| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Records of the Quebec Department of Revenue (MRQ), compiled by Emploi-Québec, Fonds national de formation sur la main-d'ouvre, Rapports d'activités de 1997 à 2005, taken from Doray and Bélanger (2006). | ||||||||
| * Total payroll over $1 million | ||||||||
| ** Total payroll between $500,000 and $1 million | ||||||||
| *** Total payroll between $250,000 and $500,000 | ||||||||
| Large firms* | ||||||||
| Spending on ALT ($M) | 1,179.0 | 837.6 | 968.8 | 1,033.6 | 1,032.9 | 985.4 | 1,036.0 | 991.7 |
| % of total payroll | 2.26 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.51 |
| % of employers spending at least 1% | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
| Medium-sized firms** | ||||||||
| Spending on ALT ($M) | 56.6 | 67.0 | 75.8 | 77.1 | 84.5 | 88.8 | 88.7 | |
| % of total payroll | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | |
| % of employers spending at least 1% | 70 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | |
| Small firms*** | ||||||||
| Spending on ALT ($M) | 49.1 | 56.4 | 55.8 | 60.7 | 62.1 | 64.9 | ||
| % of total payroll | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.15 | ||
| % of employers spending at least 1% | 65 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | ||
| Total | ||||||||
| Spending on ALT ($M) | 1,179.0 | 894.2 | 1,084.9 | 1,165.8 | 1,165.8 | 1,130.6 | 1,187.0 | 1,145.3 |
| % of total payroll | 2.26 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.47 | 1.46 |
| % of employers spending at least 1% | 85 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
A more rigorous analysis of the two surveys, considering only the strictly comparable groups and types of ALT in the 1997 and 2002 surveys, Footnote 35 gives us a picture that is similar to the data we noted earlier but even more revealing (see Tables 2.3 and 2.4). Participation rates for the employed population in employer-supported training climbed from 16% to 25%, whereas in Canada, it rose from 23% to 26%. The increase in participation was three times greater in Quebec than in Canada as a whole, even to the point where the significant gap in 1997 (23% versus 16%) narrowed so much in 2002 that it ceased to be significant.
Return to note 35 The two surveys in 1997 and 2002 are based on different models. In 1997, the survey focused on all adult education and training activities whereas the 2002 survey emphasized job-related adult learning and training activities. However, it is possible to reduce the coverage of the 1997 survey to make it comparable with the 2002 survey, as the authors realized. The tables shown here indicate the situation on the basis of the employed population, which is the relevant reference population for any examination of changes in in-company ALT.