Learn about the Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Research Data Centres

A national network

The Research Data Centres (RDC) program is a national network established as part of the Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS). This initiative was originally a collaborative program between the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Statistics Canada to strengthen our country's social research capacity, support policy relevant research, and to provide insight on important issues to the Canadian public. Specifically, the RDCs provide increased use of Statistics Canada's micro data for academic and policy relevant research.

The Research Data Centres program is operated through a partnership with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Statistics Canada and a consortium of universities across the country so that researchers will not be obliged to travel to Ottawa to access confidential Statistics Canada data. 

The Atlantic Research Data Centre is part of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN), a pan-Canadian infrastructure facilitating and supporting access to confidential microdata across the country.

CRDCN: Transforming quantitative social research in Canada

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) in partnership with Statistics Canada, represents the individual Research Data Centres within the program. These centres are located in secure laboratories on university campuses across Canada.

Find out more information about the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN).

Benefits to Canada

Find out how the CRDCN benefits all Canadians.