Government Information & Data

The following resources contain freely available information from Statistics Canada.

• 2016 Census Data Tables: Need a quick number or fact for your assignment? This series of cross-tabulations present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography. Browse by topic, variable, or geography. 

• The Daily: Announcements of studies, current statistics and articles that are released on a variety of topics. This publication is no longer available in print.

• Census: Conducted every five years, the census offers a snapshot of Canadian society at a given time. Census data is useful for making observations the about the current status of Canadian society.

• Statistics Canada: Census Program Data Viewer: The Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV), is a new, web-based data visualization tool that will make statistical information more interpretable by presenting key indicators in a statistical dashboard. The CPDV makes it easy to find many places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and sociodemographic data for those places.

• Statistics by Subject​:
  • Aboriginal peoples
  • Limit subject index toAgriculture
  • Limit subject index toBusiness and consumer services and culture
  • Limit subject index toBusiness performance and ownership
  • Limit subject index toChildren and youth
  • Limit subject index toConstruction
  • Limit subject index toCrime and justice
  • Limit subject index toEconomic accounts
  • Limit subject index toEducation, training and learning
  • Limit subject index toEnergy
  • Limit subject index toEnvironment
  • Limit subject index toFamilies and households
  • Limit subject index toGovernment
  • Limit subject index toHealth
  • Limit subject index toHousing
  • Limit subject index toImmigration and ethnocultural diversity
  • Limit subject index toIncome, pensions, spending and wealth
  • Limit subject index toInformation and communications technology
  • Limit subject index toInternational trade
  • Limit subject index toLabour
  • Limit subject index toLanguages
  • Limit subject index toManufacturing
  • Limit subject index toPopulation and demography
  • Limit subject index toPrices and price indexes
  • Limit subject index toRetail and wholesale
  • Limit subject index toScience and technology
  • Limit subject index toSeniors
  • Limit subject index toSociety and community
  • Limit subject index toStatistical methods
  • Limit subject index toTransportation
  • Limit subject index toTravel and tourism

The Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) provides licensed access to Statistics Canada Public Use Microdata files (PUMFs), databases and geographic files to students and faculty.

This collection of on-line databases and custom built search and retrieval programs are maintained by Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Toronto.

If you require access to data files please contact Sandra Sawchuk (sandra.sawchuk@msvu.ca) Depending on the nature of your request, DLI assistance or training may be required before data can be made available. Many files will require access to SPSS, Beyond 20/20 or statistical software for viewing or analysis.