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Lost and Found*
Historical
Statistics of Canada (2nd edition, 1983)
Jointly produced by the
Social Science Federation of Canada
and Statistics
Canada
* This isn't a new online
resource, but it's definitely a valuable historical resource.
The URL was
recently changed, but the content hasn't been updated or changed.
Scroll down
this page for more historical resources on social programs in Canada
(such
as Social Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces).
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Canadian Social Statistics
The first website to check for Canadian government statistics is Statistics Canada, which merits its own section on this page. The vast collection of information on the StatCan website includes detailed social program statistics in many areas, as well as more general stats on population, the economy, and --- well, you'll just have to visit the StatCan website to find out for yourself... Social indicators (1976-2005, selected years): * Economic <=== incl. prime lending rate, cnventional 5-year Mortgage rate, U.S. dollar exchange rate, personal savings rate, Gross Domestic Product, consumer spending, Consumer Price Index, total consumer bankruptcies,new housing starts, new Housing Price Index, new motor vehicle sales, household borrowing, annual percentage change in wages, salaries and supplementary labour income in Gross Domestic Products, corporate finances, operating profit, ratio of profit margin, government accounts, expenditures, surplus, net international investment position, liabilities as a percentage of Real Gross Domestic Product,balance of international payments, national net worth, * Health <=== incl. total fertility rates, low birth weight in infants, total infant deaths, mortality rate per 1,000 live births, life expectancy in years (female/male), causes of death for men and women, Body Mass Index (males and females), percentage of smokers, suicide rates * Income <=== incl. average market and total income, prevalence of low income after tax, female-to-male earnings ratio, and more * Justice <=== incl. number of offences under the Criminal Code, crimes of violence, property crimes, motor vehicle theft, drugs, traffic, rate per 100,000 population, adult prison court sentences, percentage sentenced cases resulting in prison term, average length of sentence in months, and more * Labour Force <=== incl. labour force participation rates by age group for men and women, unemployment rate, percentage of workers in service-producing sector, percentage of workers employed part-time, percentage of workers self-employed, percentage of employees in temporary jobs, percentage of employees unionized, and more [Behold the rise of the McJob.] * Population <=== incl. (1971 to 2005, selected years) population of Canada, population by province/territory, population by age groups, dependency ratio ( ratio of the combined young and senior populations to the working-age population, components of population change, population for largest census metropolitan areas, (Montréal - Toronto - Vancouver - Ottawa-Gatineau), interprovincial net-migrants, more... Source:
Statistics
Canada Tables by subject
Canadian
Statistics
Main StatCan Census page links to Census pages for 2006 - 2001- 1996 ----------------------------------- 2006 Census - home page 2006 Census Quick Links: 2006
Community Profiles Census
Trends 2006
Census Tract Profiles 2006
Highlight Tables 2006
Census Dictionary 2006
Aboriginal Population Profile GeoSearch2006 Preview of Products and Services Multimedia
(requires Macromedia Flash Player) Topic-based
tabulations May 1, 2008 Source: ---------------------------------------------------------------- TheStar.com
Census 2006 page ---------------------------------------------------- Globe
and Mail In-Depth : Census 2006 ---------------------------------------------------- Study:
Portrait of the mobility of Canadians in 2006: ------------------------------------------------- Canada
e-Book
GeoSearch2006
Interactive Map of Canada Canada
Year Book Historical Collection (1867 to 1967) Browse
the collection by year Browse
the collection by topic [ more recent issues of the Canada Year Book - $ ] Canadian
Economic Observer Canadian
Social Trends Online
Issues of Canadian Social Trends - hundreds of articles going back to
1996 Statistics
Canada Research Papers - Income Series - Includes Survey
of Labour and Income Dynamics Source: NOTE:
for links to Statistics Canada reports on low-income measures (LICO, LIM)
and income inequality, Statistical
Profile of Canadian Communities More free Canadian Statistics (The Economy - The Land - The People - The State) Free
Internet publications from Statistics Canada: Education
statistics program Canadian
Education Statistics Council |
Population Stats
StatCan Tables by Subject: Population characteristics
March
27, 2008
Canada's
population estimates, fourth quarter 2007
As of January 1, 2008,
Canada's population was estimated at 33,143,600, up by 52,400 from October 1,
2007. The nation's population increased 0.16%, the strongest fourth quarter growth
rate since 1995. While natural growth remained stable, net international migration
was up. Canada had a net inflow of 27,700 people, the highest fourth quarter net
growth since 1988.
