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As part of their Data Literacy training Initiative, Statistics Canada has released a new self-learning educational tool called Statistics: Power from Data.

In advance of the 2021 Census dissemination releases, Statistics Canada has released the first set of geographic and reference products from the 2021 Census.

In the coming weeks, Statistics Canada will be hosting two free webinars; Consumer Price Index: Understanding inflation, how it’s measured and what it means for you! on Tuesday, November 30th, and Results from the Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime 2019 on December

On Thursday, October 28th, Canadian Open Data Society will be hosting two online sessions from the Canadian Open Data Summit. These sessions are A Roadmap for Data Across Canada (presented in English) and Data Liberation Matters (presented bilingually).

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, alongside Social Innovation Canada, will be delivering three webinars in the coming months to coincide with the opening of applications for their 2021 Solutions Labs. These webinars will highlight the outcomes of previous Solutions Labs.

On Wednesday October 13th, Statistics Canada and the Centre for Rural Economic Development will be hosting a free workshop titled Measuring Access to Services: International and Canadian Experienc

Statistics Canada has launched the Real-time Local Business Conditions Index as an experimental statistic to measure business activity in real time during the pandemic and beyond.

Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation has worked with local experts and consultants to research and create the Waterloo Region's 2021 Vital Signs® Report that specifically focuses on one of the most pressing issues in our community – Affordable Housing. The report features data from the CDP cat

Next week, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) will be hosting a virtual workshop titled Workshop on Data for Inclusive SDG Monitoring in Canadian Cities.

Statistics Canada have released an article in The Daily titled Defining Canada’s Downtown Neighbourhoods: 2016 Boundaries which presents their boundaries of downtowns, based on the 2016 Standard Geo

Later this month, Statistics Canada will be hosting a free information session titled Demystifying Confidence Intervals, and a free webinar on results from the Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements.

On May 12th, 2021, Statistic's Canada announced the launch of their 2021 Census dissemination planning web module, which provides information on their dissemination strategy for the 2021 C

On May 26th and 27th, Statistics Canada will be hosting a free webinar titled Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census: New Content. The webinar will provide an overview of the new content in the 2021 Census.

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Statistics Canada have released a new series of videos as part of their Data Literacy Training Initiative: "A new suite of training videos from the Data Literacy Training Initiative is now available.  Building on materi

Test your Census knowledge with Statistics Canada's 2021 Census game: "Want to test how much of a #CensusGeek you are? Then you have come to the right place.

Statistics Canada have released their 2021 Census soundtrack: "As Canada’s statistical portrait, the census is a reflection of who we are and what makes us Canadian.

Department of Finance Canada have released a report titled Measuring What Matters: Toward a Quality of Life Strategy for Canada <

On May 3 at 1:00 pm EDT, Statistics Canada, in collaboration with Nunavut Arctic College (Iqaluit), will be virtually hosting the 2021 Census kick-off event.

On May 6th, 2020 at 3:00pm ET, National Equity Atlas will be holding a webinar to coincide with the launch of their Racial Equity Data Lab, a new space on the Atlas with tools for telling equity stories, including maps, ready-to-use datasets and data visualizations.

Later this month, Statistics Canada will be offering a webinar on the Canadian Housing Statistics Program and an information session on data visualization for free. Both events are being held in English and French and are intended for basic data users.

Community groups in Montreal are urging all levels of government to collect and publicize data on the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on the city's racialized and low-income populations. From CBC:

A new report from Statistics Canada titled Year in Review is showing a large disparity between COVID-19 mortality rates in Canada's most racially diverse neighbourhoods and its neighborhoods with overwhelmingly white populations. From CBC:

The City of Toronto released a new dashboard with data on how people enter and exit the shelter system, known as Shelter System Flow, tha

Statistics Canada is delighted to invite you to our free upcoming webinars: A Brief Overview of Statistics Canada’s Health Data; Demonstration of the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub; and Retail E-commerce: The COVID-19 Experience.

Every year, Statistics Canada is proud to join our partners and all Canadians in celebrating Black History Month, which honours and celebrates the rich history, achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who have helped to shape this country we all know and love.