accessing data geog 342: community planning in canada
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ACCESSING DATAGeog 342: Community Planning in Canada
Data: Statistics Canada
Single data producer but multiple access points Not every access point provides access to
all data Exception: Buy data directly from Statistics
Canada Important: Census Geography
Understand the geographical unit at which data is aggregated
Sources and access points
Relevant data sources Census of Canada CANSIM: Comprehensive Canadian
socioeconomic database Access Points
Statistics Canada website Several dissemination platforms
Access: Statistics Canada website Community Profiles
Community level profiles based on past censuses
Available: 2006, 2001, 1996 Census Tables
Available: 2006, 2001, 1996 Main Catalogue
Find profile tables Obtain CANSIM numbers
Community Profiles
Census tables
Main Catalogue
Profiles and CANSIM table numbers
Data via other platforms
CANSIM on CHASS / E-STAT CHASS undated weekly; E-STAT updated
yearly Canadian Census Analyser [CHASS]
Data and GIS Library Services Census Data on EQUINOX All data is covered by the terms of the
DLI license
CANSIM on CHASS
Canadian Census Analyser
EQUINOX: Census Data
EQUINOX: Contd.
Requires Beyond 20/20 browser Can be downloaded for free from
http://estat.statcan.ca/Estat/English/beyond20.shtml
Data can then be saved in other formats
Data and GIS Library Services Primary Contact:
Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; [email protected]
Secondary Contact(s): Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261;
[email protected] Robert Alary: 306 966 5987;
[email protected] Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-
and-gis/contact/dls-staff.php