How to Find Data

Data Available

• List of all data tables in the catalogue (generates excel file, ignore warning)

Data Catalogue

• Search for data by group (census, NHS, taxfiler, etc)

Data Theme

• Search for data by theme (demographics, housing, income, etc)
• Data index for data by theme search (data map and glossary)

Referencing the Data

Data Tables and Products

• Acknowledge the Canadian Council on Social Development's Community Data Program and associated data sources used in all publications
• How to Cite Statistics Canada Products
• Examples:
  • Statistics Canada. 2011. Target group profile of the population aged 0-17, Target Group Profile. Census of Canada (database). Community Data Program (distributor). Last updated June 2, 2015. Communitydata.ca (accessed May 20, 2016).
  • TransUnion. 2014. Credit Report Characteristics, 2014 Q1. Community Data Program (distributor). Last updated October 1, 2014. Communitydata.ca (accessed May 20, 2016).

Census Geography

• Census and the National Household Survey (NHS) rely on a hierarchy of standard geographic units
• This includes census division (CD), census subdivision (CSD), census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (CMA/CA), census tracts (CT), and more
• Reference maps
  • 2016 Census
  • 2011 Census
• Boundary files
• DA centroids with latitude and longitude
• SGC reference maps
• SGC concordance tables (xlsx)
  • 1996 concordance (1991-1996)
  • 2001 concordance (1996 - 2001)
  • 2006 concordance (2001 - 2006)
  • 2011 concordance (2006 - 2011)
  • 2016 concordance (2011 - 2016)
• Census Tract correspondence files
  • 2006-2011
  • 2011-2016

Taxfiler Geography

• Taxfiler data are standardised data products generated from T1 tax files by Statistics Canada's Income Statistics Division (ISD)
• This data uses Postal Codes available at two different kinds of scales: Postal geographic scales and Census geographic scales
• Postal geographic scales are based on (or aggregated from) six-digit Postal Codes

Tools for Using the Data

Beyond 20/20

• Download the Beyond 20/20 Professional Browser 
• Guide to Using Community Data - Part I - Beyond 20/20
• Demonstration videos

Microsoft Excel

• Guide to Using Community Data - Part II - Microsoft Excel

NHS and the Census

• Product Profile - Part I - NHS and Census Part 1
• Product Profile - Part II - NHS and Census Part 2
• 2006 Census metadata reference file

Taxfiler

• Product Profile - Taxfiler data
• 2010 Taxfiler metadata reference file

Permanent Residents Rounded Count Data Cube

• Product Profile - Permanent Residents Rounded Count Data Cube

TransUnion Credit Report Characteristics

• Product Profile - TransUnion Credit Report Characteristics

 

How-to Videos

CDP - how to register a user account

CDP - how to find data

CDP - how to download a data product

CCHS PUMF - how to extract IVT data file