The CSLS is a government-funded Canadian agency which looks at issues relating to living standards. At its website there are articles and data prepared by some of Canada's best-known economists on a variety of topics relating to economic growth.
Part of the Strategis site provided by the federal government department Industry Canada, this includes a series of articles on Canadian productivity issues.
Up-to-date statistics on international indicators of living standards can be found in the sample online tables from this site, the most recent instalment of an annual World Bank publication.