability. It then compares data from the 2001 and the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Surveys (PALS) to see how the incidence of disability is growing in Canada, and identify the proportion of that growth that is due to changing public perceptions of disability.

* Social participation of children with disabilities
by Krista Kowalchuk and Susan Crompton
Release date: December 11, 2009
This article identifies factors that influence the social engagement of children with disabilities aged 5 to 14. The emphasis is put on participation in social activities outside the family home and normal school hours.

[ earlier issues of Canadian Social Trends <=== links to several hundred feature articles]

Related subjects
o Children and youth
o Health and well-being (youth)
o Health
o Disability
o Society and community
o Equity and inclusion

---

December 10, 2009
Study: Differences in Canadian and US income levels, 1961 to 2008
In 2008, the purchasing power of Canadian income per capita was 92% of the US level. This was the highest relative income Canadians experienced since the oil shocks of the 1970s and early 1980s. (...) Relative income is calculated by converting Canadian gross domestic income (GDI) into US dollars and then comparing Canadian levels to US levels of income per capita. The metric used for converting Canadian to US dollars is referred to as a purchasing power parity (PPP).
[ Related link : Canadian Economic Observer December 2009 ]
[ earlier issues of The Canadian Economic Observer ]

Related subjects
o Economic accounts
o Gross domestic product
o Income and expenditure accounts
o Productivity accounts

---

December 8, 2009
Adult and youth correctional services: Key indicators, 2008/2009
In 2008/2009, Canada's incarceration rate increased 1% over the previous year, driven largely by the continued increase in the number of adults held in remand in provincial/territorial jails while awaiting trial or sentencing. It was the fourth consecutive annual increase in the rate.
- includes tables showing the average daily counts of youth and adults in custody

Related subjects
o Children and youth
o Crime and justice (youth)
o Crime and justice
o Correctional services

December 4, 2009
Labour Force Survey, November 2009
Employment rose by 79,000 in November, bringing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 8.5%. Despite November's gain, employment was 321,000 (-1.9%) below the peak of October 2008.
- includes the following tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry
* Labour force characteristics by province
[ Related link : Labour Force Information, November 8 to 14, 2009 ]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment

---

December 2, 2009
Ontario Material Deprivation Survey, 2008
Data from the Ontario Material Deprivation Survey are now available for 2008.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, click the link for contact information.

Related subjects:
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Household, family and personal income
o Low income and inequality

---

December 2, 2009
Survey of Older Workers, 2008
Data from the Survey of Older Workers supplement are now available for 2008. The Survey of Older Workers was conducted in the fall of 2008 on behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. As a Labour Force Survey supplement, its objective is to understand the components that are integral in the decision to either continue working or retire as perceived by older workers in the 10 provinces. The data was collected between October and November 2008 from just over 10,000 respondents.For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, click the link for contact information.
Survey of Older Workers

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Work transitions and life stages

---

November 27, 2009
Canada's population estimates: Age and sex, July 1, 2009
Canada's population continues to get older. As of July 1, 2009, the median age of Canada's population was 39.5 years, up 0.2 years from the same date last year.
Fertility rates persistently below the generation replacement level, and an increasing life expectancy are the main factors explaining the ageing process of the Canadian population.
- includes two tables:
* Population estimates, age distribution and median age as of July 1, 2009
* Population estimates by sex and age group as of July 1, 2009, Canada

Related subjects
o Population and demography

---

November 26, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, September 2009
Non-farm payroll employment increased by 15,900 in September (+0.1%). Of the 305 industries surveyed, 170 or 55.7%, posted gains. This was the largest number of industries adding to their payrolls since July 2008.

[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

November 25, 2009
Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008
Growing numbers of Canadians, particularly middle-aged and older Canadians, participated in job-related education or training in 2008 compared with five years earlier. Family responsibilities, needing to work and conflicts with work schedules were cited as the most common reasons for not pursuing further education or training. In addition, more Canadian families are saving for postsecondary education.

Related link:

Lifelong Learning Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64 Years:
First Results from the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey
By Tamara Knighton, Filsan Hujaleh, Joe Iacampo and Gugsa Werkneh
November 2009

Related subjects:
o Education, training and learning
o Adult education and training
o Education finance

---

November 24, 2009
Employment Insurance, September 2009
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 54,300 (+7.1%) in September, following two months of declines. The largest increases in September occurred in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
- incl. the following tables (at the bottom of the page):
*Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas

See also:
* Tables by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
* Employment Insurance Statistics Maps

Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

---

November 23, 2009
Study: Quality of employment in the Canadian immigrant labour market, 2008
In 2008, there were key differences in many indicators of quality of employment between immigrants and non-immigrants. On average, immigrant wages were lower, while rates of involuntary part-time work, temporary employment and over-qualification were higher. For immigrants who landed in Canada more than 10 years ago, however, the indicators of quality of employment more closely resembled those of the Canadian born.

Related report:

The 2008 Canadian Immigrant Labour Market: Analysis of Quality of Employment
By Jason Gilmore

---

November 19, 2009
Leading indicators, October 2009
The composite leading index increased 0.7% in October, its fourth straight advance. In October, 8 of the 10 components expanded, the same as in September. Housing remained the fastest-growing component. While the US leading indicator continued to recover, this has been slow to translate into higher demand for factories in Canada.
[ Leading indicators, May-Oct. 2009 - table ]
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
Related subjects:
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

---

November 19, 2009
2006 Census maps
The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The second release focuses on languages, the labour force and housing and shelter costs. Future releases will cover topics such as educational attainment, Aboriginal population and income.
The maps are available on the Atlas of Canada website:
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/featureditems/index.html

---

November 18, 2009
Consumer Price Index, October 2009
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to October, following a 0.9% decrease in September. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.4% from September to October.
[ TIP: scroll to the bottom of the page for three CPI tables. ]
[ Report: The Consumer Price Index October 2009 ]

Related subjects:
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

---

November 18, 2009
Health Reports, November 2009
The November 2009 online edition of Health Reports contains the following articles.

* Income disparities in health-adjusted life expectancy for Canadian adults, 1991 to 2001
The dramatic increase in life expectancy in Canada and other economically developed nations during the last century stands as testimony to the success of improvements in public health and advances in medical care. But despite these gains in longevity, inequalities in health outcomes across different subpopulations are still pervasive in Canada and other industrialized countries.(...) For both sexes, disparities in health-adjusted life expectancy between the highest and lowest income groups were substantially greater than those for life expectancy alone.

* Social class, gender and time use: Implications for the social determinants of body weight?
The social gradient in health refers to the consistent association between higher socioeconomic position and better health status across an array of health outcomes. The social gradient in body weight departs from this consistent pattern. Recent Canadian studies suggest that the association between income and obesity is positive for men, and curvilinear (perhaps in transition) among women. This article examines time-use patterns by indicators of socioeconomic position and considers the implications of variations in time use for the social gradient in weight reported in other studies.

* Risk factors and chronic conditions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations
In Canada, the prevalence of behavioural risk factors and chronic conditions varies between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, with Aboriginal people generally having less favourable outcomes. For example, obesity and overweight are more common among Aboriginal people than among other groups. Also, the likelihood of having at least one chronic condition and specifi c conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes is higher among Aboriginal people, even when differences in sociodemographic characteristics are taken into account

---

November 12, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer November 2009
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations.
Table of contents:
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products
Feature article:
What does the Pension Satellite Account tell about Canada’s pension system?
By Philip Cross and Joe Wilkinson
Statistics Canada initiated the creation of a Pension Satellite Account (PSA) to fully articulate the total wealth position of pensions at the beginning of each year (the stock); the inflows of contributions and income earned into these different plans; the outflow of withdrawals; and the revaluation of pension assets during the year to arrive at the wealth position at the end of each year.

Related subjects
o Economic accounts
o Financial and wealth accounts
o Income and expenditure accounts
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Pension plans and funds and other retirement income programs

Summary Table - Key Indicators (October 2007 - October 2009)
- includes monthly figures for the following key indicators:
* Employment * Unemployment * Composite leading index * Housing starts * Consumer price index
* Real gross domestic product * Retail sales volume * Merchandise exports * Merchandise imports
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer

November 12, 2009
General Social Survey: An Overview, 2009
- incl. links to : Introduction * Background * Target population * Collection methodology * Content and product description
The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are:
a) to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time; and
b) to provide immediate information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.

