Graduate Preparatory Program: Statistics and Data

Statistics Canada is Canada’s National Statistics Agency producing statistics on Canada’s population, resources, economy, society and culture.

"The Census Program provides a statistical portrait of the country every five years. The 2016 Census Program includes the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture." -- Statistics Canada

The annual review of major social and economic trends in Canada published by Statistics Canada. Online editions cover 1867 to 1967, and 2001 to the present.

The Statistics Canada Library collects and provides access to the complete collection of Statistics Canada's documents produced in paper and electronic form.

"Stats & Facts, a new on-line service of the Canadian Council on Social Development, provides accessible and accurate statistical information. This site is intended for anyone with an interest in timely data on social and economic indicators. We anticipate that Stats & Facts will be frequently used by policy analysts, community planners, activists, journalists, and students." -- Canadian Council of Social Development.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s annual statistical publication that provides information on new permanent residents to Canada as well as temporary residents entering Canada to work, study or for humanitarian and compassionate reasons. -- Government of Canada

This pilot portal will make more than 260,000 data sets from the following ten participating departments available to all Canadians: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Citizenship and Immigration Canada; Environment Canada; Department of Finance Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Library and Archives Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada; Transport Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat.

"Info on what your representatives are doing in Ottawa can be hard to find and use. We’re trying to make it easy." -- openparliament.ca

"Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) produces independent and objective research studies in support of its policy development work. It also produces several types of reports that act as on-going management tools to assist the department in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its activities and to get better results." -- Government of Canada

“The Canadian Council for Refugees is a national non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees and other vulnerable migrants in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.” – CCR website
Includes Conference Reports, Annual Reports, Guides and Reviews which are available for download as PDF documents.