Canada’s biggest cities tend to get most of the attention when we talk about data, but there are many resources for rural communities as well. The Rural Ontario Institute has put together a Fact-finder’s Guide to Local and Regional Data: How to Find National Statistics, which highlights data sources for rural communities, including the Community Data Program!
This year, 2018, is the 100th anniversary of Statistics Canada, created as the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in 1918. The agency shows no signs of slowing down in its old age, in fact, it’s just getting started- in the world of data, 100 could well be the new 30!
Statistics Canada conducted its most successful census ever in 2016, with a 98.4% participation rate. Last year, the agency launched its exciting modernization agenda, sharing many new data products of use to CDP members.
This new report from Toronto’s Mowat Centre considers data in the charitable sector. The latest publication from Mowat NFP’s Enabling Environment series analyzes how charities, funders, governments and academic institutions can create a more enabling environment for data collection, analysis and sharing for the charitable sectors in both Canada and the UK.
CDP's winter newsletter is now available in your mailbox or here on our site.
In this brief bulletin, we direct members to our annual User Survey, which we ask you to take 10 minutes to complete before Feb 26.
Statistics Canada is offering a “Chat with an expert” this Friday on the Full-time University and College Academic Staff (FT-UCASS): 2016-2017 survey.
From Statistics Canada:
In September 2016, the FT-UCASS survey was re-instated after having been cancelled for 4 years. On November 28, 2017 we released a complete file of the 2016-2017 data which included all institutions in the survey
Statistics Canada is working with CMHC to fill in gaps in housing data. Yesterday the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) released their first data, covering the residency status of property owners in Toronto and Vancouver.
Still hungry for data after the final census release? You’re in luck! Statistics Canada has an early holiday gift for CDP members.
Today, December 12, Statistics Canada is releasing the report, Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2017. Jointly produced with the Council of Ministers of Education, it provides education statistics for every province and territory and Canada as a whole.
Want to learn more? Join a chat session with Statistics Canada experts to discuss the finding.
Today, Statistics Canada released its final data series from the 2016 Census. Read CDP’s latest newsletter to get more information about what’s available.
Here are Key Results from The Daily:
This Wednesday (Nov 29) Statistics Canada will release the final installment of the 2016 Census data. This release will include education, labour, journey to work, language of work, mobility and migration. CDP will prepare a summary for members on Wednesday.
Want to learn more? Statistics Canada is offering chat sessions with their experts to discuss the findings of this release.
Chat with an expert
1) 2016 Census: Education and labour