Inventory of Community Data Sources
Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS) Consortium
Primary Canadian Data Sources:
- Statistics Canada Databases:
- Census of Population and Housing
- Income Tax Records
- Longitudinal Tax Records
- Uniform Crime Reporting
- Police Administration Survey
- Vital Statistics Birth Database
- Vital Statistics Death Database
- Labour Force Survey
- Canadian Community Health Survey
- General Social Survey
- Survey of Household Spending
- Building Permits Survey
- Households and the Environment Survey
- Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
- Other Primary National Sources:
- Rental Market Statistics, CMHC
- Housing Information Monthly (Starts and completions), CMHC
- Federal Election Results
- Facts and Figures: Immigration Overview, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Bankruptcy Rates Report, Industry Canada
- Hospital Discharges, Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Nursing Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Physician Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Hunger Count, Canadian Association of Food Banks
- Resale Housing Market Activity I, Conference Board of Canada
- Neighbourhood Resale Housing Market Activity II, Conference Board of Canada
- Average Resale Housing Prices, Canadian Real Estate Association
Indicator Databases and Community Profiles:
- National Databases:
- Summary Tables, Statistics Canada
- Atlas of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
- Urban Poverty Project, Canadian Council on Social Development
- Vital Signs, Community Foundations of Canada
- Quality of Life Reporting System, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Metropolitan Economic Trends, Conference Board of Canada
- Composite Learning Index, Canadian Council on Learning
- Health Indicators, Statistics Canada and Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators, Environment Canada
- Community Information Database, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Provincial Databases and Dissemination Models:
- Newfoundland and Labrador Community Accounts
- Newfoundland and Labrador provincial Election Results
- Nova Scotia Community Counts
- Nova Scotia Provincial Election Results
- PEI Provincial Election Results
- New Brunswick Provincial Election Results
- Québec bulletin statistique régional
- Québec Statistical Profiles of Administrative Regions and RCMs
- Québec Provincial Election Results
- Ontario Provincial Election Results
- Manitoba Provincial Election Results
- Saskatchewan Provincial Election Results
- Alberta Provincial Election Results
- B.C. Regional and Community Facts
- B.C. Socio-economic Profiles and Socio-economic Indices
- B.C. 2006 Census Profiles
- B.C. Provincial Election Results
Models for Disseminating Neighbourhood and Regional Data in Other Countries:
- American FactFinder, U.S. Bureau of the Census
- U.K. Neighbourhood Statistics, U.K. Office of National Statistics
- Australian Census of Population and Housing, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- National Regional Profile, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, Statistics New Zealand
- New Zealand Quarterly Regional Reviews, Statistics New Zealand
- New Zealand Social Report, New Zealand Ministry of Social Development
Social Statistics from International Organizations:
- Millennium Goals, Social Indicators and UN Common Database, United Nations Statistical Office
- Human Development Index, United Nations Development Program
- Regio, Eurostat
- OECD.stat and OECD Regions at a Glance, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (USA)
- Institute for Social Research, York University
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan
- Metropolis Project
- World Values Survey
- 2006 Census Release Dates, by Topic
- Canadian Community Health Survey content modules
- Vital Signs common indicators
- FCM’s Quality of Life Indicators
- Composite Learning Index Indicators
- Summary of data sources by indicator area
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