Related link:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates - October to December 2007, Preliminary
Table
of contents:
* Highlights * Analysis * Tables * Charts * Data quality, concepts
and methodology * Appendices * User information * Related products
* PDF
version ( 538K, 97 pages)
[ earlier
editions of this report - back to 1996 ]
March
4, 2008
2006
Census: Labour market activities, industry, occupation,
education, language
of work, place of work and mode of transportation
Statistics Canada
today releases detailed analyses of data from the 2006 Census on labour market
activities, industry, occupation, education and language of work.
These
analyses are now available in three online documents:
* Canada's
Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census
* Educational
Portrait of Canada, 2006 Census
* Using
Languages at Work in Canada, 2006 Census
Related links:
Statistics
Canada Census Page
- links to Census pages for : 2006 - 2001 - 1996
-
incl. recent releases :
* March 4, 2008 - Labour, education, language of work
and place of work and commuting to work
* January 15, 2008 - Aboriginal peoples
*
March 13, 2007 - Population and dwelling counts
*
Language
* Immigration
and citizenship
* Mobility
and migration
Release
topics and dates for 2006 Census data
[Click this link to access the datasets
below]
* Release no. 1: March 13, 2007 - Population and dwelling counts
* Release no. 2: July 17, 2007 - Age and sex
* Release no. 3: September
12, 2007 - Families and households - Marital status (including common-law status)
- Housing and shelter costs (including dwelling characteristics)
* Release
no. 4: December 4, 2007 - Languages - Immigration and citizenship - Mobility
and migration
SPECIAL NOTE
TO NUMBER-CRUNCHERS:
The New
Products page contains 100+ links to just-released Census 2006 data (some
of the tables is free, and some is for sale. Below, you'll find just a few sample
resources:
* Thematic
Maps
A thematic map shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific
data themes for standard geographic areas. The map may be qualitative in nature
(e.g., predominant farm types) or quantitative (e.g., percentage population change).
* GeoSearch
2006
This interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many
places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic
data for those places. Click and zoom in on a map of Canada or search by place
name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch will display
the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically
displays population and dwelling counts for the selected places, and shows what
kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas.
2006
Community Profiles, Census year 2006 (update)
These profiles present
community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users can search
for an area of interest by typing its 'place name' in the box below or by clicking
on a province or territory from the list below and selecting the area from a list.
Census
Trends, 2006 Census
Census Trends presents a series of summary data
trends spanning the 2006, 2001 and 1996 censuses. The product is designed to facilitate
the analysis and comparison of the changing demographic and socio-economic composition
of selected geographic areas across Canada. Summary data trends include percentage
distributions and percentage change.
November
29, 2007
Canada's
population by age and sex (as of July 1, 2007)
Canada's population
continues to age, but it is still one of the youngest of the world's developed
nations, according to new preliminary estimates. As of July 1, 2007, the population's
median age was estimated at 39.0 years. In 2002, it was 37.6 years.
September
27, 2007
Canada's
population estimates, as of July 1, 2007
Alberta has again led
the provinces in population growth, according to preliminary demographic estimates
for the year ending June 30, 2007. But indications are that the major component
fuelling Alberta's gainsinterprovincial migrationhas started to ease
off.
Related link:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates, April to June 2007
July
17, 2007
2006
Census: Age and sex
Statistics Canada today releases data from
the 2006 Census on age and sex. A detailed analysis of how the nation's population
age structure is changing is available in the online report Portrait of the Canadian
Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census. Data from the census show large-scale
changes in the age distribution of Canada's population as a result of population
aging. The two main factors behind the population aging are the nation's low fertility
rate and increasing life expectancy.
Source:
StatCan
Census page
June 28, 2007
Canada's
population estimates, First quarter 2007 (preliminary)
Statistics
Canada today released population estimates for Canada, the provinces and territories,
as of April 1, 2007. During the first quarter, Canada's population increased 0.23%.
International migration accounted for two-thirds of the increase. As of April
1, Canada's population was estimated at 32,852,800, up 75,500 from January 1,
2007. Only the four westernmost provinces had growth rates at or above the national
average.
Related link:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates, January to March 2007(Preliminary)
1. Notice
to readers
2. Highlights
3. Analysis
4. Tables
5. Charts
6. Data quality, concepts and methodology
7. Appendices
8. User information
9. Related products
10. PDF
version (424K, 104 pages)
See
also:
Related
products - links to free StatCan demographic info and vital statistics
May
24, 2007
Your
Guide to Data Sources on Census-related Topics, Census year 2006
A
new comprehensive guide to data sources on census-related topics for the Census
year 2006 is available today. Your Guide to Data sources on Census-related Topics
provides a list of alternate data sources that complement the existing information
available through the census.
