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  • 1. Canada at a Glance
    Table: 12-581-X
    Description: Canada at a Glance presents current statistics on Canadian society, including subjects such as the population, education, health, prices and the economy, among others. Updated yearly, this booklet is a very useful reference for those who want quick access to a current statistical portrait of Canada.
    Release date: 2024-09-04
  • 2. Differences in confidence in public institutions across generations of Canadians
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800002
    Description: Confidence in public institutions involves a perception about their general quality and performance. In Canada, levels of confidence in public institutions vary across generations and racialized groups. Using data from the 2020 General Social Survey, this study provides insights on generational differences in confidence in the police, the justice system and courts, the federal Parliament, and the Canadian media.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 3. Public Sector Universe
    Classification: 68-516-X
    Description: This product presents the Public Sector Universe, defined by Statistics Canada as a list of institutional units that are included in the economic measurement of governments in Canada. An institutional unit is defined as an economic entity that is capable, in its own right, of owning assets, incurring liabilities, and engaging in economic activities and in transactions with other entities. It includes the sectors of education, health, general government and government business enterprise sectors for all levels of government in Canada, annually, since 2008.
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 4. Investigating the Use of Blockchain to Authenticate Data from the Statistics Canada Website
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2022007
    Description:

    This paper investigates how Statistics Canada can increase trust by giving users the ability to authenticate data from its website through digital signatures and blockchain technology.

    Release date: 2022-09-19
  • 5. Introduction to the Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2021001
    Description:

    The Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations will provide key information on selected priority areas covered under the Accessible Canada Act. These priority areas include information and communications technology such as online access to services and transportation. The Government of Canada adopted the Accessible Canada Act in 2019, the purpose of which is to help create a barrier-free Canada for people with disabilities when they interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.

    Release date: 2021-03-08
  • 6. Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-20-00052020002
    Description:

    This tutorial covers navigating and downloading spatial data from Canada’s Open Maps platform, the integrated geospatial data archive for the federal government. Learn to search and filter for datasets of interest, distinguish different components of spatial datasets, and apply common referencing guides in isolating files that correspond to your area of interest. Procedures for accessing census boundary files and tables from Statistics Canada for integration in GIS are also shown. Ensure to download these and remaining datasets listed at the end of the video for use in following tutorials. Apply these skills to download spatial data relevant to your own areas of work and expertise, from Open Maps and other (e.g. provincial and municipal) geospatial archives in taking full advantage of the diverse and finer-resolution datasets that are publicly available. These skills should enable you to isolate and download a variety of layers, and examine most processes or features of interest.

    Release date: 2020-02-17
  • 7. Federal Scientific Activities
    Journals and periodicals: 88-204-X
    Description:

    This report provides statistical information of the federal government's activities in science and technology. It covers expenditures and person-years by type of science, performing sectors, provinces and federal departments and agencies. Technical notes, definitions, bibliography and subject index are included.

    Release date: 2014-06-06
  • 8. Private and Public Investment in Canada, Intentions
    Journals and periodicals: 61-205-X
    Description:

    This publication presents capital and repair expenditures on construction and on machinery and equipment for divisions and industries at the Canada level and by division at the provincial level. The report also provides the split between private and public investment. The tabulations focus on capital spending intentions for the coming year, preliminary estimates of actual investment for the current year and the actual investment for the previous year. The investment data are gathered from about 25,000 establishments and establishment groups in Canadian businesses, institutions and governments.

    Release date: 2014-02-28
  • 9. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada 1998 to 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000311112
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This release contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 2005 to 2009 preliminary estimates.

    Release date: 2010-03-25
  • 10. Biotechnology scientific activities in the federal government departments and agencies, 2008/2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000211095
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Data for fiscal year 2008/2009 comprise science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel allocated to biotechnology research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) in selected federal government departments and agencies.

