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Aerospace and Defence Industry (Industry Canada)
The site includes links to Company Directories, Associations, Regulations & Standards, Investment (Aerospace in Canada - brief industry overview; latest edition of Invest in Canada's Aerospace review) and Related Sites.
Aerospace...Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC)
Click on Canada's Aerospace Industry to access Canadian Aerospace Sector Profiles & Industry Statistics.Resources & Publications links to a Products & Services Guide (also includes member profiles) and websites of interest.
Select Corporate Membership and then AIAC Members to search for companies by location (province), company name and industry segment.
Aerospace...Aerospace Review Report
2012
The Review, mandated by the Government of Canada, outlines the steps that need to be taken to ensure that the sector remains competitive over the next 20 to 30 years.
Consists of two volumes: Volume 1: Beyond the Horizon: Canada's Interests and Future in Aerospace and Volume 2: Reaching Higher: Canada's Interests and Future in Space.
Volumes 1 and 2 also available through the Government of Canada Publications website
Aerospace...Aviation Alberta
This site includes a list of members (Membership > Members List) and Links to related organizations and resources.
Aerospace... Airlines...Canada's Industries (Invest in Canada)
Industry overviews for a number of industry sectors, including
- aerospace, automotive
- bio-products, biopharmaceuticals, business services
- chemicals & plastics, digital media
- financial services, functional foods
- machinery and equipment, medical devices
- renewable energy-wind and solar power
- software, wireless communications
Aimed at potential foreign investors, the industry overviews include information on foreign direct investment, a list of foreign investors, leading Canadian companies, innovation, key strengths, industry clusters and cost & competitive advantages.
Aerospace... Agriculture... Automobiles and Automotive Parts and Equipment... Banking and Finance... Biotechnology... Chemicals... Computers and Computer Software... Consulting (Managerial and Engineering)... Education, Training, and New Media Industries... Energy... Environment Industry and Environmental Issues... Food... Forestry and Forestry Products... Health Care... Machinery... Manufacturing... Pharmaceuticals... Plastics and Rubber Industries... Telecommunications...Canadian Aerospace Industry Capabilities (AERO-Canada)
Use the Power Search option to limit your search by a number of fields, including location, sales range, product/service, SPACE sector, type of material and quality standards.
Aerospace...Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA)
A "not-for-profit organization responsible for the human resources strategy for aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing in Canada."
Access the full-text of the 2010 Followup to the Human Resources Study of Commercial Pilots in Canada. Review of Recommendations.
Aerospace...Canadian Industrial Outlook. ... (Conference Board of Canada)
The Conference Board of Canada publishes a number of industry specific industry outlooks. The publications include "detailed five-year forecasts in 16 key Canadian industries. The reports examine the short- and medium-term economic and profitability outlooks for these industries."
Industries include:
- accommodation
- aerospace
- air transportation
- product manufacturing (wood, computers, electronics)
- computer and electronic product manufacturing
- food manufacturing and food services
- gas extraction
- oil and gas
- motor vehicle manufacturing
- motor vehicle parts manufacturing
- non-residential construction
- oil extraction
- paper products
- residential construction
- telecommunications
- wood products
All reports are available electronically through the database E-Library. Access to this database is restricted to members of the University of Alberta community.
Aerospace... Airlines... Automobiles and Automotive Parts and Equipment... Computers and Computer Software... Construction... Energy... Food... Forestry and Forestry Products... Oil and Gas... Pulp and Paper... Telecommunications... Tourism and Hospitality... Transportation...Canadian Space Agency
Site includes information on the agency's goals, sectors and activities, and information on the space industry. Select Resources and then Publications to find Corporate Publications. Publications include ... State of Canadian Space Sector (1996- ), the Canadian Space Strategy, and Canadian Space Sector.
Aerospace...Competitive Alternatives (KPMG's Guide to International Business Location)
Location: Winspear Business Reference Library
Online: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002; Print: 2008
The study, published every two years, measures the combined impact of 26 cost components that are most likely to vary by location, as applied to specific business operations. The research program covered 133 cities, of which 16 were Canadian, including Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Benchmark data for an additional 15 Canadian cities, including Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Red Deer, is available. Click on City Profiles to view.
Competitive Alternatives measures the combined impact of 26 significant business cost components that are most likely to vary by location. The study also compares data on a variety of non-cost competitiveness factors. The study examines 19 industry operations in 14 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
To view earlier editions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), click here.
Notes
- the number of cities and industries covered varies by year.
- 2008 also included a separate detailed study of tax costs.
- Title varies in print editions: 2010 edition, 2008 edition, 2006 edition, 2004 edition.
Directory of Directories (Alberta, Canada. Government of Alberta)
A list of Alberta-based industry associations. Each entry includes a link to the association's website, when available, and details on how to obtain the association's directory.
Aerospace... Agriculture... Clothing, Accessories, and Textile Industries... Construction... Consulting (Managerial and Engineering)... Energy... Environment Industry and Environmental Issues... Forestry and Forestry Products... Oil and Gas... Plastics and Rubber Industries...Doing Business in Canada (New Zealand Trade & Enterprise)
Links to a market research report for the food & beverage market in Canada.
