Wednesday, December 7, 2011

2011 Geography Poducts

Good afternoon!

I would like to bring to your attention that last week, on November 29, the  Geography Division released some 2011 Geography products:

Available today are four geographic products from the 2011 Census: Boundary Files, Road Network File, Correspondence Files and the Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names.

These products represent the first suite of geographic products released from the 2011 Census.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/111129/dq111129c-eng.htm

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Updated Products: Elementary-Secondary Education Survey

Hello,

Please note the updated products listed below and the path to access them via the DLI FTP and website.

Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES)

Data for 1997/1998 to 2009/2010 are now available.

Enrolments by Type of Program, Age and Sex, School Boards and Districts (Headcount), 2002/2003 to 2009/2010

Enrolments by Type of Program, Grade and Sex, School Boards and Districts, 1997/1998 to 2009/2010 - Public schools, elementary-secondary level

Enrolments by Type of Minority and Second Language Programs, Youth Sector by Grade, School Boards and Districts (Headcount), 1997/98 to 2009/10 - Public schools, elementary-secondary level

Enrolments by type of Aboriginal Language Programs by Grade, School Boards and Districts (Headcount), 2001/2002 to 2009/2010

Enrolments in Special Needs Education1 by Type of Disablity, Type of Class, School Boards and Districts (Headcount), 2001/2002 to 2009/2010

Number of Full-time and Part-time Educators in Elementary and secondary public schools, by Age Group and Sex, 1997/1998 to 2009/2010

Number of Graduates1 by Type of Programs, Age and Sex, School Boards and Districts, 2002/2003 to 2009/2010 - Public schools, elementary-secondary level

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/esesp-pseps-eng.htm

FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Elementary-Secondary Education Survey - eses/eses-eeps-1997-1998-to-2009-2010.zip

Thank you.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Geography Files & Social Service Locations Data for Hamilton

Question

For my project I would like to correlate low-income individuals/families with social service locations (e.g. location of homeless shelters) to determine whether there are enough services in poor areas of Hamilton.

- An ArcGIS compatible shapefile that has census tract divisions (would be ideal)

- Shapefiles of (some or all):
         - Location of homeless shelters
         - Location of food banks
         - Community housing
         - Employment centres/job banks "

Answer

To start, homeless shelter data can be acquired from the City of Hamilton, the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton and HRSDC. The database of homeless shelter & demographics is called HIFIS and it is managed by the HRSDC Homelessness Secretariat.  An individual at SPRCH may also be able to connect you with the homelessness coordinator in Hamilton.  The contact at the City, who is a member of the Community Data Consortium, has also been included.

There are no geographic files for shelters, although the Social Planning Council may have done their own geocoding as may have the city. They may not have geocoded women's shelters and family shelters as these are kept as hidden as possible in order to protect the women and children in those shelters.

Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS)
Contacting them here -
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rhdcc-hrsdc/contact/contact_us.asp?section=hifis_initiative
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
140 Promenade du Portage, 6th Floor,
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0J9

You can also download from Revenue Canada a list of Charity organizations by province which you could also map. More specifically, you can ask Revenue Canada for the list of charity organisations from Form T3010, this will provide you all you are looking for except shapefiles.  You can ask them for Hamilton only or all of Ontario or all of Canada. It comes as an access database.

Labor Force Survey - Updated Product

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following survey has been updated on the DLI FTP and website:

Labour Force Survey (LFS) Nov 2011

WEB:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/lfs-epa/lfs-epa1976-xxxx-eng.htm

FTP:  /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Labour Force Survey -lfs/1976-2011/data/micro2011-11.zip

Friday, November 25, 2011

New files on Statistics Canada Nesstar: School Leavers Survey

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).


School Leavers Survey (1995 and 1991)

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site.  Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Statistics Canada to make all online data free

All of Statistics Canada’s standard online products, including the census, socioeconomic and geographic data, will be offered to the public for free starting February 2012.

For more information, check out:  http://embassymag.ca/dailyupdate/view/statistics_canada_to_make_all_online_data_free_11-24-2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Sources of gender-desegregated data

Question

This is something I have not been previously asked about and now I have agreed to speak to a class about gender-desgregated data sources.  There are some good web pages at Health Canada and DSP and a few others but I am wondering if I am overlooking something in DLI? Any suggestions about sources of gender-desgregated data would be greatly appreciately.

Answer

Most of the data in the DLI collection can be disaggregated by sex. Even the household level surveys have some capacity for this. However, the GSS (General Social Survey) series did come to mind, as it covers a wide range of topics for which gender-based analysis might be appropriate (i.e. victimization and social networks).

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89f0115x/89f0115x2009001-eng.htm

Friday, November 18, 2011

Updated Products - Input-Output

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following tables have been added to the DLI FTP and website:

Interprovincial Trade Flows (15F0002XDB) - 2008

National Input-Output Tables (15F0041XDB) - 2008

Provincial Input-Output Tables (15F0042XDB) - 2008

National Symmetric Input-Output Tables  (15-207-XCB) - 2008

National Symmetric Input-Output Tables  (15-208-XCB) - 2008

Provincial GDP by Industry and Sector, at Basic Prices (15-209-XCB) - 2008

Provincial Gross Output by Industry and Sector (15-210-XCB) - 2008

Provincial Symmetric Input-Output Tables: (15-211-XCE) - 2008

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/io-es-eng.htm
FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Input-Output-Tables

MARC records for DLI products

Question

Where can I get MARC records for all the DLI products?  From this message on the STC website, I’m guessing they exist: “If you are a member of the Depository Services Program (DSP) or the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) you can download the MARC record(s) for this Statistics Canada product directly into your cataloguing database.”

Answer

On the search page for the Statistics Canada library catalogue, the right hand side bar has  information on downloading Marc records in the Z39.50 format.

Z39.50 protocol enables you to search and retrieve MARC records from the Statistics Canada Library database using software connected to the Internet. This service does not require registration, simply configure your ILS Z39.50 server with the following parameters:
Database: Unicorn
IP address: 142.206.64.146
Port number: 2200Once you have configured your ILS Z39.50 server, consult your ILS documentation for how to proceed with downloading library catalogue MARC records.

http://bibliocat.statcan.ca/web2/tramp2.exe/goto/A1i5ppdn.000?screen=Para3950.html

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Quebec Universities' Financial Information

Question:

I have a student who is looking for statistical information about equipment purchases made by Quebec universities for the following years: 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005 et 2007. 

Answer:

The best place to look would be the Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3121&lang=fr&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2). The Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey was developed to provide financial information (income and expenditures) on all universities and degree-granting colleges in Canada. Clicking on 'other reference periods' (located in the left-side menu bar), will allow you to explore other time periods.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Office of Energy Efficiency: Comprehensive Energy Use Database

The Comprehensive Energy Use Database provides an overview of sectoral energy markets in Canada and in each region of the country. These tables are intended to complement data published in the upcoming edition of the Energy Use Data Handbook, 1990 to 2008.

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/comprehensive_tables/index.cfm

New files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Labour Force Survey – October 2011
Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2003)

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site.  Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement. 

Thank you.

Updated Product: Social Policy Simulation Database and Model

Hello,

The following product is now available on the DLI FTP and website.

Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) 1997 to 2016 (Version 19.0, database year 2007)

The SPSD/M is a static microsimulation model designed to analyse financial interactions between governments and individuals in Canada. It can compute taxes paid to and cash transfers received from government. It is comprised of a database, a series of tax/transfer algorithms and models, analytical software and user documentation.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=89F0002X&lang=eng

WEB:
www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/spsdm-bdmsps/spsdm-bdmsps19-eng.htm

Muslim Immigrants & Country of Origin

Question

Although religion wasn’t asked in the 2006 Census, is there a way to obtain counts for the number of Muslim immigrants at the National level x country of origin?

Answer

There are a few possible sources in locating the answer to this question. You could first consult a report issues by Environics Research Group (http://www.environicsinstitute.org/PDF-MuslimsandMulticulturalisminCanada-LiftingtheVeil.pdf). Alternatively, you could  do a xtab of coutry of origin and religion in the 2001 Census PUMF, or the version in the RDC, which should have more detailed country of origin values coded. The most detailed country of origin data come from Citizenship and Immigration, but they don't ask religion.

