Did you miss out on the Data Visualization Webinar? We have it recorded for you to watch or re-fresh your memory! Watch the video below!

Downloads for the webinar can be found on the Events page.

New products in the catalogue are the 2014 tables for Labour Income and Economic Dependency. Previous years (2012 and 2013) are also available in the catalogue. Follow the links below to download:

In celebration of the country's 150th birthday, Statistics Canada is presenting snapshots from our rich statistical history!

Women's employment rates and gender wage differences

Statistics Canada got its open data report card last week. And, it contains very good news! Open Data Watch ranked Canada 8th among 173 national statistical offices. This is the first year that the organization, based in Washington, D.C., has included Canada in its annual report. The goal of Open Data Watch is to ensure that data are accessible to all.

The Government of Canada is renewing its approach to open and transparent government. An open consultation was held to develop a new vision for open government, as well as Canada's Third Biennial Plan to the Open Government Partnership (2016-18). This involved Canadians and stakeholders in civil society, business, academia, and other sectors.

Let's get visual!

Boring bar graphs getting you down? Looking for a way to bring your data to life? Well, it’s time to put your pie charts in the oven and turn up the heat! Auburn Larose and Amy Estill from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health have cooked up a data visualization webinar, hosted by the Community Data Program as part of the Transforming Data into Intelligence Webinar Series.

In this video, we show you how to extract data from the CCHS PUMF!

You can download the latest CCHS PUMF table here: CCHS - PUMF-FMGD - Annual Component, 2014 and 2013-2014 - Health indicator profile, annual and two-year period estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions

The Canadian Council on Social Development has added another consortium to the Community Data Program! The Nova Scotia Community Data Consortium will be led by the Province of Nova Scotia's Department of Labour and Advanced Education, which works to provide fairness, safety and prosperity for all Nova Scotians by helping them live, learn and work to their highest potential.

The Transform the Sector conference held last Thursday February 23rd in Toronto offered great exchanges on how to advance the social sector's impact through use of data. CCSD's Katherine Scott and Michael Ditor attended the conference, running into CDP representatives from Halton, Red Deer, Simcoe, Sudbury and York (the group selfie isn't worth posting). 

Canadian business patterns data provide counts of active establishments by industry classification and employment size categories. The data are compiled from the Business Register, which is a repository of information on the Canadian business population. 

Click on the product below to go to the catalogue entry: