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1. An Introduction to the Data Journey
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062026001
Description: In this video you will learn about the steps and activities in the data journey. The data journey represents the key stages of the data process. The journey is not necessarily linear. It is intended to represent the different steps and activities that could be undertaken to produce meaningful information from data. Not everyone who uses data will do all of these steps.
Release date: 2026-07-09
2. Bayesian differential privacy for small counties and individual commodities
Articles and reports: 12-001-X202600100011
Description: We construct a hybrid Bayesian method, which includes a differentially private mechanism, to mask Census county totals for a U.S. state on acreage of a commodity. We use surrogates for data collected at the farm level from a past U.S. Census of Agriculture to illustrate our procedure. We use two Bayesian small area models (parametric and mixture) to accommodate the smaller counties with fewer farms and some counties with large acres. In these models, the Laplace distribution provides a differentially private mechanism. In pre-processing, we also incorporate the Census weights to form the observed total acreage, a scaling factor to the Laplace mechanism for each county, a square-root transformation of the observed total acreage to avoid negative masked estimates especially for small counties, and the p-percent rule and the 3+ rule to partition the counties into suppressed counties, non-sensitive counties and sensitive counties. Because of difficulties in specifying and tuning the privacy budget (an unknown parameter), to balance security and utility, we specify a prior for the privacy budget, where the values are not specified, and the Gibbs sampler is used to fit the hierarchical Bayesian models. In post-processing, we use Bayesian predictive inference to obtain masked county acreages, and this includes a benchmarking so that the masked state total matches the observed state total. As a measure of reliability of the Bayesian procedure, we use the posterior coefficients of variation for the masked posterior means of the counties. As a measure of utility, we use the absolute relative errors for the individual counties, together with other global measures. For the sensitive counties, there are some differences between the two small area models but both are much better than an individual area model; the mixture model being the best compromise for security and utility.
Release date: 2026-06-29
3. Labour market outcome indicators of postsecondary graduates, 2010 to 2022
Articles and reports: 37-20-00012026001
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings and data from the Census of Population long-form. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, Indigenous identity, racialized group, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined. This document has been updated to reflect the 2026 methodology used to produce labour market outcome indicators.
Release date: 2026-06-24
4. Enhancing the OncoSim-Breast model using Canadian breast density information
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600500002
Description: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Canada. Breast density substantially influences breast cancer risk and mammography performance. However, OncoSim-Breast, a Canadian microsimulation model representing breast cancer control, including cancer onset, screening, and survival, has not previously explicitly accounted for breast density. This study describes the incorporation of density-specific parameters—prevalence, relative risk of breast cancer, and digital mammography performance (sensitivity and specificity)—using data from five Canadian provinces, into the OncoSim-Breast model. Calibration experiments and internal validations were conducted to ensure the updated OncoSim-Breast model aligned with observed data from the Canadian Cancer Registry.
Release date: 2026-05-20
5. Fighting Misinformation
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062025001
Description: This video is designed to help you critically assess the data presented to you. No data is perfect. By understanding the strengths and limitations of the data, you can avoid being misled—and make smarter, more informed decisions.
Release date: 2025-12-15
6. A look at Canada’s lumber industry in 2024
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025061
Description: This infographic provides an overview of the lumber industry, showcasing key metrics and trends related to production, exports and price change. It highlights significant data points, illustrating the state of the market and offering insights into the current landscape of lumber in Canada.
Release date: 2025-12-12
7. Quarterly Rent Statistics: Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202500100004
Description: This report outlines the methodology behind the Quarterly Rent Statistics (QRS) program. It covers data sources, the target population, key concepts, data processing procedures and techniques used to produce experimental asking rent estimates for Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). It also outlines the rationale behind the selection criteria and the limitations of asking rent data, as well as the approaches used to mitigate selection bias through advanced weighting strategies.
Release date: 2025-12-02
8. The importance of cultural continuity in foster care for the long-term mental health of Indigenous people in Canada
Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025015
Description: Using data from the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS), this study examines the relationship between cultural continuity in foster care—specifically, childhood placement in Indigenous versus non-Indigenous foster care—and mental health outcomes later in life. It also explores whether this relationship is mediated by a strengthened sense of belonging, measured through family ties, belonging to the local community, and identification with a shared Indigenous identity.
Release date: 2025-11-18
9. Staffing levels and expenses in Canadian long-term care facilities by ownership status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500700001
Description: Low staffing levels and high turnover rates are longstanding issues in long-term care (LTC) facilities that were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, residents and staff were disproportionately affected, with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study examines changes in staffing levels, overall and by direct care worker category, across the LTC facilities sector by ownership status in Canada before and during the pandemic.
Release date: 2025-07-16
10. Comparing Canada's OncoSim-Breast model with the United States' Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) breast cancer models
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500600001
Description: The OncoSim-Breast model, developed by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and Statistics Canada, represents breast cancer-related events in the Canadian female population. This study aims to compare OncoSim-Breast microsimulation modelling results with recent results from the United States’ National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) breast cancer models. The primary focus is on the impact of extending breast cancer screening to women aged 40 to 49.
Release date: 2025-06-18

