Thanks to Sara Mayo for pointing us to a recent article by University of Ottawa professor Miles Corak (formally of StatsCan) on the cancellation of the longitudinal data

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network Ontario conference featured a presentation on Social Return on Investment (SRoI) from SiMPACT Strategy Group, a Calgary-baed company that has worked with the City of Calgary and as well as a number of non-profits.

Call for Proposals Safe and Inclusive Cities: Research to Reduce Urban Violence, Poverty, and Inequalities

A bit of good news out of the Census: More Canadians than ever before are reaching the 100 mark!   Here are some helpful links to source data:  

For EA customers and the general public, Dr. Doug Norris will host an hour-long webinar on the new data on Tuesday, June 12, at 2:00 PM. Please see below for a recent article from Environics on the Census release.

We all know community data helps us measure results beyond the traditional bottom line.

The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal was recently featured in the French-language journal Sociologie et sociétés.

Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Discuss the purpose and possibilities for an annual report that makes use of our community data at the neighbourhood level 3. Discuss resources available 4. Discuss timelines 5. Next steps...  

For the full article from today's Globe and Mail, click here.

There is never a dull moment in the world of open (and closed) data! To read the full story, click here

OTTAWA – March 30, 2012 – The federal government's Budget 2012 has resulted in cuts to the First Nations Statistical Institute's operational funding by 50% in 2012-2013 and eliminated all of its funding in 2013-14.

Dial in # 1-877-727-8553 --- Participant Code 108111962 Agenda is posted here.

We're pleased to announce that the Community Data Program was profiled in the March 2012 edition of the National Association of Child and Youth online newsletter! The e-digest reaches over 1000 organization across Canada in the child and youth sector.

Here is a link to some CANSIM tables which have

  The NHS (National Household Survey) collected social and economic information that communities need to plan services such as child care, schooling, family services, housing, roads and public transportation, and skills training for employment.

Meeting Name:  Housing in Canada Online: Local Data for Local Perspective Summary: Invited By: Jeremiah Prentice (jprentic@cmhc-schl.gc.ca) When:  May 3, 2012 from 1:00-2:15 pm To join the meeting:

Check out the 2011 Census Bulletin from Peel Region...a gre

(La version française suit) Subject: 2011 Census data are now available online. The 2011 Census data on population and dwelling counts are now available for Canada, provinces and territories, and for your municipality.

Another Globe and Mail featuring quotes from Community Development Halton...and our very own Tracey Lauriault! For the full story, click here.

As Stephen Gordon points out, "Now that Statistics Canada has made its Cansim database publicly available, Canadians who are interested in public policy can look up the relevant data on their own.

Thanks to Cheryl in Kingston for letting us know about the 2012 International Making Cities Livable Conference, to be held May 20-24 in Portland, Oregon.

Citing concerns over the internal dynamics of the Federal Government, Philip Cross, Statistics Canada’s chief economic analyst has quit his job to take a post at the public policy thinktank the C.D. Howe Institute.