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Alberta Industry Profiles (Alberta Human Resources and Employment)
Published in June 2012, each profile contains information on the business environment (employment/unemployment, industry growth, company size), a human resources profile (age & gender, wages) and links to industry associations.
Note: Some sectors are quite broad, ie. Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry and the Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Leasing Industry.
Agriculture... Arts and Cultural Industries... Banking and Finance... Construction... Education, Training, and New Media Industries... Forestry and Forestry Products... Health Care... Information Technology... Insurance... Manufacturing... Metals and Mining... Oil and Gas... Printing and Publishing... Real Estate... Retail... Services... Tourism and Hospitality... Transportation... Restaurants...Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST)
Select Anti-Piracy Resources to access news releases and studies on piracy rates and Canadians' attitudes toward software piracy.
Computers and Computer Software... E-Commerce... Information Technology...Canadian Internet Project
"The Canadian Internet Project / Projet Internet Canada (CIP) is a representational survey of Canadians that provides data and analysis for ongoing research in the area of internet use and non-use patterns."
Select Publications to view reports from the 2007 and 2004 surveys.
E-Commerce... Information Technology...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.
Going Green Tables - Select Federal and Provincial Incentives (PWC)
2011
The publication lists selected federal and provincial environment related incentives.
Agriculture... Construction... Electric Power... Energy... Environment Industry and Environmental Issues... Forestry and Forestry Products... Information Technology... Manufacturing... Oil and Gas... Transportation... Restaurants...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...Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Select eLibrary to view a number of IT human resource and labour force related publications as well as an October 2012 publication titled Employment, Investment, and Revenue in the Canadian App Economy.
Computers and Computer Software... Information Technology...Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)
Select one of the six priority areas (Competitiveness, ICT Adoption, Procurement, Smart Regulation, eHealth, Talent) to access related documents. The site also links to a list of Members and news releases.
Health Care... Information Technology... Telecommunications...Mobile Commerce - New Experiences, Emerging Consumer Issues (Office of Consumer Affairs - Industry Canada)
Published in Winter 2010, the publication "describes the main types of mobile commerce applications available to Canadian consumers, and discusses emerging consumer protection issues, as well as a number of policy initiatives, in light of experiences of early-adopting countries".
E-Commerce... Information Technology... Retail... Telecommunications...Reports and Publications (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
Other Publications links to a number of publications on internet privacy.
Publications of note: Reaching for the Cloud(s): Privacy Issues Related to Cloud Computing (2010), Social Network Site Privacy - A Comparative Analysis of Six Sites (2009), Use of Data from the Electronic Health Record for Health Research-Current Governance Challenges and Potential Approaches (2009) and Second Life: Privacy in Virtual Worlds (2008).
Health Care... Information Technology...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
Spectrum Management and Telecommunications (Industry Canada)
Select Reports and References and then Telecom Service Industry Reference Tool and Statistics to find industry overviews and statistical reports.
Other links of interest: Related Sites (Canadian and international government agencies as well as industry associations, organizations and research institutes), Certification/Standards, Gazette Notices and Petitions (industry related information published in the Canada Gazette and petitions to the Governor in Council) and Official Publications (legislation, regulations, treaties, guidelines, policies, etc).
The site also links to current news and sector specific (on-line services, broadcasting, radiocom, telecom) technical guidelines.
Broadcasting... Information Technology... Telecommunications...Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications (SITT) Gateway
A gateway to over 50 government and industry websites. The websites are grouped by category (Committees, E-Business, International, Internet, Radiocom & Broadcasting, Telecom, Certification/Standards, Community, Industry Support, Learning and Licensing).
Many of the links lead to Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications website (see separate entry).
Broadcasting... Information Technology... Telecommunications...Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions (Deloitte & Touche)
Location: Winspear Business Reference Library
Online: 2007- ; Print: HD 45 T43-T437 2003-.
Canadian TMT Predictions - 2012, 2011, 2010 , 2009, 2008.
The annual Deloitte publication explores new developments that have the potential to produce efficiencies in the technology, media and telecom sectors.
Computers and Computer Software... Information Technology... Telecommunications...
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