    Release date: 2010-03-10
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  • 1. Canada at a Glance
    Table: 12-581-X
    Description: Canada at a Glance presents current statistics on Canadian society, including subjects such as the population, education, health, prices and the economy, among others. Updated yearly, this booklet is a very useful reference for those who want quick access to a current statistical portrait of Canada.
    Release date: 2024-09-04
  • 2. National Income and Expenditure Accounts, Quarterly Estimates Archived
    Table: 13-001-X
    Description:

    This publication presents quarterly information on Canada's National Income and Expenditure Accounts (NIEA), 1947-2008. It contains data on gross domestic product (GDP) by income and by expenditure, saving and investment, borrowing and lending of each of four broad sectors of the economy: (i) persons and unincorporated businesses, (ii) corporate and government business enterprises, (iii) governments and (iv) non-residents. Information is also provided for selected subsectors. The publication begins with an analysis of the economic developments in the most recent quarter. Some issues also contain more technical articles explaining national accounts methodology or analysing a particular aspect of the economy. The publication also includes a glossary, and is no longer being released.

    Release date: 2008-12-23
  • 3. Compensation Sector Survey Archived
    Public use microdata: 75M0011X
    Description:

    This microdata file provides data from the Compensation Sector Survey. The purpose of the survey is to obtain a profile of members of the compensation community in the Human Resources community of the federal public service. The results will allow the Human Resources Community Secretariat to renew recruiting, training and development programs for this community in such a manner that these programs would take into account current data.

    Release date: 2002-03-11
Analysis (97)

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  • 1. Differences in confidence in public institutions across generations of Canadians
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800002
    Description: Confidence in public institutions involves a perception about their general quality and performance. In Canada, levels of confidence in public institutions vary across generations and racialized groups. Using data from the 2020 General Social Survey, this study provides insights on generational differences in confidence in the police, the justice system and courts, the federal Parliament, and the Canadian media.
    Release date: 2024-08-28
  • 2. Investigating the Use of Blockchain to Authenticate Data from the Statistics Canada Website
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2022007
    Description:

    This paper investigates how Statistics Canada can increase trust by giving users the ability to authenticate data from its website through digital signatures and blockchain technology.

    Release date: 2022-09-19
  • 3. Introduction to the Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations, American Sign Language Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2021001
    Description:

    The Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations will provide key information on selected priority areas covered under the Accessible Canada Act. These priority areas include information and communications technology such as online access to services and transportation. The Government of Canada adopted the Accessible Canada Act in 2019, the purpose of which is to help create a barrier-free Canada for people with disabilities when they interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.

    Release date: 2021-03-08
  • 4. Federal Scientific Activities
    Journals and periodicals: 88-204-X
    Description:

    This report provides statistical information of the federal government's activities in science and technology. It covers expenditures and person-years by type of science, performing sectors, provinces and federal departments and agencies. Technical notes, definitions, bibliography and subject index are included.

    Release date: 2014-06-06
  • 5. Private and Public Investment in Canada, Intentions
    Journals and periodicals: 61-205-X
    Description:

    This publication presents capital and repair expenditures on construction and on machinery and equipment for divisions and industries at the Canada level and by division at the provincial level. The report also provides the split between private and public investment. The tabulations focus on capital spending intentions for the coming year, preliminary estimates of actual investment for the current year and the actual investment for the previous year. The investment data are gathered from about 25,000 establishments and establishment groups in Canadian businesses, institutions and governments.

    Release date: 2014-02-28
  • 6. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada 1998 to 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000311112
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This release contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 2005 to 2009 preliminary estimates.

    Release date: 2010-03-25
  • 7. Biotechnology scientific activities in the federal government departments and agencies, 2008/2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000211095
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Data for fiscal year 2008/2009 comprise science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel allocated to biotechnology research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) in selected federal government departments and agencies.

    Release date: 2010-03-10
  • 8. Scientific and Technological Activities of Provincial Governments and Provincial Research Organizations, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900711026
    Description:

    The information in this document is intended primarily to be used by scientific and technological (S&T) policy makers, both federal and provincial, largely as a basis for inter-provincial and inter-sectoral comparisons. The statistics are aggregates of the provincial government and provincial research organization science surveys conducted by Statistics Canada under contract with the provinces, and cover the period 2002/2003 to 2006/2007.