Related link:
Census
of Canada - 2006, 2001, 1996
October
26, 2006
Canada's
population by age and sex, as of July 1, 2006
Canada's
population keeps getting older, as is the case for almost every other developed
nation in the world. As of July 1, 2006, the median age of the population reached
a record high of 38.8 years, compared to 38.5 a year before and 37.2 in 2001.
Related
Link:
Population
Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2005-2031 (PDF
file - 1.6MB, 216 pages)
[ HTML
version ]
December 2005
This report presents the results of six population
projection scenarios by age group and sex up to 2031 for the provinces and territories
and up to 2056 for Canada. Using the July 1, 2005 population estimate as the starting
point, these projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most
recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility,
mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
September
27, 2006
Canada's
population, as of July 1, 2006
Net international migration continues
to be the main engine of population growth in Canada, accounting for about two-thirds
of the annual increase in 2005/2006.
Related Links:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates
Annual
Demographic Estimates
NOTE: clicking each of the two links above will
open a page that contains a description of the report as well as links to the
most current issue/edition.
To see the most recent issue:
Once you've
clicked on a link from the two immediately above and the next page is on your
screen, click the "View" button, and then (on the next page that opens),
left-click the PDF file link to read the file online OR right-click the
file to save it to your hard drive. Clicking on "Chronological index"
will open a list of all earlier editions of that report.
HINT: the "annual"
version is the only edition available, but the quarterly estimates report goes
back to 1996, and it's all free...
Report
on the Demographic Situation in Canada, 2003 and 2004 (PDF file -
988K, 128 pages)
June 2006
Canadian
Statistics: summary tables - links to 50+ demographic tables from the Report
on the Demographic Situation in Canada
Source:
Statistics
Canada
Also from StatCan:
June
29, 2006
Canada's
population, First quarter 2006 (preliminary) Previous release
Canada's
population increased at its fastest first quarter rate in four years from January
to March, surpassing the 32.5-million mark. Net international migration continued
to be the main engine of growth. Population exchanges between Canada and the rest
of the world accounted for nearly three-quarters of the estimated growth of 78,200
during the first three months of the year. It was the biggest first quarter increase
since 2002, when the nation gained 83,400 people.
Source:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates This publication presents quarterly estimates of population
for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on the following components
of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration,
net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial migration,
the latter by origin and destination.
Earlier
issues of Quarterly Demographic Estimates - links to issues right back to
1996!
June 29, 2006
Canada's
population, First quarter 2006 (preliminary) Previous release
Canada's
population increased at its fastest first quarter rate in four years from January
to March, surpassing the 32.5-million mark. Net international migration continued
to be the main engine of growth. Population exchanges between Canada and the rest
of the world accounted for nearly three-quarters of the estimated growth of 78,200
during the first three months of the year. It was the biggest first quarter increase
since 2002, when the nation gained 83,400 people.
Source:
Quarterly
Demographic Estimates "This publication presents quarterly estimates
of population for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on the
following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration,
returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and
interprovincial migration, the latter by origin and destination. "
Earlier
issues of Quarterly Demographic Estimates - links to issues right back to
1996!
| Society
Statistics Examine statistical profiles of Canada's people - employment, education, population, health, and more. - incl. links to the following: * 2006 Census of Canada * 2006 Community Profiles * Canadian Statistics by Subject * Historical Statistics of Canada * Population and demography * Population Pyramid * Provincial and Territorial Statistics * Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities * Statistics on Canadian Social Conditions. Source: Government of Canada |
Socio-economic
Conference 2006
May 15 and 16, 2006
Ottawa
Congress Centre
"On May 15 and 16, 2006, Statistics Canada will hold its
annual two-day socio-economic conference. This event will provide a stimulating
and challenging environment for presenters and participants alike, while serving
as an annual forum for empirical research focusing on issues of concern in Canadian
public policy. The Socioeconomic Conference 2006 will include several plenary
sessions featuring invited guest speakers who are leading authorities in their
fields. Approximately 50 contributed papers, contributed sessions or posters will
be presented, and targets studies discussing:
* Emerging Economic Trends and
their Underlying Causes;
* The social Implications of Economic Trends and
the Ability of Various Groups to participate in the Economy."
more...
March
10, 2006
Canada
at a Glance 2006 (PDF file - 1MB, 27 pages)
(under "The Daily
- New products")
"Canada at a glance presents the current Canadian
demographic, education, health, justice, housing, income, labour market, economic,
travel, financial, and foreign trade statistics. This booklet also includes important
international comparisons, so that readers can see how Canada stacks up against
its neighbours. Updated yearly, Canada at a glance is a very useful reference
for those who want quick access to current Canadian statistics."
September
28, 2005
Demographic
statistics, July 1, 2005
Canada had the second highest rate of
population growth among the G8 countries between 1994 and 2004, exceeded only
by that of the United States. Whereas US growth was primarily due to a high rate
of natural increase, the growth of the Canadian population was largely due to
its net international migration.
Source:
Statistics
Canada
Statistics
Quicklinks |
Canadian
Economy Online (Government of Canada website) -
also includes information and learning resources to aid in understanding important
aspects of the Canadian Economy : Key indicators (ten key indicators of the Canadian
Economy, 10 years of data) - Economic concepts (50 economic concepts) - Key Economic
events (timeline of key economic events in the past century and how they impacted
the Canadian economy) - Canada Yearbook (overview of the Canadian economy as featured
in the most recent edition of the Statistics Canada publication, The Canada Yearbook). |
Below,
you'll find links to two of the top statistical sources I'd recommend for current
and historical Canadian social programs:
Social Security Statistics, Canada
and Provinces and Historical Statistics of Canada
Social
Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces This is a goldmine of statistical information (beneficiary data and expenditure data) on current and defunct Canadian federal social programs, and even some on provincial/territorial programs. This
report offers 25 years of longitudinal data on costs and numbers of beneficiaries
for most programs - over 100 tables - covering a large number of programs ---
here's a partial list: Preface (short blurb only) List
of Tables A
number of tables were removed from this edition of the Social Security Statistics
report, including some tables with info on Blind Persons'
Allowances, Disabled Persons' Allowances and Unemployed Assistance. Many of the tables are historical and likely of little interest except to historians and CAP-o-philes --- they offer historical caseload and expenditure statistics on each of the CAP cost-sharing components (General Assistance - Homes for Special Care for Children and Adults - Child Welfare - Health Care - Other Welfare Services and Work Activity). Scroll down the list of tables to find a particular program, then click on its name to access the HTML version of the table (the HTML page includes links to the PDF and Excel versions of the table). You'll find
many key stats tables and some interesting analyses here - only a few of which
appear below A few sample tables: Table
360 - Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Program Expenditures, 1978-79 to 2002-03 Table
361: Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) - Number of Beneficiaries of General Assistance
(including dependants), as of March 31, 1979 to 1996
Table
362 : Total Federal-Provincial Cost-Shared Expenditures for General Assistance,
by Province/Territory, 1978-79 to 1995-96 Table 434 Table
438 Source: |
Historical Statistics of Canada
contains links to over 1,000 statistical tables (downloadable in Excel format)
on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start
of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s. It's worth downloading the
free Excel
97/2000 Spreadsheet File Viewer from Microsoft if you don't have Excel software
on your machine. Here's a sample section: Section
C: Social Security - by T. Russell Robinson, Health and Welfare Canada |
Welfare Statistics
Current/Historical
Provincial/Territorial Welfare Statistics:
- see the Key
Welfare Links page of this site - it contains links to welfare statistics
in each jurisdiction, and these are usually more detailed than the stats that
appear below.
