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Monday April 26, 2010

07:30
(Lobby)

08:30
(Salle des banquets)

Registration, coffee and posters


Welcome and opening remarks

Speaker: Ted Wannell
Co-chair, Socio-economic Conference 2010
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

08:45



Plenary 1 - Keynote address
“The Global Financial Crisis: A Canadian Perspective”

Speaker: Jeremy Rudin
Assistant Deputy Minister
Financial Sector Policy Branch
Finance Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

10:00
(Lobby)

Coffee and posters


10:15

Concurrent Workshops: Series 1

1A

“Productivity”
The Impact of Exchange-rate Volatility on Export-led Productivity Growth
John Baldwin and Beiling Yan, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
The Contributions of MFP and Infrastructure to Labour Productivity by Province, 1984 to 2008
Ryan Macdonald and David Zhu, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)

1B

“The Costs of Caregiving*”
Monetizing Caregivers' Lost Wages
Donna Dosman, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta and StatCan
Janet Fast, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Geoff Rowe, Modelling Division (StatCan)
Child Care: Preferences and Opportunity Costs
Roderic Beaujot, Zenaida Ravanera, and Ching Du, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Les services de garde d’enfants dans les communautés minoritaires de langue officielle
Edith Duclos and Marie-Anne Deussing, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Quebec

1C

“Immigrant Integration - Part 1”
Labour Market Outcomes Among Post-secondary Educated Immigrants: Location of Education, Field of Study and Occupation

Li Xue and Li Xu, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Are Federal Skilled Worker Immigrants Becoming Established Economically? The Impact of IRPA Regulation
Chantal Goyette, Jean-François Godin and Karine Begin, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Housing Canada’s Newcomers: Are Immigrants More Likely to Be Housing Cost Burdened?
Barry Edmonston, Sharon M. Lee and Zheng Wu, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia

1D

“Roulement de la main-d'œuvre / Labour Turnover”
After the Layoff - Après la mise à pied
André Bernard and Diane Galarneau, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)
La baisse de l'emploi dans le secteur de la fabrication au Canada : quels sont les effets sur le revenu?
Manon Langevin, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)

1E

Demography
Examining the Determinants of Union Dissolution Among Married and Common-law Unions in Canada
Nora Bohnert, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Québec
Growth and Decline: Differing Demographic Destinies for Canadian Communities
Kevin McQuillan and Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Long-term Household Growth Projections for Canada
Richard Gabay, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario

1F

“Rural Economic Trends and Community Outcomes”
Connecting Rural Canadians: A Review of Policy and Measurement

Larry McKeown, Ben Veenhof and Joseph Duggan, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division (StatCan)
Josie Brocca, Industry Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
The Industrialization of Agriculture and Community Outcomes: A Study of Goldschmidt's Hypothesis in Rural Canada
John R. Parkins, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Mike Patriquin, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton, Alberta
Richard C. Stedman, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Jobs and Income Indicators of Canada’s Fishing Communities
Paul Ma and Chamari Silva, Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario

1G

“The LifePaths Microsimulation Model: A Multi-purpose Model for Socio-Economic Analysis and Projections”
Comparing Lifetime Redistributive Properties of Canadian Tax and Transfer Regimes Across Years Using LifePaths
Steve Gribble and Laurie Plager, Modelling Division (StatCan)
The Evolution of Retirement Income Adequacy in Canada
Kevin Moore and Xiaofen Lin, Modelling Division (StatCan)
Accounting for the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment: The Modeling of Education in the Canadian LifePaths Microsimulation Model
Martin Spielauer, Modelling Division (StatCan)

1H

“Laboratory and Web-based Experiments: Two Innovative Approaches with Applications to Decision-Making”
Career Motion: A Demonstration Project to Assist PSE Graduates in their Career Planning

Carole Vincent, Social Research Demonstration Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
An Experimental Investigation of High School Students’ Demand for Postsecondary Education: The Influence of Price Sensitivity and Loan Aversion
Boris Palameta and Jean-Pierre Voyer, Social Research Demonstration Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario

1I

“The Changing Food System in Canada”
The Farm Level Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops: The Case of Corn and Soybeans in Québec and Ontario
Bishnu Saha, Agriculture Division (StatCan)
Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems: Data and Information Gaps at the Local and Regional Level Across Canada
Jim Hiley, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

11:45
(Salle des banquets)

Lunch


13:00
(Salle des banquets)

Plenary 2- Luncheon address

“Conclusions from the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
(Stiglitz Commission)”

 

Speaker: Claire Plateau
Direction de la coordination statistique et des relations internationales
INSEE
Paris Cedex

