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Broadcasting and Telecommunications (Statistics Canada)
Discontinued with September 2008 issue.
Summary information (revenues, expenses, profits, labour costs) "on the following Canadian industries: telecommunications, radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and cable and other program distribution."
Broadcasting... Telecommunications...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 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 Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)
Click on Industry Guide to access a brief industry overview, a glossary of terms, and facts & figures (including the number of wireless phone subscribers). News links to industry press releases (1998-).
Telecommunications...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.
Doing Business In Alberta (Price Waterhouse Coopers)
Summer, 2009 -
Reports released three times per year. These are general reports on how Alberta companies can improve operations, develop proper strategy, how to better help the environment, etc.
Banking and Finance... Computers and Computer Software... Construction... Consumer Goods... Energy... Forestry and Forestry Products... Health Care... Oil and Gas... Real Estate... Retail... Services... Telecommunications... Transportation...Financial Summaries for Broadcasting Sector (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - CRTC)
Statistical and financial information (1996-) for the various broadcast media (conventional, pay, video-on-demand & specialty television and private commercial radio).
Other Resources include:
- Broadcasting Reports and Publications - Communications Monitoring Report (latest edition), radio program monitoring-licence renewals and special reports (Broadband Report - Nov. 2011; Digital Transitions Models - Oct. 2009, A Snapshot of Volunteerism in Canadian Campus & Community Radio - Feb. 2011, The Community Access Program Sector: A Quantitative Analysis - Sept. 2009, International Approaches to Funding Community & Campus Radio - March 2009).
- Glossary
- Local Broadcast Markets - local newspaper, television and radio stations by group/licensee.
- Ownership Charts - corporate structure of licensees and their holding companies
- Radio and TV Station Lists
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...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...Information and Communication Technologies (Industry Canada)
Links to company directories, statistics and industry profiles.
Select ICT Sector Statistics and Analysis to view the latest editions of the Canadian ICT Statistical Overview, the Quarterly Monitor of the Canadian ICT Sector and the Canadian ICT Sector Profile .
Broadcasting... Computers and Computer Software... Electronics... Telecommunications...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...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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