Egg Prices

Question

I am interested in locating egg prices going back only 5-10 years.  I'm also looking for the price of Omega3 eggs and any other types available. Any suggestions as to where I can locate this informtion?

Answer

The CANSIM table 326-0012 “average retail prices for food and other selected items monthly (dollars)” is the only table produced that contains egg prices. We do not, however, have any other information available for egg prices divided by sub-categories.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Small & Medium Manufacturing Businesses

Question

Hello, 

A student is looking for the number of small and medium manufacturing businesses in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in Québec for the past 3 years. Does anyone have any suggestions of where this information can be located?

Answer

The information you seek can be found on the Institut de la statistique du Québec's website. It has manufacturing data by region from 2004: http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/donstat/econm_finnc/sectr_manfc/profil_secteur/index.htm

Update: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 2009

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) 2009 - Public Use Microdata File (PUMF)
 
The Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) for the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) 2009 is now available on the DLI FTP and website.

"The cross-sectional public-use microdata file for the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) is a collection of income, labour and family variables on persons in Canada and their families. This file includes many safeguards to prevent the identification of any one person.

Although often referred to as a single file, the SLID public-use microdata file is actually four separate files: key, person, economic family and census family.

The person file contains identifier data, which allows a researcher to group persons into households, economic families and census families, as well as link each of these files together."

 (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=75M0010XCB&lang=eng)

Friday, November 4, 2011

Alcohol consumption, 1940 - 2005

Question

I'm looking for stats related to alcohol consumption per capital (in litres of alcohol) in Canada between 1940 and 2005 (I'm not looking for the different types of drinks). If possible, I'm also looking for stats regarding higher quantities of alcohol consumption (5 glasses or more at least once a month for the last 12 months) between 1940 and 2005). Does this information exist?

Answer

The best source found was "Canada Food Stats" (catalogue number 23F0001XBB): http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=23F0001XBB&lang=eng. This product provides access to a broad spectrum of food statistics and indicators. It contains information on per capita food availability for consumption and food prices, nutrition, supply and demand, as well as data on the food industry, processing, employment, productivity, trade and much more. The product provides users with easy access to large volumes of data, access to pre-defined tables or the ability to query the database and create unique tabulations.

Specific to your question, it contains data on alcohol consumption in litres per person since 1960.  Unfortunately, there was no retrievable information regarding your query regarding high quantities of alcohol consumption.

Release of the updated version of the Health Profile and Health Trends

Statistics Canada is pleased to announce the release of the updated version of the Health Profile, October 2011 and Health Trends, October 2011 Internet applications.


Health Statistics Division and the Census Internet Development Team have updated the online   Health Profile product with the latest health region boundary changes (see related What’s new for details). The online  Health Trends product has also been updated with cancer incidence data from the Canadian Cancer Registry Database for 2009 as well as low birth weight and other indicators from the Vital Statistics data for 2008 (see related What's new for details).


There are different ways to access the Health Profile or Health Trends Internet applications from the Statistics Canada home page. Users can either click on the Health in Canada module, or click on the 'Latest census data' link under the 'Census' heading, in the right-hand navigation bar, and enter through the 'Features' or 'Census news' links.



To enquire about the concepts, methods and data quality of these data, please contact Health Statistics

New files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Survey on Family Expenditures (1996, 1992, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1978 and 1969)

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site.  Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Census Data on Activity Limitation

Question

Regarding activity limitation data in the Census, Question 8 refers to mental or physical health problems which reduce the type of activity that a person is able to do. I have started a search for the tables that include the data from this question and so far I have not been able to find it. Any clues?

Answer

The 2006 Census questions 7 and 8 are filter questions used to create the survey frame for the post-censal Participation and Activity Limitation Survey.  Here is a quote from the PALS 2006 PUMF User Guide (cat. no. 12M0021G):

“The PALS adult survey population consisted of all persons 15 years of age or older living in households who reported at least one limitation to the Census questions on activity limitations and who were living in Canada at the time of the Census.”

Page 13 of the 2006 Census Dictionary will provide you with more detail on those filter questions:  http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/pdf/92-566-eng.pdf 

The Census Dictionary also advises users to look to PALS for disability data: “The PALS will be the primary source for disability data in 2006, since it provides a better identification of the population and more detailed information on its characteristics.  Disability data from the 2006 Census will be available upon special request only. The 2006 Census disability data have minimum edits and should be used with caution” (p.14).

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Motor Vehicle Deaths: Urban/ Rural

Question

Is it possible to obtain data on deaths from motor vehicle accidents by urban/ rural?

Answer

The Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics (available from Transport Canada - <http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/resources-researchstats-menu-847.htm#abc> contain "Number of Collisions by Location" tables that show the urban rural split, and indicate whether the collisions resulted in fatalities or personal injuries. The reports on the website cover 2003-2009.

Friday, October 28, 2011

New files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey – 1995 and 1994

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2010 : Cycle 2 – Household and Person files
Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2010 : Annual – Household and Person files


Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site.  Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Home births in Canada

Question
I can't seem to find any statistics on home births in the StatCan pages - CANSIM,  Health in Canada, etc. Is there anything?

 

Answer



The Cansim Table 102-4516 provides data on “Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by place of birth (hospital and non-hospital), Canada, provinces and territories, annual”.  The term “non-hospital” is defined in the footnotes for the table: the category "Place of birth , non-hospital" includes births in private homes, in health care institutions such as nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, nursing stations and other short-term care facilities and other health care facilities not licensed to operate as hospitals by provincial, territorial or federal governments, such as free-standing birthing centres and at other specified sites.

There is also data on non-hospital births in the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (data tables are available on the Public Health Agency of Canada website):  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/pdf/tab-eng.pdf

Here is the Daily release for that survey:  http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/071127/dq071127d-eng.htm

Canadian sexual assaults reported to police

Question

Does Stats Can have the percentage of overall Canadian sexual assaults that are reported to police from 1999 - 2009? For example, 36% of sexual assaults are reported to police, and 64% of them are not reported? I can only find stats on spousal sexual assaults in the GSS victimization surveys.

Answer

You will be able to get data on sexual assaults from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) -- in Summary Statistics on the Stats Can site, in CANSIM, and through the DLI.  But those will not include non-reported data because how would you know what is not reported if it is not reported? I think your only approach could be to use surveys like the GSS that include variables on sexual assault and whether or not the crime was reported.  For instance, the PUMF for GSS, Cycle 23 has the variable cir_d010 for "type of incident" (which includes "sexual assault") and another variable pfo_q100 for "Police find out about incident."  There is also another variable pfo_q105 (How police learned about incident).

Furthermore, the following links may help you get an idea of how much is reported and what is not reported:

Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/061002/dq061002a-eng.htm

General Social Survey: Victimization
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100928/dq100928a-eng.htm

Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends 2006
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-570-x/85-570-x2006001-eng.htm

Criminal victimization in Canada, 2009
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2010002/article/11340-eng.htm

Official release of the Preview of Census Products and Services

The 2011 Census Dissemination Project is pleased to announce the official release of the Preview of Census Products and Services, Catalogue no. 98-300-XWE.

The Preview of Census Products and Services represents the first official product released for the 2011 Census. It provides a complete overview of the proposed products and services that will be disseminated based on the results from both the 2011 Census of Population and 2011 Census of Agriculture. Information (where applicable) will include major characteristics and content, 'What's new?' in comparison to 2006, levels of geography, availability/delivery methods, release timeframe and pricing.

The 'Preview' will be updated periodically as details regarding products and services become finalized.

As of 8:30 a.m. (Ottawa time) on September 21, 2011, this product will be available in HTML and PDF (print-friendly) formats via the 'New products and studies' link within The Daily. Users can also access it from the census web module. From the Statistics Canada home page, click on the 'Latest census data' link under the 2011 Census header. The Preview can then be accessed either through the 'Census news' spotlight entry or through the 'Preview of Products and Services' link in the left-hand sidebar under the 2011 Census header (http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/preview-avantgout/index-eng.cfm). Eventually, this product will be permanently stored under the upcoming 2011 Census 'Reference materials' link in the left-hand sidebar of this page.

