Federal budget 2017: More funding for data collection on the housing market
The government will spend nearly $300 million over the next decade to collect data about the housing market.
Data Visualization Webinar Recording!
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.
2014 Labour Income Profile and Economic Dependency Profile tables are in!
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:
Telling Canada's Story in Numbers - Women and Paid Work
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
The Road to Open Data
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.
Summary Report on Open Government Consultations March 31- July 15, 2016
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.
March 7, 2017 - Data Visualization Webinar
Let's get visual!
CCHS PUMF - how to extract an IVT data file
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
Our 33rd data consortium!
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.
Transform the Sector Conference 2017
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).