Canadian businesses invest less in research and development, and new technologies – which may explain why Canadian workers work harder instead of smarter.
In 2006, former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard sparked outrage when he said the province was economically behind its neighbours because people “don’t work enough.” To match the economic output of Ontario, and the even higher level of the United States, he said, “we have to work harder.”There are two ways for a place with a lower level of economic output to catch up to a place with a higher level – a situation that describes Canada versus the United States.
According to the Conference Board, the average European labours hundreds of hours less each year than the average Canadian. They produce more for each hour of work; we catch up by working longer hours. France, with higher output per hour than Canada, but far fewer working hours, is at 71 per cent of the U.S. level. Australia, with a labour force similar to Canada’s, but higher productivity, is at 83 per cent.
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