News Home / News Launch of Canada’s National Action Plan on Open Government 2018-2020 12/17/2018 YouthfulCities' Canadian Index 2018 YouthfulCities has launched their first-ever YouthfulCities 12/08/2018 Where We Stand - The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-Being is a framework to communicate to Canadians what Canada is like for kids from birth to age 18, track progress for their rights and well-being, and a guide action to address the greatest challenges. The Index contains: 11/29/2018 Statistics Canada - One Hundred Years and Counting 11/29/2018 2019 Open Government Global Summit Survey Open Government needs your help! This year the Government of Canada assumed the role of co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). As part of its role, Canada will be hosting the OGP Global Summit in May 2019. 11/26/2018 New from CIHI - Measuring Health Inequalities: A Toolkit CIHI’s Measuring Health Inequalities: A Toolkit NEW! Why is information on health inequalities so important? Because it can help improve health and health care service delivery for all Canadians. 11/19/2018 Statscan’s planned pilot project to obtain 500,000 personal banking records There is controversy over Statistics Canada’s plan to obtain personal banking records - exposing a growing concern over the reliability of the data currently produced by Canada’s statistics agency. 11/05/2018 NFHI's Cross Canada Check-up Report The NFHI (Neighbourhood Financial Health Index) has just released a new report called Cross Canada Check-up - a look at household financial health across Canada. Take a look at it here! 11/01/2018 Sign up for orientation webinar: CDP catalogue and Beyond 20/20 Community Data Program (CDP) will deliver webinar-based orientation on navigating the CDP catalogue, and the software Beyond 20/20. The orientation will review example projects from that our members have been involved with as well. When: Tuesday, October 23rd 10/05/2018 Community Snapshot: York Region 2016 Census Publications The region of York used Statistics Canada's 2016 Census to analyze the distribution of recent immigrants by local municipality and has gained a few interesting insights: 10/04/2018 Upcoming Webinars: Using Beyond 20/20 and Statistics Canada, etc. Three upcoming free online learning sessions on: 1. **NEW** The Socio-Economic Situation of Canadians: A Generational Perspective 2. The 2016 Census of Population – Geography & Maps 10/01/2018 Reddit AMA – Demography and population statistics On September 27, 2018, Statistics Canada will release its new Annual Demographic Estimates. Join their data experts for a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) to discuss recent population trends in Canada 09/26/2018 Canadian Open Data Summit Part of annual conferences held across Canada to convene and bolster the Open Data movement. Emerging topics this year include: 09/25/2018 Statistics Canada - Webinar - Measuring and analyzing the economy in an increasingly digitalized world Webinar Discussion of the challenges faced when measuring and analyzing the economy in an increasingly digitalized world. Speaker: James Tebrake, the Director General from the Macroeconomic Accounts Branch 09/20/2018 Statistics Canada - Free Information Session - Preparing the Statistical System for Impending Cannabis Legalization Free information session in person or online on cannabis statistics, hosted by Statistical Information Service, Statistics Canada. Overview of how Statistics Canada is preparing its social and economics statistical systems for the impending legalization. 09/18/2018 Community Snapshot: Ottawa Wellbeing Report We are pleased to share the 2018 Ottawa Community Wellbeing Report, which was prepared with information from the Community Data Program. 09/14/2018 Stats Can Webinar - Measuring and analyzing the economy Statistics Canada is delighted that James Tebrake, Director General, from the Macroeconomic Accounts Branch will be presenting a free online learning session on: 09/12/2018 Modernizing Labour Laws The current federal labour standards were established in the 1960s and have not been changed since. Now that there is significant economic and techonological changes affecting work today, these standards need to be updated! 09/10/2018 Register for EconoUs2018 From the EconoUs website: What is EconoUs? 09/07/2018 Learning Resource - Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, a learning resournce on Indigenous lands, languange and culture in Canada was finally lauched after 2 years of community input and research. 08/29/2018 DPAWG Meeting Notes - July 24 Notes from the last Data Purchase and Access Working Group meeting is now up! The agenda from this meeting: 08/23/2018 Poverty Reduction Strategy to reduce poverty by 50 percent by 2030 From the Backgrounder: Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy 08/22/2018 New from Stats Can: Food Stats Statistics Canada continues to make its data more accessible and dynamic with the launch of Food Stats, a comprehensive one-stop shop for statistical information on food. 08/15/2018 Divided Cities - Understanding Intra-urban Inequalities OECD released this report called Divided Cities, Understanding Intra-urban Inequalities, providing an "assessment of spatial inequalities and segregation in cities and metropolitan areas from multiple perspectives. 07/24/2018 Congratulations to the winner of the first CDP Award Last week was the Community Data Program’s Annual Meeting, hosted by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health in Guelph, Ontario. 05/29/2018 « first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last »