14:15

Concurrent Workshops: Series 2

2A

“Aging Workforces/Older Workers: Challenges and Opportunities*”
Earnings and Registered Pension Plan Participation

Alex Grey, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Québec
Income Security in Retirement
Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)
Garnett Picot, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
John Myles, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Creating a Typology of Recent Pension Policies Across OECD Countries
Mehmet Fatih Aysan, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

2B

“Different Adult Learning and Training Pathways”
A Profile of Canadian Adult Learners in Post-secondary Education
Winnie Chan, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Richard E. Mueller, University of Lethbridge, Lethridge, Alberta and Statistics Canada
The Persistence Behaviour of Registered Apprentices: Who Continues, Quits, or Completes Programs?
Christine Laporte, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Richard E. Mueller, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta and Statistics Canada
Self-Financed Retraining Following Job Displacement: Does it Pay, and How Common Is It?
Marc Frenette, Social Analysis Division (StatCan) and University of Notthingham, United Kingdom
Richard Upward and Peter Wright, University of Notthingham, United Kingdom

2C

“Immigrant Integration - Part 2*”
Papineau Early Career Difficulties for Visible Minority Postsecondary Graduates in Canada: A Longitudinal Approach

Pierre Canisius Kamanzi and Jake Murdoch, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec
Jacques Ledent, Urbanisation, Culture et Société- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Montréal, Quebec
U-shaped Assimilation or Economic Entrenchment? Factors Affecting Occupational Status Recovery for Highly Skilled Immigrants in Canada
Laura J. Templeton, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Migration, Wage and the Role of Toronto: Testing Fielding's Escalator Theory in Toronto
Bruce Newbold, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

2D

“Labour Market”
The Impact of Replacement Worker Legislation on Strike Incidence, Strike Duration and Wage Settlement

Jiong Tu, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Quebec
Séparations conjugales et marché du travail 1993 to 2007
Josiane Rocheleau, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Quebec
Employment in BC’s Forest Sector from 1980 to 2008: A Spatial Pattern and Plant Size Analysis
Klaus Edenhoffer, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia

2E

“The Use of Health-Related Micro-Simulation Models as Policy Decision Making Tools”
Projections of Cancer in Canada Using the Cancer Risk Management Model

William Flanagan, Jillian Oderkirk and Edward Ng, Health Analysis Division (StatCan)
Janey Shin and Gina Lockwood, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Toronto, Ontario
Microsimulation of Osteoarthritis in Canada
Philippe Finès and William M. Flanagan, Health Statistics Division (StatCan)
Jacek A. Kopec, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Eric C. Sayre and Md. Mushfiqur Rahman, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
PASSM: Physical Activity Static Simulation Model
Geoff Rowe, Modelling Division (StatCan)

2F

“Environment”
Resource Rent and Return to Produced Capital—Is Iron Brighter than Gold?

Kazi Islam, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division (StatCan)
Multicriteria Evaluation of Vulnerable Coastal Communities to Climate Change
Hooman Mostofi Camare, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Looking at Consumers as GHG Emitters
Hans Messinger, Industry Accounts Division (StatCan)
Joe St. Lawrence, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division (StatCan)
Chantal Hicks, Modelling Division (StatCan)

2G

“Rural Development and Labour Markets”
Self-contained Labour Areas in Canada: A Profile of Spatial Labour Markets
Alessandro Alasia and Ray D. Bollman, Agriculture Division (StatCan)
Anne Munro, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division (StatCan)
The Influence of Geography on Rural Population Decline: Canada and Alberta
Marianne Sorensen, Tandem Social Research Consulting, Edmonton, Alberta

2H

“Housing and Home Ownership”
Cohort Progress Toward Home Ownership and Household Formation: Immigrant Experiences in the U.S. and Canada Compared *

Michael Haan, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Zhou Yu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Homeownership over the Life Course of Canadians: Evidence from Canadian Censuses for Population
Feng Hou, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Home Ownership and Retirement Income
Mark Brown, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
Feng Hou, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)

2I

“Rural Canada”
Differences in Home Care Services Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in Ontario, Canada: A Case Study

Peter Kitchen and Allison Williams, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Raymond Pong, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
Donna Wilson, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
A Diminished Presence—Reflections on the Fate of Women's Organizations in Rural Canada
Carolyn Pletsch, University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario
Far Out! Understanding the "Rural" in Rural Canada
Ray D. Bollman, Agriculture Division (StatCan)

15:45

Break

16:00

State of the Art Lectures

CHAPLEAU

“Parier sur l’économie expérimentale pour évaluer les politiques économiques”
Claude Montmarquette
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

GATINEAU

“Human Capital, Health Human Resources, and Health”
Arthur Sweetman
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

PAPINEAU

“Microsimulation and Public Policy Research”
Michael Wolfson
Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario

PONTIAC

“Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster”
Peter Victor
York University, Toronto, Ontario

17:00
(Lobby)

Meet-the-authors poster sessions and cocktail


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

07:45
(Lobby)

Registration, coffee and posters

08:30
(Salle des banquets)

Plenary 3
“Canada's Retirement Income System: What's Wrong? How Do We Fix It?”