Updated Products: SVOLM - Revised files

Hello,

Please note the updated products listed below and the path to access them via the DLI FTP and web sites.

Survey on the Vitality of Official Language Minorities, 2006 - Revised Files
Revised English versions of the codebook, user guide,  and SAS and SPSS syntax cards for SVOLM 2006 are now available.  The corresponding SAS and SPSS data files (.sas7bdat and .sav) have also been corrected - these new versions include corrected information that address the concerns raised between the French and English labels.

WEB:  http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/svolm-evmlo/svolm-evmlo2006-eng.htm
FTP:   /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities – svolm/2006

svolm2006cbk-ver2.pdf
svolm2006cbk-ver2.txt
svolm2006gid-ver2.pdf

svolm2006-ver2.sas
svolm2006-ver2.sps

2006dat-spss-sav-ver2.zip

2006dat-sas7bdat-ver2.zip 

New versions of the French and English SPSS data files (.sav) containing long variable descriptions and missing values are also available:

2006dat-dli-spss-fra-sav-ver2.zip

2006dat-dli-spss-eng-sav-ver2.zip

Some users may prefer to use these .sav files, which were based on the SPSS cards created by the DLI unit in response to concerns about the variable names raised by Laine Ruus on July 30, 2009. More information pertaining to those files is available at the following links (for DLI members only): 

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/mhonarc/dli-ild-msg/msg15440.html

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/mhonarc/dli-ild-msg/msg15166.html

Updated Products - PCCF+ Version 5J

Hello,

The following product is now available on the DLI FTP and website.

Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) - version 5J

"The Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) is a complementary product to the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF). It is an automated system that uses postal codes to assign census geography. PCCF+ is based on the latest Postal Code Conversion File and the Postal Code Population Weight File produced by the Geography Division of Statistics Canada. PCCF+ uses weights to allocate postal codes linked to multiple dissemination areas according to the distribution of population using a given postal code." (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=82F0086X&lang=eng

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/health-sante-eng.htm
FTP:  /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Health - PCCF+/pccf5j-fccp5j-can

New files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca):

Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP) – 1999 and 2002

International Youth Survey, 2006

Absence from Work Survey – 1993, 1998 and 1999

Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008

Labour Force Survey, July 2011

Ontario Material Deprivation Survey, 2009

Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care, 2007-2008

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site.  Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Standardize & Normalize Health Data

Question

Could you please send me the formula that Statistics Canada uses to standardize and normalize its heart attack or diabetes rates per 100,000?


Answer

The Health Statistics Division provided the following response and attachments:

Age Standardized Rates (taken from Vital Stats methodology section) Mortality rates, with the exception of crude rates, potential years of life lost (PYLL) and infant and perinatal mortality, as well as cancer incidence and certain CIHI-based data, are age-standardized using the direct method, and the 1991 Canadian Census population structure. The use of a standard population results in more meaningful rate comparisons, as it adjusts for variations in population age distributions over time and across different geographic areas.

Table 5 -  Age standardized rates

Age (in years) Standard population
Less than 1 403,061
1 to 4 1,550,285
5 to 9 1,953,045
10 to 14 1,913,115
15 to 19 1,926,090
20 to 24 2,109,452
25 to 29 2,529,239
30 to 34 2,598,289
35 to 39 2,344,872
40 to 44 2,138,891
45 to 49 1,674,153
50 to 54 1,339,902
55 to 59 1,238,441
60 to 64 1,190,217
65 to 69 1,084,588
70 to 74 834,024
75 to 79 622,221
80 to 84 382,303
85 to 89 192,410
90 and over 95,467
Source: Statistics Canada Cat. No. 84F0208XPB, Causes of Death 1997 The formula for age-standardized death rate r is:

Description
r is equal to the summation over i, for i is between 1 and 20, of w subscript i multiplied by the ratio of d subscript i by p subscript I

Where for age group i,
  is the age-sex specific death count,
  is the population size for a given cause of death and geographical area, and
  is the weight for that group.

Note(s): that the same weight is used for each sex. To yield a rate per 100,000 population, r is multiplied by 100,000.
The confidence intervals for the age-standardized cancer incidence rates were produced using the method found in Estève et al.

For more information on the standardization of rates using the direct method, please refer to the following article found on the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario webpage: Standardization of Rates - Namrata Bains http://www.apheo.ca/index.php?pid=193

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

DLI Webinar: CCHS Healthy Aging

Dear DLI Contacts,

Join us on Tuesday, April 19th for an online DLI webinar on the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Healthy Aging !

Senior analysts from Statistics Canada’s Health Statistics Division will discuss the survey's background, themes, data file structure and data uses and will be available to answer your questions about the survey. Separate English and French webinars will be offered at the following times:

10:30 – 11:30 French webinar (presented by Barbara Sérandour, Health Statistics Division)
12:30 – 1:30 English webinar (presented by Leslie Geran, Health Statistics Division)

Carleton University has kindly offered the use of their webinar facilities and Big Blue Button web conferencing system for this webinar.

Please contact Jennifer Pagnotta directly (Jennifer.Pagnotta@statcan.gc.ca) if you would like to join us for the April 19th webinar, and indicate whether you will be attending the French or the English session. Jennifer will then send you a separate email with the technical details required to log in and participate in the webinar. (The only applications required to participate are a web browser and Flash.)

Thank you.

GSS Cycle 23, Victimisation - The North, PUMF and Master File, and Aboriginal Identity

Question

Hello,

We would like to request information please on the GSS 23 microdata files and also have one question about comparability with the GSS 18.

I have been assured by a researcher, in communication with the CCHS, that since cycle 18, when it was covered as a pilot - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2006011-eng.htm , the North has been included in the GSS Victimization Surveys. Further to this, an upcoming issue of Juristat will be dealing with the GSS 23 and the North. The Main Product page may be misleading in this regard: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=12M0023X&lang=eng

1. Was the North covered in cycle 23 and if so, will this data be available, e.g., through DLI as a separate PUMF(s) and will it be available through the RDC's through the master file(s)?

2. Is it correct that the SOR_Q110 Sexual orientation question been suppressed on the PUMF? …from page 328 of the questionnaire: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/meta/gss-esg/cycle23-2009/gssc-esgc23que-eng.pdf

3. Will/does the GSS 23 master file(s) provide postal code detail?

4. We noticed that the sample size for Aboriginal groups decreased in 2009 (668 in 2009, down from the sample size in 2004). We also noticed that the questions were quite different: Aboriginal identify (yes/no in cycle 23) and Background (Aboriginal= 13 … one of multiple responses regarding cultural or racial backgrounds),

- Why did this number decrease? We have some questions about coding and comparability …

- In 2004 were responses for Aboriginal coded even if someone gave up to 3 other ethnicities?

- Is it possible that “only” people who identified primarily with an Aboriginal group would have responded to the 2009 question (ie mixed ancestry people didn’t identify as part Aboriginal in 2009 the way they might have in 2004)?

CYCLE 23
AIR_Q110 Are you an Aboriginal person, (for this survey an Aboriginal person refers to, First Nations’[North American Indian], Métis or Inuk [Inuit])?
1 Yes = 668
2 No Go to end of module
Don’t know Go to end of module
Refusal Go to end of module

CYCLE 18
VMS_Q110 Canadians come from many cultural or racial backgrounds. I'm going to read you a list. Are you:

INTERVIEWER: Accept a maximum of 4 responses.
INTERVIEWER: Read categories to respondent.

11 ... White?
12 ... Chinese?
13 ... Aboriginal? (that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit)
14 ... South Asian? (for example, East Indian, Sri Lankan, etc.)
15 ... Black?
etc.

Thank you very much for any help you can provide,

Answer

The author division provided the following information in response to your recent questions about the General Social Survey cycle 23 - victimization PUMF:

Question 1: "Cycle 23 did sample the North but the data is separate from the main Cycle 23 collection and will be released to the RDCs (Research Data Centres) in the summer. There is no PUMF planned for the North due to confidentiality and privacy concerns."

Question 2: Yes, SOR_Q110 is suppressed on the PUMF.

Question 3: Postal code is suppressed on the PUMF but available on the analytical file (i.e. the file in the RDCs).

Question 4: "For Cycle 23, the number of Aboriginal respondents did decrease slightly by 15 respondents (from 683 in Cycle 18 to 668 in Cycle 23) as our sample size had decreased since 2004. However, the weighted Aboriginal population did increase to 877,496 for 2009, up from 628,391 in 2004. As mentioned, it is important to note that the question which was used to identify the Aboriginal population in the 2009 victimization survey is different than that used in 2004 and 1999. The question in Cycle 23 (2009) is now in line with what the census uses. The 2009 results for the Aboriginal population should not, therefore, be directly compared with those from previous victimization surveys. "

I hope that this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

Updated Products - FIUC

Hello,

Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey (FIUC) - 2009-2010 CAUBO data

2009-2010 Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) data files for the Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey are now available on the DLI FTP and website.

"The Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) provides financial data on the major degree-granting institutions in Canada. The CAUBO data are an important part of the Statistics Canada's Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey.

The interim CAUBO report is now available for the 2009/2010 academic year and will include financial data for all CAUBO member institutions except those in Quebec. A full final report will be released as soon as the Quebec data become available. Aggregated data for degree-granting institutions that are not members of the CAUBO organization are expected to be released in July." (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/110406/dq110406c-eng.htm)

The file fiuc-ifuc_ver05.zip has been renamed fiuc-ifuc_ver06.zip

The following files have been added:

2009-2010 - caubo data - public - english - prelim.xls
caubo 2009-2010 financial information of universities and colleges-prelim.mdb
fiuc_mast_1972-2010 - data identification.xls
fiuc_mast_1972-2010 - notes about data.doc
guidelines 2009-2010 (caubo).pdf
guidelines 2009-2010 (nc).pdf
questionnaire 2009-2010 (caubo).xls
questionnaire 2009-2010 (nc) e.xls

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/fiuc-ifuc-eng.htm
FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey - fiuc

Thank you.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Canadian Travel Survey 2003

Hello,

Canadian Travel Survey (CTS) - 2003 - documentation

Questionnaires and instructions to interviewers for the Canadian Travel Survey 2003 are now available on the DLI FTP and website. A copy of the Canadian Travel Survey Microdata User’s Guide has also been added. The author division has indicated that this user guide applies to the 2003 microdata file.

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/cts-evc/2003survey-travel-enquete-voyage-eng.htm

FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Canadian Travel Survey - cts/2003/doc

cts2003-2004interview.doc
cts2003gid.pdf
cts2003que-long.pdf
cts2003que.pdf

Thank you.

CCHS 2009/2010

Question

How can a researcher access CCHS 2009/2010 data if the PUMF isn't yet released? Would they need to go through an RDC if the PUMF isn't released?

Answer

The CCHS 2009/2010 PUMF is scheduled to be released in September 2011 (please note that this is a tentative date). This PUMF therefore won't be available through any channels before that date.

The CCHS 2009-2010 analytical file is currently available through the RDCs for researchers with an accepted proposal. The researcher may wish to approach your local RDC (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/network-reseau-eng.htm) if this is of interest.

CCHS 2009-2010 aggregate data are also available in the products described under Link to related products on the left side bar on: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3226&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2

Custom tables with CCHS 2009-2010 data are available for purchase on request. If this is of interest to your researcher, I will be happy to refer you to an Account Executive who can confirm what tables can be produced and provide cost estimates.

I hope that this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Updated Products - International Trade Data by Commodity Classification

Hello,

International Merchandise Trade Data by Commodity Classification

International Merchandise Trade Data by Commodity Classification data for 2010 are now available on the DLI FTP and website. Revised data for 2008 and 2009 have also been added. This was a scheduled revision.

The files export2008dat-revised.zip, import2008dat-revised.zip, meta2008dat-revised.zip have been replaced by B465N005_200812-ver2.zip

The files export2009dat-revised.zip, import2009dat-revised.zip, meta2009dat-revised.zip have been replaced by B465N005_200912-ver2.zip

2010 data have been added under B465N005_201012.zip

WEB:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/trade-commerce/wtace-acmec/trade-commerce2008-eng.htm

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/trade-commerce/wtace-acmec/trade-commerce2009-eng.htm

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/trade-commerce/wtace-acmec/trade-commerce2010-eng.htm

FTP:

/DissFTP/dli/Trade-Commerce Inter/international-merchandise-data-by-commodity-classification/2008-revised/data/b465n005_200812-ver2.zip

/DissFTP/dli/Trade-Commerce Inter/international-merchandise-data-by-commodity-classification/2009-revised/data/b465n005_200912-ver2.zip

/DissFTP/dli/Trade-Commerce Inter/international-merchandise-data-by-commodity-classification/2010/data/b465n005_201012.zip

Thank you.

Tsuu T'ina Nation Statistics

Question

I am looking for the rate of diabetes, suicide rate, and addiction rates for the indigenous peoples of the Tsuu T'ina Nation near Calgary, AB. Please let me know where I can find these rates.

Answer

Health Canada has produced "Acting On What We Know: Preventing Youth Suicide in First Nations" http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/pubs/promotion/_suicide/prev_youth-jeunes/index-eng.php Statistics are not included specifically for the T'suu T'ina nation but there may be some items of interest in the report.

The Public Health Agency of Canada produced a Diabetes Surveillance Data - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdpc-cpcmc/ndss-snsd/english/diabetes_data/index-eng.php

Health Canada also has an extensive list of links on Addiction and Substance Abuse in First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health here http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/pubs/substan/index-eng.php

Several journal articles are available from Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health
http://www.pimatisiwin.com/online/?s=suicide which is supported by Native Counseling Services of Alberta.

Suicides in Alberta is available from the Alberta Ministry of Justice - 2007 being the latest issue - http://justice.alberta.ca/programs_services/fatality/ocme/Publications_OCME/SuicidesinAlberta2007.aspx/DispForm.aspx?ID=30

The tables do not specify aboriginal/non-aboriginal population but do list a breakdown by Regional Health Authority and Place of Residence.

This may be a good site to starting point for finding the data you require http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/programs/aboriginal/index.htm. This report looks quite useful http://www.fsin.com/healthandsocial/childportal/images/Health%20Status%20and%20Health%20needs%20of%20Aborigtinal%20Children%20and%20Youth.pdf

You may also find this web page it is the Health Canada First Nations, Inuit & Aboriginal Health http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/index-eng.php

Additional Information

In addition to the sources recommended by others, the 2006 Aboriginal Population Profile for Calgary in 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles for Selected Cities and Communities (89-638-XWE) may be of interest. The introduction states that "This report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the Aboriginal population living in the census metropolitan area (CMA) of Calgary. The census metropolitan area of Calgary includes the Tsuu T'ina Nation (Tsuu T'ina Nation 145)." Health is discussed at the very end of the publication. (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-638-x/2010003/article/11076-eng.htm)

The report draws from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS). The APS 2006 public use microdata file (PUMF) which is available through the DLI includes variables on diabetes, alcohol consumption, drug abuse and suicide but wouldn't provide data on the Tsuu T'ina Nation specifically.

The 2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults (http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/89-635/index.cfm?Lang=eng) provides a wide range of data for Alberta, Alberta (rural) and Alberta (urban), including health data on diabetes which may be of interest.

Other data may be available on a custom basis for a fee. If this is of interest to your user, please let me know and I will refer you to an Account Executive who can confirm what custom tables can be produced and at what cost.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada or Health Canada may also provide relevant statistics through their websites.

I hope that this information is helpful. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Updated Products - 1976 Census

Hello,

1976 Census - French documentation - New version

A new version of the French user guide for the 1976 Census public use microdata file ("Documentation à l'intention des utilisateurs des bandes-échantillons à grande diffusion") is now available on the DLI FTP site. The bottom of page 87 was missing in the previous version. This page has been re-scanned and replaced in the guide. The English version has not changed.