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National Welfare Statistics
Social
Assistance Statistical Report: 2005 NOTE: Chapter
Two of the report is a five-page descriptive overview of social assistance
in Canada in 2005. It provides information about the federal contributions to
provincial, territorial and municipal social assistance under the Canada Assistance
Plan (1996-1996), the Canada Health and Social transfer (1996-2004) and the Canada
Social Transfer (2004 to date). Complete
report Link
to the first edition of this report: Source: |
Related reports from Social Policy Directorate of HRSDC:
| Social
Security Statistics, Canada and Provinces - 1978-79 to 2002-03 - updated June 2005 [ Appendix A - methodological notes ] NOTE: See more information about this report higher up on the page you're now reading |
| Social
Assistance in Canada, 1994 Over 40 pages of information on Canadian social assistance programs as they operated in 1994. Much of the information in this document is still as relevant today as it was back then - eligibility, benefits, administrative rules, and more. Includes information about cost-sharing of welfare costs under the Canada Assistance Plan. Question-and-answer format for quick reference. This work was part of a larger study of social assistance in 24 countries released by the OECD early in 1996. I was the author of this report, with a lot of input from a number of colleagues in the Department at the time. If you want a snapshot of what welfare was like in Canada before the Canada Health and Social Transfer in 1996, try this one... |
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From the National Council of Welfare:
Welfare
Incomes 2006* fact sheets For the past 20 years, the National Council of Welfare has been producing the Welfare Incomes series, which are annual estimates of the incomes of individuals and families on welfare in each Canadian jurisdiction. In addition to an extensively-annotated table of welfare benefit levels for single clients (able-bodied and disabled) and families (one adult + one child and two adults + two children), the report includes information on prevailing welfare asset and income exemption levels in each province/territory, comparisons of welfare incomes over time and comparisons of current welfare incomes with various benchmarks. The
fact sheets on the Council's website include several variations and permutations
of income measures used in Canada, such as Statistics Canada's before- and after-tax
low income cut-offs, before- and after-tax average incomes and before- and after-tax
median incomes. For the first time, the 2006 edition of Welfare Incomes
includes a comparison of welfare incomes and the Market Basket Measure (see related
links below). Source: ---------------------------- 2006 Fact Sheets: FACT
SHEET 1 - Patterns and Trends (PDF file - 1.4MB, 7 pages) FACT
SHEET 2 - Liquid Asset Exemption Levels as of January 2006 (PDF - 1.2MB,
2 pages) FACT
SHEET 3 - Estimated 2006 Annual Welfare Income by Type of Household (PDF
- 1.6MB, 7 pages)
FACT
SHEET 4 - Monthly Earnings Exemption Levels as of January 2006 Source: ---------------------------- Market
Basket Measure links Low
Income in Canada: 2000-2004 Using the Market Basket Measure Low
Income in Canada: 2000-2002 Using the Market Basket Measure NOTE : For more links to
info about the Market Basket Measure and other poverty measurement tools, |
Profiles
of Welfare: Myths and Realities (Spring 1998) |
Welfare
Incomes 2005 (PDF file - 1.4MB, 116 pages) Number
of People on Welfare, March 1995 to March 2005 (PDF file - 133K, 1 page) |
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From Statistics Canada:
Social
Assistance Use: Trends in incidence, entry and exit rates (PDF file
- 97K, 14 pages) |
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From the Canadian Council on Social Development: Stats
& Facts Stats
& Facts replaces the - The Social Indicators Launchpad - nearly 100 links to information about social indicators in Canada and other countries |
Poverty/income statistics
From Statistics Canada: May 5, 2008 Income
in Canada, 2006 2006
Income Trends in Canada May
11, 2007 Complete study: Income Inequality and Redistribution
in Canada: 1976 to 2004 May 10, 2007 (New Products) Low income Measures (LIMs), on the other hand, are strictly relative measures of low income, set at 50% of adjusted median family income. These measures are categorized according to the number of adults and children present in families, reflecting the economies of scale inherent in family size and composition. This publication incorporates a detailed description of the methods used to arrive at both measurements. It also explains how base years are defined and how LICOs are updated using the Consumer Price Index. [ Other issues in this series ]
May
3, 2007 Related report: Income
in Canada, 2005 Earlier editions of Income in Canada - going back to 1998 Related link from CBC News: CBC
News Interactive: Family Life - Median family income across the country Related Links:
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From the Canadian Council on Social Development:
Stats
& Facts
Poverty, welfare and income stats
[Added to the
CCSD site April 13, 2006]
Stats & Facts, a new on-line service of the Canadian
Council on Social Development, provides accessible and accurate statistical information.
This site is intended for anyone with an interest in timely data on social and
economic indicators. We anticipate that Stats & Facts will be frequently used
by policy analysts, community planners, activists, journalists, and students.
Users will find informative facts sheets organized by topic areas covering demographics,
families, and education. Plans are underway to add more fact sheets on the labour
market, health, and economic security in the coming months. All of these fact
sheets will be regularly updated to reflect the most current data available.
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From the National Council of Welfare:
Poverty
profile 2004 - Web-only data <=== links to over two dozen tables!
April
2008
Poverty Profile is a regular publication of the Council that is
based on survey data from Statistics Canada.
NOTE : The NCW will not be publishing
a 2004 issue of the report Poverty Profile, but clicking on the link above will
take you to a page of links to over two dozen tables for 2004.
