Western Policy Analyst

Publication Archive

April 12, 2013

Peer Effects in Standardized Testing
The Residential Housing Market in Western Canada
Northern Voting Patterns
Governments and Social Media
Immigration to the West and Human Rights: Is there a Correlation?

February 11, 2013

~Language Trends in Western Canada
~Older Workers in the Labour Market
~Education and the Western Canadian Boom
~The Residential Housing Market in Western Canada
~Government Challenges in the Natural Resource Economy

December 12, 2012

- Resource Revenues and Heritage Funds
- Employment Options for On-Reserve Populations
- What does the New Canada Health Transfer Plan mean for Western Canada?
- Out-of-pocket Prescription Drug Cost

October 29, 2012

The CCSVI Wave Sweeps Saskatchewan
Youth Bullying Victimization
First Nation Education: Policy and Political Legitimacy
Households, Families, and Living Arrangements

Quarterly Reports

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

June 22, 2012
Aging Patterns in the West
The Changing Face of Agriculture
Crime, Probation, and Incarceration Rates
Labour Market Experiences of Immigrants

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

March 22, 2012
Immigration and Integration
Private and Public Investment Intentions
Health Care Cost Drivers
Post-CWB Monopoly

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

December 22, 2011
Health Care Spending and Fiscal Sustainability
Western Workers More Productive
Should We Sound the Alarm on Western Canadian Debt?
Farm Income
Aboriginal Communities and the Rating Game

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

September 26, 2011
The Public-Private Mix of Health Care Spending
Pension Membership
Internet Access
Trends in the Western Labour Force

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

July 05, 2011
Minimum Wages in Western Canada
Residential Energy Use
The Employment Insurance Program as a Transfer Payment

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

March 31, 2011
2010 Labour Market Review
Public and Private Capital Investment
A Review of Provincial Economic Forecasts

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

December 22, 2010
The State of Finances in Agriculture
Urban Populations
Income Inequality
The Western Economies

Western Policy Analyst - Quarterly Report

October 05, 2010
Population and Public Policy
Western Crime Rates Fall, Still Lead Country
Gross Domestic Product by Industry Reveals Diversity in Western Provinces

Biweekly Briefings

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

August 17, 2012
Crime Rates
Employment
Food Prices
Retail Sales

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

July 18, 2012
Personal Income
Employment
Consumer Prices
Building Permits
Commodity Prices

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 28, 2012
Employment Insurance
Consumer Prices
Retail Sales
Family Violence

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 28, 2012
Employment Insurance
Consumer Prices
Retail Sales
Family Violence

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 15, 2012
Employment Trends
Housing Starts
Census of Agriculture
Capital Expenditure Price Index
Commodity Prices and the Exchange Rates

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

April 30, 2012
GDP Growth by Industry
Consumer Price Inflation
Household Spending
Work Absence

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

April 16, 2012
Employment Growth by Industry
Electricity Production
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Sales
Trucking Industry

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

April 03, 2012
Film and Video Production
Farm Product Prices
Population Trends
Consumer Prices
Average Retirement Age

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

March 12, 2012
Employment Trends
Manufacturing Sales
Restaurant and Bar Receipts
Border Traffic

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

February 28, 2012
Final 2011 Estimates for Retail Sales
Final 2011 Estimates for Wholesale Sales
Services for Crime Victims
Livestock Inventories

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

February 14, 2012
2011 Census Population Counts
Non-Residential Building Construction
International Merchandise Trade
Airport Traffic
Job Vacancy Rates

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

January 31, 2012
Consumer Price Inflation
Employment Earnings
Housing Starts

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

January 16, 2012
Apartment Vacancy and Rental Rates
2011 Employment
Retail Sales
Population Trends

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

December 13, 2011
Aboriginal Population Projection
Employment among Older Workers
RRSP Contributions
Newspaper Revenues and Expenditures
Consumer Price Inflation

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

November 28, 2011
Farm Income
Farm Debt
Labour Productivity
Employment Earnings and Wage Rates

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

November 14, 2011
Economic Growth
Consumer Savings
Interprovincial Migration
R&D Spending in the Post-Secondary Education Sector
Construction Price Indices

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

October 19, 2011
Residential Housing
Manufacturing Sales
Employment
Gasoline Sales

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

October 03, 2011
Population Trends
Employment
Consumer Price Inflation
2011 Census Release Dates

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

September 06, 2011
Union Membership
Electricity Generation
Cattle on Farms
Motor Vehicle Sales

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

August 23, 2011
Housing Markets
Commodity Prices
Earnings and Inflation
Office Space
Employment

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

August 02, 2011
Crime Rates
Consumer Price Inflation
Retail Sales
Fertility and Mortality

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

July 11, 2011
Personal Income
Employment
Obesity
Population
University Revenues

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

June 13, 2011
Rental Markets
Employment
International Trade
Farm Product Prices

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 30, 2011
Public Sector Employment
Farm Income
Remand in Correctional Facilities
Unemployment and Employment Insurance
Consumer Price Inflation

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 16, 2011
GDP by Industry
Foreign Direct Investment
Registered Pension Plan Membership
Employment

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

May 02, 2011
Seeding Intentions
Inflation Rates
Liquor Sales
Commodity Prices

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

April 18, 2011
Aboriginal Employment
Airport Traffic
Voting Patterns
Film, Television and Video Production

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

April 04, 2011
Employment
Consumer Price Inflation
Farm Income
Population
Urban Housing Starts

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

February 28, 2011
Business Counts
Earnings and Payrolls
Capital Investment
Retail and Wholesale Sales

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

February 14, 2011
International Trade
Building Permits
Housing Prices
Performing Arts
Research and Development

NOTE: A correction has been made to the Average Selling Price, Multiple Listing Service chart on page two.

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

January 31, 2011
Consumer Price Inflation
Wage Rates
Family Violence
Revisions to Employment

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

January 17, 2011
Employment Insurance Recipients
Commodity Prices
2010 Employment
Crude Oil Production

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

January 04, 2011
Student Performance
Population Trends
Household Spending
R&D Spending

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

November 29, 2010
RRSP Contributions
Food Bank Usage
Satisfaction with Life
Consumer Price Inflation

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

November 15, 2010
High School Dropout Rates
Union Membership
Labour Market
Residential Building Permits

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

November 01, 2010
Wholesale and Retail Sales
Earnings and Inflation
Corrections
Crown Corporation Finances
Wellbeing Index

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

October 18, 2010
Labour Market
Motor Vehicle Sales
The 2010 Crop
International Trade

Western Policy Analyst - Biweekly Briefing

October 05, 2010
Labour Market
Inflation
University Tuition Fees
Housing Starts

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