    Release date: 2009-11-20
  • 9. Federal Government Expenditures on Scientific Activities, 2009/2010 (Intentions) Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900610977
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This publication presents recent information on the performance and funding of Federal government expenditures on scientific activities, 2009/2010. The statistics presented are derived from the survey of science and technology (S&T) activities of federal departments and agencies. The data in this release are consistent with expenditures of departments and agencies as reported in the Main Estimates 2009/2010, but do not reflect changes to 2009/2010 spending plans which may result from supplementary estimates or other departmental planning decisions.

    Release date: 2009-10-15
  • 10. Biotechnology scientific activities in federal government departments and agencies, 2007/2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X200900110802
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Data on science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel allocated to biotechnology for fiscal year 2007/2008 were collected from selected federal government departments and agencies. The biotechnology S&T data comprise expenditures on research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) for both intramural and extramural performers and the full-time equivalent personnel associated with these activities.

    Release date: 2009-03-04
Reference (6)

Reference (6) ((6 results))

  • 1. Public Sector Universe
    Classification: 68-516-X
    Description: This product presents the Public Sector Universe, defined by Statistics Canada as a list of institutional units that are included in the economic measurement of governments in Canada. An institutional unit is defined as an economic entity that is capable, in its own right, of owning assets, incurring liabilities, and engaging in economic activities and in transactions with other entities. It includes the sectors of education, health, general government and government business enterprise sectors for all levels of government in Canada, annually, since 2008.
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 2. Downloading Spatial Datasets from Open Maps Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-20-00052020002
    Description:

    This tutorial covers navigating and downloading spatial data from Canada’s Open Maps platform, the integrated geospatial data archive for the federal government. Learn to search and filter for datasets of interest, distinguish different components of spatial datasets, and apply common referencing guides in isolating files that correspond to your area of interest. Procedures for accessing census boundary files and tables from Statistics Canada for integration in GIS are also shown. Ensure to download these and remaining datasets listed at the end of the video for use in following tutorials. Apply these skills to download spatial data relevant to your own areas of work and expertise, from Open Maps and other (e.g. provincial and municipal) geospatial archives in taking full advantage of the diverse and finer-resolution datasets that are publicly available. These skills should enable you to isolate and download a variety of layers, and examine most processes or features of interest.

    Release date: 2020-02-17
  • 3. Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), Estimation Model and Methodology, Statistics Canada Workshop Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88F0006X2010001
    Description:

    Summary of the technical workshop on Estimates of Research and Development in the Higher Education Sector (HERD), held in Ottawa on October 16, 2009. Data users and experts from universities and colleges, granting councils and provincial and federal government departments proposed general and detailed recommendations for the methodology applied in estimating the HERD.

    Release date: 2010-02-26
  • 4. Guide to the Public Sector of Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-589-X
    Description:

    This free publication presents the concepts and criteria utilized to determine the entities that comprise the public sector of Canada.

    The resulting statistical universe provides the framework to observe the extent of governments' involvement in the production of goods and services and the associated resource allocation process in the Canadian economy.

    The concepts and criteria contained in the guide are consistent with two internationally accepted classification standards: the System of National Accounts (SNA 2008) guide; and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001.

    As well, the guide delineates the various public sector components that are used in compiling and aggregating public sector data. This structure also enables comparisons of Canadian government finance data with international macroeconomic statistical systems.

    Release date: 2008-09-26
  • 5. Working together: An update on the National Advisory Committe on Culture Statistics Archived
    Notices and consultations: 87-004-X20000035566
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    As with many other areas in Statistics Canada, the Culture Statistics Program (CSP) benefits from the informed advice of an external advisory committee. The National Advisory Committee on Culture Statistics (NACCS) was created in 1984 with a mandate to provide advice for the development of statistical activities related to all aspects of art and culture in Canada.

    Release date: 2001-03-16
  • 6. A Compendium of Science and Technology Statistics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 88F0006X1997001
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in a project "Information System for Science and Technology" which purpose is to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The Working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The produced data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents important data tabulations taken from regular surveys on R&D and S&T and made possible because of the existing Project.

    Release date: 1998-09-25
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