Aerospace... Beverages... Environment Industry and Environmental Issues... Transportation...Industry Sectors (Alberta, Canada. Government of Alberta)
The site provides "sector specific information" on the following industries: Aerospace & defence; Agrifood; Architecture, engineering & construction, Building products; Chemicals & petrochemicals; Energy resources; Environmental products & services; Financial services; Information & communications technology; Life sciences; Metal manufacturing; Oil & gas technology & services; Tourism; & Transportation & logistics.Information varies by industry. Links to relevant policies & regulations, industry stakeholders and related associations/researchers are included for most industries.
Aerospace... Agriculture... Banking and Finance... Chemicals... Construction... Consulting (Managerial and Engineering)... Environment Industry and Environmental Issues... Health Care... Information Technology... Metals and Mining... Oil and Gas... Pharmaceuticals... Tourism and Hospitality...Infoport.ca
A database of Alberta based technology companies. The database is searchable by keyword, industry sector/subsector and city.
Aerospace... Biotechnology... Computers and Computer Software... Consulting (Managerial and Engineering)... Electronics... Health Care... Pharmaceuticals... Telecommunications...Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Industry Canada)
Select Analysis and Industry Profiles to view Global Business Strategy and Innovation: A Canadian Logistics Perspective Highlights and Key Findings (March 2011) and Green Supply Chain Management ... A Canadian Perspective, 2009 (logistics & transportation services, retail chain & consumer product goods, manufacturing).
Aerospace... Automobiles and Automotive Parts and Equipment... Consulting (Managerial and Engineering)... Consumer Goods... Electronics... Manufacturing... Pharmaceuticals... Retail... Services... Transportation...Reshaping the Supply Chain: New Opportunities for Canadian Manufacturers (KPMG - 2011)
"This paper presents the results of a Canadian survey of senior Canadian manufacturing executives".
Aerospace... Manufacturing...Sector Councils (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
This Government of Canada website links to a number of industry human resource councils (sector councils). The councils "work to identify and address current and anticipated human resource and skills & learning challenges and to implement long-term, human resources planning and development strategies for their respective sectors."
Information varies by council, most include labour market/human resource sector studies, some also link to skill profiles.
Links to sector councils that include labour market information (click here for a complete list of sector councils):
- Apparel Human Resources Council
- links to a directory of apparel manufacturers, technical designers and suppliers (free registration required) as well as a 2011 labour market information study (Pressing Ahead: Canada's Transforming Apparel Apparel Industry).
- BioTalent Canada
- Click here & scroll down to the bottom of the page to find: Generating Opportunity: Human Resources Needs in the Bioenergy, Biofuels and the Industrial Biotechnology Subsector (2009), Segmenting the Data - Regional Labour Market Information on Biotechnology in Canada (Sept. 2008) and Splicing the Data - The Critical Role of Human Resources in Canada's Bio-Economy - A Labour Market Report (June 2008)
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
- select Publications to view a number of labour market studies including Labour Market Information - Focus on Small Farms in Canada 2011 and Identifying On-Farm Occupations: Environmental Scan and Gap Analysis (2010)
- Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
- select Reports & Resources to view a number of hr related publications, including Recruiting and Retaining Apprentices: A Summary of Employers' and Apprentices' Perspectives
- Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Council
- Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (see separate entry in guide)
- Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters
- Canadian Grocery HR Council
- links to labour market reports and articles
- Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council
- select Publications & Resources to view human resources related publications
- Canadian Steel Trade & Employment Congress
- Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
- click on Publications to view the latest sector study report (2012 HR Study Update) as well as HR Trend Reports from 2009 on.
- Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council
- select Research/Publications to view information on the labour market, labour supply & demand and compensation & benefits.
- Canadian Trucking Human Resource Council
- Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
- Construction Sector Council
- research papers related to profiles of labour supply and workforce demand forecasting
- Contact Centre Canada (customer contact centres)
- Select Engage Your Industry and then Industry Reports to view a number of hr related papers.
- Council for Automotive Human Resources
- Cultural Human Resources Council
- Click on Research to view hr related studies.
- Electricity Sector Council
- Click here for labour market information.
- Environmental Careers Organization (ECO Canada)
- select Publications and then Reports to access a number of hr related reports, including Creating Workplace Culture: 2012 HR Best Practices Report and Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment (2010).
- Food Processing HR Council
- HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-Profit Sector
- labour force statistics
- Information and Communications Technology Council
- human resource and labour market reports (see separate entry in guide)
- Installation, Maintenance & Repair Sector Council
- Mining Industry Human Resource Council
- 2010 Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts and Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia labour market projections.
- Wood Manufacturing Council
- 2010 Interim Report Labour Market Update of the National Human Resources Study of the Advanced Wood Processing Industry
Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL)
Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL) aims to improve their logistics and supply chain management skills through education & research.
The Resources tab provides links to current papers related to the industry, including Green Supply Chain Management Reports and State of Logistics: The Canadian Report 2008.
Aerospace... Agriculture... Airlines... Automobiles and Automotive Parts and Equipment... Beverages... Biotechnology... Chemicals... Clothing, Accessories, and Textile Industries... Computers and Computer Software... Construction... Consumer Goods... E-Commerce... Fisheries... Food... Footwear... Forestry and Forestry Products... Furnishings... Machinery... Manufacturing... Metals and Mining... Oil and Gas... Packaging... Pharmaceuticals... Plastics and Rubber Industries... Printing and Publishing... Pulp and Paper... Retail... Services... Transportation... Restaurants...
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