The Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform is a relational data environment at Statistics Canada that allows longitudinal study of postsecondary students and apprentices across Canada. 

The presentation will cover how the Platform works, what data sources are included, as well as the potential opportunities and challenges of studying postsecondary and apprenticeship outcomes at the community level.

Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:30 to 2:30 PM EDT

About the presenter:

Laura Gibson-MacGregor, Statistics Canada 
Laura Gibson-MacGregor is an analyst in the Centre for Education Statistics at Statistics Canada. She has worked for six years on the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform team, where she oversees data integration projects. Laura enjoys helping data users understand how the platform works and ensuring they have access to the best data to answer their research questions.