Government of Canada

About: Government of Canada is a government organization based out in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Monetary policy & Productivity. The organization has 796 authors who have published 886 publications receiving 21366 citations. The organization is also known as: federal government of Canada & Her Majesty's Government.

Individual and community-level determinants of retention of Anglophone and Francophone immigrants across Canada

Abstract: This paper uses Cox Proportional Hazards Models, the Longitudinal Immigration Database, and Harmonized Census Data files to investigate the individual and community determinants of retention of Anglophone and Francophone immigrants in Canada among 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 landing cohorts in the first five years after landing. We focus on both the official language capacity of immigrants and the linguistic composition of the communities in which they settle. We find that Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) successfully retained Francophone immigrants better than non-OLMCs outside of Quebec. We also find that most cohorts of Anglophone immigrants are more likely to exit Quebec if they started out in an OLMC than if they did not. Cette etude utilise des modeles a risque proportionnel de Cox, la base de donnees longitudinales sur l’immigration, des fichiers de donnees harmonises des recensements de la population afin d’examiner les determinants au niveau individuel et communautaire sur la retention a l’arrivee au pays des cohortes admises en 1990, 1995, 2000 et 2005 au cours des cinq premieres annees apres leur etablissement. L’accent de l’etude porte sur la capacite linguistique dans les deux langues officielles des nouveaux arrivants et la composition linguistique des communautes d’accueil. L’etude revele que les communautes de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM) ont plus de succes a maintenir les immigrants francophones que les communautes de langue officielle en situation majoritaire hors-Quebec. L’etude revele aussi que la plupart des cohortes anglophones sont plus susceptible de quitter le Quebec si initialement etablies dans une CLOSM.

Multi-dimensional Latent Group Structures with Heterogeneous Distributions

Abstract: This paper aims to identify the multi-dimensional latent grouped heterogeneity of distributional effects. We consider a panel quantile regression model with additive cross-section and time fixed effects. The cross-section effects and quantile slope coefficients are both characterized by grouped patterns of heterogeneity, but each unit can belong to different groups for cross-section effects and slopes. We propose a composite-quantile approach to jointly estimate multi-dimensional group memberships, slope coefficients, and fixed effects. We show that using multiple quantiles improves clustering accuracy if memberships are quantile-invariant. We apply the methods to examine the relationship between managerial incentives and risk-taking behavior.

The use of virtual reality as a treatment medium for autonomic dysfunction across three diagnostic groups: Case studies

Abstract: Three patient case studies, will illustrate novel techniques for using virtual reality technology to treat patients with complex rehabilitation needs. The patients were respectively diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), persistent pain with post-concussion syndrome and persistent pain with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The common treatment goal for these patients is to use VR to promote top down regulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) by using VR to challenge the patients in small exposures. The exposure and subsequent required control by the patients will promote creation of new adaptive neural plastic networks. The patient treatment sessions were complete on a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) Extended system (MotekForce link, The Netherlands) located at The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (TOHRC). The outcome measures to evaluate the treatment effectiveness will demonstrate changes in The World Health Organization categories of tissue dysfunction, patient activities and participation.

Using Strategic Environmental Assessments to Guide Oil and Gas Exploration Decisions: Applying Lessons Learned from Atlantic Canada to the Beaufort Sea

Abstract: Strategic Environmental Assessments have been used on the Atlantic Coast of Canada to inform oil and gas exploration decisions. Both the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia offshore petroleum boards have about a decade of experience with strategic environmental assessments. In the Beaufort Sea, there is no such process currently in place to guide decisions about oil and gas exploration. In the wake of the Deep Horizon spill in the US, this article considers the lessons learned from the Atlantic Canada experience, and makes recommendations for the design of an oil and gas strategic environmental assessment process for exploration in the Beaufort Sea.

Starting from a Blank Page? Semantic Similarity in Central Bank Communication and Market Volatility

Abstract: Press releases announcing and explaining monetary policy decisions play a critical role in the communication strategy of central banks. Due to their market-moving potential, it is particularly important how they are drafted. Often, central banks start from the previous statement, and update the earlier text at the margin. This makes it straightforward to compare statements and see how the central bank’s thinking has evolved; however, more substantial changes, which will eventually be required, might then be harder to understand. Using variation in the drafting process at the Bank of Canada, this paper studies the extent to which similarity in central bank statements matters for the reception of their content in financial markets. It shows that similar press releases generate less market volatility, but that more substantial textual changes after a sequence of very similar statements lead to much larger volatility.