Speaker: Malcolm Hamilton
Worldwide Partner - Mercer
Toronto, Ontario

09:45
(Lobby)

Coffee and posters

10:00

Concurrent Workshops: Series 3

3A

“Educational and Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants: Perspectives Beyond the First Generation”
Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children

Miles Corak, University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Seeking Success in Canada and the United States: The Determinants of the Labour Market Outcomes of the Children of Immigrants
Garnett Picot and Feng Hou, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Access to Post-secondary Education Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
Ross Finnie, University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Richard E. Mueller, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta and Statistics Canada

3B

“Canadian Families and Policy Chanllenges*”
Les futures personnes âgées les plus vulnérables en termes de santé et de mode de vie : une comparaison entre le Canada et quelques pays européens
Jacques Légaré, Yann Décarie, Patrick Charbonneau, Janice Keefe, Joëlle Gaymu and Équipe FELICIE, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Policy and Fertility: An Empirical Study of Chilbearing in Canada
Benoît Laplante and Jean-Dominique Morency
Urbanisation, Culture et Société- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Montréal, Québec
Reconfiguring Intergenerational Relations and Exchanges: Policy Challenges to the Production/Protection Nexus
Susan A. McDaniel, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta

3C

“Geographic Features of Labour Markets and Innovation for Productivity”
A Geographic History Occupations Across Canada

Kevin Stolarick and Karen King, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Sectoral Regional Knowledge Spillover Trajectories – The Case of the Canadian Pharmaceutical and IT Industry Sectors, 1983-2007
Dieter Franz Kogler, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
The Contribution of Worker Reallocation to Productivity Growth in Canada
Ali Fakih, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

3D

“Self-Employment in Canada”
Self-employment in the Economic Downturn

Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)
The Dynamics of Self-employment in Canada, 1993 to 2007
Danny Leung, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
Trends in Gross Domestic Product, Self-employment and Productivity of Unincorporated Enterprises in the Canadian Economy, 1987 to 2005
Luke Rispoli, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)

3E

“Income”
An Historical Perspective on Middle-income Canadians (1993 to 2007)

Myriam Fortin, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Québec
Will Women Achieve Wage Parity with Men? The Evolution of Gender Wage Gap 1988 to 2008
Marie Drolet, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
High Wage Canadians in the Public and Private Sectors
Habib Saani and Brian Murphy, Income Statistics Division (StatCan)

3F

“Health”
The Impact of Retirement on Health in Canada

Dr. Ehsan Latif, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia
Health Satisfaction in Canada: Estimation of an Ordered Probit Model
Soheil Chennouf and Paul-Émile Bourque, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick
The Pattern of Shifts in the BMI for Canadian Adults, 1994/95-2006/07
Ye Tao, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec

3G

Aboriginal Lone Parent Families in Canada: Understanding the Current Social and Economic Realities
Jacqueline M. Quinless, Quintessential Research Group Inc.,Victoria, Bristish Columbia
The 2006 Aboriginal Children Survey: Nurturing and Developmental Outcomes of Aboriginal Children
Marie-Anne Deussing, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Quebec
Health Determinants for First Nations in Alberta
Nathalie Lachance, Nick Hossack, Chandrani Wijayasinghe, Wadieh Yacoub and Tahneen Toope
Health Canada - Alberta Region

3H

“Innovation and Business Strategy”
Spill-overs from User Innovation in Canadian Manufacturing

Susan Schaan, Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division (StatCan)
Anthony Arundel, Maastricht University, NL
Innovation as a Business Strategy: Results from the Survey of Advanced Technology 2007
Horatio Sam-Aggrey, Neil Rothwell, Susan Schaan and Frances Anderson
Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division (StatCan)
An Alternative Way to Measure Competition and the Relationship Between Competition and Innovation
Hans-Olof Hagén, Statistics Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden

3I

“Farm and Off-Farm Income Dynamics of Farming Families”
The Persistence of Off-farm Income in Canada

