RRM 321: Resource Data and Environmental Modeling

Finding data and statistics

Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative

(DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes

Statistics Canada

Surveys/ Admin Data

Research Data Centre

Public Use Microdata

Files (PUMF)

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Aggregate Data

Web-based Extractors

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CANSIM

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Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the data file contains

information on a unit (person, household, firm)• For example, main source of water in a dwelling

• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, proportion of dwellings in SK whose

main source of water is a private well• Data ≠ Statistics

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Statistics Canada website Use the website to find:

• CANSIM table numbers• Names of relevant surveys• Relevant publications and studies

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

Census of Agriculture

Other sources National Energy Use Database >>

Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the file contains

information on a person• For example, main source of water in a dwelling

• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, proportion of dwellings in the SK

whose main source of water is a private well• Data ≠ Statistics

<odesi> Retrieve survey files Households and the environment survey >>

International International Energy Agency >>

International CAIT: Climate Analysis Indicators Tool >>

International World Bank >>

International FAOSTAT >>

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306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca Winnie Smit

306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.ca