Offender self-reports

Question

A researcher is looking for data on “offender self-reports” based on offender surveys. Are any of these data collected in Canada and are they available?

Answer

We have received the following response from subject matter regarding this request:

“Unfortunately, with regards to out incident-based statistics, we do not collect data on self-reporting, either from the offender or victim perspective.”

Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy

Question

A researcher is working on marketing-related constructs such as strategy, marketing expenditures, performance, governance etc. for North American companies (including Canadian) - most of these constructs are used in SIBS (Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy). The researcher is interested in “firm-level” data and wondering if SIBS provides that access at all. He has looked into annual reports and other business resources that we subscribe to but, according to him, the strategy choice as measured in SIBS is very rare. Is it possible to get access to firm-level data from SIBS?

Answer

The SIBS data may be accessed by researchers through the Canadian Centre for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER): http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/cder/index. They would need to submit a research proposal to use CDER’s cost recoverable secure access to business microdata for analytical research.

Aboriginal Labour Stats

Question

I have a student who’s trying to compare employment / unemployment among aboriginals living on-reserve or off-reserve.

Are numbers for on-reserve employment available anywhere?

Answer

I have received the following response from subject matter:

“Please find below table at the Canada and province and territory level of geography. You can select whether you would like the data narrowed down by on-reserve or off-reserve population and by which aboriginal identity. Any other level of geography would need to be ordered on a custom basis at the nearest regional office. 

Secondary (High) School Diploma or Equivalent (14), Labour Force Status (8), Aboriginal Identity (8), Area of Residence: On Reserve (3), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age Groups (13B) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey”

Postal Code Conversion File - current representation order of federal ridings

Question

A researcher wants to match postal codes to the current federal ridings using the Postal Codes by Federal Ridings File, (psfrf).

As you know, the latest November 2014 pcfrf contains the old Federal electoral districts 2003 Representation Order (as does the pccf), so we wondered if new files are in the works giving the latest ridings from the 2012 federal redistribution process? If so, is there a release date yet?

Answer

I’ve received the following response from subject matter regarding this:

“There are two versions of the PCFRF with November 2014 date currently available, one with the 2003 Representation Order (released on 2015 April 14), and the second with the 2013 Representation Order, released on 2015 September 2. As noted on the PCFRF product page, http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=92-178-X&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0, the most recent release of the PCFRF DOES in fact use the 2013 Representation Order.”

Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (SEPR)

Question

Will there be a PUMF for the Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience (SEPR)?

Answer

We checked with subject matter on this and verified that there is NOT a PUMF available for the SEPR but data should be available through the NDR.

PALS 2006 Children

Question

I need to download the data from the PALS survey conducted by Statistics Canada in 2006. The only data available in the Odesi dataset is the adult dataset. Do you know where I can download the data for participants who were children <15 years of age?

Answer

I have received a response back from subject matter, and unfortunately there was no PUMF created for the <15 year population.

Government Financial Stats

Question

I have a researcher who’s working with government revenue and expenditure stats (Table 385-0002). It covers 1989 to 2009, and she’d like to know if comparable stats are available for earlier years, ideally back to 1971.

Answer

Here is the response from subject matter regarding this request:

“The historical data for government revenue and expenditure is as such: 

384-0022 Federal government 1961-1980
384-0023 Provincial government 1961-1980
384-0024 Local government 1961-1980 

http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a33?RT=TABLE&themeID=3059&spMode=tables&lang=eng 

There seems to be a break between 1980 and 1989 (where data begin in 385-0002)”