Amélie Lafrance, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
The Distribution of Income of Farm, Rural and Urban Families in Canada: An Analysis Using Longitudinal Tax Data 1992 to 2006
Cally Dhaliwal and David Culver, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Assessing Income Variability of Canadian Farmers
Kenneth Poon and Alfons Weersink, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

11:30
(Salle des banquets)

Lunch


12:45

Plenary 4 - Luncheon address
“Does Canada Have a Problem of Social Integration? Immigration, Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion in the 21st Century”

Speaker: Keith Banting
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

“Closing Remarks”

Speaker: François Gendron
Co-chair, Socio-economic Conference 2010
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

14:00

Concurrent Workshops: Series 4

4A

“Public Policies and Health Inequalities*”
What is the Contribution of Early Life Circumstances, Adult Circumstances and Adult Health Behaviour to Educational Differences in Major Depressive Episode During Young Adulthood in Men and Women?

Alison Park, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée and Rebecca Fuhrer, McGill University, Montréal, Québec
Cost-related Prescription Drug Non-adherence Across Canada
David Haardt, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Defining Disability: Recognizing the Heterogeneity of Care Receivers and Its Consequences for Projecting Future Care needs of Canadians
Janice Keefe, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jacques Légaré and Patrick Charbonneau, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Yann Décarie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec
Comment mesurer et réduire les inégalités sociales de santé?
Paul Bernard and Marie-France Raynault, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

4B

“Rural Development: Why and How Does Rural Matter”
The Review of the Census Metropolitan Area and Census Agglomeration Methodology for the 2016 Census
Peter Murphy, Geography Division (StatCan)
A New Research Project on Canadian Settlements: Initial Geographic Results
Nancy Hofman, Akmal Elgarawany, Giuseppe Filoso, Hugo Larocque and Tim Dennis
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division (StatCan)
Rural Canada: It Matters, So Let's Measure It
Elizabeth Sepulveda, Rural Secretariat, AAFC, Ottawa, Ontario

4C

“New Insights From The Statistical System”
Real Financial Linkages

Danny Leung, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
Measurement of Educational Output
Wulong Gu, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
Ambrose Wong, Producer Prices Division (StatCan)
Measuring the Contribution of Small, Medium and Large Size Businesses in the Canadian Economy, 2005
Luke Rispoli, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)

4D

“Aging and Labour Market Activity”
Labour Market Activity Among Seniors

Sharanjit Uppal, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)
Impact of Aging on Working Hours
Diane Galarneau, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)
Jean-Pierre Maynard, Income and Expenditure Accounts Division (StatCan)
Health Factors and Retirement Among Older Workers
Jungwee Park, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division (StatCan)

4E

“Immigration”
Mental Health and Well-being of Recent Immigrations in Canada

Anne-Marie Robert and Tara Gilkinson, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
A Systems Approach to Strengthening Health Literacy: Recent Immigrants Living in Rural Nova Scotia
Philip Girvan, St.Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

4F

“Environment”
Geographic Systems and Systems Dynamics—Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Communities

Maxx Hartt, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Economic Indicators as Potential Surrogates for Environmental Indicators: A Case Study
Zhen Yu Li, Philip Astles, Allison Bone, Matthew Prescott, Joe St. Lawrence, Laleh Yerushalmi and Soheil Rastan
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division (StatCan)
Evaluating the Impact of Environmental Change on Coastal Communities
Sahar Pakdel, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

4G

“Education”
Access to Post-secondary Education: Evidence from LAD

Ross Finnie, University of Ottawa & Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Theresa Hanqing Qiu, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Yan Zhang, Small Area and Administrative Data Division (StatCan)
The Implications of Aspirations, Peer Variables, and Parental Influence on University Attendance: A Gender Comparison
Michael Hoy, Zhi (Jane) Li, Joniada Milla and Thanasis Stengos, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

4H

“The Use of Microsimulation for Specific Population Projections”
Demosim, a Demographic Microsimulation Model Designed for Population Projections

Laurent Martel, Demography Division (StatCan)
Ethnocultural Composition of the Canadian Population by 2031: Key Finding from Demosim
André Lebel, Demography Division (StatCan)
Future Developments Using Demosim : Aboriginals Population Projections
Éric Guimond, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

4I

“Income”
Measuring Canadian Low-income Across Time and Space: Local Thresholds or Spatial Price Indices?