[For contextual
and methodological information, see the 2002/2003
edition of this report (PDF - 3.5MB, 165 pages)]
- includes:
*
Poverty rates, Canada (Trends - Persons, by age and sex - Families - Unattached
individuals)
* Poverty rates by province (Persons - Families - Unattached
individuals - Children - Seniors)
* Children (Family type - Ages of
children)
* Depth of Poverty (Dollars below the poverty line - Percentage
of the poverty line - Total poverty gap ($) - Incomes of less than half the poverty
line)
* Persistence of Poverty (Age group - Education - Transitions
in and out of poverty)
* Poverty and Paid
Work (Number of earners - Weeks of work - Work patterns
- Working poor
* Sources of Income (Transfer payments - Primary sources
of income #1 - Primary sources of income #2
* Inequality
(Income shares - Average income by quintile)
Source:
Poverty
Profile <=== incl. links to four earlier online editions of Poverty
Profile back to 1998.
Employment/unemployment statistics
Tables
by subject: Employment and unemployment
- 50
tables
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (formerly Revenue Canada) "The annual Income Statistics
reports -- formerly called Taxation Statistics -- use tables of data to create
a profile of Canadian taxpayers. The reports use data from personal tax returns
filed two years earlier. For example, the 2002 edition analyzes returns from the
2000 tax year, which had to be filed by the end of April 2001. |
Indicators
of Well-being in Canada
January 2008
This new HRSDC website presents
comprehensive, up-to-date information on the well-being of Canadians and Canadian
society, and how that may be changing over time.
- incl. links to info about
: Work | Learning | Financial Security | Family Life | Housing | Social Participation
| Leisure | Health | Security | Environment
"(...) How many Canadians have a paying job? What levels of education do we have, and how does that compare with other countries? What proportion of marriages end in divorce? How long can we expect to live? Have there been any big changes over the last 20 years or so? This website helps to answer such questions. Developed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), its purpose is to systematically present measures and report on various aspects of well-being that are important to Canadians."
Source:
Human
Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Canadian Health Statistics
Canadian
Institute for Health Information
"The Canadian Institute for
Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, national, not-for-profit organization
working to improve the health of Canadians and the health care system by providing
quality, reliable and timely health information. CIHI's mandate was established
jointly by federal and provincial/territorial ministers of health to coordinate
the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and integrated approach to
health information for Canada, and to provide and coordinate the provision of
accurate and timely data and information required for establishing sound health
policy, effectively managing the Canadian health system, and generating public
awareness about factors affecting good health."
See the Sitemap
of this enormous site for an overview of its content incl. links to research &
reports, the CIHI Data Collection, standards, statistics and client services.
Canadian
Statistics on
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Housing
Research Tools and Resources
- from the Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Families, households and housing - from Statistics Canada
Federation
of Canadian Municipalities report says
affordable housing still scarce in Canada's
cities
OTTAWA, Jan. 16 Despite increased levels of homeownership,
finding an affordable place to live is still a challenge for the most vulnerable
in Canadas big cities.
This was one of the principal findings of the
fourth theme report in FCMs Quality of Life series, Trends & Issues
in Affordable Housing &Homelessness, released today in Ottawa. The report,
looks at affordable housing and homelessness between 2001 and 2006 in the 22 large
and medium-sized municipalities and urban regions that make up the Quality of
Life Reporting System.
2008
Quality of Life (QOL) Report:
Trends & Issues in Affordable Housing &
Homelessness (PDF file - 3.6MB, 40 pages)
January 2008
[NOTE:
this file is S-L-O-W to open (on Jan. 16), likely because many people are trying
to download the report at the same time...]
This publication, the fourth theme
report published by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as part of the Quality
of Life Reporting System (QOLRS), focuses on trends related to housing and homelessness
in 22 large and medium-sized municipalities and urban regions in Canada. The report's
focus is the period 2000-2006, with some reference to trends dating back to 1991.
Source:
FCM
Quality of Life Reports
[ Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM)]
Canadian Income Security Statistics
Income
Security Statistics - from Social
Development Canada
- includes current and historical
stats and rates (benefit levels) for Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan
and Old Age Security benefits.
Crime/Justice Statistics
From Statistics Canada:
Sample reports:
December
12, 2008
Police
Resources in Canada, 2008
Police personnel and expenditures
Following
a period of decline throughout the 1990s, police strength in Canada has
increased over the past decade. At 196 officers per 100,000 population, the 2008
rate was 8% higher than in 1998, although 5% lower than its peak in 1975. While
police officer strength has been increasing, Canada's police reported crime rate
has been decreasing. The 2007 crime rate was at its lowest point in over 30 years.
