Resources and Statistics

This page provides access to a number of information products designed for the service industries - resources and guides for service companies, statistical information on the Canadian services sector and a number of links to industry associations and governments, in Canada and abroad.

Third Party Resources and Statistics

• UNCTAD World Investment Report 2004 - The Shift Towards Services
• Canadian Services Coalition Research Paper - "Canada and India: Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Services Sector" (PDF Document - 192 KB)
• OCDE: Services Trade
• OCDE: Statistics on Services
• APEC Group on Services
• World Trade Organization - Services Trade

Canadian Government Resources and Statistics

• Industry Canada
  • Service Industries
  • Information and Communications Technologies
  • Telecommunications Services
• The Electronic Commerce Branch of Industry Canada
• Finance Canada
  • The Canadian Financial Services Sector
• Transport Canada
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
  • Working Temporarily in Canada
  • Temporary Entry for Business Persons
  • Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• Statistics Canada
  • Canada's international trade in services

Canadian Provincial and Territorial Resources and Statistics

Trade in Services is often regulated at the provincial level. Therefore, here are the links to the provincial governments’ websites.

• British Columbia: Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
• Alberta: International and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Alberta: Department of Economic Development
• Saskatchewan: Ministry of the Economy
• Manitoba: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mines
• Ontario: Ministry of Economic Development,Trade and Employment
• Quebec: Ministère des Finances et de l’Économie
• New Brunswick: Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture
• Nova Scotia: Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism
• Prince Edward Island: Government of Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland and Labrador: Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development
• Yukon: Economic Development
• North West Territories: Industry, Tourism and Investment
• Nunavut: Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs

Industry Associations with an Interest in Services

Canada

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Canadian Council of Chief Executives
• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
• Information Technology Association of Canada

International

• Global Services Network
• United States Coalition of Services Industries
• European Services Forum
• Australian Services Roundtable
• International Chamber of Commerce