Xuelin Zhang, Income Statistics Division (StatCan)
Private Cash Transfers between Households
Jackson Chung, Income Statistics Division (StatCan)
Revising Statistics Canada’s Low Income Measure
Brian Murphy, Xuelin Zhang and Claude Dionne, Income Statistics Division (StatCan)

15:30

Break

15:45

Concurrent Workshops: Series 5

5A

“Post-Secondary Pathways and Outcomes”
Interim Impacts of the BC AVID Demonstration Project: Can an Early College-preparatory Programming in High School Increase Access to Post-secondary Education for Middle-achieving Students?
Heather Smith Fowler, Social Research Demonstration Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
Labour Market Experiences of Youth After Leaving School: Exploring the Effect of Educational Pathways over Time
Darcy Hango, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division (StatCan)
La transformation de la demande de formation de base en entreprise *
Paul Bélanger, Université de Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec

5B

Participants’ Perspectives on the Use of Elder Mediation (EM) As a Support to Enhance Social Participation and Inclusion among Families Coping with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Judy McCann Beranger, Elder Mediation Canada, Newfoundland
Judy-Lynn Richards, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Evaluating the Youth Criminal Justice Act with Perpetrator Self-reported Data
Lihui Zhang, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan

5C

The Impacts of Changing Levels of Educational Attainment on the Labour Market Outcomes and Employment Income Levels of Youth with Disabilities*
Aron Spector, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Gatineau, Québec
Inequality in Workplace Disability Accommodation*
Kim M. Shuey and Emily Jovic, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

5D

“Prices and Primary Commodities”
PPPs: Purchasing Power or Producing Power Parities?

John Baldwin and Ryan Macdonald, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)
An Update to the Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index
Ilan Kolet, Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Ryan Macdonald, Economic Analysis Division (StatCan)

5E

Born Global, Born Regional, Gradual Global, and Their Characteristics - Evidence from Canadian Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers 1997-2004
Sui Sui and Zhihao Yu, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
Recent Trends in Canada's International Transactions
Angela Yuan, Balance of Payments Division (StatCan)

5F

The Economic Impacts of Government Procurement "The Multiplier Effect"
Dave Stiles, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Gatineau, Québec
GO/NO-GO—Modelling a Decision to Bid
Amadou Saikou Diallo and Dave Stiles, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Gatineau, Québec

5G

Economic Impact of International Education in Canada
Roslyn Kunin & Associates, Inc. (RKA, Inc.), Vancouver, British Columbia

5H

Farm Family Wellbeing and Income in Canada
Debbie Sussman, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Socio-economic Impact of BSE Disease on Rural Communities in the Canadian Prairie Provinces: A Probit Analysis
Alam, Mohammad Ashraful and S. McLachlan, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bishnu Saha and Verna Mitura, Agriculture Division (StatCan)

16:45

End of conference

* Sessions, Papers and Posters by the Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Custer


Posters

Life Course and Structural Factors in Childlessness: The Waiting Game and Constrained Choices in the Second Demographic Transition*
Zenaida Ravanera and Roderic Beaujot, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Recent Immigrants' Labour Market Performance in the Current Economic Downturn
Dawa Bhuti Ghoso, Income Statistics Division (StatCan)
Feng Hou, Social Analysis Division (StatCan)
Tina Chui, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division (StatCan)

Gaps Don't Happen in a Vacuum: The Contribution of Socioeconomic and Regional Context on Gender Differences in Achievement-related Foundation Skills
Stefania Maggi, Matthew Kirby, Kristy Callaghan, David MacLennan and Amedeo D’Angiulli, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian Natural Gas Balance and Factors Controlling Supply and Demand, 2006 to 2009
Corben Bristow, Liz Mainwaring and Gary Smalldridge, Manufacturing and Energy Division (StatCan)

Patterns of Business Investment Intentions and Realized Capital Expenditure from 1997 to 2007
Beatrix Lee, Investment and Capital Stock Division (StatCan)

Indebtedness and Liquidity of Non-financial Corporations
Boran Plong and Caron Boyington, Industrial Organization and Finance Division (StatCan)

The Foundational Academic Skills of British Columbia Children: Status over Time from Grade 4 to 7 and the School Neighbourhood Socio-economic Predictors
Lily Dyson and Bi Guang, Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia
Clyde Hertzman and Bill Warburton, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Caregiving on Hours Worked for Sandwiched Versus Non-sandwiched Caregivers*
Arianna Waye and Janet Fast, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Adequacy of Canadian Women's Financial Resources of Retirement*
Mika Kawaguchi and Karen A. Duncan, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitobaà

Les départs à la retraite selon l'industrie, au Canada, 1993 to 2004 *
Patrick Charbonneau, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec

Les départs à la retraite selon la profession au Canada, 1993 to 2004 *
Marc-André Fortin, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec