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Accessing Rural Development Data: Statistics Canada Resources and Microdata Files

This document outlines the resources available through Statistics Canada for rural development research. It emphasizes the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license, which allows access to anonymous microdata files (PUMFs) and aggregate data via online extractors and databases like CANSIM and E-STAT. Users can create tables and access various data sources, including census information, to conduct in-depth analyses. Key contacts for further inquiries are provided, ensuring researchers have support while navigating these valuable datasets.

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Accessing Rural Development Data: Statistics Canada Resources and Microdata Files

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  1. Rural DevelopmentFinding data and statistics

  2. Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency • Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license • Data can only be used for research purposes

  3. Web-based Extractors Statistics Canada Make Data Anonymous Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) <odesi> Equinox DLI Surveys/ Admin Data Create Tables CANSIM Aggregate Data E-STAT CHASS Research Data Centre Create Tables Website Statistics Canada Aggregate Data Submit Proposal

  4. Microdatavs Aggregate • Microdata: Each line in the file contains information on a person • For example, income per person in SK • Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata • For example, mean income per person by province • Data ≠ Statistics

  5. Access • Webpage >>

  6. Statistics Canada website • Use the website to find: • Identify data/ statistics sources • CANSIM table numbers • Names of relevant surveys • Relevant publications and studies

  7. CANSIM • Retrieve aggregate data • Access via E-STAT • Search by CANSIM table number; by keyword; or by subject • E-STAT also contains tables from the census

  8. Census Geography • Census data is disseminated at various levels of geography • Highest: Canada • Lowest: Dissemination Area • Definitions of geographical units >>

  9. Census • Census Community Profiles >> • Canadian Census Analyzer

  10. Census of Agriculture

  11. Microdata • Called Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) • Survey files with identification information removed • Complete files (or a sample in the case of the census) • Example: Labour Force Survey

  12. Microdatavs Aggregate • Microdata: Each line in the file contains information on a person • For example, income per person in SK • Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata • For example, mean income per person by province • Data ≠ Statistics

  13. <odesi> • Retrieve survey files • Labour Force Survey >>

  14. Contact Us • Sunny Kaniyathu 306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca • Winnie Smit 306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.ca

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