Statistics

Adolescent Career Development in Urban-Residing Aboriginal Families in Canada [Career Development Quarterly]

Publisher: 
Career Development Quarterly
Year of publication: 
2011

"The purpose of this study was to understand how urban-residing Aboriginal adolescent-parent dyads (n = 11) jointly constructed and acted on goals and strategies with their social supports (n = 17) to facilitate the adolescents' career development. A modified protocol following the qualitative action-project method was used. A discrete joint project was identified for each family.

A policy-theoretic analysis of sample survey of the Mi’kmaq People of Cape Breton in the light of the knowledge-based world view [International Journal of Social Economics]

Publisher: 
International Journal of Social Economics
Year of publication: 
1997

"Carries out a statistical and economic analysis of socio-economic survey results on the Mi’kmaq People of Cape Breton in the light of the criterion of the social wellbeing function. Focuses on studying the social wellbeing criterion with the socio-economic variables involved in the surveys in a relational perspective among alternatives. Points out that this approach is distinct from the neoclassical resource substitution method. Instead, the relational perspective is shown to be premised on a system of universal complementarities."

Aboriginal Income Disparity in Canada [Krishna Pendakur, Ravi Pendakur]

Publisher: 
University of Toronto Press
Year of publication: 
2011

"Investigating the earnings and income disparity faced by Aboriginal people in Canada from 1995 to 2005, we find that Aboriginal people face substantial income and earnings gaps in comparison with Canadian-born majority-group workers with similar characteristics (such as age and education). The estimated gaps are large: about 10 to 20 percent for women and 20 to 50 percent for men. However, these gaps eroded somewhat over 1995 to 2005.

FSMA: First Nations Fiscal & Statistical Management Act [Aboriginal Financial Officers Association, AFOA]

Publisher: 
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association (AFOA)

The First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (FSMA) or Bill C-20 is a federal statute that Parliament passed on March 22, 2005. Its official title is “An Act to provide for Real Property Taxation Powers of First Nations to create a First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Statistical Institute and to make consequential amendments to other Acts”.

Aboriginal Economic Benchmark Report [National Aboriginal Economic Development Board, NAEDB]

Publisher: 
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board (NAEDB)
Year of publication: 
2012

"The Aboriginal Economic Benchmarking Report is the first comprehensive document of its kind to assemble indicators and establish benchmarks to measure the social and economic well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It focuses on the key indicators and measures that best align with the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development.The Benchmarking Report project was developed by the NAEDB over a four year period beginning in 2008-09. It synthesizes a substantial body of research and analysis undertaken at the direction of the NAEDB."

Canadian Renewable Electricity Development: Employment Impacts [Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition]

Publisher: 
Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition
Year of publication: 
2004

This report discusses the employment impacts of renewable electricity development in Canada. Various technologies are reviewed according to man hours per megawatt developed and the types of jobs.

New Brunswick Solar Maps [New Brunswick Department of Energy, NBDOE]

Publisher: 
New Brunswick Department of Energy

New Brunswick solar maps are available for each month and illustrates the solar insolation intensity across the province. These map provide an initial indication as to the viability of solar energy projects in your area.

Small Hydro Resource Map of New Brunswick: Conventional Hydroelectric Reservoir [New Brunswick Department of Energy, NBDOE]

Publisher: 
New Brunswick Department of Energy

The New Brunswick small hydro resource map illustrates where current conventional hydroelectric reservoir projects are located and areas that have not been developed. Prospective developers are provided an initial indication as to where development opportunities may lie.

The New Brunswick Wind Atlas [New Brunswick Department of Energy, NBDOE]

Publisher: 
New Brunswick Department of Energy

The New Brunswick wind atlas provides wind resource mapping at 80m above ground level. This instrument allows interested wind project developers to identify opportunities in their communities at this hub height.

Prince Edward Island Wind Atlas [Government of Prince Edward Island]

Publisher: 
Government of Prince Edward Island

The Prince Edward Island wind atlas provides wind resource mapping at 80, 50 and 30m above ground level. This instrument allows interested wind project developers to identify opportunities in their communities for different sized turbines.

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