November 12, 2009
Study: Canada's employment downturn, October 2008 to October 2009
Employment declined much faster in the early months of the current economic downturn than it did in the early months of the recessions in 1981 and 1990. However, employment levels in the next seven months of this current downturn were relatively stable, while employment had continued to decline in previous downturns. In October 2008, employment had reached an all-time high in Canada. Five months later, it had fallen by 2.1%. After five months in 1981 and 1990, it had declined by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively.
Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

November 6, 2009
Labour Force Survey, October 2009
Following two months of moderate growth, employment decreased by 43,000 in October, all in part time. This drop pushed the unemployment rate up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6%.
- includes four tables showing labour force characteristics
[ Related link : Labour Force Information, week of October 11 to 17, 2009 ]

Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment

---

November 3, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours, August 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 110,200 in August (-0.8%), following an increase of 27,300 in July. Half of the overall change in August came from a drop in educational services, as payroll employment in that industry returned from unusually high levels in July.
Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

October 29, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, August 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 110,200 in August (-0.8%), following an increase of 27,300 in July. Half of the overall change in August came from a drop in educational services, as payroll employment in that industry returned from unusually high levels in July.
- includes tables showing the number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees from August 2008 to August 2009
[ Related link: Employment, Earnings and Hours - click "View" to see the latest issue]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

Juristat - October 2009 (Justice and crime statistics)
In this issue:

* Quick fact:
Seniors have the lowest rates of police-reported violence

* Homicide in Canada, 2008
October 2009
This annual report is an examination of homicide in Canada. Detailed information is presented on the characteristics of homicide incidents (murder, manslaughter and infanticide), victims and accused within the context of both short and long-term trends.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (337K, 26 pages)

* Trends in police-reported serious assaults
October 2009
This article examines police-reported data on three types of assault: assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assaults against peace officers.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (407K, 16 pages)

* Parenting after separation and divorce:
a profile of arrangements for spending time with and making decisions for children
October 2009
This article examines recently separated or divorced parents who have arrangements in place for spending time with and making decisions for their children, and profiles the types of arrangements that these parents have.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article in PDF (225K, 16 pages)

Victim services in Canada, 2007/2008
October 2009
This article presents a profile of services offered to victims in Canada, based on the results of the 2007/2008 Victim Services Survey. It also includes an analysis of victims who sought assistance during 2007/2008 and of victims served on May 28, 2008.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (396K, 22 pages)

Source:
Juristat
This periodical is of interest to all those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects, as well as to anyone who has an interest in Canada's justice system. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of recurring interest such as: - Crime - Homicide - Youth and adult courts - Correctional services + Other articles focusing on topics of current interest to the justice community.

October 23, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income - October 2009 issue
The October issue of Perspectives includes the two articles below.

Changes in parental work time and earnings
October 2009
Highlights
Full article:
* HTML
* PDF (218K, 12 pages)
Abstract:
Between 1980 and 2005, family work time increased for most families with children, especially for families located at the bottom and in the middle of the earnings distribution. However, this increase occurred against a backdrop of a stronger increase in earnings for families at the top of the earnings distribution. This study finds that high earnings families earned more in 2005 than in 1980 for a given amount of family work time, likely because of higher wages.

Work–life balance of older workers
October 2009
Highlights
Full article:
HTML
PDF (209K, 12 pages)
Abstract:
Although it has received some attention in the Canadian literature, the issue of work–life balance of older workers remains largely understudied. This article addresses that gap using data from the 2005 General Social Survey. Overall, 14% of Canadian workers age 55 and over reported being dissatisfied with their work–life balance in 2005. The sources of conflict most frequently cited were too much time on the job and too little time for the family. Work–life balance dissatisfaction was associated with having a disability, providing elder care, working long hours, occupying a managerial position and being a woman. At the same time, having an employed partner, being self-employed and enjoying one’s job reduced the probability of work–life conflict. When the self-selection of older individuals out of employment was taken into account, the risk of work–life conflict did not vary with age.

Related subjects
o Labour
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Wages, salaries and other earnings

---

October 20, 2009
University tuition fees, 2009/2010
Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs faced the same increase in tuition fees (+3.6%) for the 2009/2010 academic year as they did a year earlier.

---

October 20, 2009
Leading indicators, September 2009
The composite leading index rose by 1.1% in September, its fourth straight gain, while August was revised up from 1.1% to 1.2%. In September, 7 of the 10 components advanced, led again by the stock market and the housing index, while 2 components declined, the same as the month before.
[ Table: Leading Indicators, April - September 2009 ]

October 16, 2009
---

Consumer Price Index, September 2009
Consumer prices fell 0.9% in the 12 months to September, following a 0.8% decrease in August. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.1% from August to September.
- scroll to the bottom of the highlights page for links to tables
[ Related report: The Consumer Price Index, September 2009 ]

---

October 15, 2009
Study: Family violence and shelters for abused women, 2007
Family violence accounted for about 23% of all police-reported violent crime in 2007. Of the nearly 75,800 incidents of police-reported family violence, about 40,200, or 53%, were violent incidents perpetrated by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. Spousal violence was more likely to occur between current spouses or common-law partners than between former spouses or partners.
- includes two tables:
* Number of violent crimes by sex of victim and relationship to accused in 2007 and
* Number of shelters for abused women by type of facility, Canada, provinces and territories, 2007/2008

[ Complete study : Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2009 ]
The 2009 edition of Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile is a profile of shelters that provide residential services to women and children fleeing abusive situations. The 2009 edition also presents fact sheets, data tables and figures on spousal violence, family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors aged 65 and older, and family-related homicides. ]

---

October 15, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer October 2009
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products

---

October 15, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours July 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 74,300 in July, up 0.5% from June. This was the first increase since payroll employment peaked in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job gains rose for the third consecutive month in July to 57%, up from 47% in June.

---

October 1, 2009
Census maps (2006 Census)
The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The first releases focus on Canadian population, age, marital status, immigration, visible minorities and mode of transportation. Future releases will cover topics such as educational attainment, the labour force, languages, housing and income.

Recent Featured Maps:
[NOTE : The list below is partial; please click the above link to access the complete list of Census 2006 maps to date.]

* Population
Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area (9 984 670 square kilometres), yet it ranks only 39th in terms of population.
According to Statistics Canada, Canada's population in 2006 was estimated to be 31 612 897.

* Visible Minority Population
The 2006 Census estimated 5.1 million individuals who belonged to a visible minority. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour’. This map shows the percentage of visible minorities by census divisions and subdivisions.

* Age
The Canadian population is continuing an aging trend that has been going on since earlier this century. This aging is the result of two main factors: a decrease in fertility and an increase in life expectancy. This change in the age structure of the population has effects on everything from the diaper industry to educational services, the job market and shopping patterns.

* Family
The Canadian family has been reshaped over the last several decades by social, economic and demographic influences and has become quite varied and complex.

* Immigration
Today, immigration in Canada has a far-reaching impact on the country's population growth. It was responsible for two-thirds of our population growth in the period 2001 to 2006. Due to the settlement pattern of the foreign-born in the recent decades, the effect of immigration is mostly felt in Canada's largest urban centres and their surrounding municipalities. The 2006 portrait of the foreign-born population was a diverse one reflecting the waves of immigrants from different regions around the world.

* Federal Elections
Canada holds federal general elections for the House of Commons at least once every five years. General elections have been held since Confederation (1867). Each election leads to the formation of a new Parliament. As the Parliaments are numbered since Confederation, so are the elections. The election of 2008 was the 40th Federal Election.

Previously Featured

* Aboriginal Peoples
The Atlas of Canada has produced a wide range of maps on Aboriginal Peoples. Topics include Aboriginal languages and population today as well as at different time periods, the territory of Nunavut and Indian treaties.

* Health
Health Matters! It is of concern to governments at all levels, to families and to individuals.

* Quality of Life
‘Quality of life’ is a term used to measure well-being. Well-being describes how well people feel about their environment, and collectively these feelings can be thought of as quality of life. To assess quality of life, indicators are used to represent the most important aspects of a person’s life. The indicator data were compiled, transformed and analyzed to generate three quality of life maps for the physical, social and economic environment(s), and then combined in a fourth map to show the overall quality of life in Canada for 1996.

