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.

Productivity Growth in Canadian and U.S. Regulated Industries

Abstract: This paper compares the productivity growth of a set of Canadian and U.S. regulated industries. Using data from Statistics Canada’s KLEMS database and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the paper examines productivity growth in transportation services (which includes air and rail), broadcasting and telecommunications, and financial services (which includes financial intermediation and insurance), over the period from 1977 to 2003. The majority of these provide the foundational networks on which other industries rely. These sectors were quite heavily regulated in Canada at the beginning of the period of study (1977), experienced partial deregulation during the period and still faced various types of regulation at the end (2003). Deregulation also occurred in the United States, but regulation has generally been less restrictive there over most of the period.The evidence shows that many of the Canadian industries that underwent deregulation experienced faster labour productivity growth and multifactor productivity growth than did the aggregate Canadian business sector and had similar or higher productivity growth than did their counterparts in the United States over the 1977-to-2003 period. Those industries include rail transportation, broadcasting and telecommunications, financial intermediation and insurance carriers. The airline industry had slower productivity growth in Canada than in the United States over the 1977 to 2003 period.

Digital Haves and Have-Nots: Internet and Broadband Usage in Canada and the United States

Abstract: This paper builds on the 2012 TPRC paper by the same authors, on broadband adoption and use in Canada and the United States [McConnaughey et al, 2012]. Although very different in their population densities, the two countries have many similarities in terms of geography, demographic patterns, socio-economic factors, and challenges hindering universal broadband Internet adoption. The paper focuses on a comparison and evaluation of broadband adoption and usage results from major national surveys: the Statistics Canada’s Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) Computer and Internet Use Supplement. Broadband Internet availability data and subscription rates come from the CRTC’s annual Communications Monitoring Report as well as the NTIA’s National Broadband Map and the FCC’s Internet Use Services (FCC Form 477) reports. The CPS results used in this paper are taken from the Digital Nation series of reports published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.In our analysis, we examine online activities in some detail. We explore policy ramifications in light of our findings regarding online activity patterns, drawing comparisons and contrasts between the United States and Canada where appropriate. Detailed breakouts by socio-demographic factors and geography give information on which to base targeted demand side policies. Such policies can both address adoption and usage gaps and can complement the more common supply side policies used to address availability shortfalls.

Preventive Conservation on Demand: Developing Tools and Learning Resources for the Next Generation of Collections Professionals

Abstract: The modern learning environment is evolving at a rapid pace. Technology can help developers of preventive conservation tools and learning resources for collections professionals to increase their i...

L’utilisation des technologies d’apprentissage automatique par la police préoccupe-t-elle les intervenants québécois ?

Abstract: Algorithmes, intelligence artificielle, apprentissage automatique, apprentissage profond, des termes qui prennent de plus en plus une place dans le langage courant, parfois de façon à semer la confusion. Mais lorsque les administrations publiques et particulièrement les agents de la paix adoptent des technologies que décrivent ces termes, ce n’est plus que question de langage. La littérature montre que de plus en plus de services de police, y compris ceux du Québec, font appel à la technologie de pointe dans différentes opérations. Or l’importance et les apports de cette tendance ne font pas unanimité. Ce travail étudie l’importance, mesurée grâce à l’analyse d’occurrence et de fréquence, que les intervenants ayant participé aux récentes consultations publiques sur l’avenir de la police au Québec ont accordée à l’adoption, par les agents de la paix de la province, des technologies ayant recours à l’intelligence artificielle et aux algorithmes.