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This paper analyses the net effects of technology and import competition on employment, wages and wage inequality in the Canadian manufacturing sector over the period 1970-1990 by estimating reduced-form employment and wage equations. The analysis uses non-production and production workers to distinguish between two categories of labour. For each group, the number of person-hours worked, the level of employment and the hourly labour compensation by industry are examined.