At the same time, the proportion of crime solved by police reached a 30 year high.
-
incl. two interesting charts:
* Rates of police officers and civilian personnel,
1963 to 2008
* Police officer strength among the provinces, 2008
Complete
report (PDF - 427K, 60 pages)
December 9,
2008
Adult
and youth correctional services: Key indicators, 2007/2008
Canada's
incarceration rate in 2007/2008 rose by 2% from the previous year, the third consecutive
annual increase. The gain was driven by the growing number of adults being held
on remand in provincial/territorial jails while awaiting trial or sentencing.
May
20, 2008
Youth
court statistics, 2006/2007
Fewer young people aged 12 to 17 have
been appearing before a judge since the enactment of the Youth Criminal Justice
Act (YCJA) in April 2003, and fewer are being sent to custody. There were 56,463
youth court cases completed during the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Although virtually
unchanged from the previous year, this amount was 26% lower than in 2002/2003,
the year prior to the enactment of the new legislation.
Complete
report (PDF - 236K, 23 pages)
Highlights
(HTML)
May 20, 2008
Adult
Criminal Court Statistics, 2006/2007
In 2006/2007, adult criminal
courts in Canada processed 372,084 cases involving 1,079,062 charges. The number
of cases processed was virtually unchanged from the previous year.
Complete
report (PDF - 256K, 21 pages)
Highlights
(HTML)
May 16, 2008
Youth
crime, 2006
The crime rate among young people aged 12 to 17 climbed
3% between 2005 and 2006, but was 6% lower than a decade earlier, according to
data reported by Canadian police services. While property crime rates among youth
declined over the previous decade, rates for other types of offences, including
violent crime, increased.
Related report:
Youth
Crime in Canada, 2006 (PDF - 196K, 16 pages)
by Andrea Taylor-Butts
and Angela Bressan
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From the Pew Center on the States:
U.S.
: Pew Report Finds More than One in 100 Adults are Behind Bars
Press
Release
February 28, 2008
Washington, DC - For the first time in history
more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prisona fact
that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on
public safety. According to a new report released today by the Pew Center on the
States Public Safety Performance Project, at the start of 2008, 2,319,258
adults were held in American prisons or jails, or one in every 99.1 men and women.
Complete report:
One
in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (PDF file - 635K, 37 pages)
2008
Source:
Public
Safety Performance Initiative <=== incl. links to related reports and media
coverage
[ Pew Center on the
States ]
The Pew Charitable Trusts applies the power of knowledge to solve
today's most challenging problems. Pew's Center on the States identifies and advances
state policy solutions.
U.S. Prison Statistics - from the U.S. Department of Justice
Related links:
Canada:
U.S.
Tops in the World in Incarceration Rate: Conservatives Hoping to Catch Up
By
Brian Gordon
February 4, 2008
The United States has more people in prison,
per capita, than any other country in the world. More than China, more than Iran,
more than oppressive dictatorships the world over. And this is the model that
Stephen Harper and the Conservatives want to follow by implementing 'tougher'
drug laws.
Source:
Green Party of Canada
Adult
and youth correctional services in Canada : Key indicators, 2005/2006
November
21, 2007
Canada's incarceration rate tends to be higher than most western European
countries, yet far lower than that of the United States. For instance, Sweden
posted an incarceration rate of 82 and France a rate of 85 per 100,000 population
in 2005/2006. By comparison, the incarceration rate in Canada 110 prisoners
per 100,000 population, England and Wales was 148, and in the United States the
adult rate stood at 738 (the United States excludes youth from its rate).
Source:
Crime
and Justice Statistics
[ Statistics
Canada ]
International:
World
Prison Population List (Seventh Edition) (PDF file
- 80K, 6 pages)
January 2007
Source:
King's
College, London
Newfoundland
and Labrador NOTE: if any of the links above are broken, try this alternate source: Provincial
and territorial statistics offices - from Statistics Canada |
Miscellaneous Canadian statistical links
Federation
of Canadian Municipalities report says
affordable housing still scarce in Canada's
cities
OTTAWA, Jan. 16, 2008
Despite
increased levels of homeownership, finding an affordable place to live is still
a challenge for the most vulnerable in Canadas big cities. This was one
of the principal findings of the fourth theme report in FCMs Quality of
Life series, Trends & Issues in Affordable Housing &Homelessness, released
today in Ottawa. The report looks at affordable housing and homelessness between
2001 and 2006 in the 22 large and medium-sized municipalities and urban regions
that make up the Quality of Life Reporting System.