FTP: /dli/Census-of-pop_Recens.-pop/1976/Doc/Record_Layout/pumf76/pumf1976rclv2_f.pdf

Thank you.

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)

Hello,

We received the following question off list about the field of study groups in the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) files the DLI receives. We are sharing it through the dlilist as it may be of interest to other DLI contacts.

Question

I just downloaded PSIS files for a professor. The fields of study are a bit broad for him. He wants to know whether there is any information on what is included under each field.

Answer

The 12 fields in the University enrolments, by province of study and by field of study, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009 PSIS table the DLI receives are the "Special Aggregation Structure: Primary Groupings" (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/instruction/cip-cpe-spec2000-eng.htm). The division responsible for PSIS also referred us to the Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP2000) codesC which will show your client how the finer levels of the CIP are assigned to these primary groupings:

"Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP2000) codes

The combination of the program names, program codes and specialization or major field of study provided by the postsecondary institutions is classified using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP2000), the official classification used at Statistics Canada for the classification of program(s) of study. The CIP taxonomy provides more than 1200 codes and is organized on three (3) levels: a 2-digit series, a 4-digit series, and a 6-digit program level. Please refer to: http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/cip-cpe/2digit-2chiffres-eng.asp

Updated Products - CCHS Healthy Aging PUMF

Hello,

The following product is now available on the DLI FTP and website.

Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging: Public Use Microdata File 2008-2009

"The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Healthy Aging provides cross-sectional estimates at provincial and national levels. Data are based on interviews with approximately 31,000 respondents aged 45 or older residing in households in all provinces. The survey focuses on the various factors that impact healthy aging, such as general health and well-being, physical activity, use of health care services, social participation, as well as work and retirement transitions."

(http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=82M0015X&lang=eng)

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/cchs-escc/cchs-escc2008-2009-eng.htm

FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Canadian Community Health Survey - cchs/2008-2009

Thank you.

Updated Products - PSIS

Hello,

Please note the updated products listed below and the path to access them via the DLI FTP and website.

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)

The following Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) tables have been updated. The tables now include data for additional years.

1a. College enrolments, by province of study and by age group, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009
1b. College graduates, by province of study and by age group, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009

2a. College enrolments, by province of study and by field of study, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009
2b. College graduates by province of study and by field of study, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009

3a. College enrolments, by province of study and by gender, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009
3b. College graduates, by province of study and by gender, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009

4a. College enrolments, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009
4b. College graduates, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009

5a. College enrolments, by province of study and by program level, (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009
5b.College graduates, by province of study and by program level, (number), 1992-1993 to 2008-2009

6a. College enrolments, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number), 1992/1993 to 2008-2009
6b. College graduates, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number), 1992 to 2008

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/psis-siep-eng.htm
FTP: /DissFTP//dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Postsecondary Student Information System - psis/data

Thank you.

Divorce in Canada

Question

I've been asked for the most recent divorce rate statistics in Canada. Specifically, what the student needs is

"the number of divorces where a custody order was granted out of total cases involving custody orders, and determining if there are any upward trends in recent years."Divorce statistics seem to stop in 2005. According to the IMDB, the Vital Statistics - Divorce Database is still active, yet the latest data release was Nov 2008. The status of the publication Divorces in Canada (Catalogue no.: 84F0213XWE) is listed as "ongoing/available", yet it too has not been updated since Nov 2008. (How can a publication be listed as an annual and yet not publish for more than two years?) Is there someplace else I should be looking, or is 2005 data the best I can do?

Answer

You are right in indicating that the latest marriage and divorce data available are for 2005 and the publication and Cansim tables will be ready shortly. Afterwards, because of budget contraints, Health Statistics Division will stop producing this publication.

That being said, Health Statistics Division is now working on a project for a client on divorce data for the years 2006 to 2008. There will be a brief announcement in the Daily announcing the availability of these data, likely in April. In the mean time, we will pursue with the Division the possibility of having these tables available to the DLI. We will keep you posted.

For marriage data, you will probably have to go the Provincial Vital Statistics Offices. In doing so, keep in mind that all provinces don't report the same way. For example, for same sex marriage, some provinces will report Spouse 1 and Spouse 2 and will not report sex. It is impossible at this point to get uniform reporting.

Survey of Drinking Water Plants

Question

A team of researchers studying water quality and “containment feed” models would like to obtain the list of drinking water plants used in the Survey of Drinking Water Plants (survey #5149). Would you be able to indicate whether this is possible – or is there someone else that we should contact?

Answer

We consulted the group responsible for the Survey of Drinking Water Plants and such a list unfortunately is not available. More specifically, they indicated that "At this time we do not have a product that provides information about the physical location of water & wastewater utilities in Canada.". I will send you the coordinates of a research officer the research team can consult if they have any follow up questions related to this request.

Concentration ratios and Herfindahl indexes

Dear DLI Contacts,

In order to prepare for an upcoming discussion with the division that produces concentration ratios and Herfindahl indexes (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/crhi-rcih-eng.htm), we would be interested in information about use of and demand for these products in DLI member institutions (e.g. How would you describe demand for these products in your institution? What type of users request these files? What files would they ideally like to access?).

If you have any information about use or demand for concentration ratios and Herfindahl indexes by your clients, we would be grateful if you could please send me this information by email at marie-claire.lauzon@statcan.gc.ca.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you.

More NGS Questions

Question

We have another NGS question... Any help would be greatly appreciated - here is my student's request:

"I am looking into brain drain, and am interested to see the differences in wage earnings of individuals who moved to the US with how much they would have earned if they stayed back in Canada. My supervisor and I looked into the NGS data and couldn't find the wage variable identifying the individuals who moved to the US and the field of study of those who did move. It'd be great if you could inform me whether these variables are available or not, and the name of the variable"

Answer

Subject-matter specialists in the division that manages the National Graduates Survey (NGS) have provided the following information in response to your student's question. As the variables they list are not available on the NGS 2005 PUMF, the student may wish to see if the RDC analytical file could be used for this project. Data for the variables listed below would also available on a custom basis for a fee.

"Here are some variables that you can use. Not sure if they’re what you’re looking for.

You can only use the information for job held last week. We do have income for 2011 however this does not tell us if respondent lived in the US for 6 months and is now back in Canada.

CIP of program completed in Canada in 2005
PRCIP1
PRCIP2
PRCIP1AG
PRCIP2AG

Respondents who worked last week
LF_Q18 - In what country was this job located?
You might want to exclude those who said OTHER
LF_Q85 - Including tips and commissions, what is your (hourly/daily/weekly/yearly etc.) wage or salary, before taxes and other deductions?
LF_Q87 - Is this amount in Canadian or American dollars?

Respondents who have taken programs since graduation in 2005
These questions are important as a respondent might have had a BA in 2005 and now have an MA. This would influence your outcome.

EPCIPAGa
EPCIPAGb
EPCIPAGc
EPCIPAGd
EPCIPAGe
EPCIPAGf
EPCIPAGg
EPCIPa
EPCIPb
EPCIPc
EPCIPd
EPCIPe
EPCIPf
EPCIPg
EP_Q11a
EP_Q11b
EP_Q11c
EP_Q11d
EP_Q11e
EP_Q11f
EP_Q11g
EP_Q16a
EP_Q16b
EP_Q16c
EP_Q16d
EP_Q16e
EP_Q16f
EP_Q16g
EP_Q17a
EP_Q17b
EP_Q17c
EP_Q17d
EP_Q17e
EP_Q17f
EP_Q17g"

I hope that this information is helpful. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

1971 Smoking Habits Survey PUMF

We do ask you to permanently remove and destroy the PUMF from the 1971 Smoking Habits Survey that you may have on any system that makes this file accessible to users. The PUMFs from the same survey for 1972 and on-going are ok but not the 1971. I would appreciate your collaboration in this matter. If you know of any users having access or using that file, please advise them not to. We did find problems with the content and it cannot be corrected. This is why we ask you to destroy it. The collection for this survey will only be from 1972. We also have removed this PUMF from the DLI collection.

Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.

Friday, April 1, 2011

New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Households and the Environment Survey: Public Use Microdata File - 2009

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site. Only DLI Contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Average Amount of Screen Time of Children by Province

Question

I'm looking for the average amount of screen time of children by province.

Any suggestions, please?

Answer

The CCHS 2007-2008 public use microdata file includes variables related to Sedentary Activities (SAC) (e.g. number of hours on a computer, playing video games, watching television/videos, etc.), age range variables and province-level variables which could be of interest to your client. Your client may wish to have a look at the survey's documentation and the description of the SAC related variables to determine if they are appropriate for his/her project.

The following Health Reports article includes Canada-level statistics on screen time of children and youth that may be of interest to your client.

Shields, Margot. Overweight and obesity among children and youth. Health Reports. vol. 17 no. 3

Abstract: "More than a quarter - 26% - of 2- to 17-year-olds were overweight or obese in 2004. Low consumption of vegetables and fruit was associated with excess weight among this age group. As screen time (watching TV, playing video games, using a computer) increased, so did the likelihood that young people would be overweight/obese." http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?lang=eng&catno=82-003-X20050039277

The following CANSIM table has provincial data on children's participation in sedentary activities by age group and sex and may also be of interest to your client:

CANSIM Table 105-2005 Children's participation in sedentary activities, in hours per week, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 to 17, Canadian Community Health Survey cycle 2.2, Canada and provinces, occasional

Data on screen time of children may also be available for a fee on a custom basis. If your client wishes to look into this option, we will refer your client to an Account-Executive who can confirm what types of tables could be produced and at what cost.

I hope that this information is helpful. If you have other questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Historical Provincial GDP

Question

A researcher would like to have provincial GDP for the period 1950-1981 – preferably in quarterly form. Can you direct me to a source for these stats?

Answer

We have looked into your question below and have obtained confirmation that quarterly GDP estimates by province are not available. The division that disseminates provincial GSD estimates provided the following explanation and suggestions in response to your question:

" The Provincial Economic Accounts are only produced on an annual basis and quarterly GDP estimates by province are not available.

Secondly, provincial GDP estimates have been calculated starting with the reference year 1961 and no estimate exists at Statistics Canada prior to that year. It is important to note that the methodologies to derive the provincial estimates for the period 1981 to date are different than those that were used for the period 1961 to 1980. Those differences are explained in the document:

Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts (www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/13-605-x/2003001/chrono/4066065-eng.htm).

The provincial GDP estimates for the years 1961 to 1981, using the old methodologies, are presented in the catalogue 13-213S. You can also find the 1961 to 1980 estimates in CANSIM table 384-0015."

I hope that this is helpful. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

Acres of Organic Agriculture in Canada

Question

A researcher is wanting “ information on total number of acres of organic agriculture in Canada. “ I have been looking through the 2006 Census of Agriculture DLI tables and can see info on the numbers of farms reporting organic products, but not the numbers of acres cultivated using organic practices. Is this info available?

Answer

I asked our Census of Agriculture contacts about your question and they unfortunately don't have data on acres of organic agriculture in Canada. They explained that while they know what farms declare organic products, they don't know how much of the farm is organic. If a farm operator declares hay and field crops organic products they don't know if all of the field crops are organic or only selected field crops.

You may wish to see if data on this topic are available from other organizations and departments (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for example).

I hope that this confirmation is helpful.

Non-Native Speakers of English and the Law

Question

Any suggestions about data on this topic? I think the person is looking for articles discussing discrimination between police and new immigrants noting that there could be both a language and a cultural barrier.

I've been poking around looking for questions whether people have felt they were discriminated against due to culture or language but seem to be spinning my wheels.

Answer

The Immigrants and Victimization, 2004 issue of the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics Profile Series, 2008 (85F0033MWE2008018) includes a section on Immigrants’ perceptions of the criminal justice system which may be of interest to your client (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=85F0033MWE2008018&lang=eng).

The author draws on the General Social Survey (GSS) cycle 18 (2004) on victimization o your client may also be interested in the GSS cycle 18 and 23 PUMFs that are available through the DLI and which include variables on topics such as language of respondent, contact with police, discrimination and perception.

I hope that this suggestion is helpful.

Updated Products - 1981 Census

1981 Census - French documentation - New version

A new version of the French user guide for the 1981 Census public use microdata file ("Documentation à l'intention des utilisateurs des bandes-échantillon à grande diffusion") is now available on the DLI FTP site. Pages 385 to 388 were missing from the previous version of the French version of this document (pumf1981rcl_f.pdf). These have been added to the revised version (pumf1981rcl_rev2-fra.pdf). The English version has not changed.

FTP: /dli/Census-of-pop_Recens.-pop/1981/pumf-1981/Record-Layout/pumf1981rcl_rev2-fra.pdf

Thank you.

Updated Products - 2001 Census

2001 Census - Files renamed

Please note that the file names of the following topic-based tabulations have been slightly modified on the DLI FTP site. The content of the files has not changed.

- 97f0010xdb01001.zip renamed 97f0010xcb01001.zip
- 97f0010xdb01002.zip renamed 97f0010xcb01002.zip
- 97f0010xdb01003.zip renamed 97f0010xcb01003.zip

FTP:

/dli/Census-of-pop_Recens.-pop/2001/Ascii/Topic-Based-Tabulations/ethnocultural-portrait-ascii

/dli/Census-of-pop_Recens.-pop/2001/B2020/Topic-Based-Tabulations/ethnocultural-portrait-b2020

Thank you.

Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF)

Hello,

We received the following question about the postal code conversion file (PCCF) by email off-list and are sharing it with the dlilist as it may be of interest to other DLI contacts. Thank you.

Question

"I have a question from a medical researcher regarding retired postal codes. Is it possible for individuals to continue using postal codes long after they have been retired? The researcher is working with hospital admitting data and is finding that approximately 6% of the patients' postal codes do not have a match in the corresponding PCCF; this is after the postal codes have been checked for errors. I have sent the researcher a copy of the auxilliary 2005 retired postal codes file which he will check against the missing ones.

Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide with this question."

Answer

"The researcher will want to make sure that the vintage (postal code reference date) of the PCCF issue he/she is using matches the dataset (e.g. if the researcher is looking at individuals admitted in April 2007 and wants 2006 Census geography, the researcher will want to be using the April 2007 PCCF.)

The researcher can also check the retired postal code file to determine if the postal codes that don't have a match in the PCCF have been retired. Based on your message, I think that the researcher is already doing this.

When we asked our geography consultants to advise, they mentioned that "Postal codes do vary, with retirements and “re-births” occurring all the time.". They agreed with the suggestions above and also indicated that "It is important to know WHEN the postal code was recorded in the hospital records, it is possible that upon re-admittance at a later date, the postal code field may not be updated if the street address stayed the same (i.e. the nurse asks, “do you still live at 123 Anystreet in Anyplace, anyProvince”, if the answer is yes, they may not bother to ask, “is your postal code still ANA NAN?”)"

If there are still some issues with some specific postal codes after having checked that the correct issue of the PCCF is being used and that the codes haven't been retired, our geography consultants indicated that they could investigate those specific codes to see if there is anything they can find. I hope that these suggestions are helpful to the researcher. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions."

2006 FSA Boundary Files

Question

Are the 2006 FSA boundary files included in the dbf files on the DLI web site, or are they somewhere else?

Answer

DLI geography files are not available on the DLI website but you can download them from the DLI FTP site (stcftp.statcan.ca).

To access the 2006 FSA boundary files:

1) Access the DLI FTP site and go to /Geography-Géographie/2006/spatial-info_dinfo-spatiale/

2) Select ArcInfo or MapInfo depending on your user's preference

3) Select dbf (Digital Boundary File) or cbf (Cartographic Boundary File) depending on your user's preference. For a brief description of the two types, see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/guide-trousse/guide-trousse/toc-tdm/3000277-eng.htm#geo.

