This library guide provides information related to Canadian executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as statistics, census, and geospatial data of Canada.
Government records information related to Canadian Government expositions centre, deportation from Canada(1893-1977), internment camps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars are avilable under the Online Research menu.
The Research Data Centres (RDCs) offer Canada's research community secure access to detailed microdata from population and household surveys, censuses and administrative files in universities across the country. Access limited to researchers with approved projects and security clearance. Summary tables are open to public.
Staffed by Statistics Canada analysts, RDCs operate in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act and are accessible only to researchers with approved projects and security clearance
Canadian data relating to such topics as the system of national accounts, labor, manufacturing, construction, trade, agriculture and finance. Also, selected demographic and social data, such as population estimates and vital statistics, are available. UM users only.
The IFS database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas. Data can be exported in Excel, CSV, Tab delimited, and HTML formats. UM user only.
Online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, papers, 24 periodicals and OECD statistical databases. Includes access to International Energy Agency (IEA) statistical databases and books.
The World Development Indicators (WDI) provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. The database covers more than 900 indicators for 210 economies with data back to 1960. Open to public.
The World Development Indicators (WDI) provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. The database covers more than 900 indicators for 210 economies with data back to 1960. Specific series and countries/groups can be selected for specific year ranges, and data can be exported.
Administrative boundaries, digital elevation data, geodetic network, land cover, road, hydro network, railway, and satellite imagery of Canada are available. This database is managed by Canadian Council on Geomatics(CCOG). User registration is mandatory for downloading data. Access at no cost. Open to public.
Provides free maps, data, remotely sensed data, elevation data and geoscience related publication. Operated by Natural Resources Canada. Open to public.
LandScan is a global population database that shows geographical distribution of population at one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period. Currently 2011 version is available. UM user only. For more detailed information, please visit search tools' Landscan description page. (http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/landscan)
The LandScan Global Population Databases, developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, represent resolution global population distribution databases available. This is a geographically based, population distribution model. LandScan is a global population database that shows geographical distribution of population at one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period. The LandScan algorithm uses spatial data and imagery analysis technologies and the most up-to-date census data within an administrative boundary. Accurate administrative boundaries are an integral part of the LandScan population distribution modeling process. These population distribution models are tailored to match the data conditions and geographical nature of each individual country and region. Most national censuses count populations by measuring where people sleep (or reside) rather than where they work or travel. LandScan integrates daytime movements and collective travel habits into a single measure to produce a better representation of where people are located during an average day. With improvements added this year, high-resolution imagery sources were used extensively for validation to refine urban areas, land cover data, and thousands of smaller villages and populated places. GIS users can access these data directly from GIS via: WMS Access- http://wms.cartographic.com/GWS/services/LandScan2011/Dataset/mapserver/WMSServer WCS Access- http://wms.cartographic.com/GWS/services/LandScan2011/Dataset/mapserver/WCSServer Description adapted from http://www.eastview.com/online/landscan , which provides additional information