YouthfulCities' Canadian Index 2018 YouthfulCities has launched their first-ever YouthfulCities 12/08/2018
Where We Stand - The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-being The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-Being is a framework to communicate to Canadians what Canada is like for kids from birth to age 18, track progress for their rights and well-being, and a guide action to address the greatest challenges. The Index contains: 11/29/2018
2019 Open Government Global Summit Survey Open Government needs your help! This year the Government of Canada assumed the role of co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). As part of its role, Canada will be hosting the OGP Global Summit in May 2019. 11/26/2018
New from CIHI - Measuring Health Inequalities: A Toolkit CIHI’s Measuring Health Inequalities: A Toolkit NEW! Why is information on health inequalities so important? Because it can help improve health and health care service delivery for all Canadians. 11/19/2018
Statscan’s planned pilot project to obtain 500,000 personal banking records There is controversy over Statistics Canada’s plan to obtain personal banking records - exposing a growing concern over the reliability of the data currently produced by Canada’s statistics agency. 11/05/2018
NFHI's Cross Canada Check-up Report The NFHI (Neighbourhood Financial Health Index) has just released a new report called Cross Canada Check-up - a look at household financial health across Canada. Take a look at it here! 11/01/2018
Sign up for orientation webinar: CDP catalogue and Beyond 20/20 Community Data Program (CDP) will deliver webinar-based orientation on navigating the CDP catalogue, and the software Beyond 20/20. The orientation will review example projects from that our members have been involved with as well. When: Tuesday, October 23rd 10/05/2018
Community Snapshot: York Region 2016 Census Publications The region of York used Statistics Canada's 2016 Census to analyze the distribution of recent immigrants by local municipality and has gained a few interesting insights: 10/04/2018
Upcoming Webinars: Using Beyond 20/20 and Statistics Canada, etc. Three upcoming free online learning sessions on: 1. **NEW** The Socio-Economic Situation of Canadians: A Generational Perspective 2. The 2016 Census of Population – Geography & Maps 10/01/2018
Reddit AMA – Demography and population statistics On September 27, 2018, Statistics Canada will release its new Annual Demographic Estimates. Join their data experts for a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) to discuss recent population trends in Canada 09/26/2018
Canadian Open Data Summit Part of annual conferences held across Canada to convene and bolster the Open Data movement. Emerging topics this year include: 09/25/2018
Statistics Canada - Webinar - Measuring and analyzing the economy in an increasingly digitalized world Webinar Discussion of the challenges faced when measuring and analyzing the economy in an increasingly digitalized world. Speaker: James Tebrake, the Director General from the Macroeconomic Accounts Branch 09/20/2018
Statistics Canada - Free Information Session - Preparing the Statistical System for Impending Cannabis Legalization Free information session in person or online on cannabis statistics, hosted by Statistical Information Service, Statistics Canada. Overview of how Statistics Canada is preparing its social and economics statistical systems for the impending legalization. 09/18/2018
Community Snapshot: Ottawa Wellbeing Report We are pleased to share the 2018 Ottawa Community Wellbeing Report, which was prepared with information from the Community Data Program. 09/14/2018
Stats Can Webinar - Measuring and analyzing the economy Statistics Canada is delighted that James Tebrake, Director General, from the Macroeconomic Accounts Branch will be presenting a free online learning session on: 09/12/2018
Modernizing Labour Laws The current federal labour standards were established in the 1960s and have not been changed since. Now that there is significant economic and techonological changes affecting work today, these standards need to be updated! 09/10/2018
Learning Resource - Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, a learning resournce on Indigenous lands, languange and culture in Canada was finally lauched after 2 years of community input and research. 08/29/2018
DPAWG Meeting Notes - July 24 Notes from the last Data Purchase and Access Working Group meeting is now up! The agenda from this meeting: 08/23/2018
Poverty Reduction Strategy to reduce poverty by 50 percent by 2030 From the Backgrounder: Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy 08/22/2018
New from Stats Can: Food Stats Statistics Canada continues to make its data more accessible and dynamic with the launch of Food Stats, a comprehensive one-stop shop for statistical information on food. 08/15/2018
Divided Cities - Understanding Intra-urban Inequalities OECD released this report called Divided Cities, Understanding Intra-urban Inequalities, providing an "assessment of spatial inequalities and segregation in cities and metropolitan areas from multiple perspectives. 07/24/2018
Congratulations to the winner of the first CDP Award Last week was the Community Data Program’s Annual Meeting, hosted by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health in Guelph, Ontario. 05/29/2018