4) Select National

5) Select FSA-RTA. There will be two files in this directory, one English "_e.zip" and one French "_f.zip"

If you have any problems connecting to the FTP site or downloading the files, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Population Projections by CSD

Question

Are population projections available at the level of CSD similar to the one at the level of province (CANSIM 0520005)? I am looking specifically for the CSD of Weyburn, SK.

Answer

Unfortunately, CSD level population projections are not available from Statistics Canada at this time. The division that produces population projections hopes to strengthen its capacity to do these projections, but these won't be possible in the near future.

Additional Information

I don't know about Saskatchewan but in British Columbia it's the provincial government that publishes population projections for municipalities and regions.

Release of Mobile Version of the 2006 Census Community Profiles (Statistics Canada’s ‘Stay connected’ Release)

March 30, 2011 Release of the Mobile Version of the 2006 Census Community profiles (part of Statistics Canada's 'Stay connected' Release)

As part of Statistics Canada's release today of the new 'Stay connected' web module, the 2011 Census Dissemination Project is pleased to announce the official release of a condensed, mobile version of the 2006 Census Community profiles.

The 'Stay connected' module is promoting new media tools to provide access to relevant, accurate and timely statistical information. By pointing their mobile browser to ‘m.statcan.gc.ca’,

users will have access to the Mobile site sub-module which provides the latest information from Statistics Canada's The Daily, Latest indicators, Summary tables and a condensed, mobile version of the 2006 Census Community Profiles.

Thank you.

2006 Census Hierarchical File

Question

Will the 2006 Census Hierarchical File be released in April?

Answer

The tentative release date for the 2006 Census Public Use Microdata File Hierarchical File is May 2, 2011. The DLI unit will be receiving a copy of the PUMF on the day of its release and we will be sending out an announcement as soon as it is available for download on the DLI FTP site.

Updated Products - PCCF+ Version 5H - Revised Files

Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) - version 5H - Revised files

Revised files for PCCF+ Version 5H have been added to the DLI FTP and website. Please delete the previous versions of the files and replace them with the revised files.

The revised files contain corrections for errors in PCCF+ Version 5H. Our contacts for this product indicated that the errors "mainly affected coding in British Columbia, and rarely affected coding in Ontario and Quebec. The four main SAS programs (GEORES5H.SAS, GEOINS5H.SAS, R5HOLD.SAS, I5HOLD.SAS) were modified, and the modified versions of the postal code population weight files (WCFUDUPS.CAN and WCFPOINT.CAN) were also corrected."

- pccf5h-fccp5h-can.zip replaced by pccf5h-fccp5h-can-ver2.zip
- geoins5h.sas replaced by geoins5h-ver2.sas
- geores5h.sas replaced by geores5h-ver2.sas
- i5hold.sas replaced by i5hold-ver2.sas
- r5hold.sas replaced by r5hold-ver2.sas
- pccf1010.wcfpoint.can replaced by pccf1010.wcfpoint-ver2.can
- pccf1010.wcfudups.can replaced by pccf1010.wcfudups-ver2.can

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/health-sante-eng.htm

FTP: /dli/DLI Coll._Other prod/Health - PCCF+/pccf5h-fccp5h-can/pccf5h-fccp5h-can-ver2.zip

Thank you.

Financial Management System

Question

We have a researcher looking for the most recent data on the Financial Management System (FMS), for fiscal years ending March 31. This is a terminated series in CANSIM 385-0022 and the data are annual. The researcher would like to know if there is any way to get quarterly numbers.

Answer

The author division has indicated that all of the series on an FMS basis are terminated since June 2009 and that there was no quarterly series for these data. If the researcher provides the author division with a more detailed description of the data they need, the division has indicated that they might be able to provide recommendations. I will send you the contact details of the person the researcher should contact if he/she wishes to look into this further.

Updated Products - LFS

Labour Force Survey (LFS) – February 2011

LFS data for February 2011 are now available on the DLI FTP site and website.

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/lfs-epa/lfs-epa1976-xxxx-eng.htm

FTP: /dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Labour Force Survey - lfs/1976-2011/data/micro2011-02.zip

Thank you.

National Graduates Survey

Question

Good afternoon everyone!

Can someone please confirm that the name of the Institution for the respondents in NGS exists in the Master Files? I have a Graduate student looking to apply for RDC access but needs to know whether she will be able to identify the educational institutions in the file? Also would it be possible to obtain a copy of the questionnaire for the Master Files? The questionnaire that we have access to states that it is the "Release Questionnaire" which leads me to believe it is the questionnaire that links to our PUMF files.

Answer

Our education contacts have confirmed that it is not possible to identify the institution on the NGS Master file and that there is only one questionnaire (which is the same for the PUMF and the master file). They sent me one as an example and it also includes the expression "Release Questionnaire".

Additional Question

I have to admit that this is a bit shocking - I thought for sure we'd be able to identify institutions. So I have to ask is there any geographic identifiers in the Master file? I don't see any in the PUMF.

Answer

The author division has indicated that the analytical file includes a provincial level geographic identifier.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

ACS and SNC Documentation

Question

I am trying to locate the documentation for the Aboriginal Children's Survey and the Survey of Northern Children.

I found a page on which it said you could link to the questionnaire for ACS http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/af-fdr.cgi?l=eng&loc=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/instrument/5108_Q2_V1_E-eng.pdf but when I tried that I got to a File Not Found page.

I didn't find the questionnaire or anything else for the SNC.

Answer

Questionnaires for the ACS / SNC 2006 are available at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getInstrumentDocLink&SurvId=29174&SurvVer=1&InstaId=29175&InstaVer=1&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2

I accessed this page from the ACSs description in the Definitions, data sources and methods section of the StatCan website (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5108&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2). This page also includes the following information about the SNC: "In 2006, the Survey of Northern Children, originally a component of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (record number 4450), was incorporated into the Aboriginal Children's Survey to provide information on the health and development of children, under the age of 6 years, living in the territories."

If you let me know from which page you linked to the broken link below, I will inform the appropriate unit.

I hope that this helps. Please let me know if you experience any problems accessing these files.

Precription Statistics

Question

A researcher here is interested in: "the start date of and number of prescriptions given out for inhaled corticosteroid medications for asthma and allergic rhinitis in North America". Of particular interest are the specific medications: Fluticisone (Flovent, Flonase-GSK) and Budesonide (Pulmicort- Asta Zeneca) which came into use around 1990.

There are commercial publications out there, but they are pricey, and don´t give a clear indication that they´ll even have the statistics we´re after. I´ve also looked at CIHI and the US "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services" and NIH, with no success.

Any assistance with this, on the Canadian or US aspect of this request, would be greatly appreciated.

Answer

Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, Statistics Canada does not collect these data.

We would have data on household expenditures on prescription drugs from the Survey of Household Spending, but not by brand.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Number of Aboriginal Police Officers in Canada

Question

Does anyone know where to find the number of aboriginal police officers in Canada?

Answer

I checked the Police Administration Survey and it does not provide this information. Our Census consultant confirmed that this figure could be provided as a custom tabulation. However, the detailed data tables in the following article provide you with both the percentage of police officers who were aboriginal, and the number of police officers, and the data comes from the same source (2006 Census of population):

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2008010/article/10730-eng.htm#a11 (“Private security and public policing”, published in Juristat, December 2008)

Hopefully this article will provide you with the information your client needs without having to order a custom tabulation.

Employment Equity Data

Question

I am not sure where to even start with this question from a researcher?

"I'm trying to find recent data on Employment Equity in the Canadian Federal Public Service, specifically Health Canada. I heard you could be of some help in this regard - please advise."

Answer

If you don't have these already ...

Employment Equity Data Report

The report is only required to be published every 5 years, with 2006 being the most recent edition. The is published every year, with 2009 being the most recent one on the Web:


Additional Information

While looking at the documents recommended below, I noticed that Table 1 in Appendix C of the Employment Equity Act Annual Report (2009) includes information for Health Canada.

