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The Statistics Canada website aims to provide high-quality, accessible statistical data and insights to help Canadians better understand their country's population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It serves as the central statistical office for Canada, conducting the Census every five years and managing around 350 active surveys on various aspects of Canadian life.
The GCO site serves as a centralized hub for accessing a vast collection of federal government publications. It offers the public, researchers, and parliamentarians a single point of access to over 595,000 publications, including documents, videos, and podcasts
UNdata is a web-based data service that allows users to search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The numerous databases or tables collectively known as "datamarts" contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Statistics site provides access to comprehensive trade data to promote transparency, support research, and facilitate international trade negotiations. It helps monitor compliance with WTO agreements and offers valuable tools for understanding global trade patterns.
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily. Provides access to the Canadian Censuses, the Agricultural Censuses, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, environmental data, Elections Canada data, and the time series in CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System).
From Google: Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across thousands of repositories on the Web, making these datasets universally accessible and useful. Dataset Search is still in beta. If you notice an issue with the product or have a recommendation on how we could improve the product, please submit feedback to Google.
Industry Canada (previous name). Provides access to Canadian business and industry statistics, company information, regulations and standards, as well as international trade statistics.
NationMaster is where stats come alive! We are a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations.
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problem
The following selected resources are drawn from national agencies, intergovernmental organizations and other official sources of statistics.
Use these resources when you:
need processed data, or data that have been analyzed in some way
wish to support an argument or position in a study or report and don't need to process raw data
want to use something presentation-ready
University of Auckland, NZ - Library and Learning Services - Statistics and numeric data
Social Science Data
Social Science Data
Search open data that is relevant to Canadians, learn how to work with datasets, and see what people have done with open data across the country.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s statistical publications provide information on permanent and temporary residents as well as
immigration and citizenship programs.
Polls & Surveys: Reports & Summaries
Polls & Surveys: Reports & Summaries
Provides access to information about public opinion research contracted after August 1, 2006.
Includes readily accessible results from these surveys, tracking Canadian opinion over time on frequently asked survey questions, as well as
tabular results from recent Canadian surveys, and more general information on polling.
International Data
International Data
A comprehensive selection of statistical data on the European Union, its member states and candidate countries. Most data cover the period
1995- 2005 and some data include other countries such as the USA & Japan.
The University of Toronto's Data Library has compiled an excellent resource list of electronic statistical information with a strong Canadian presence.
Provides access to free UN statistical databases and reference sources on topics including economics, health, environment, gender, food and agriculture, human development, and industry.
Development data by country and indicator.
International health-related statistics from the World Health Organization.
Geographic Data
Geographic Data
Statistics Canada Products
Map and obtain population and dwelling counts from 2011 Census of Canada by province, territory, census division/subdivision.
Statistics Canada provides a wide range of information about the geography of the census. Find maps, spatial information products, reference sources and guides, and attribute information products.
Clickable web-based tool for mapping census data.
GeoGratis is a portal provided by the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada which provides geospatial data including raster data, vector data, and a database of ground control points.
Web-based data visualization. Analyze and compare demographic and socio composition of selected geographic areas across Canada.
Health Statistics
Health Statistics
Search the organizations that support the issue you are exploring, e.g.: Diabetes Canada, Heart & Stroke Canada, Obesity
A national research organization concerned with monitoring the physical activity levels of Canadians and sharing knowledge about the importance of
leading healthy, active lifestyles.
Statistics Canada
Heritage Canada Report
An annual report of cancer incidence and mortality in Canada.
Provides topical health data: arthritis, Body Mass Index, etc.
Provides reports about Canada’s health care.
Provides fast facts about mental illness.
This database profiles major non-communicable diseases by province/territory and by regional health unit. It includes information on demographics, mortality, morbidity, risk factors and related health-care data.
Contains information on a number of different issues impacting public health in Ontario.
Provides data about health, determinants of health, health system performance and health system characteristics.
Provides topical health data, smoking, diabetes, etc.
Reports cover specific topics such as Tuberculosis. Search by topic.
Indigenous Studies Sources of Statistics and Data
Indigenous Studies Sources of Statistics and Data
The Aboriginal Children's Survey (which was completed just once before being discontinued) was designed to provide a picture of the early development of Aboriginal children and the social and living conditions in which they are learning and growing. The survey provides an extensive set of data about Aboriginal (Métis, Inuit, and off-reserve First Nations) children under six years of age in urban, rural, and northern locations across Canada.
Statistics Canada data from the 2006 Census of Canada. Searchable by place-name or province.
Statistics Canada: HTML or PDF city & community profiles.
Statistics Canada summary of Census and NHS data on Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Search by placename for statistics about Aboriginal Identity populations from the voluntary National Household Survey (NHS).
The Aboriginal Peoples Survey is a national survey of Aboriginal peoples (First Nations peoples living off-reserve, Métis and Inuit) living in urban, rural and northern locations throughout Canada. The survey provides valuable data on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal children and youth (6-14 years) and Aboriginal people (15 years and over).
Thematic guide to Aboriginal data at Statistics Canada. Includes links to data sets by topic.
Summary data on Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The historical collection also provides enrollment counts from residential schools.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada: utilizes First Nations Community Profiles data.
Statistics and Measurement Directorate is the focal point of contact within Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) for demographic and socio-economic statistics on Aboriginal peoples and Northerners. Searchable by subject, title, and date
by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
Browse by subject: Use Aboriginal
Natural Resources Canada maps of Aboriginal identity (persons who identified as North American Indian (First Nations people), Métis or Inuit).
Natural Resources Canada: population maps by language, including Aboriginal languages.
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