Stats in brief (32)

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1. An Introduction to the Data Journey
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062026001
Description: In this video you will learn about the steps and activities in the data journey. The data journey represents the key stages of the data process. The journey is not necessarily linear. It is intended to represent the different steps and activities that could be undertaken to produce meaningful information from data. Not everyone who uses data will do all of these steps.
Release date: 2026-07-09
2. Fighting Misinformation
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062025001
Description: This video is designed to help you critically assess the data presented to you. No data is perfect. By understanding the strengths and limitations of the data, you can avoid being misled—and make smarter, more informed decisions.
Release date: 2025-12-15
3. A look at Canada’s lumber industry in 2024
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025061
Description: This infographic provides an overview of the lumber industry, showcasing key metrics and trends related to production, exports and price change. It highlights significant data points, illustrating the state of the market and offering insights into the current landscape of lumber in Canada.
Release date: 2025-12-12
4. Unlock the Power of Data Linkage
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062024003
Description: This video is intended for professionals, policymakers, and researchers who are interested in understanding how data linkage can be used to gain deeper insights into various issues. It demonstrates how combining data from different sources can help address gaps in information, leading to better-informed policies and improved outcomes.
Release date: 2024-11-25
5. The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 1) Archived
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062024001
Description: This short video explains how it can be very effective for all levels of governments and organizations that serve communities to use disaggregated data to make evidence-informed public policy decisions. By using disaggregated data, policymakers are able to design more appropriate and effective policies that meet the needs of each diverse and unique Canadian.
Release date: 2024-07-16
6. The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 2) Archived
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062024002
Description: This short video explains how the use of disaggregated data can help policymakers to develop more targeted and effective policies by identifying the unique needs and challenges faced by different demographic groups.
Release date: 2024-07-16
7. Analysis 101: How to read a table Archived
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062023002
Description: This video is for learners beginning their own journey to increase their current level of data literacy. No prerequisite learning is required to fully understand this video. By the end of this video, you will have a better understanding of why data tables are important, how data tables are structured and how to interpret data quality indicators within a table.
Release date: 2023-10-24
8. Data Quality as Fitness for Use Archived
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062023001
Description: This course is intended for Government of Canada employees who would like to learn about evaluating the quality of data for a particular use. Whether you are a new employee interested in learning the basics, or an experienced subject matter expert looking to refresh your skills, this course is here to help.
Release date: 2023-07-17
9. Child and spousal support payments during the pandemic Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023030
Description: The Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP) collects information on child and spousal support payments and cases from provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement programs (MEPs). These programs exist in each province and territory to assist in the collection and enforcement of child and spousal support payments.
The SMEP data provide information on the volume and type of cases enrolled, enforcement actions taken, support amounts due and compliance with support payments, among other measures. The data do not cover all support cases in Canada, as not all support orders are registered in MEPs.
Release date: 2023-03-24
10. Data ethics part 2: Ethical reviews Archived
Stats in brief: 89-20-00062022004
Description:
Gathering, exploring, analyzing and interpreting data are essential steps in producing information that benefits society, the economy and the environment. In this video, we will discuss the importance of considering data ethics throughout the process of producing statistical information.

As a pre-requisite to this video, make sure to watch the video titled “Data Ethics: An introduction” also available in Statistics Canada’s data literacy training catalogue.

