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Nonprofit organizations, governments and foundations are increasingly dependent on digital data to inform their strategies, monitor their progress, manage their operations, and pursue their missions.

Google believes technology can make a better world, faster. The Google.org Impact Challenge supports Canadian nonprofit innovators using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges.

The Innovative Solutions to Homelessness funding stream supports the development of innovative approaches to reducing homelessness.

Taking Scope of Aboriginal Issues in Canada: Potential and Limits of the Aboriginal Data Landscape

November 2, 2016 1:30-4:30 pm

In Calgary, 1 in 10 people live in poverty, 1 in 5 people are concerned about not having enough money for food, and 1 in 3 people are concerned about not having enough money for housing.

Environics Analytics are hosting a free webinar on their newly-released data from their HouseholdSpend and FoodSpend 2016 datasets! Read below for more details:

EA Webinar: HousholdSpend and FoodSpend 2016

Thursday, November 3, 2016

The Crowdsourcing Project has started in Ottawa and Gatineau!

The Parent Resource Centre has made Community Profiles for the Eastern Region of Ontario. These Profiles are intended to provide parents, professionals, and the general public with a snapshot of factors that contribute to early childhood developmental outcomes. Take a quick look below!

Statistics Canada reported a net growth of 67,200 jobs in September this year, the largest increase since 59.800 hires in October two years ago! Full-time employment totalled 23,000 and part-time 44,100.

Additional questions were added to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following the last two federal elections to examine the voting patterns of Canadian citizens.

In September, the results of the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Survey (CSTADS) were released for the 2014-15 year.

Times have changed!

According to preliminary estimates, Canada's population was 36,286,425 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 437,815 or 1.2% during the year 2015/2016. In absolute numbers, such an increase had not been recorded since 1988/1989 (+485,034)!

Some more highlights for 2015/2016:

We have new fillable PDF templates for creating customized Community Infographics! These of DIY Community Infographic templates are designed by the CCSD and offer CDP members an easy-to-use tool to report on a number of important social development themes.

Register for a free webinar from Statistics Canada on Finding Education Data, in English and French! Learn useful tips on how to access education data on Statistics Canada's website. Limited spaces available so register early!

On October 17, 2016, Statistics Canada will launch its new crowdsourcing campaign!

The UCASS survey was conducted annually from 1937 to 2011 to present a national picture of the socioeconomic characteristics of full-time academic staff working in universities.

Now that school is back in full swing, here is a quick look at education for adults (aged 25 to 64) from the 2011 National Household Survey:

The Columbia Basin-Boundary Community Data Consortium is CCSD’s 32nd to be established within the CDP. Located in southeast British Columbia, this consortium is led by Selkirk College through its Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute.

The overall collection response rate of 98.4 percent for the 2016 Census of Population is higher than for each of the 2011 and 2006 Census programs. The collection response rate for the long form was 97.8 percent, the best ever recorded!

Learn more about the City of Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy and engage in discussion with others! Participants are challenged to develop ideas that support the strategy and poverty-r

The Globe and Mail reports that Statistics Canada have early indications that the overall census response rate is 98% and about 96% for the long-form census. This is “probably the most successful census since 1666,” said chief statistician Wayne Smith.

Canada’s Third Biennial Plan to the Open Government Partnership (2016-18) has n

ENVISION5 is the latest released version of ENVISION, with changes to its interface. ENVISION5 has been enhanced with increased functionality, providing more advanced mapping, reporting and display features.

Recently, a draft plan for two years of Open Government was posted with the intention of receiving feedback and suggested improvements.