New Data Available

Below is a list of new data available in the RDC. This list is updated monthly, last on March 31, 2026

Some data releases include non-confidential documentation that can be provided to researchers outside an RDC. Please contact us if you would like a copy.

For any data related questions, please contact us at rdc@uleth.ca or visit our new application and guidelines website to apply for microdata access at a Research Data Centre.

New Data

The Parental Experiences Survey (PES) 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The Parental Experiences Survey collects information from parents on their experiences, knowledge and behaviours regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and access to and use of health care services. The survey aims to paint a more comprehensive picture of new parents and their infants. The results from the survey will help inform national recommendations for maternal and newborn care as well as efforts to improve the mental health and well-being of parents and families across Canada.

New data for the Longitudinal Immigration Statistical Environment (LISE) are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.  

The Longitudinal Immigration Statistical Environment (LISE) is a record linkage environment connecting administrative and survey data from multiple subject matter areas to the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) and Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD).  

We have eased the restrictions on multi-file linkages to a base file (IMDB->DAD+NACRS). 

The linkage to the IMDB or the LAD allows for a variety of analytical possibilities. The IMDB provides a longitudinal socio-economic profile of immigrants admitted to Canada since 1952, including information on those receiving non-permanent resident permits since 1980, and tax records since 1982. The LAD, which provides a comparison group of Canadians, is a random, 20% sample of the T1 Family File (T1FF) tax database available since 1982 containing demographics, income, and other taxation data for a subset of Canadians, allowing the creation of a longitudinal profile of each individual.   

The LISE provides a repository of linkage keys for the IMDB and LAD to administrative and survey data from multiple subject matter areas. Potential linkages are: 

  1. Health administrative databases - Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), and Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), which allows the exploration of healthcare utilization over time by immigrants and Canadians. Depending on the database used, outcomes could include acute care institution visits from the DAD, ambulatory care visits from the NACRS, mental health institution services used by individuals captured in the OMHRS, among others. 
  2. Education administrative databases - Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), which provides longitudinal outcomes for immigrant or Canadian cohorts in terms of post-secondary enrolment and graduation information from the PSIS, and for registered apprenticeship certifications from the RAIS.  
  3. Census of Population 2016 and 2021, which can provide sociodemographic information and outcomes for immigrant or Canadian cohorts. 

Additionally, migration and mobility analysis of individuals from the IMDB or the LAD is also available using annual information on place of residence.  

Included in this release:  

  • Census Linkage keys: 
    • 2023 IMDB linked to Census 2021

Included in this release:  

  • Education Linkage keys: 
    • 2023 IMDB linked to PSIS
    • 2023 IMDB linked to RAIS
    • 2022 LAD (1982 – 2022) linked to PSIS
    • 2022 LAD (1982 – 2022) linked to RAIS

Statistics Canada, in collaboration with the provincial and territorial ministries of education, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and other stakeholders, has developed the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP).

The ELMLP allows longitudinal integration of administrative data related to education with other data sources to create anonymized, customized datasets for analytical purposes.

The ELMLP has produced new cohort files:

Cohort files: 

Quarterly Rent Statistics (QRS) 2019 – 2025 are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects. Additionally, the folder structure and contents for QRS have been updated to reflect the new bundled (“all years”) approach for granting access. 

Today, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program is releasing new data on a new statistical program: Quarterly rent statistics. This program provides experimental data on the asking rent of available rental units listed on major rental platforms in Canada. These quarterly statistics cover rental houses and rental units in apartment buildings, by number of bedrooms. Data are also published for rooms for rent, offering a unique perspective on more affordable rental options. Data are available for census metropolitan areas (CMAs) from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2025. Data from the second quarter of 2025 for all CMAs and from the third quarter of 2025 in Calgary should be interpreted with caution, as one of the data sources is missing.

