Business & Economics Statistics

This annual survey of the manufacturing industries of Canada collects principal operating statistics including shipments, materials purchased, inventories, labour data, value added, non-manufacturing activity, and commodity information.

The data are used by Statistics Canada, the business community, trade associations, all levels of governments, international organizations and private citizens. The data are used for analyzing market share, forecasting demand for new products, comparing establishment performance with others, for the development of programs and for the establishment of trade and tariff policies.

The CD-ROM product offers summary indicators plus detailed statistics that quantify the relationship between economic activity and the environment. Information is presented for issues ranging from greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy use, to natural resource wealth, environmental expenditures and beyond.

Print version is available in Government Documents location, call #16-200

Call # HG 4061 .F562 1996, Print edition of Volumes 1-3 available in Government Documents location, call # 61-0058. 1997-1999 microfiche editions of Volumes 1-3 available in Government Documents location, call # 61-0058, 61-0059, 61-0060.

Financial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business on CD-ROM presents efficiency, solvency and profitability ratios for small, medium and large sized companies in Canada . The sizes are based on annual operating revenue levels and include industry or geographic aggregations.

The Inter-corporate ownership CD-ROM is the most authoritative and comprehensive source of information available on corporate ownership, a unique directory of "who owns what" in Canada . It tracks the ownership of the largest Canadian corporations and provides up-to-date information reflecting recent corporate takeovers and other substantial changes. Ultimate corporate control is determined through a careful study of holdings by corporations, the effects of options, insider holdings, convertible shares and interlocking directorships. The information that is presented is based on non-confidential returns filed by Canadian corporations under the Corporations Returns Act. The Inter-corporate ownership directory now lists more than 95,000 corporations. The data are presented in an easy-to-read tiered format, illustrating at a glance the hierarchy of subsidiaries within each corporate structure. The entries for each corporation provide both the country of control and the country of residence. As well, the inclusion of the Standard Industrial Classification code enables study by industrial sector.

- Older annual editions are available in CD_Shelf location. 2000 print edition available in the Reference location at HF 5071 .I57; 1984, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1998 print editions in Government Documents location at 61-517.

These electronic tables include statistics on investment income, taxfiles, charitable donors, RRSP contributions, economic dependency profiles, income profiles, migration estimates, etc. The statistics are derived from the annual taxfile provided by Revenue Canada.