2008
Quality of Life (QOL) Report:
Trends & Issues in Affordable Housing &
Homelessness (PDF file - 3.6MB, 40 pages)
January 2008
[NOTE:
this file is S-L-O-W to open (on Jan. 16), likely because many people are trying
to download the report at the same time...]
This publication, the fourth theme
report published by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as part of the Quality
of Life Reporting System (QOLRS), focuses on trends related to housing and homelessness
in 22 large and medium-sized municipalities and urban regions in Canada. The report's
focus is the period 2000-2006, with some reference to trends dating back to 1991.
Source:
FCM
Quality of Life Reports
[ Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM)]
Research
Resources for the Social Sciences (Craig McKie) - MEGASITE!
- Craig McKie's Links
to Demographic Sites
Economic Indicators - Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Finance Department)
Lars
Osberg
Professor of Economics, Dalhousie
University
Working Papers - dozens of papers back to 1993
CV/Publications by Lars Osberg - 175+ links articles, book chapters, etc.
Purchasing
power parities 1992 to 2001
June 28, 2002
"Interest
remains high in the value of the Canadian dollar compared with its US counterpart
and in the comparative levels of output between the two countries. Released today
are updated results for bilateral US-Canada purchasing power parities (PPPs) and
real expenditures covering the years 1992 to 2001."
Purchasing
Power Parities and Real Expenditures, United States and Canada 1992-2001(PDF
file - 743K, 48 pages)
Source : The
Daily, Statistics Canada
Related Link :
Purchasing
power parity: A Canada/US exploration
May 30, 2002
"Are
Canadians paying more than Americans for the goods and services they purchase?
How have Canada-US free trade agreements affected the purchasing power of
Canadian consumers relative to their American counterparts?"
- cross-country
comparison of living standards based on a study that explores relative prices,
adjusted by the exchange rate, on more than 168 commodities over four years (1985,
1990, 1993, 1996)
Abstract
Complete
report (PDF file - 278K, 46 pages)
Source : The
Daily, Statistics Canada
American Statistical Links
From the Scout Report
Economic Indicators (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/
Both
scholars and those with a penchant for statistics will want to bookmark this fine
website created and maintained by the federal government. The site provides monthly
compilations of economic indicators covering prices, wages, production, business
activity, purchasing power, credit, money, and Federal finance. Visitors can use
the search engine to type in their desired terms, or they can browse every month
from January 1998 forward via a series of drop down tabs. For those who might
be looking for more specific data, the "Search Tips" feature is quite
useful. The site also contains links to the Federal Reserve Archival System for
Economic Research (FRASER), which contains economic indicators back to 1948. Overall,
the site will be a real boon to those looking for high quality, accurate information
regarding current and past economic trends and patterns in the United States.
Review
by:
The , Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008
World
Health Organization: Health Economics (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.who.int/topics/health_economics/en/
The
World Health Organization (WHO) has created this site to provide the general public
with high-quality information about their various research initiatives and reports
related to the field of health economics. Given the nature of the WHO's mission,
the work focuses on key challenges facing global health financing, with particular
attention paid to healthcare systems in the developing world. The materials here
include a nice fact sheet that provides a global overview of current spending
on health care, along with links to related sites that deal with health financing
policy and national healthcare systems. In the "Related Links" area,
visitors can browse on over to a specialized site dedicated to the health economics
of the European Union.
Gapminder
http://www.gapminder.org/
In
London, riders on the Tube are reminded to "Mind the Gap". On the Gapminder
website, visitors are reminded to mind a variety of gaps, whether they be in income
inequality or quality of health care. This rather absorbing website was created
as a non-profit venture to promote "sustainable global development and achievement
of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding
of statistics and other information." The site makes use of Trendanalyzer
software to offer visualizations related to questions that include "Which
country has the best teeth in the world?" and "Who gets what: Farm subsidies".
Visitors can find such information under the "Latest News" area, and
they can also take advantage of the videos, "Gapcasts", and world charts
offered here. The "Gapcasts" are quite good, and they cover carbon emissions,
public services, and globalization. Also, if visitors have their own set of statistical
indicators they can create their own unique Gapminder-like bubble graph on their
website. It's a powerful tool, and one that might be important for other non-profits,
think tanks, educators