Source:
The Atlas of Canada
[ Natural Resources Canada ]

---

September 30, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, July 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 74,300 in July, up 0.5% from June. This was the first increase since payroll employment peaked in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job gains rose for the third consecutive month in July to 57%, up from 47% in June.
[ Report : Employment, Earnings and Hours, June 2009 ]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment and unemployment
o Hours of work and work arrangements
o Industries
o Wages, salaries and other earnings
o Non-wage benefits

---

September 29, 2009
Canada's population estimates, second quarter 2009
On July 1, 2009, Canada's population was estimated at 33,739,900. In the second quarter of 2009, Canada's population grew by 121,200 (+0.36%). The increase was largely due to net international migration, which totalled 84,800, the second-highest figure for a second quarter since 1972.
[ Quarterly Demographic Estimates ] <===Click "View" for latest issue
[ Annual Demographic Estimates, 2009 : Canada, Provinces and Territories ] <===Click "View" for latest issue

Related subjects:
o Ethnic diversity and immigration
o Immigrants and non-permanent residents
o Population and demography

---

September 28, 2009
Employment Insurance, July 2009
In July, 787,700 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 31,500, or 3.8%, from a month earlier, the first decrease in 11 months. The largest declines occurred in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
- incl. three tables (at the bottom of the page):
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
[ See also : Tables by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers ]

Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

---

September 25, 2009
Study: Canadian nine-year-olds at school, 2006/2007
At the age of 9, children varied widely in their school achievement. Some of these variations were linked to their gender, the income level of their household and the province of residence. There were also marked differences in the "education environment" of the child. These differences were linked to levels of household income.
Report:
HTML
PDF (523K, 68 pages)
Source:
Children and Youth Research Paper Series
[ links to six reports in this series ]

Related subjects:
o Children and youth
o Child development and behaviour
o Education
o Education, training and learning

---

September 23
Health and employment
* Highlights
* Full article:
HTML
PDF (127K, 9 pages)
Abstract: This article examines the relationship between health and work. Poor mental and physical health were found to decrease the probability of being employed, particularly among men. For women, mental health problems were also associated with working fewer hours.
Source:
September 2009 online edition of
Perspectives on Labour and Income
[ Topics of interest on labour and income
- incl. latest updates on labour market and household issues such as gambling, minimum wages, work absences, retirement and unionization.]

---

September 22, 2009
Births, 2007
Canadian women gave birth to 367,864 babies in Canada in 2007, up 13,247 or 3.7% from 2006 and the fastest annual increase since 1989. The number rose in all age groups, particularly among mothers aged 30 to 34, and in nearly all provinces and territories.

---

September 18, 2009
Canadian Economic Accounts
Quarterly Review
Second quarter 2009
- includes detailed analysis and tables of the following:
* GDP by income and by expenditure
* GDP by industry
* Balance of international payments
* Financial flows
* Labour productivity
* International investment position
* National balance sheet accounts
[ earlier issues of Canadian Economic Accounts ]

September 17, 2009
Consumer Price Index, August 2009
Consumer prices fell 0.8% in the 12 months to August 2009, following a 0.9% decrease in July. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4% year over year in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.3% from July to August.
Related subjects
o Prices and price indexes
o Consumer price indexes

September 17, 2009
Leading indicators, August 2009
The composite leading index rose by 1.1% in August, after a 0.6% gain in July. The increase was the largest since April 2002. Growth in the leading index usually only exceeds 1% early in the recovery from a downturn. In August, 8 of the 10 components contributed to the advance, up from 5 the month before, as the manufacturing sector joined the advance.
Related subjects
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

September 17, 2009
Canadian Social Trends - Winter 2009, no. 88
- includes links to PDF and HTML versions of the following articles:
* Forty-year-old mothers of pre-school children: A profile
* Online activities of Canadian boomers and seniors
* 2008 General Social Survey Report : Social networks help Canadians deal with change
[ earlier issues of Canadian Social Trends ]

September 16, 2009
Developmental pathways leading to obesity in childhood
by Samar Hejazi, V. Susan Dahinten, Sheila K. Marshall and Pamela A. Ratner
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has been increasing in Canada and globally, among boys and girls of all ages, social classes, ethnic groups and races. Based on data from the 1998/1999 Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 19% of children aged 2 to 11 were overweight, and 18% were classified as obese. The rising prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents raises concern about conditions and diseases associated with excess weight. Paediatric obesity can affect short- and long-term physical and psychosocial health, and is likely to contribute to adult-onset morbidity.
* Summary of key findings
* Go to full text of article in HTML
* Download PDF of article (400K, 8 pages)
Source:
Health Reports
[ more StatCan health statistics ]

September 14, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, second quarter 2009
National net worth declined $68 billion to $5.9 trillion in the second quarter. However, household net worth advanced $141 billion to $5.6 trillion in the second quarter, after losing ground in the three previous quarters.
[ Second quarter 2009 Data tables ]
[ earlier data tables ]

September 11, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer - September 2009
Sections:
1. Current economic conditions
2. Economic events
3. Feature article
[ Trends in GDP and self-employment of unincorporated enterprises, 1987 – 2005 ]
4. Recent feature articles
5. National accounts
6. Labour markets
7. Prices
8. International trade
9. Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
10. Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
11. Financial markets
12. Provincial
- also includes tables, charts, appendices, user information and related products
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations.
NOTE : click "Chronological index" on the main page of the Canadian Economic Observer for links to (free) earlier issues of this publication back to 2003.

September 10, 2009
Study: Trends in gross domestic product and self-employment of unincorporated enterprises, 1987 to 2005
Throughout most of the 1990s, the gross domestic product (GDP) of unincorporated enterprises grew at a similar rate to that of corporations. However, since the late 1990s, the growth rate of unincorporated GDP was well below the growth rate of corporate GDP.

September 8, 2009
Back to school – September 2009
It's that time of year again – back to school for tens of thousands of students from kindergarten to college and university, for their teachers and principals and for their families who are busy preparing for another school year. In honour of this annual ritual, we have put together a few facts and figures relating to education.
Source:
Education Matters: Insights on
Education, Learning and Training in Canada (Sept. 2009)

September 8, 2009
Education indicators in Canada: An international perspective
Canada surpassed 23 of the 30 member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2007 regarding the proportion of its population aged 25 to 64 that had a university degree. In Canada, as in other countries, employment rates were consistently higher among people with postsecondary education than among those without. Canada was also among the countries that allocated the highest proportions of gross domestic product (GDP) to education, placing it seventh highest among the OECD countries.

Related subjects
o Education, training and learning
o Fields of study
o Outcomes of education
o Students

September 4, 2009
Labour Force Survey, August 2009
Employment increased by 27,000 in August, led by part-time work and among private sector employees. The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 8.7% as more people participated in the labour market.
- includes four tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex * Employment by class of worker and industry * Labour force characteristics by province * Labour force characteristics by province
Related link : Labour Force Information, August 9 to 15, 2009

September 2, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours June 2009 (PDF - 2.2MB, 387 pages)
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 47,000 in June, down 0.3% from May, bringing total losses to 442,600 since the peak in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job losses in June edged down to 60%.
[ earlier issues of Employment, Earnings and Hours - back to July 2000]

August 31, 2009
Canadian economic accounts, second quarter 2009 and June 2009
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.1% in June, the first monthly increase since July 2008. For the second quarter as a whole, real GDP decreased 0.9%, a less pronounced rate of decline than the 1.6% drop in the previous quarter. Final domestic demand increased 0.1% in the second quarter.
Related links:
* National Income and Expenditure Accounts: Data Tables (Click "View" for latest issue)
* Estimates of Labour Income: Data Tables (Click "View" for latest issue)

August 28, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, June 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 47,000 in June, down 0.3% from May, bringing total losses to 442,600 since the peak in October 2008. The proportion of industries experiencing job losses in June edged down to 60%.
- includes tables on number of employees and average earnings

August 25, 2009
Employment Insurance, June 2009
In June, 816,600 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up 5.1% (+39,500) from a month earlier. Provincially, the largest percentage increases occurred in Alberta, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- includes links to three tables showing comparisons between June 2009 and the previous month / previous year:
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
*
Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

---
Related link:

Employment Insurance: A Tale of Two Provinces
Posted by Erin Weir
August 25, 2009
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
It would be welcome news if the number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased because of a proactive policy decision to expand this program to combat the recession. In fact, the ongoing rise in EI beneficiaries simply reflects the deterioration of Canada’s labour market. We are still in “the worst of times.” Every month, tens of thousands more Canadians are laid off than can find new jobs.
TIP : Click the link above and scroll down the next page to see a table showing Employment Insurance coverage across Canada in June 2009 (seasonally-adjusted figures). For each province and for Canada, the table shows the number of EI recipients, the number of people who are unemployed and the resulting percentage of EI coverage. Where would you prefer to live - Ontario, where 41.3% of unemployed people qualify for EI, or Newfoundland and Labrador, where EI covered 112.4% of unemployed workers in June 2009? [No, this is not a typo.]
Source:
Progressive Economics Forum Blog
[ other posts by Erin Weir ]
[ Progressive Economics Forum ]
---

August 25, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income - August 2009 issue
The August 2009 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, released today, features two articles.