Release date: 2022-10-17

Articles and reports (232)

Articles and reports (232) (0 to 10 of 232 results)

1. Bayesian differential privacy for small counties and individual commodities
Articles and reports: 12-001-X202600100011
Description: We construct a hybrid Bayesian method, which includes a differentially private mechanism, to mask Census county totals for a U.S. state on acreage of a commodity. We use surrogates for data collected at the farm level from a past U.S. Census of Agriculture to illustrate our procedure. We use two Bayesian small area models (parametric and mixture) to accommodate the smaller counties with fewer farms and some counties with large acres. In these models, the Laplace distribution provides a differentially private mechanism. In pre-processing, we also incorporate the Census weights to form the observed total acreage, a scaling factor to the Laplace mechanism for each county, a square-root transformation of the observed total acreage to avoid negative masked estimates especially for small counties, and the p-percent rule and the 3+ rule to partition the counties into suppressed counties, non-sensitive counties and sensitive counties. Because of difficulties in specifying and tuning the privacy budget (an unknown parameter), to balance security and utility, we specify a prior for the privacy budget, where the values are not specified, and the Gibbs sampler is used to fit the hierarchical Bayesian models. In post-processing, we use Bayesian predictive inference to obtain masked county acreages, and this includes a benchmarking so that the masked state total matches the observed state total. As a measure of reliability of the Bayesian procedure, we use the posterior coefficients of variation for the masked posterior means of the counties. As a measure of utility, we use the absolute relative errors for the individual counties, together with other global measures. For the sensitive counties, there are some differences between the two small area models but both are much better than an individual area model; the mixture model being the best compromise for security and utility.
Release date: 2026-06-29
2. Labour market outcome indicators of postsecondary graduates, 2010 to 2022
Articles and reports: 37-20-00012026001
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings and data from the Census of Population long-form. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, Indigenous identity, racialized group, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined. This document has been updated to reflect the 2026 methodology used to produce labour market outcome indicators.
Release date: 2026-06-24
3. Enhancing the OncoSim-Breast model using Canadian breast density information
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600500002
Description: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Canada. Breast density substantially influences breast cancer risk and mammography performance. However, OncoSim-Breast, a Canadian microsimulation model representing breast cancer control, including cancer onset, screening, and survival, has not previously explicitly accounted for breast density. This study describes the incorporation of density-specific parameters—prevalence, relative risk of breast cancer, and digital mammography performance (sensitivity and specificity)—using data from five Canadian provinces, into the OncoSim-Breast model. Calibration experiments and internal validations were conducted to ensure the updated OncoSim-Breast model aligned with observed data from the Canadian Cancer Registry.
Release date: 2026-05-20
4. Quarterly Rent Statistics: Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202500100004
Description: This report outlines the methodology behind the Quarterly Rent Statistics (QRS) program. It covers data sources, the target population, key concepts, data processing procedures and techniques used to produce experimental asking rent estimates for Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). It also outlines the rationale behind the selection criteria and the limitations of asking rent data, as well as the approaches used to mitigate selection bias through advanced weighting strategies.
Release date: 2025-12-02
5. The importance of cultural continuity in foster care for the long-term mental health of Indigenous people in Canada
Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025015
Description: Using data from the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS), this study examines the relationship between cultural continuity in foster care—specifically, childhood placement in Indigenous versus non-Indigenous foster care—and mental health outcomes later in life. It also explores whether this relationship is mediated by a strengthened sense of belonging, measured through family ties, belonging to the local community, and identification with a shared Indigenous identity.
Release date: 2025-11-18
6. Staffing levels and expenses in Canadian long-term care facilities by ownership status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500700001
Description: Low staffing levels and high turnover rates are longstanding issues in long-term care (LTC) facilities that were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, residents and staff were disproportionately affected, with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study examines changes in staffing levels, overall and by direct care worker category, across the LTC facilities sector by ownership status in Canada before and during the pandemic.
Release date: 2025-07-16
7. Comparing Canada's OncoSim-Breast model with the United States' Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) breast cancer models
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500600001
Description: The OncoSim-Breast model, developed by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and Statistics Canada, represents breast cancer-related events in the Canadian female population. This study aims to compare OncoSim-Breast microsimulation modelling results with recent results from the United States’ National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) breast cancer models. The primary focus is on the impact of extending breast cancer screening to women aged 40 to 49.
Release date: 2025-06-18
8. Labour market outcome indicators of postsecondary graduates, 2010 to 2021
Articles and reports: 37-20-00012025001
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined. This document has been updated to reflect the 2025 methodology used to produce labour market outcome indicators.
Release date: 2025-04-16
9. Indigenous Language Families: Algonquian languages
Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025002
Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Algonquian language family. The following languages are covered: Blackfoot, Atikamekw, Cree languages, Innu (Montagnais), Naskapi, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewi (Malecite), Anicinabemowin (Algonquin), Oji-Cree and Ojibway languages. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.
Release date: 2025-03-31
10. Indigenous Language Families: Athabaskan languages
Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025003
Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Athabaskan language family. The following languages are covered: Dakelh (Carrier), Dane-zaa (Beaver), Dene, n.o.s., Gwich'in, Slavey-Hare languages, Kaska (Nahani), Tahltan, Tlicho (Dogrib), Tse'khene (Sekani), Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin), Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi), Tutchone languages, Wetsuwet'en-Babine and Tlingit. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.
Release date: 2025-03-31

