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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...Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA)
AWNA represents community newspapers in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The website links to the latest rate card (circulation, advertising rates). Select Area Maps to view basic market analysis by zone.
Advertising... Printing and Publishing...Book Publishers (Statistics Canada)
2003- .
An "overview of trends in the book publishing industry. ... The tables focus on financial and operating data."
Printing and Publishing...Canadian Newspaper Association
Website of the Canadian Newspaper Association includes information on its members (daily French and English newspapers in Canada) plus key industry facts (ownership, circulation).
Printing and Publishing...Culture Services Trade - Data Tables (Statistics Canada)
1996-
Annual data "for international trade in culture services by type of service and culture framework category, along with cross-tabulations for trade between Canada and selected countries."
Culture framework categories - writing & published works, film & video, broadcasting, sound recording & music publishing, performing arts, architecture, design, advertising, festivals, heritage, photography.
Advertising... Arts and Cultural Industries... Broadcasting... Printing and Publishing...Guide to Culture Statistics (Statistics Canada)
The site links to "information on culture surveys, data and analysis at Statistics Canada."
Section headings:
- Culture Themes: government spending on culture, culture goods & services trade, and economic contribution of culture.
- Culture Sectors: Service bulletins (overview of trends and financial & operating data) for a number of different sectors. Sectors include film, video and audio-visual production, post-production & distribution, movie theatres (motion picture theatres), sound recording and music publishing, book and periodical publishing, heritage institutions and the performing arts.
This site also includes a Publications link that contains Analytical Studies & Research Papers.
Arts and Cultural Industries... Broadcasting... Printing and Publishing... Telecommunications...Human Activity and the Environment (Statistics Canada)
2002 - .
Each year focuses on a specific environmental issue - (2002 - air quality, 2003 - fresh water resourses, 2004 - energy in Canada, 2005 - solid waste in Canada, 2006 - transportation in Canada, 2007-2008 - climate change in Canada, 2009 - food in Canada, 2010 - freshwater supply & demand in Canada, 2011 - economy and the environment), 2012 - waste management in Canada.
Related title: Human Activity and the Environment: Detailed Statistics
- A biennial publication (2011- ) that includes a wide variety of statistical tables.
- Topics covered include: R&D expenditures by industry, mineral production, transportation by mode, consumption of refined petroleum products by mode of transportation, pollution prevention methods by industry, hydro-electric power generation, production and consumption of primary energy resources, waste disposal, greenhouse gas emissions and government & industry expenditures on environmental protection.
- Most statistics are at the national level, though some provincial information is also included.
Newspaper Publishers (Statistics Canada)
2006- .
An overview of trends in the newspaper publishing industry as well as financial and operating data.
Printing and Publishing...Publications (Canadian Heritage)
Links to reports published for the Department of Canadian Heritage or industry groups.
Sections/publications of particular interest:
- the latest edition of Profile ... An Economic Report on the Screen-Based Production Industry in Canada - a guide to film & television production in Canada which includes volume of production, export values, employment & GDP both nationally and provincially.
- Study of the Audiovisual Distribution Sector in Canada (2011) - full report available from the Government of Canada Publications website
- Effects of Foreign Location Shooting on the Canadian Film and Television Industry (2010) - full report available from Government of Canada Publications website
- Related title: Canadian Books, Film, Periodicals and Music Opinion Survey. Executive Summary (2012) - available through the Government of Canada Publications website.
- Role of the Book Importation Regulations in Canada’s Market for Books (2012) - available through the Government of Canada Publications website.
- Investing in the Future of Canadian Books: Review of the Revised Foreign Investment Policy in Book Publishing and Distribution(2010)
- Study of the Canadian K to 12 Educational Book Publishing Sector (2010) - avaiable through the Government of Canada Publications website.
The site also links to Funding Opportunites for all sectors of the arts and cultural industry.
Arts and Cultural Industries... Printing and Publishing... Sports...Retail Trade (Industry Canada)
The site links to the State of Retail: The Canadian Report 2010 (Industry Profile) and Green Supply Chain Management - Retail Chain & Consumer Product Goods: A Canadian Perspective - 2009 (Environmental Topics).
Advertising... Beverages... Clothing, Accessories, and Textile Industries... Consumer Goods... E-Commerce... Food... Footwear... Forestry and Forestry Products... Furnishings... Manufacturing... Packaging... Printing and Publishing... Retail... Services...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
Specialized Design Services (Statistics Canada)
2006 - .An "overview of trends in the specialized design services industry. ... The tables focus on financial and operating data."
Arts and Cultural Industries... Clothing, Accessories, and Textile Industries... Printing and Publishing... Consulting...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.
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