Pathways into the GIS
August 2009
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF (212K, 10 pages)
The article Pathways into the GIS examines the strong correlation of Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) receipt with people's income levels at younger ages, particularly one's 40s. Negative labour market and health occurrences, having a low income and the receipt of social assistance benefits increased the probability of GIS receipt, while having an employer pension plan or a registered retirement savings plan decreased it.
Related link:
Income Security and Stability
During Retirement in Canada (PDF - 486K, 59 pages)
March 2008

Family work patterns
August 2009
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF (194K, 12 pages)
Women’s labour market participation has increased substantially over recent decades, creating challenges for families in balancing work–life responsibilities. The examination of family work patterns revealed significant differences in annual hours of work between families with and those without children.
*
Related subjects:
o Families, households and housing
o Family types
o Household characteristics
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Household, family and personal income
o Low income and inequality
o Labour
o Hours of work and work arrangements

August 13, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer, August 2009
* Current economic conditions
* Economic events
* Feature article
* Recent feature articles
* National accounts
* Labour markets
* Prices
* International trade
* Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
* Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
* Financial markets
* Provincial
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer
Product main page
[Click "Chronological index" for earlier editions of the Canadian Economic Observer]

August 13, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer:
Historical Statistical Supplement (1961 to 2008)
- incl. tables covering the following areas:
* National accounts
* Labour markets
* Prices
* International trade
* Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources)
* Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications)
*Financial markets
* Provincial
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer:
Historical Statistical Supplement
Product main page
[Click "Chronological index" for earlier editions of the Canadian Economic Observer
This companion volume contains historical annual series that correspond to those published in the monthly tables. It includes Canada-wide data on the national accounts, prices, international and domestic trade, labour and financial markets, as well as provincial data on employment earnings, retail trade, housing and consumer price indexes.

July 10, 2009
Labour Force Survey, June 2009
Employment was little changed in June, leaving total net losses during the last three months at 13,000, much smaller than the 273,000 decline in the first three months of the year. The unemployment rate edged up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6% in June, as more people looked for work.
- includes four tables:
* Labour force characteristics by age and sex
* Employment by class of worker and industry
* Labour force characteristics by province May 2009 (monthly/annual)
* Labour force characteristics by province
[ Related link: Labour Force Information, June 14 to 20, 2009 ]

July 9, 2009
Study: Education and labour market transitions in young adulthood, 2000 to 2008
In general, men and women have followed the same pathways from school to adult life during the past eight years. However, their timing for various transitions has been quite different. A long-term study of several thousand young people between 2000 and 2008 showed the most common sequence of events to adulthood was to leave school, find a full-time job, leave the parental home, form a relationship and have children.
[ Education and Labour Market Transitions in Young Adulthood (PDF - 360K, 38 pages)

Related subjects:
o Children and youth
o Child development and behaviour
o Labour market activities
o Education, training and learning
o Outcomes of education

July 9, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours April 2009
Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 51,400 in April, down 0.4% from March. Since the peak in October 2008, the number of employees has fallen every month, bringing total losses over this period to 376,500. Job losses occurred in 64% of industries, unchanged from a month before.
[ chart : Total payroll employment, 2006 to 2009 ("I think I see the problem here, Sherlock.") ]

June 23, 2009
Canada's population estimates, first quarter 2009
Canada's population increased by 0.26% in the first quarter of 2009, the fastest first-quarter growth rate since 2001.
The increased pace in population growth was due mainly to a rise in the number of non-permanent residents in most of the provinces and territories.
As of April 1, 2009, Canada's population was an estimated 33,592,700.
[ Quarterly Demographic Estimates January to March 2009 (PDF - 413K, 84 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of Quarterly Demographic Estimates - back to 1996 ]

June 23, 2009
International differences in low-paid work
Highlights
Full article:
* HTML
* PDF (191K, 9 pages)
Abstract:
Like the United States and the United Kingdom, Canada has a higher proportion of low-paid jobs than Australia and most countries in continental Europe. While the differences with continental Europe highlight different approaches to the labour market, the much lower rate of low-paid work in Australia is more puzzling since that country shares many similarities with Canada. Differences in wage-setting mechanisms appear to play a role in explaining the disparity in rates of low-paid jobs.
Source:
Perspectives on Labour and Income - June 2009 issue
[ Perspectives on Labour and Income - earlier issues ]
[ Statistics Canada Publications by subject ]

June 22, 2009
Employment Insurance, April 2009
In April, 697,000 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up 18,600 from a month earlier.
This 2.7% increase was the smallest in six months.
- incl. four tables showing monthly and annual changes in the number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits as at April 2009 by province and territory, by age group, and by sex, as well as beneficiaries of regular benefits by census metropolitan areas.

June 22, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, first quarter 2009
Household net worth declined by $72 billion (-1.3%) in the first quarter of 2009, a much slower rate of decline than in the last two quarters of 2008 during which cumulative losses totalled $438 billion.

June 22, 2009
Sub-provincial and demographic overview
New publication presenting Employment Insurance statistics in a set of maps.
The maps show changes in the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits across Canada.Employment Insurance data by sub-provincial region, sex and age are not seasonally adjusted and therefore should only be compared on a year-over-year basis. All census metropolitan areas in Canada have seen an increase in the number of regular beneficiaries in the past year.

June 19, 2009
First Nations people:
Selected findings of the 2006 Census
HTML
PDF (125K, 8 pages)
by Linda Gionet
May 12, 2009
The article provides selected findings of the 2006 Census on the First Nations population. Overall, it highlights where First Nations people live, their demographic characteristics, their ability to speak an Aboriginal language, their postsecondary education, their employment situation, their income, and their housing conditions.
Source:
Canadian Social Trends

June 18, 2009
Consumer Price Index, May 2009
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to May 2009, down from the 0.4% increase in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2% from April to May.
- includes four charts and three tables.
[ The Consumer Price Index, May 2009 (PDF - 522K, 67 pages)

June 17, 2009
Leading indicators, May 2009
The rate of decline of the leading indicator slowed markedly to 0.1% in May, the smallest of nine consecutive declines. The shift from a 0.9% drop in April to a 0.1% dip in May was the largest monthly change in the index in either direction since December 1965. The turnaround reflected a 2.6% increase in the unsmoothed index, equalling its largest monthly gain in 30 years.
Related subjects :
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

June 16, 2009
Government finance: Revenue, expenditure and surplus, fiscal year ending March 31, 2009
The consolidated surplus for all Canadian governments, including the two major pension plans, fell from $31.5 billion to $2.4 billion in current dollars between the fiscal years ending March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009. The deterioration came as expenditures continued to increase while revenues fell during the year.
- includes two tables: (1) Revenue sources and expenditure functions, consolidated governments and (2) Surplus (+) / deficit (-) by level of government

June 11, 2009
Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds) - Fourth quarter 2008
The market value of retirement savings held in employer-sponsored pension funds declined by $58.1 billion, or 6.7%, during the fourth quarter of 2008 to $810.9 billion. This was attributable mainly to a fall in the market value of stocks and equity funds. The drop followed a decrease of $82.7 billion in the third quarter, which was the largest quarterly decline in a decade.

Related subjects
o Business, consumer and property services
o Professional, scientific and technical services
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Pension plans and funds and other retirement income programs
o Seniors
o Income, pensions and wealth

---

June 11, 2009
Study: A National Accounts perspective on recent financial events, 2008
In recent months, Canada has been affected by the fallout from the severe decline in international trade and commodity prices. However, its avoidance of excessive reliance on debt has stood both its financial institutions and overall economy in good stead.
Source:
Canadian Economic Observer, June 2009
Content of this issue of the Economic Observer:
* Current economic conditions * Economic events * Feature article * Recent feature articles * National accounts * Labour markets * Prices * International trade * Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources) * Services (trade, transportation, travel and communications) * Financial markets * Provincial

Related subjects
o Business performance and ownership
o Financial statements and performance
o Economic accounts
o Financial and wealth accounts
o Government
o Balance sheets

---

June 8, 2009
Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007
Most Canadians provided either time or money to charitable and non-profit organizations. The top 25% of donors provided 82% of total donations, and the top 25% of volunteers contributed 78% of the total unpaid work.

Related link:

Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians:
Highlights from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating

---

June 8, 2009
Pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2008
As of January 1, 2008, membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) in Canada amounted to 5.9 million, an increase of more than 140,000, or 2.4%, from the previous year. The number of RPPs reached 19,185, an increase of 590. Increases in the number of plans in recent years have come mainly from plans with fewer than 10 members.

