Canadian Government Information
Provides information related to Canadian executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as statistics, census, and geospatial data of Canada.
Related Research Guide
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International StatisticsA part of "Finding Statistics" research guide.
Statistics from InterGovernmental Organizations
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IMF eLibrary DataThe 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.
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World Development IndicatorsThe 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.
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OECD Data ExplorerThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's data repository. Provides country-level data on economics, governance, education and health.Publisher:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Main Users:
Academics who are interested in the world economic, social, educational, en environmental issues such as agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, migration and health, taxation, trade, transport, and urban, rural, and regional development.
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* Databases : OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies. OECD.Stat enables users to search for and extract data from across many databases under different themes such as agriculture and fisheries, development, economic projections, education and training, energy, environment, finance, globalisation, health, national accounts, productivity, regional statistics, social and welfare, etc.
* Key Tables : The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
Data Format:
WEB, PDF, and excel(XLS)
The citation tool is compatible with popular bibliographical reference software such as Endnote, RefManager, Procite and Refworks.
Canadian Government-Produced Statistics
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Statistics CanadaProvides statistics related to population, resources, economy, society and culture. Open to public.
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Canadian Census Analyzer (formerly CANSIM @CHASS)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. U-M users only.
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Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN)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
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Statistical yearbook of CanadaProvide information of a variety of historical statistics of Canada from 1885 to 1981 which is available in Library Catalog Search.
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Statistics Canada - Historical PublicationsThe Historical Collection consists of over 90,000 digitized issues from Statistics Canada titles from the 19th to the early 21st century that were originally published in print, including the Canada Year Book, The Daily, Canadian Social Trends, and the Consumer Price Index.
These publications were initially distributed in print as part of the Depository Services Program, a program to improve access to government information by depositing government publications at research libraries across the country, and later digitized by Statistics Canada in 2015. Making this significant collection of historical materials available will facilitate research on Canada and Canadians of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Census Data
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Census (Statistics Canada)1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 census data are available. Open to public.
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National Household Survey (NHS)Provides statistical overview of immigration and ethnocultural diversity, aboriginal peoples, education, labor, income and housing.
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Census of PopulationThe Census of Population is conducted every five years by Statistics Canada.
Historical Census Data
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Historical Census DataCensus data from 1825 to 1921 are currently available (Last updated: Dec 2013). Data is managed by Library and Archives Canada. Open to public.
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Census of Canada (Library Catalog Search)Provides Canadian census data from 1870 to 1981 which is available from U-M Library.
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Canada yearbook (CYB) Historical CollectionIt covers the first century of Canada's history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps. Open to public.
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ImmigrationProvides immigration records, citizenship and naturalization records and immigration heritage online kits.
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Thematic Guides of Library and Archives CanadaGovernment 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.
GIS data
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GeoGratisProvides free maps, data, remotely sensed data, elevation data and geoscience related publication. Operated by Natural Resources Canada. Open to public.
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LandscanLandScan 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)
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