Full Time/Part Time Work by CSD

Question

I have a PhD student looking for number of hours worked for 2 CSDs for 1986 and 1991 censuses. Based on the example for later censuses here: http://www.communityaccounts.ca/communityaccounts/onlinedata/display_table.asp?_=0bfAjIydpaWrnbSTh5-FvKRsxKFjXHe6uJS8u5mBi8nAXWiP#footanch0, I'm guessing it will be one of two variables: Last week, how many hours did you work? and/or During most of the reference period, did you work full time or part time? I can't see any standard product (print or online) that provides this by CSD. Is there any alternative to a custom tab for this information?

Answer

The 1991 and 1986 2B Profiles for CSDs available through E-STAT may be of interest to the student. To access these:

1) Go to E-STAT

2) Click on Search Censuses in E-STAT

3) Select a Census, click Go

4) Select 1991 (2B) detailed questionnaire, Provinces to municipalities or 1986 (2B) detailed questionnaire, Provinces to Municipalities

5) Select the desired geographic areas and characteristics (options include: Males - Worked full year, full time (33), Males - Worked part year or part time (34), Females - Worked full year, full time (33), Females - Worked part year or part time (34))

The following Basic Summary Tables (BSTs) from the 1991 and 1986 Census may be of interest as well. They are available on the DLI FTP site. Please note that the student would need to work with the files using a statistical analysis application like SPSS.

For 1991:

N9102 Population 15 years and over by age groups (17) and sex (3), work activity in 1990 (15) (20%)

N9105 Employed labour force 15 years and over by age groups (17a) and sex (3), hours worked in reference week (10) (20%)

The University of Toronto describes these files on their site at: http://datalib.chass.utoronto.ca/cc91/cc91bsts.htm

For 1986:

LF86B07 - labour force 15 years and over by work activity in 1985 (14) (number of weeks worked in 1985 and whether these weeks were mostly full or part time) and sex (3)

This and other 1986 BSTs are described on the University of Toronto website at: http://datalib.chass.utoronto.ca/cc86/cc86bst.htm

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions or if these don't meet the student's needs.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Updated Products - HES 2009

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following product has been added to the DLI collection. It can be downloaded from the DLI FTP and website.

Households and the Environment Survey: Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) - 2009

"The file provides data for Canada, the provinces and census metropolitan areas and includes information on a wide range of topics, including water quality concerns; consumption and conservation of water; energy use and home heating and cooling; pesticide and fertilizer use of lawns and gardens; recycling, composting and waste disposal practices; motor vehicle use. It also provides information on the socio-demographic, income and labour force characteristics of the population."
(http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=16M0001X&lang=eng)

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/hes-eme/hes-eme2009-eng.htm

FTP: /DissFTP/dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Households and the Environment Survey - hes/2009

Thank you.

New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview Site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2010: Cycle 1 - Household and Person files

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site. Only DLI contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI Contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please not that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Thank you

Updated Products: Synthetic File ACS 2006

We are pleased to inform you that the following product is now available to the DLI FTP and website.

Aboriginal Children's Survey 2006 - Synthetic Files

Note: These synthetic files do not contain real data and should never be used for analytical purposes. Their only purpose is to assist users in developing and testing programs that are to be submitted by remote job submission.

"The Aboriginal Children's Survey was designed to provide a picture of the early development of Aboriginal children and the social and living conditions in which they are learning and growing. The survey provides an extensive set of data about Aboriginal (Métis, Inuit, and off-reserve First Nations) children under six years of age in urban, rural, and northern locations across Canada."
(http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5108&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2)

FTP: /DissFTP/dli/DLI-Collection_Other-Products/Aboriginal Children's Survey - Synthetic File/2006

WEB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/acs-eea-syn-eng.htm

Thank you.

Inter-Provincial Migration - Students (Additional Question)

Question

Hi all,

This is a similar question to previously asked, but I thought I'd give it a shot to see if there might be a special publication or another source I might be missing.

I have a researcher looking for data on student mobility between the Canadian provinces in the past 10 years. She's specifically interested in students from Atlantic Canadian provinces who migrate to other Atlantic provinces for university purposes.

I'm fairly certain universities themselves have this data through their registration records, but is there anything else I can suggest?

Answer

The following Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) table may be of interest: University enrolments, by province of residence of study, annual (number), 1992/1993 to 2008/2009. It shows the province in which the student resided when they first applied to university crossed by the province they are studying in and is available on the DLI FTP or the DLI website at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/psis-siep-eng.htm. (I asked our education contacts about this table and they indicated that it could be helpful but also mentioned that one of the variables is sometimes not well-reported, and that its use may be limited.)

Our education contacts also indicated that the National Graduates Survey (NGS) includes variables that could be used to study student mobility. The NGS was however only conducted in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 and the researcher would need to apply for access through a RDC or submit a request for custom (fee based) data because the variables of interest aren't on the public use microdata file. Our contacts also explained that "The NGS survey is using graduating students only (students who graduated and left the province and completed a diploma), more specifically: Among all of the graduates who lived in the Atlantic provinces before studying, who graduated in 2005, x% left the Atlantic provinces and x% did not."

I hope that this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

IO Coefficients

Question

Greetings:

I have another hard-working Ag grad student working with IO tables. She is working with the 2006 Medium and Link Levels, and would like the “labour coefficient(s?)” and the “capital coefficient(s?).

She is also asking if “land usage” enters into or is an element in the Tables.

Answer

Our contacts in the division that produces these I/O tables have provided the following response to the student's questions:

"The value of land does not enter into our I/O Tables and by definition, since land is a non-depreciable asset, it also does not factor into the I/O surplus indirectly either (depreciation charges for non-land assets for a given industry are conceptually measured in the I/O surplus).

We produce linear transformations of the I/O tables to calculate outputs resulting from a final demand shock – say exports) by means of an “impact” or multiplier matrix. From that model, we have “technology” and “market share” coefficients but many more coefficients may be calculated depending on specific formulas employed. Labour coefficients and capital coefficients may be available (or may be derived) but without the actual algebraic formula, we are blind.

Maybe you can have the student provide us with an actual formula that is of interest to them."

I will send you the coordinates of the person who sent us this information. This will allow the student to contact him directly if she wants to provide a more detailed description of the information she needs.

Statistics Canada: Learning resources bulletin

The March 2011 issue of Statistics Canada's Learning resources bulletin in now available at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/edu06/edu06c/edu06c_0043-eng.htm

In this issue:

* Women and gender issues

* New fast facts.... on elections, crime and education

* Primary Mathematics - Census at school online survey

* Secondary Mathematics - Model functions with real data

* Civics resources update

Please forward this to friends or colleagues. Thank you!

New Files on Statistics Canada Nesstar

We are pleased to inform you that the following files are now available on the Statistics Canada Nesstar Webview site (http://www62.statcan.ca).

Travel Survey of Residents of Canada - 2009

Anyone can view the metadata for these files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site. Only DLI contacts however will be able to access the data files on the site. If you are a DLI contact and would like to access and manipulate data files on the Statistics Canada Nesstar site, please send an email to dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca to request a password. Please note that the DLI data files available through Nesstar are subject to the DLI license agreement.

Thank you.

International Trade Flows (S-Level aggregation)

Question

Good morning, everyone.

I have a PhD student who is using provincial I-O multipliers (S-level), and he would like corresponding import and export between the US & the Canadian provinces - also at the S-level aggregation (25 industries). I'm able to find various almost-perfect numbers, but nothing which provides everything he needs. The closest we've come is Industry Canada's Trade Data Online site; however, it only provides about 8 or 10 of the industries he needs.

He's willing to entertain the possibility of purchasing a custom table, but ideally he'd prefer to get the data at no cost. If this is not possible, could you send me the name of someone he could contact to get an estimate?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Answer

The International Trade Division can provide import and export data by NAICS code but there would be a fee for this service. I will send you contact details for this off list.

Our contacts suspect that the data available in Industry Canada's Trade Data Online may meet your user's needs and suggested that you look at the NAICS codes listed under "Browse List" in the "Industry Search" scroll down menu. If these aren't specific enough, the student may wish to request a quote for custom data.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.