Related subjects
o Business, consumer and property services
o Professional, scientific and technical services
o Seniors
o Income, pensions and wealth

June 5, 2009
Labour Force Survey, May 2009
Following gains in April, employment decreased by 42,000 in May, led by further manufacturing losses in Ontario. The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 8.4%, the highest rate in 11 years. Since the employment peak of last October, employment has fallen by 363,000 or 2.1%.
[ Labour Force Information, May 10 to 16, 2009 ]

May 8, 2009
Labour Force Survey, April 2009
Employment grew by 36,000 in April, the result of an increase in self-employment. Despite this increase, overall employment has fallen by 321,000 since the peak in October 2008. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.0% in April, remaining at its highest level in seven years, with the growth in employment coinciding with an increase in the labour force.
[ NOTE: For a study in contrasts, see Statement on the April U.S. Employment Report (May 8)
from the U.S. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, further down on the page you're now reading. ]

Related report:

Labour Force Information - April 12 to 18, 2009
HTML
PDF ( 430K, 57 pages)

May 6, 2009
Employment, Earnings and Hours January 2009
HTML
PDF (3MB, 361 pages)
Highlights
* The average weekly earnings of employees increased 1.1% from December to $823.71 in January.
* Since January 2008, average weekly earnings have risen 3.2%.
* Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between January 2008 and January 2009, average weekly earnings increased by 6.1% in retail trade, 4.4% in health and social assistance, 3.5% in educational services, and 2.2% in accommodation and food services. Over the same period, earnings declined by 0.8% in manufacturing and 0.4% in public administration.

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

May 1, 2009
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada - May 2009 issue
This issue of the free online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains four fact sheets in a series entitled "Health human resources and education in Canada". The series draws on various Statistics Canada data sources relating to the education and training of workers in health and related occupations. Also, starting with this issue, the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program will release on a regular basis, through Education Matters, new tables and charts on particular aspects of education. Each release will be based on the most recent data available and will be accompanied by a fact sheet summarizing key trends.
[ previous issues of Education Matters ]

---

April 30, 2009
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2009
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in February. Economic activity has declined by 2.4% since October 2008.

---

April 29, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, February 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 79,600 in February, down 0.5% from a month earlier. Since it peaked in October 2008, the number of payroll employees has declined by 2.0% or 296,000.

---

April 28, 2009
Employment Insurance, February 2009
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 44,300 or 7.8% from January. Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan experienced the strongest increases.
[ Previous release ]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

---

April 27, 2009
Provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2008
Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in five provinces led by Saskatchewan with growth of 4.4%. GDP in Yukon and Nunavut also advanced. Declining export demand contributed to lower GDP in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories. Nationally, GDP rose 0.5% in 2008 following a 2.7% increase in 2007.

---

May 1, 2009
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada - May 2009 issue
This issue of the free online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains four fact sheets in a series entitled "Health human resources and education in Canada". The series draws on various Statistics Canada data sources relating to the education and training of workers in health and related occupations. Also, starting with this issue, the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program will release on a regular basis, through Education Matters, new tables and charts on particular aspects of education. Each release will be based on the most recent data available and will be accompanied by a fact sheet summarizing key trends.
[ previous issues of Education Matters ]

April 30, 2009
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2009
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in February. Economic activity has declined by 2.4% since October 2008.

April 29, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, February 2009
Non-farm payroll employment fell by 79,600 in February, down 0.5% from a month earlier. Since it peaked in October 2008, the number of payroll employees has declined by 2.0% or 296,000.

April 28, 2009
Employment Insurance, February 2009
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 44,300 or 7.8% from January. Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan experienced the strongest increases.
[ Previous release ]

Related subjects:
o Labour
o Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage benefits

April 27, 2009
Provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2008
Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in five provinces led by Saskatchewan with growth of 4.4%. GDP in Yukon and Nunavut also advanced. Declining export demand contributed to lower GDP in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories. Nationally, GDP rose 0.5% in 2008 following a 2.7% increase in 2007.

---

March 19, 2009
Consumer Price Index, February 2009
Consumer prices on average rose 1.4% in the 12 months to February 2009, slightly faster than the 1.1% increase observed in January. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.4% from January to February.
- incl. links to six charts and three tables
Related link:
Consumer Price Index February 2009
HTML version
PDF version (521K, 67 pages)

---

March 16, 2009
National balance sheet accounts, fourth quarter 2008
Household net worth retreated for the second consecutive quarter, declining $252 billion, or 4.4%, in the fourth quarter as stock market prices continued to fall. On a per capita basis, household net worth fell from $179,300 in the second quarter of 2008 to $165,300 in the fourth quarter, a $14,000 decrease.
* Chart 1 : Household sector assets: Canada and United States
* Chart 2 : Growth in national net worth slows with declining non-financial assets
* Table 1 : National balance sheet accounts

---

The Daily Archives - select a year and month from the drop-down menu to view releases in chronological order
[ Statistics Canada ]

---

When I clicked on The Daily link on Sunday (March 22),
here's the message that popped up:

"We're sorry! We are currently performing website maintenance.
The site will be unavailable between Saturday, March 21, 2009 and Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Please visit the census home page for a comprehensive collection of census publications.
We apologize for any inconvenience."

Translation:
"We're sorry we have to work on the weekend, even though it's at time-and-a-half. We are currently upgrading our website to comply with the new Common Look and Feel standards ("CLF v.2") for all federal government websites - at least until the implementation of CLF v.3. Instead of ensuring ongoing visitor access to the site by doing the upgrade on a local server and then uploading the revised pages to the Web, we're shutting down the whole site, just because we can. Please visit the Census home page for a comprehensive collection of census publications, even though what you're looking for has diddley-squat to do with the Census. We apologize, yada, yada, yada.

By the time most folks try to access The Daily early in the workweek, the site will be back online. It *is* frustrating, though, for researchers working on the weekend, especially when it's possible for all of the "website maintenance" to be done on a mirror site without any inconvenience to site visitors. Click the archives link below to see last week's (or last month's) Daily content.

The Daily Archives - select a year and month from the drop-down menu to view releases in chronological order
[ Statistics Canada ]

-------------------------

March 13, 2009
Labour Force Survey, February 2009
Employment fell for the fourth consecutive month in February (-83,000), bringing total losses since the peak of last October to 295,000 (-1.7%). The February employment decrease pushed the unemployment rate up 0.5 percentage points to 7.7%.
- includes charts showing employment rate and unemployment rate along with tables showing labour force characteristics by age and sex, employment by class of worker and industry, labour force characteristics by province and labour force characteristics by province.
[ Labour Force Information, February 15 to 21, 2009 (PDF - 431K, 57 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of Labour Force Information ]

February 27, 2009
Canada's balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2008
The current account balance with the rest of the world (on a seasonally-adjusted basis) was a deficit of $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, the first since the second quarter of 1999. In the capital and financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), Canadians repatriated funds in the fourth quarter of 2008, as investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by a record amount.

February 26, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, December 2008 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of employees decreased 0.1% from November to $801.92 in December. During 2008, average weekly earnings rose 2.7%.Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between December 2007 and December 2008, earnings increased by 7.3% in health and social assistance, 4.2% in educational services, 3.7% in retail trade, 1.6% in manufacturing, and 0.9% in accommodation and food services.
- includes two tables : Average weekly earnings and Number of employees
[ Previous release ]

February 25, 2009
Private and public investment, 2009
Investments in non-residential construction and machinery and equipment are expected to total $237.5 billion in 2009, down 6.6% from 2008. While public sector capital spending is expected to increase 9.5%, private sector investment is anticipated to fall by 13.1%, mainly due to the mining and oil and gas extraction industry.
- incl. charts and tables : * Investment is expected to fall in 2009 * Most provinces and territories show declines * Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations * Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
[ Private and Public Investment in Canada, Intentions - report
NOTE: The latest version of this report is not yet posted to the StatCan site (as at Feb. 28).
Click the link to the report and, on the next page, click "View" to see the latest available version;
see Chronological Index for links to earlier editions of this report.]

February 24, 2009
Employment Insurance, December 2008
In December, 538,200 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 25,000 or 4.9% from November, after seasonal adjustment. The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 79,100 between December 2007 and December 2008, a 16.6% increase. The number of men receiving benefits went up 21.7% while for women the number increased by 8.6%.

February 20, 2009
Consumer Price Index, January 2009
Consumer prices rose 1.1% in the 12 months to January 2009, slightly less than the 1.2% increase observed in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.1% from December to January.
Related link:
The Consumer Price Index, January 2009
HTML
PDF (523K, 67 pages)

February 20, 2009
Study: Obesity on the job, 2005
The prevalence of obesity in the Canadian workforce, especially for men, has risen during the past decade. In 2005, 15.7% of employed Canadians age 18 to 64, or more than two million people, were obese, up from 12.5% in the mid-1990s.

