University of Alberta Statistics Canada Anna Bombak NEOS Workshop, March 15, 2010

Finding statistics

Statistics Canada -- an essential source In Canada, as in many other Commonwealth countries, there is a central statistical body responsible for gathering, processing, and publishing statistics. Statistics Canada is the first place to look when trying to find statistics about Canada or Canadians. Statistics Canada not only provides statistics at the national level, but may also provide data unavailable elsewhere at the provincial/territorial, municipal, or even sub- municipal level.

Statistics Canada -- the “Greatest Hits” The Statistics Canada website encompasses many, many, important statistical databases, publications, and other sources of statistical information.website It would be outside the scope of any presentation to list them all, but some of the more useful places to look when searching for Canadian statistics on the Statistics Canada website are:

Statistics Canada -- the “Greatest Hits”  Statistics by Subject  Summary Tables  Community Profiles  Census  E-Stat  The Daily  Internet Free Publications

Statistics Canada – Statistics by Subject This entry on the Statistics Canada homepage groups together all Statistics Canada resources on a subjects such as “Aboriginals”, “Children & Youth”, “Crime & Justice”, “Government”, etc. In addition to data tables, Statistics by Subject provides information from The Daily, Publications, and other Statistics Canada resources, as well as links to relevant external sources.Statistics by Subject

Statistics Canada -- Summary Tables The Summary Tables, formerly called Canadian Statistics, provide an overview of statistical information on Canada’s people, economy and governments.Summary Tables Tables are indexed by subject, by province/territory/metropolitan area, or by an alphabetical list of topics.

Statistics Canada -- Community Profiles The Community Profiles provide community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users can search for an area of interest by typing its 'place name' in a search box or by clicking on a province/territory from a list and then selecting the desired community area.Community Profiles

Statistics Canada -- Census The Census of Population provides a snapshot of Canada's demographic, social and economic characteristics every five years. Census of Population The Census provides population and dwelling counts not just at the national level, but also for each province/ territory, and for smaller geographic units such as cities or districts within cities. The Census of Agriculture provides statistics on farm operators, land use and land practices, farm finances, crops and horticulture and livestock for most Canadian communities. Census of Agriculture

Statistics Canada -- E-STAT E-STAT is an interactive database containing statistical time-series about society and the economy in Canada, and is free online to educational institutions. E-STAT contains Canada-wide community information, current and historical population and agricultural census data, and data from the Human Activity and the Environment and Aboriginal Peoples surveys. Data tables may be downloaded in a variety of formats as well as transformed into colour maps and graphs. This makes it an excellent resource for student papers. E-STAT

Statistics Canada -- The Daily The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public. The Daily issues news releases on current social and economic conditions and announces new products. It provides a comprehensive one-stop overview of new information available from Statistics Canada. The Daily

Statistics Canada -- Free Internet Publications Statistics Canada provides Free Internet Publications containing statistics and analysis in the form of survey results, research reports, technical papers, periodicals, census products, and research compendia. Online publications date from 1996 to the present. Free Internet Publications

Statistics Canada -- other resources  Printed publications  Pre-mid-90’s publications available in Depository Libraries  Censuses from  Historical Statistics of Canada (printed and online)online  Canada Yearbook (1867–1967 also available online) Canada Yearbook online  Definitions, data sources and methods Definitions, data sources and methods  Citation Guide Citation Guide  Enquiries line and other contact informationcontact information

University of Alberta Exercise Anna Bombak NEOS Workshop, March 15, 2010