New Release: CPSS-COVID, 2020

June 24, 2020

We are pleased to inform you that the following product is now available:

 

Canadian Perspective Survey Series 2 - Monitoring the Effects of COVID-19 (CPSS-COVID), 2020 PUMF

 

From May 4 to May 10 2020, Statistics Canada will conduct the Monitoring the Effects of COVID-19 survey. In order to implement this survey rapidly, it will be conducted online only, among those who volunteered to participate in the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS). This survey will be the second of the CPSS.

The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt and are disrupting the lives and habits of all Canadians. Statistics Canada remains committed to collecting data in response to the urgent need for information and to help understand the impacts on the daily lives of people like you across Canada. This short survey will cover a number of important topics including: the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and mental health of individuals, and on their social and employment circumstances.

This information will be used by government organizations, such as Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada, and other types of organizations, to evaluate the need for health and social services, as well as economic support during and after the pandemic.

 

EFT: /MAD_PUMF_FMGD_DAM/Root/5311_CPSS-SEPC/Series 2

Health Canada CUBE

Question
We have Human Kinetics researchers who have a lead on a new database which I can’t track down. Any tips on this would be appreciated.

They attended a Health Canada presentation last year and were told that 7-8 large health related surveys, including Canadian Health Measures / biometric data, would be made available this calendar year for extracting via a CUBE(S) at an aggregate data level. I have checked the Health Canada web site and do not see new CUBE datasets.

Would my colleagues or the Statistics Canada Health Division know whether this new initiative has been implemented and is available?

Response
I am not aware of such an initiative unfortunately, so I have reached out to colleagues in Health Statistics to inquire if they know of something. I was able, however, to find on the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) website data cubes: Data Cubes http://infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cubes/index-eng.html

Data Cubes are interactive databases that quickly allow users to create tables and graphs using their web browser. These online analytical processing cubes, or OLAP cubes, produce output displayed in a table format with a corresponding graph.

Chronic Disease Infobase Data Cubes contain many different types of Chronic Disease health indicator information. The hope is to make available Data Cubes containing data such as mortality, morbidity and risk factor information for chronic diseases, as well as their associated demographic variables (such as age group, gender, and geography).

Followup (Sept 1, 2017)
In follow up, here is the response I received through my contacts in Health Statistics division:

"No one up here has any knowledge of any HC CUBE plans. I do know that HC has the intention of making their most recent biomonitoring data available through the Open Data Portal. However, PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada) has a public data cube on health inequality that contains aggregate data from a variety of STC (mainly HSD) surveys. This might be what the researcher is referencing. The cube and related information can be found here: http://infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca/health-inequalities/."

Glyphosate sales

Question
I have a researcher interested in obtaining glyphosate application and sales data. I have let her know about the Census of Agriculture but it is not detailed enough.  Is there additional information available?

I've also put in a request to Health Canada's Pesticides & Pest Management division for a copy of their most recent annual report. For some reason, these are not posted to the Web but only available upon request.

Answer 1
This is a good site on glyphosate http://www.carexcanada.ca/en/glyphosate/#sources

CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) is a multi-institution research project that combines academic expertise and government resources to generate an evidence-based carcinogen surveillance program for Canada.

According to this site there has been no sales information on glyphosate available in Canada since 2013.

Response to Answer 1
Thanks,that is useful. The annual sales report has some information as well but does not break down by province. I've emailed the Health Canada library as well and we'll see what we get. Any further suggestions from the kind folks at Statistics Canada?

Answer 2
We have not yet received a response from subject matter, but in the past they directed clients to Health Canada. My colleague did some extra digging and this is what she found:

There is sales information in the Health Canada Pest Control Products Sales Report.

There is this one site - http://www.carexcanada.ca/en/glyphosate/#canadian_production_and_trade

“According to the Reporting Regulations for Pest Control Products Sales Information that came into force in November 2006, all pesticides sold and used in Canada must be registered with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) at Health Canada.”

Even though it isn’t a government of Canada website, it quotes the sources that it took the information from, in the Sources section. This includes various Health Canada reports and the links to them.

New Brunswick Health regions

Question

I have a researcher hoping to get population numbers by language for New Brunswick Health Regions. I’m able to find a list of localities included in the different health regions by going to the health profile page for NB (http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/health-sante/82-228/search-recherche/lst/page.cfm?Lang=E&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=13), by selecting a region, and then by clicking on “Hierarchy”. Is there a more straight forward way to access this data?

Geographical codes instead of names would be especially useful. Is there a list of subdivision codes by health region for NB? Or do the health regions actually completely correspond to census divisions in NB? Here’s the map of the 2011 Health Regions for NB: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-583-x/2011001/article/11480-eng.pdf

Answer

The census tables from the 2006 and 2001 censuses are at the following page: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-402-x/2011001/cen-eng.htm. They are in B20/20 format.

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.

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.

Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses, 2005

Question

Is the PUMF available for the Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses through the DLI?

Answer

A PUMF was not produced for the National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses 2005 (NSWHN). The NSWHN page under Definitions, data sources and methods on the StatCan website provides some additional information about this:

"(...) A Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) will not be created for the NSWHN. This is a result of the sampling strategy used for the survey, that is, the selection of nurses from a frame that was created using registration information held by the 26 provincial/territorial regulatory bodies.

The survey results were released on December 11, 2006 in Statistics Canada's The Daily. The main report entitled, Findings from the 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses (83-003-XIE), contains a high level description of the survey results and 51 summary tables. A second report containing provincial profiles (11-621-MWE2006052) was released simultaneously in Statistics Canada's Analysis in Brief.

Users requiring additional information may purchase custom tabulations. These outputs are reviewed for confidentiality before they are given to users.

Users can also do their own research by accessing the master release file through the Research Data Centres program. To protect the anonymity of individual nurses, some sensitive variables have been regrouped, capped or completely deleted from the master release file. Outputs based on research using the master release file are vetted for confidentiality by Statistics Canada before users can release them.

Before releasing and/or publishing any estimate from these files, users should first determine the number of sampled respondents who contribute to the calculation of the estimate. If this number is less than 30, the weighted estimate should not be released regardless of the value of the coefficient of variation for this estimate. For weighted estimates based on sample sizes of 30 or more, users should determine the coefficient of variation of the rounded estimate.

Users may also obtain custom tabulations or request access to the share file containing the records of nurses who agreed to share their information with the Canadian Institute of Health Information and Health Canada. The conditions described above also apply to the release and/or publication of any estimate from the share file.

Statistics Canada prohibits users from working with both the master release file and share file to do their research." (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5080&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2#b9):

If you have any other questions related to this survey, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Childhood Immunization Breakdown By Province

Question

I am looking for a breakdown by province of the percentage of children immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, etc. I have found the national statistics on this topic, but am wondering where to find the same breakdown by province.

Answer

I have not located data on childhood immunization rates in our surveys but I will ask our Health Statistics Division to confirm that we do not collect these and will follow up with their answer. Provincial data may be available through the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/im/is-vc-eng.php) or from provincial/territorial governments.

Data on flu immunizations, but not childhood immunizations, by province for various age groups are available from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) (12 years of age and over, see CANSIM table 105-0445 for example) or in our CCHS public use microdata files and GSS 1991.

Additional information

Our Health Statistics Division has confirmed that Statistics Canada does not collect data on childhood immunizations. They indicated that it may be available through Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada and, as I mentioned in my last message, it may be available from provincial sources as well.