February 20, 2009
The labour market in 2008
Following six years of strong employment growth, 2008 started well as Canada’s employment rate hit a new high and the unemployment rate sank to a 33-year low. In the last quarter of the year, however, job losses in cyclically sensitive industries such as manufacturing, natural resources and construction led to a drop in overall employment.
* Highlights
* Full article:
--- HTML
--- PDF (156K, 6 pages)

February 19, 2009
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Health of the Métis population, 2006
In 2006, just over half (54%) of all Métis aged 15 and over reported that they had been diagnosed with a chronic condition, about the same as in 2001. In most cases, Métis had higher rates of chronic conditions than people in the total population.
Related link:
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006: An overview of the health of the Métis population
February 2009
HTML version
PDF version (673K, 29 pages)

February 12, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer - February 2009
1. Sections 2. Tables 3. Charts 4. Appendices 5. User information 6. Related products
[ earlier issues of the Canadian Economic Observer ]

February 10, 2009
Households and the Environment Survey, 2007
Increasing numbers of Canadian households are taking advantage of energy and water-saving devices in their home, and environmental issues are influencing household purchasing decisions and consumer habits.
[ Households and the Environment 2007 (PDF - 518K, 102 pages) ]

---

February 10, 2009
(under New Products)
Legal Aid in Canada:
Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2007/2008 (PDF - 616K, 127 pages)
February 2009
* In 2007/2008, $670 million was spent on providing legal aid services in 10 provinces and territories. 1 This represents over $20 for every person living in these jurisdictions.
* In the last five years, legal aid spending after inflation has decreased just as many times as it has increased, but on average, it has risen about 1% per year. Compared to the previous year, spending in 2007/2008 was virtually unchanged, up by less than one-half of one percent.
[ Highlights ]
[ Legal Aid in Canada, Description of Operations (March 2001, PDF - 1MB, 204 pages) ]

---

February 9, 2009
Provincial and territorial government finance:
Assets and liabilities, fiscal year ending March 31, 2007
As of March 31, 2007, the net financial debt (defined as the excess of liabilities over financial assets) of provincial and territorial general governments totalled $242.4 billion, down $10.1 billion or 4.0% from March 31, 2006. Financial assets increased by $39.7 billion, larger than the growth of $29.5 billion in liabilities. The increase in assets was mainly the result of a $27.4 billion increase in securities held by provincial and territorial general governments. All provinces, except Quebec, saw an improvement in their financial position for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007.
- incl. links to two tables:
* Net financial debt of provincial and territorial general governments at March 31, 2007
* Provincial and territorial general governments net financial debt at March 31

---

January 30, 2009
The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, 2007 (PDF - 921K, 127 pages)
The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance presents charts and highlights of key trends in Canada's job market. This publication is intended for a variety of users, including those working in government, educational and financial institutions, and the media, as well as any other organizations and individuals interested in the different aspects of the labour market.
[ earlier editions of this product (for 2003 and 2005) ]

---

January 28, 2009
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, November 2008
The average weekly earnings of employees increased 0.4% from October to $804.58 in November. Compared with November 2007, average weekly earnings rose 2.7%. Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between November 2007 and November 2008, earnings increased by 4.8% in educational services, 4.6% in health and social assistance, 1.6% in retail trade, 1.3% in manufacturing, and 1.0% in accommodation and food services.
- includes two tables : Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees - Number of employees

NOTE: As at January 30, the November 2008 edition of this report had not yet been posted to the StatCan site. According to the above Daily entry, detailed data will be available "soon" in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours.The link to the main page for that report appears immediately below, as does the link to the latest available edition, October 2008 - close to 500 pages of information for Canada and for each province and territory!
Employment, Earnings and Hours - Product main page
Latest report in this series:
[ Employment, Earnings and Hours, October 2008 (PDF - 2.2MB, 476 pages) ]
[ earlier editions of this report back to July 2000 ]

---

January 27, 2009
Employment Insurance, November 2008
In November, 506,320 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 15,300 or 3.1% from October, after seasonal adjustment. The number of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits rose by 48,700 between November 2007 and November 2008, a 12.3% increase. The number of men receiving benefits increased 17.1%, and the number of women, 6.1%
- includes two tables : Employment Insurance statistics - Number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits

---

January 23, 2009
Consumer Price Index, December 2008
Consumer prices rose 1.2% in the 12 months to December 2008, down from the 2.0% increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.4% from November to December.
[ The Consumer Price Index December 2008 ]

---

January 23, 2009
Perspectives on Labour and Income, January 2009 issue
Feature articles:
Age and earnings
* Highlights
* Full article: HTML | PDF
Abstract:
Traditional age-earnings profiles, based on cross-sectional data, typically follow an inverted U-shaped pattern with annual earnings peaking around middle age. With longitudinal data on hourly earnings, the picture changes considerably.

---

Minimum wage
* Full article: HTML | PDF
Abstract:
Most minimum-wage workers are women and young. The incidence of working for minimum wage declines sharply with age before rising slightly among those 55 and older. The latter could reflect some of the low-wage occupations in which a number of working seniors tend to be concentrated. This fact-sheet also contains information on other characteristics of minimum-wage workers.

---

January 21, 2009
Income and psychological distress: The role of the social environment
by Heather M. Orpana, Louise Lemyre and Ronald Gravel
* Full text of article in HTML
* PDF version of article
* News release in The Daily
A large body of research has focused on the poorer physical health of individuals with low income, and important differences in the mental health of these groups can also be observed. Much of this research, however, has been cross-sectional, making it difficult to determine whether low income or poor mental health comes first. As well, few studies have looked at this relationship in the Canadian context.
Source:
Health Reports, January 2009
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
[ More Health Reports: Browse by subject ]

January 20
Canadian Social Trends - January 2009 issue
The January 2009 issue of Canadian Social Trends, available today, contains three articles:
* Métis in Canada: Selected findings of the 2006 Census provides a demographic and socio-economic profile of the people who reported Métis as their Aboriginal identity in the most recent census. It examines the growth of the Métis population over the decade 1996 to 2006, as well as their housing conditions, languages, education, labour force participation and earnings.
* Immigrants in Canada who work in a language other than English or French
* The impact of working in a non-official language on the occupations and earnings of immigrants in Canada
Source:
Canadian Social Trends (incl. links to hundreds of articles)

-------------------------

January 16, 2009
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: School experiences of
First Nations children aged 6 to 14 living off reserve, 2006
First Nations children aged 6 to 14 who lived off reserve were as likely as all children in Canada to be doing well in school (based on parents' knowledge of their child's school work, including report cards).
[ Complete report ]
[ Related fact sheet ]
[ Key indicators from the 2006
Aboriginal Children's Survey and the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey ]

January 15, 2009
Canada's population by age and sex, as of July 1, 2008
As of July 1, 2008, the median age of Canada's population was 39.4 years. Almost one Canadian out of seven (13.7%) is aged 65 and over, while 16.8% (correction) of the population is aged less than 15. Although the Canadian population has been ageing since the end of the baby-boom, it still remains one of the youngest among the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
[ Table : Population, age distribution and median age by province and territory, as of July 1, 2008 ]

January 15, 2009
Canadian Economic Observer January 2009
Contents:
1. Sections ( incl. * Current economic conditions * Feature article * Economic events * Recent feature articles * National accounts * Labour markets * Prices * International trade * Goods-producing industries (manufacturing, construction and resources) * Services (trade, trasportation, travel and communications) * Financial markets * Provincial)
2. Tables
3. Charts
4. Appendices
5. User information
6. Related products

January 14, 2009
Study: Impact of public infrastructure on productivity, 1962 to 2006
Between 1962 and 2006, roughly one-half of the total growth in multifactor productivity in the private sector was the result of growth in public infrastructure.
[ complete report ]

These are just a few of the StatCan studies on social policy-related matters. Go to the archive (the next link below) and prepare to spend hours poring through the vast collection...

Historical Statistics of Canada (2nd edition, 1983)
Jointly produced by the Social Science Federation of Canada and Statistics Canada
Go to the home page and browse the table of contents of this excellent historical resource. Tables are arranged in sections with an introduction explaining the content of each section, the principal sources of data for each table, and general explanatory notes regarding the statistics. This online statistical collection complements and expands on Human Resources Development Canada's Social Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces (see below).

Historical Statistics of Canada contains links to over 1,000 statistical tables (downloadable in Excel format) on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s. It's worth downloading the free Excel 97/2000 Spreadsheet File Viewer from Microsoft if you don't have Excel software on your machine.
For a complete list of topics covered, see the Alphabetical Index - everything's there from Accidents and Fatalities to Zinc Production.

