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The motivation for studying this group of firms is that new firms have an enormous potential to contribute to the economy. However, most new firms die. The first objective to the economy. However, most new firms die. The first objective of the study, then, is to identify the characteristics of the entrants that survive. A secondary objective is to identify the differences between the entrants that succeeded by the very fact that they survived, and the entrants that not only survived, but achieved strong growth. Together the three studies provide an important addition to our knowledge about problems facing firms at different points in their life-cycle.

Using data from the monthly Wholesale Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2005. This annual review describes the evolution of sales by different sectors such as building material, machinery and electronic equipment. This study also includes a provincial dimension.

This technical reference guide (updated to include the 2022 datasets) is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.

Over the past decade, the Canadian property & casualty insurance industry underwent considerable consolidation, which has resulted in a smaller number of non-government companies serving a larger share of the market. After describing the industry's role, characteristics, financial performance, and importance to the overall economy, this article examines motivations for and evidence of consolidation in the property & casualty insurance industry between 1998 and early 2001.

"Each year, Statistics Canada releases data on the labour market outcomes of college and university graduates using data from the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP)"--Introduction, page 4.

During the last decade, the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry underwent considerable consolidation, which has resulted in a smaller number of non-government companies serving a larger share of the industry's market. After describing the industry's role, characteristics, financial performance, and importance to the overall economy, this article examines motivations for and evidence of consolidation in the property and casualty insurance industry between 1988 and early 2001. Findings include moderate financial growth overall despite a steady decrease in the number of licensed companies in the industry. The overall decrease in the number of companies is due more to market exits than mergers or amalgamations. Nevertheless, ownership changes have also increased the concentration of market share under the largest groups of affiliated insurance companies.