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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...Banking Review (Pricewaterhousecoopers Canada)
Latest 1 year
Published three times per year, Pricewaterhousecoopers Canada's Banking Review discusses issues such as customer segmentation, wealth management, banking, cost management, and more. Banking and Finance...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 Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP)
Select Resources to access:
- Industry and Consumer Reports - mortgage market overviews, industry snapshots, industry trends and the Annual State of the Residential Mortgage Market in Canada
- News and Information - industry statistics, including total new housing starts and average MSL resale prices for local markets.
- The section also links to position papers & documents, provincial regulators and related organizations.
Canadian Bankers Association
Subdivisions include:- Banks in Canada - a list of schedule I, II and III banks in Canada, as well as a historical timeline of banking in Canada;
- Consumer Information - services offered to small and medium sized businesses and consumer protection (including codes of conduct);
- Research and Advocacy - the associations' views on a variety of issues affecting the banking and financial sectors as well as general information about the sector; and
- Media Room - Includes Statistics such as the number & usage of ABMs, number of bank branches, employment statistics, detailed & summarized financial statements, credit card statistics, & select delivery channel statistics. Detailed statistics for 1986 - October, 1997 available in print form (Detailed Financial Statistics. Domestic Banks - HG 2704 F492: BARD). Statistics also include number of residential mortgages in arrears by province and worldwide bank rankings.
- Backgrounders on Banking Issues - Includes Automated Banking Machine Market in Canada & Competition in the Financial Services Sector, industry submissions & reports.
Canadian Banks ... Perspectives on the Canadian Banking Industry. (PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
Online: 2006-; Print: HG 2701 C217 2002- .
Provides "an evaluation summary of the financial results" of the major Canadian banks.
Previous title: Canadian Banks Analysis of ... Results (Winspear - HG 2701 C216 1998-2001)
Banking and Finance...Charting A New Course For The Credit Card Industry (Deloitte)
2010
Due to the increase numbers of defaults, the Canadian credit card industry needed to make changes in order to become profitable. This document includes strategies for increased security, changes to interchange fees, & innovations the industry should adopt.
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Department of Finance. Canada
Financial Institutions and Markets
- Included are: fact sheets on Canada's financial sector (banks, insurance companies, trust companies, caisses populaires, credit unions and the securities industry); corporate governance; reports on government financial markets activities (cash management, lending rates, etc); and publications on trade in financial services (WTO agreement).
- Scroll down to Related Links to find a number of finance related task forces and committees including, the Wise Persons Committee (Committee to review the structure of securities regulation in Canada).
- Links to public responses to current public policy initiatives.
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 Services Canada
Location: Winspear Business Reference Library
HG 185 C2 F55
This directory lists Banks and Depository Institutions, Non-depository Institutions, Investment Management Firms, Insurance Companies, Accounting Firms, Law Firms, Federal and Provincial Government Offices, and Canadian Financial Associations. It has four different indexes, so you can look up companies alphabetically by name, by location, by executive name, or by website or email address. The entry for each company lists assets, company executives, and gives a brief company profile.
Banking and Finance... Insurance... 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...Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) operates as the industry's regulatory body. The site includes Dealer Member Rules, & The New IIROC Rule Book. Banking and Finance...
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI) Canada
The OSFI oversees the regulation of banks and financial institutions in Canada to ensure compliance under the various regulatory acts.The More About OSFI section includes links to:
- OSFI annual Reports
- lists of federally regulated institutions and private pension plans regulated by the OFSI (ie. Who We Regulate).
Select the specific type of deposit-taking institution (banks, foreign bank branches, trust and loan companies, cooperatives) to view acts & regulations, guidance, drafts & consultation papers, application & approval guides and financial data for each type of institution.
The financial data sections for each deposit-taking institution type includes monthly consolidated balance sheets (1996-) and selected quarterly summary information (Q1, 1996-).
Banking and Finance...Statistics & Overviews (Investment Funds Institute of Canada)
Latest 13 years
The Investment Funds Institute of Canada produces a monthly list of several different reports, including but not limited to annual reports, statisticals reviews, commentaries, relative position, sales reviews, graphs, and overviews. Links also available for historical & yearly reviews.
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