Acknowledgements

This report was prepared with financial assistance from Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). Its results from a collective effort of a team working under the guidance of Albert Tuijnman (Stockholm University). We wish to thank the authors of the various chapters: Introduction: T. Scott Murray (Statistics Canada) and Allen Zeesman (HRDC); Chapter 1: Kjell Rubenson (University of British Columbia); Chapter 2: Stephen Arrowsmith and Cathy Oikawa (Statistics Canada); Conclusion: Gilles Bérubé and Wendy Salmon (HRDC), and Albert Tuijnman. Robert Couillard coordinates the work of the team and Danielle Baum prepared the manuscript and designed the publication. We are also grateful to Joni Baran, Lucie Gilbert, André Léonard and Richard Roy from HRDC for their input and comments on previous drafts. A special thanks is due to Richard Desjardins for his assistance in data analysis and Cindy Sceviour for her support in editing the product.

Note of Appreciation

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