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 & Debt. 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.

A comparison of commonly used hydrologic design methods for rainwater collectors

Abstract: Rainwater collection as a possible water source in developing countries is introduced. The major parameters in calculating the size of the tank are defined. Six methods that have been used previously to relate demand, storage, reliability and the rainfall pattern are compared to the Ottawa Model over a wide range of demands.

Anti-Dumping at 100 Years and Counting: A Canadian Perspective

Abstract: The distinction of introducing the first anti-dumping measure falls to Canada. At a time when tariffs were not bound, what made the duty special was that it could be levied administratively, rather than being enacted. In historical context, anti-dumping first made its appearance in an era that was a high season of globalization, with labor and capital able to move internationally as never before or since, but also an era marked by an awakening of economic nationalism in newly industrializing countries, and by growing angst over the power of large corporations that were emerging to exploit the economies of scale allowed by mass production, which itself was facilitated by the growth of international trade. Today, in another high season of globalization, marked by concerns over corporate globalism that evoke those of the earlier era, it is of particular interest to note a major difference: anti-dumping actions did not proliferate then but are doing so now. This paper, developed for a conference marking the 100th anniversary of Canada’s historic act, considers why this is the case.

Hydrodynamic Modeling of the St. Lawrence Fluvial Estuary. II: Reproduction of Spatial and Temporal Patterns

Abstract: This is the second part of an investigation aimed at documenting the tidal hydrodynamics of the St. Lawrence fluvial estuary (SLFE). In Part I, the calibration and validation of a high-resolution, two-dimensional (2D), time-dependent hydrodynamic model of the SLFE was presented. Herein, the process-based (structural) validation procedure used to quantitatively assess the ability of the model to reproduce spatial and temporal patterns observed in the field data is presented. Tidal and flow features were found to be reproduced satisfactorily in terms of their lateral and longitudinal variability at both the intratidal and fortnightly scales. These properties can be used to describe the real system dynamics, including flooding–drying processes, tidal propagation and modulation, and transient momentum balance, providing insights into the general physical processes of the SLFE and of large tidal rivers globally.

Adding Latin America to the Global Projection Model

Abstract: This is the fourth of a series of papers that are being written as part of a larger project to estimate a small quarterly Global Projection Model (GPM). The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit to which economists have access for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. In this paper, we add Latin American economies to a previously estimated small quarterly projection model of the US, Euro Area, and Japanese economies. The model is estimated with Bayesian techniques, which provide a very efficient way of imposing restrictions to produce both plausible dynamics and sensible forecasting properties.