HOME PAGE
"Status of Women Canada (SWC) is the federal government agency which promotes gender equality, and the full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country. SWC focuses its work in three areas: improving women's economic autonomy and well-being, eliminating systemic violence against women and children, and advancing women's human rights." 

Here are some samples of the content you'll find on this site:
NOTE: I've removed the dead links below but I've left the report titles in case you want to try doing a title search on the home page.

The 1997 Canada Pension Plan Changes: Implications for Women and Men
Adil Sayeed
Status of Women Canada
August 2002
"The contention that the 1997 CPP changes were fair for women is refuted in this paper. Women will lose proportionately more benefits than men and also reap lower contribution savings over the long run."
Complete report (PDF file - 1130K, 56 pages)

The Framing of Poverty as "Child Poverty" and Its Implications for Women
Wanda Wiegers
June 2002
- incl. links to the Table of Contents, the Abstract and the Executive Summary
Complete Document (PDF file - 860K, 141 pages)
- includes extensive discussion of the federal Child Support Guidelines, the National Child Benefit and the Early Childhood Development Initiative under the National Children’s Agenda
Excerpts:
On the NCB Supplement:
"Because there are no legally binding standards or protocols attached to the federal Supplement, reinvestments are neither mandatory nor subject to uniform standards."
On the ECD Initiative:
"...the Early Childhood Development Initiative of the National Children’s Agenda is potentially positive but one which can, depending on the structure of the programming undertaken, also stigmatize and segregate low-income children, increase burdens and invasions of privacy for low-income mothers, and reinforce individualistic conceptions of poverty."

Status of Women Canada's International Activities to Promote the Advancement of Women
Highlights 1998-2002
Status of Women Canada
April 2002
- highlights of some of the recent and current activities of Status of Women Canada in the following international fora: United Nations (UN): General Assembly Special Sessions, Conventions and Commissions - Organization of American States (OAS), Summit of the Americas - Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) - The Commonwealth -
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - La Francophonie - Council of Europe (CoE) - Metropolis Project
Click on the link above to see the table of contents and links to individual sections, or...

Gender-based analysis
Gender-based analysis is a tool for understanding social processes and for responding with informed, effective and equitable options for policies, programs and legislation that address the needs of all Canadians.
- incl. links to : Evaluation Tools - Policies & Official Documents - Research - SWC Resources - Training & Tools - Useful Links - Calendar of Events

First Nations Women, Governance and the Indian Act:
A Collection of Policy Research Reports
November 2001
Contents :
- A strong and meaningful role for First Nations women in governance / Judith F. Sayers and Kelly A. MacDonald
- First Nations women and governance : a study of custom and innovation among Lake Babine Nation Women / Jo-Anne Fiske, Melonie Newell and Evelyn George
- First Nations governance, the Indian Act and women's equality rights / Wendy Cornet
The research and publication of this study were funded by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund.

Women and Homework: The Canadian Legislative Framework
This report examines the legal situation of homeworkers. The definition of "homework" used for this purpose is any form of remunerated work carried out in a private residence, with the exception of caregivers, self-employed workers and workers in the agricultural sector.

Mothers as Earners, Mothers as Carers: Responsibility for Children, Social Policy and the Tax System
This report examines how taxation can be used as an instrument of social policy to further women's equality,
reduce their economic vulnerability and support mothers as earners and carers.

Housing Policy Options for Women Living in Urban Poverty: An Action Research Project in Three Canadian Cities
February 2001
Research and publication of this study were funded by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund
This research report documents the housing concerns of women who live on low incomes in Victoria, Regina and Saint John, and proposes housing policy options
for urban policy makers to consider in addressing these concerns

Social Policy, Gender Inequality and Poverty
February 2001
Research and publication of this study were funded by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund
We conclude that until social policies address systemic gender inequality, neither marriage nor employment (alone or in combination) will be enough to reduce significantly women's economic insecurity.

Reducing Poverty among Older Women: The Potential of Retirement Incomes Policies
Monica Townson
August 2000
Funded by the Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund

Women and the CHST: A Profile of Women Receiving Social Assistance in 1994
 March 1998
 Katherine Scott, Centre for International Statistics
 Canadian Council on Social Development
 (funded by Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund)

The 1996 Census Unpaid Work Data Evaluation Study
Leroy O. Stone and Sandra Swain (Statistics Canada) 
In 1996, the Census of Canada contained, for the first time, three questions concerning unpaid work. This study evaluates the quality of the data and concludes that the data is not only reliable, it is of critical importance. 

The Dynamics of Women's Poverty in Canada
Clarence Lochhead and Katherine Scott (Canadian Council on Social Development) 
March 2000 
This report examines gendered dimensions of movements into and out of poverty, drawing on the new longitudinal Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) for 1993 to 1994. Specifically, it looks at the situation of different groups of women in an effort to identify the interaction of competing forces shaping women's movement into and out of poverty, and key transitional events in women's lives which have an impact on their economic security and the rights of citizenship. 

Women and the Equality Deficit: The Impact of Restructuring Canada's Social Programs
March 1998
Shelagh Day and Gwen Brodsky

Benefiting Canada's Children: Perspectives on Gender and Social Responsibility
March 1998
Christa Freiler and Judy Cerny
Child Povery Action Group
- 95-page report (+ appendices), explores the causes of poverty in  Canada and the challenges and constraints in addressing poverty and vulnerability in a post-CHST world.
- includes an interesting review of available information on the National Child Benefit (which was to be implemented in July 1998) and provincial programs for children in place in early 1998.

Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for Gender Equality 
August 1995 
The Federal Plan is the Government of Canada's blueprint for gender equality for the coming years. It is both a statement of specific commitments and a framework for the future, representing the concerted effort of 24 federal departments and agencies, spearheaded by Status of Women Canada. 

Guide to Federal Government Programs and Services for Women 1999-2000 (June 1999)  

Canada's National Response to the UN Questionnaire on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
August 1999

Women and the Canadian Human Rights Act - A Collection of Policy Research Reports (June 1999)

HOME PAGE
- Links to press releases, recent judgments, weekly bulletins and Supreme Court judgments back to 1989
Site map - all on one page

News Releases
 

HOME PAGE
Reports

Tabling of Canada's Performance Reports 2006-2007
November 23, 2007
NOTE: Along with the Public Accounts of Canada (see the link below, under "Related links"), Departmental performance reports are a valuable resource for government watchdogs and for students of federal government programs and policies --- these departmental reports include descriptive info on the programs administered by the federal government, along with targets and achievements for each federal government institution. Because the main focus of the Canadian Social Research Links website is information about welfare and financial assistance from governments to individuals, I've presented (below) links to departmental reports for only for Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Department of Finance Canada, the two main federal departments in the social program field. And yes, I *know* that there are many more federal departments and agencies (like the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Canada Revenue Agency and Status of Women Canada, to name but a few, that are involved in the social program field. The content below is presented as a sample only of the impressive amount of information that you can find for each federal institution in these performance reports.

Canada's Performance:
The Government of Canada's Contribution
2006-07 Annual Report to Parliament of the
President of the Treasury Board of Canada
HTML version
PDF version (1MB, 92 pages)
This is the general report.

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) - Part III Estimates
List of Institutions
- links to individual DPRs for 90 departments, boards, agencies, commissssions, etc.

Select a federal institution from the above list to see detailed information about the programs it administers, and how well it is administering those programs. For example, Human Resources and Social Development Canada expenditures on programs and services in 2006-2007 exceeded $79 billion. Follow the (HTML or PDF) link below to see how they spent it.

-----------------------------

Related links:

Public Accounts of Canada
The Public Accounts of Canada, which include the Financial Statements of the Government of Canada (see Volume I, Section 2), are tabled in the House of Commons

Supplementary Estimates, 2007-2008 (All depts.)

Supplementary Estimates, 2007-2008 - HRSDC

Supplementary Estimates, 2007-2008 - Finance Canada

Other Reports of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

-----------------------------

President of the Treasury Board tables 2006-2007 Main Estimates
News Release
April 25, 2006[2006-04-25]
Treasury Board President John Baird today tabled the 2006-2007 Main Estimates in the House of Commons. The Main Estimates support the government's request for parliamentary authority to spend money to ensure the continued operation of government.

2006-2007 Main Estimates - Government of Canada

Source:
Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)

Speaking of accountability (also from TBS):

Turning a New Leaf - Federal Accountability Act and Action Plan
- incl. links to : Highlights - Fact Sheets - Public Brochure - Commitments and Proposed Actions - News Releases and Speeches - Federal Accountability Act (Text of Bill C-2) - Federal Accountability Action Plan - Related Links -
E-mail Updates

Canada's Performance 2004 – A Significant Step Toward Developing a more Robust Aboriginal Report Card
News Release
December 2, 2004
"Ottawa – The Honourable Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board, today tabled Canada's Performance 2004 in the House of Commons. Canada's Performance is an annual government-wide report that tracks how we are doing as a nation – highlighting both our strengths and areas for improvement."