Journals and periodicals (6)

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1. First Results from the Survey of Older Workers, 2008
Journals and periodicals: 89-646-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
The Survey of Older Workers is sponsored by the Labour Market Policy branch of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The survey is designed to assess the labour market intentions and transitions of older Canadians. The subject matter is intended to identify "factors" that influence the decision to retire or remain working. In this context pensions, general finances, the role of dependents, the nature of work, health considerations etc., will be of primary concern in trying to understand workers' intentions and motivations.
Release date: 2010-11-15
2. Building on Our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey Archived
Journals and periodicals: 89-617-X
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Description:
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, undertaken in 2003, measured the proficiencies of a representative sample of Canadian adults aged 16 and over in four domains: prose literacy, document literacy, numeracy and problem solving, and benchmarked performance against an international standard. The proficiency scores are compared between provinces, territories and nations, and over time. Moreover, literacy performance is examined in relation to differences in variables such as educational attainment, employment and unemployment, earnings and self-assessed health. Analyses of the literacy performance of groups of special interest, including women and men, young adults and seniors, recent and established immigrants, and Aboriginal populations are included.
Release date: 2005-11-30
3. Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
Journals and periodicals: 61-533-X
Description: This publication provides the first national portrait of the many thousands of nonprofit and voluntary organizations found in every Canadian community. The data, from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations, reveal a set of organizations that are widely diverse in nature, touching virtually every aspect of Canadians' lives.
Release date: 2005-06-30
4. Summary of the Findings of the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations Archived
Journals and periodicals: 61-533-S
Geography: Canada
Description: This booklet summarizes the key results of the first National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations. These organizations have a significant economic presence and serve as vehicles for citizen engagement. However, many report significant challenges to their capacity to fulfill their missions.
Release date: 2005-03-11
5. Driving Characteristics of the Young and Aging Population Archived
Journals and periodicals: 53F0007X
Geography: Canada
Description: This analytical study uses Canadian Vehicle Survey data for 2000 to explain road use characteristics of young and aging drivers on a national basis. The analysis examines differences between two age groups - those aged 24 and under and those aged 55 and over - with the remainder of the population, those aged 25 to 54.

The focus of the study is on when and why drivers choose to make road trips, and how the driving population compares with the population as a whole. Driver characteristics were compared with Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics published by Transport Canada (1999) as a means of putting driving exposure into perspective.
Release date: 2003-01-09
6. The Changing Face of Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada 2000 Archived
Journals and periodicals: 82F0076X
Geography: Canada
Description:
Heart disease and stroke are major causes of illness, disability and death in Canada and they exact high personal, community and health care costs. The goal of The changing face of heart disease and stroke in Canada, the fifth in a series of reports from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Surveillance System (CHSSS), is to provide health professionals and policy makers with an overview of current trends in risk factors, interventions and services, and health outcomes of heart disease and stroke in Canada.
Release date: 1999-10-21

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