Working towards a central Register : Simple, Complete and Widely Accessible September 29, 2010 Session no 5 - Register quality as a common task : Cooperation of the register department & survey departments
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Overview Status Objectives & Vision Strategies Opportunities Current Developments Summary Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019 2
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Status Newly redesigned BR with over 150 hooked surveys The Economic Statistics Program - All sub-annual & annual Industry based surveys The Public Institutions Statistics Program More than 900 employees currently depend upon the BR to carry out their daily activities But historically some surveys have not used the register 3 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Objectives & Vision To further increase efficiency & reduce frame maintenance cost To reduce / eliminate the remaining independent survey frames & satellite systems Central Frame for all economic & institutional surveys Industry & Activity based surveys Simple, flexible & accessible by all Open system - allowing frame users to perform updates Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019 4
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Strategies – 1 of 3 To simplify: Concepts & Maintenance Integrated Business Structure : Legal & operating entities Maximize the use of administrative information Usage : Generic tools & survey processes Generic Survey Universe File & Survey Interface File Generic Survey Frame Assessment Tool 5 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019 5
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Strategies - 2 of 3 To increase coverage dimensions: Allowing additional information to be stored & maintain within the BR Survey Specific Fields (SSF) New dimensions : Activity codes & associated size measures 6 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019 6
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Strategies - 3 of 3 To increase accessibility: Allowing users to perform updates & maintain new dimensions Integration to the collection system 7 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019 7
New : Performing updates directly Subject Matter Staff New flow : Direct updates Register Frame Specialist Collection Staff New flow : Direct updates
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Opportunities To better manage response burden & improve client relations To perform coherence analysis & improve coherence between various survey results To perform characteristics analysis & creates analytical potential for business demographics Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019
Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada Current Developments Integration of Farm Register - Includes “generic functions” to accommodate all Activity based surveys Hook-up of more than 100 additional surveys - including all Activity based surveys Integration of collection system Improvement of geographical coverage by using additional Administrative information Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019
Summary - Future of the BR Central Frame for all economic & institutional surveys Industry & Activity based surveys Simple, flexible & accessible by all Open system - allowing frame users to perform updates 11 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 03/09/2019