Canada's Performance 2004
"Canada's Performance 2004 tracks how we are doing as a nation in six key areas of federal government involvement - highlighting both strengths and the areas where we can do better. The report provides a whole of government perspective from which to view the plans, results and resources of individual federal departments and agencies as presented in their spring planning and fall performance reports."

- the report is divided into six themes : Canada's Place in the World - Canada's Economy - Society, Culture and Democracy - Aboriginal Peoples - The Health of Canadians - The Canadian Environment.

Previous Years' Performance Reports - back to 1996

2004-2005 Main Estimates and Reports on Plans and Priorities
News Release
October 8, 2004
"OTTAWA – Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board, today tabled in the House of Commons, the 2004-2005 Main Estimates detailing $186.1 billion in expenditures. The 2004-2005 Main Estimates are being re-tabled as a result of the general election and the dissolution of Parliament this past June, which did not allow time to obtain full approval from Parliament. 'In March, Parliament approved approximately three quarters of the 2004-05 Main Estimates,' said Minister Alcock. 'With today's re-tabling, approval is being sought for the remainder of the government's expenditure plan.'"
- incl. (all on the same page): Backgrounders - The Estimates Process - Overview of the 2004-2005 Main Estimates - Overview of the 2004-2005 Reports on Plans and Priorities for the Government of Canada

2004–2005 Estimates
Part I : The Government Expenditure Plan
NOTE: you have to keep clicking the button marked "Next" in the left margin to navigate your way through this document, page by page.
PDF version (1.1MB, 6 pages) - [less hassle to read...]

Part II : Main Estimates
- use the links on the left side of the page to access different sections of the main estimates

Part III : Reports on Plans and Priorities - Federal Government
- links to plans and priorities for the current fiscal year for each federal government department and agency, from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to Western Economic Diversification Canada.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Tabling of the 2004-2005 Main Estimates*
News Release
February 24, 2004
- incl. detailed backgrounder

Complete report:

2004–2005 Estimates Parts I and II: The Government Expenditure Plan
and The Main Estimates
PDF version (1.1MB, 365 pages)
HTML version
NOTE: when you click on a section in the HTML version, only the first page of that section appears --- you have to keep clicking the buttons on the left side of the page to navigate through the report; click on "Table of Contents" at any time to return to that page. There's a five-page alphabetical index of content in this report that's useful if you wish to check a department, agency or program in particular, but you still have to navigate through this section one page at a time...

Tabling of the 2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates (B)*
News Release
February 19, 2004
"OTTAWA - The Honourable Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, tabled today, in the House of Commons, the 2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates (B) totalling $8.1 billion. These Supplementary Estimates are within and consistent with the overall planned spending level for 2003-2004, as set out in the November 2003 Economic and Fiscal Update."

Complete Report:

2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates
- includes links to the complete report (both HTML and PDF versions) of the 2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates B, plus General Info (info about Supplementary Estimates) and links to the Supplementary Estimates (A) documents that were released in September 2003 and related news releases.

------------------------------------------------------------------
*NOTE: Main Estimates is what the federal government plans to spend in the coming fiscal year, with cost breakdowns by department and for major programs. Supplementary Estimates are adjustments to last year's main estimates based on actual spending, also organized by department and major program. The supplementary estimates should be read in conjunction with the main estimates for the same year, and preferably on an empty stomach. You can find main estimates for several years at the Treasury Board page entitled Estimates for the Government of Canada and Other Supporting Documents.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Additional Information on the Process of the Expenditure Review Committee
Frequently Asked Questions

New from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat :
November 18, 2003
For each of the programs/initiatives below, you'll find info organized as follows: Initiative Profile - Partnering Efforts - Roles, Responsibilities and Governance Structures - Shared Outcomes - Key Programs, Results and Resources - Contact

Youth Employment Strategy (YES)
Older Workers Pilot Projects Initiative (OWPPI)
Labour Market Development Agreements (LDMAs)
Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy

Source:
Horizontal Results Database - "...an electronic gateway to expenditure and performance information on the Government of Canada's significant horizontal initiatives."
- on the Horizontal Results Database page, you'll also find links (posted to the site earlier) to pages with similar info for :
Investment Partnerships Canada
National Homelessness Initiative

President of the Treasury Board of Canada Tables Canada's Performance 2003
News Release
October 30, 2003
"Canada's Performance 2003 is the third report in a multi-year initiative designed to provide a context for assessing the performance of federal programs and initiatives. It is an annual report on the quality of life of Canadians in the following areas: economic opportunities and innovation; health; environment; and strength and safety of communities. The report highlights the state of the economy and society by using 20 societal indicators and establishes comparisons with other countries."

Canada's Performance 2003 - Table of Contents and links to individual sections of the report.
Complete report (PDF file - 1.77MB, 89 pages)

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Tabling of the 2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates (A)
News Release
September 23, 2003
"The 2003-2004 Supplementary Estimates (A) seek Parliament's approval to spend $5.5 billion on expenditures (voted appropriations) for 2003-2004. These expenditures were provided for within the $180.7 billion in overall planned spending for 2003-2004, as set out in the February 2003 Budget, but not included in the 2003-2004 Main Estimates."
NOTE : the news release (the link above) includes a detailed backgrounder.
Complete Report - HTML [click "Table of Contents" in the left margin]
Complete Report - PDF (258K, 93 pages)
Source: Treasury Board Secretariat

Lucienne Robillard, President Of The Treasury Board, Tables 86 Departmental Performance Reports for the Government of Canada
Press Release
November 7, 2002
"The Honourable Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Westmount - Ville-Marie, tabled today, in the House of Commons, 86 Departmental Performance Reports for the Government of Canada. Departmental Performance Reports outline the accomplishments of individual departments and agencies against the commitments they made earlier in their respective Reports on Plans and Priorities. They play a key role in the cycle of planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting of results through ministers to Parliament and Canadians."

86 Departmental/Agency Performance Reports on one page
November 2002
This is a great collection, both for the watchdogs who keep the federal government's feet to the fire and for anyone who wants to know what's been going on in government. Check out the list of reports - you'll find everything from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to Western Economic Diversification Canada. Includes program descriptions, policy accomplishments, expenditures, and more.
Highly recommended reading!

Treasury Board President Tables 2001-2002 Supplementary Estimates
News Release
February 28, 2002
"OTTAWA -- The Honourable Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Member of Parliament for Westmount - Ville-Marie, tabled today, in the House of Commons, the 2001-2002 Supplementary Estimates (B). The 2001-2002 Supplementary Estimates seek Parliament’s approval to spend a total of $2.8 billion on expenditures that were not sufficiently developed or known when the 2001-2002 Main Estimates were prepared. The Supplementary Estimates also provide information to Parliament about reductions totalling $573.5 million to projected statutory spending that Parliament has already approved in legislation."

2001-2002 Supplementary Estimates (B) - links to the PDF version of the report and news release as well as the Supplementary Estimates (A) report that was tabled November 1, 2001

HOME PAGE  

What's New

Veterans Services

Veterans' Week 2008 - November 5-11
- Canada Remembers
November 2008
Canada's Veterans have a proud heritage, history and tradition. Our Veterans were ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things. They were there when we needed them most. Each year, Canada marks Veterans' Week from November 5 to 11. It is a time to honour and remember all those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace.
Source:
Veterans Affairs Canada

----------------------------------------------------

The Poppy Campaign
Each November, Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance, our visual pledge to never forget all those Canadians who have fallen in war and military operations. The Poppy also stands internationally as a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as other countries have also adopted its image to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
- incl. links to : * History * Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae * The Flower of Remembrance * A Symbol of Unity * The Lapel Poppy
Source:
Royal Canadian Legion

See also Page 1 - Agriculture and Agri-Food to Finance: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk.htm

Search the Web Search Canadian Social Research Links Only

TIP: How to Search for a Word or Expression on a Single Web Page  Open any web page in your browser, then hold down the Control ("Ctrl") key on your keyboard and type the letter F to open a "Find" window. Type or paste in a key word or expression and hit Enter - your browser will go directly to the first occurrence of that word (or those exact words, as the case may be). To continue searching using the same keyword(s) throughout the rest of the page, keep clicking on the FIND NEXT button. Try it. It's a great time-saver!

Site created and maintained by:
Gilles Séguin (This link takes you to my personal page)

E-MAIL: gilseg@rogers.com