The Criminal Justice Analysis and Modeling (CJAM) Linkage is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

In collaboration with the Department of Justice Canada, Statistics Canada developed a dataset integrating a 1997 birth cohort with the following criminal justice and social datasets through the Social Data Linkage Environment:

The cohort includes 345,450 individuals born in Canada (or to Canadian parents) in 1997.  The resulting police‑reported incident‑level file contains 454,572 records (i.e., there may be multiple records per person) spanning from 1997 to 2021. By combining event‑level criminal justice data with social data, the file provides a strong foundation for long‑term analyses. Researchers can use it to explore offending and re-offending patterns or conduct survival analyses to determine the “time to first event” —for example, examining time to first conviction or reconviction. Analyses can be stratified by a range of sociodemographic and economic characteristics, including Indigenous identity, racialized identity, and longitudinal family income.

The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - 2025 Rapid Response on Gambling is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

This file is part of the rapid response component of the Canadian Community Health Survey. It contains content on gambling.

Updated Data

Corrections to the linkage of the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), and the T1 Family File (T1FF)  are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Please note that the postal code variable “GEODVPC” was missing from the file "cchs_share_link_2015." We have added this variable to the existing file. Users can now use the updated file. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

The update to the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) 2023 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

This is a supplement to the CHSCY 2023 longitudinal package. 

We are adding the 2020 income file.

The CHSCY 2023 folder has just been updated with a document on bootstrap variance estimation.

The Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS): 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The Employment Insurance Coverage Survey provides a meaningful picture of who does or does not have access to EI benefits among the jobless and those in a situation of underemployment. The survey also covers access to maternity and parental benefits.

Corrections to the Living with a Life-limiting Illness: Access to Care and Related Experiences (LLLI-ACRE) 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Please be advised of the following changes to the masterfile:

  • Added: IMMDVST (immigrant status).
  • Removed: IMMDVYR, IMMDVGYR (number of years since immigration).

The masterfile, codebooks, and derived variable documentation are now updated.

Corrections to the Survey on Social Connections – Well-being in Canada, 2025 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

This revised version of the Codebook replaces those dated Sept. & Oct. 2025.  This revised version addresses a slight issue with the Universe for variables CWR_05 and CWR_15.

The previous universe indicated :  SCR_20 in (2, NS)

The revised universe: SCR_20 in (1, NS)

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) AllYears is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects. 

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of employment and unemployment. With the release of the survey results only 10 days after the completion of data collection, the LFS estimates are the first of the major monthly economic data series to be released. LFS data are used to produce the well-known unemployment rate as well as other standard labour market indicators such as the employment rate and the participation rate.

  • LFS data for 2026 is now available for access

Updates to the Vital Statistics Death Database (VSDD) are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Data for the 2024 reference year from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database are now available. The datasets include demographic and cause of death information on people who died in all jurisdictions between January 1 and December 31, 2024 and for whom Statistics Canada received information on or before August 25th, 2025.

Data for the 2000 to 2023 reference years from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database have been updated to include new registrations and amended registrations received on or before June 16th, 2025.

More information on the variables and on the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database can be found in the 2024 DATA DICTIONARY AND USER GUIDE OF THE CANADIAN VITAL STATISTICS DEATH DATABASE, which accompanies the data.

Please note that Version 8C PCCF+ information has been generated for these files.  Please consult the PCCF+ version 8C user guide for information. Multiple cause of death information is also included as a SAS file. The PCCF+ information can be merged to the deaths file using the unique identifier composed of EVENT_YEAR, PLACEOFDEATH_PROVINCE and REGISTRATION_NUMBER.

The documents update to the Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences - Primary and Specialist Care (SHCAE-PSC) 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The survey methodologists requested that a sentence be added to the income document to emphasize the evolving nature of the FAM_ID concept on the Administrative Personal Income Masterfile (APIM) and to advise users the concept is subject to change over time.

The Longitudinal Immigration Database provides detailed and reliable information on the performance and impact of immigration programs.

The IMDB has produced the following updates:

New files released:

  • Express Entry IMDB 2024

An updated Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database (CCMED) is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The CCMED is a database developed at Statistics Canada in collaboration with the provincial and territorial Chief Coroners and Chief Medical Examiners and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Currently, the CCMED combines information from 12 provincial and territorial databases to provide national level information on deaths reported to and investigated by coroners and medical examiners.

Data Contents: 

The CCMED contains the following datasets:

  • CASES 2006-DEC2025
  • SAFD 2006- DEC2025
  • CIRC 2006- DEC2025