New Data Available

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.

The purpose of the study Living with a Life-limiting Illness: Access to Care and Related Experiences (LLLI-ACRE) is to better understand the experiences and access to care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their unpaid caregivers.

This study aims to provide information on the experiences and satisfaction with the care received, and any gaps and barriers to supportive care for those living with a life-limiting illness and their unpaid caregivers in the provinces and territories. This is the first time a study of this kind, on this topic is being conducted by Statistics Canada.

This study is conducted as a crowdsource, which is a non-probabilistic method of collecting data by inviting members of the target population to voluntarily participate in the study. The open nature of a crowdsource allows participation by those who would not otherwise be included in the frame for a probabilistic study. Additionally, it was not possible to create a frame from which a random sample of those living with a life-limiting illness or their unpaid caregivers could be selected. Instead, eligible participants from across Canada are invited through promotional announcements to access an online link that brings them to the questionnaire to be completed.

The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual Component 2023-2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The two-year data file includes all respondents and common questions that were in the survey over the two reference periods. Unless otherwise specified, it comprises the questions from the annual core content and two-year theme content, as well as optional content that was selected over the two-year period. The one-year theme and optional content selected for only one year are not available in the two-year data file.

The Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP) – 2025 and Concordance files are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The ELMLP has produced new cohort and concordance files:

Cohort files: 

• SAEP - 2025

Concordance files

• SAEP- 2025 to ELMLP

Microdata for the Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP) for the 2025 cycle are now available in the Research Data Centres (RDCs).  SAEP was collected in 2025 and collects information on the strategies used by Canadians to prepare for their children’s postsecondary education, their financial planning to pay for studies, as well as barriers to saving for higher education.

The following data files are available:

1. 2025 SAEP Master file: 

• Microdata file containing anonymized records of children, including household income information for 2024 and data on the ways parents and guardians of children aged 0 to 17 mobilize financial and non-financial resources to pursue postsecondary education. This includes savings strategies, family attitudes and values toward postsecondary education, and barriers to saving or planning for postsecondary studies.

• A data dictionary for the 2025 SAEP Master file.

• A user guide with three appendices, as well as template files and record syntax files for the 2025 SAEP master file.

2. For 2020 SAEP, the Appendix E - Release guidelines for quality is now available.
3.  Linkage key files

• A datafile containing linkage keys to the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) is also available. These are unique identifiers at the child level that can be used to link SAEP 2025 data to other administrative and survey data available in the ELMLP.  It includes the identifier Register_Group_ID, which can be used to merge with select ELMLP data files, and the SAEP identifier for children, MasterID.

• The SAEP2025-ELMLP keys can be used to link with ELMLP data files such as the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS), Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) or the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP). However, since the children were younger than 18 years old at the time of SAEP collection in 2025, the keys will be more useful in future years when the children have reached the age where they would pursue postsecondary education. For more information about the years of data available for ELMLP data sources, please see Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform and Associated Datasets, 2024.

• A file providing the layout for the SAEP 2025 linkage key file is also included.

The Survey on Family Transitions (SFT) 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The General Social Statistics Program (GSSP) has two main objectives: a) to collect data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well-being of Canadians over time, and b) to provide updated information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest.

The Survey on Family Transitions (SFT) explores the experiences of families in Canada through time by examining how individuals and families change during various stages of life - from childhood to adulthood to retirement.
Survey results will be used to develop programs and policies aimed at improving the well-being of children and families, such as parental leave, childcare services and pay equity. The results will also be used to help enhance and complement information on families from the census, and to compare families in Canada with those of other countries.

Updates to the CanCHEC 1991, 1996 and 2001 are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The 1991, 1996, and 2001 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHEC) (019-2019) enable the creation of population-based linked data sets that follow eligible individuals from a random sample of private dwellings selected for the 1991 Census of Population, 1996 Census of Population, and 2001 Census of Population. For details on the inclusion criteria for each cohort, please see the user guide. This note describes the updates for the 1991, 1996, and 2001 CanCHECs.

About Data

For the 1991 CanCHEC, the follow-up periods for the updated version are as follows:

• Canadian Vital Statistics – Death database (June 4, 1991, to December 31, 2023);
• Canadian Cancer Registry (January 1, 1992, to December 31, 2022);
• Annual postal codes for mailing addresses (1981 to 2023).

For the 1996 CanCHEC, the follow-up periods for the updated version are as follows:

• Canadian Vital Statistics – Death database (May 14, 1996, to December 31, 2023);
• Canadian Cancer Registry (January 1, 1992, to December 31, 2022);
• Annual postal codes for mailing addresses (1981 to 2023).

For the 2001 CanCHEC, the follow-up periods for the updated version are as follows:

• Canadian Vital Statistics – Death database (May 15, 2001, to December 31, 2023);
• Canadian Cancer Registry (January 1, 1992, to December 31, 2022);
• Annual postal codes for mailing addresses (1981 to 2023).

We recommend data users to use the updated data.

Statistics Canada has a long history of performing microdata linkages to support the design, maintenance, evaluation, research and redesign of ongoing data collection and methodological studies within Statistics Canada, as well as to provide statistical information in aggregate or anonymous format in support of research studies. Microdata linkage is an important and cost-effective statistical method used to develop data products that support advanced research and provide new insights on important social issues, such as health outcomes and disparities in subsectors of the Canadian population.

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-SEPT2025
• SAFD 2006- SEPT2025

CIRC 2006- SEPT2025

The Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) allows researchers access to information about past cohorts of college/university students and registered apprentices, to better understand pathways of post-secondary students in Canada and how their education and training affected their career prospects and earnings. 

The ELMLP has produced an update to a cohort file:

Update of cohort file: 

• Post-Secondary Information System (PSIS) – 2004/2023

Updates to LAD, LAD linked to Census and LAD linked to IMDB are now available in Research Data Centres across Canada.

Included in this release:

1. LAD 2023
2. LAD 2023 linked to Census 2016, 2021
3. LAD 2023 linked to IMDB

Release notice of the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD) 2023 

The LAD databank has been updated and now includes income and family information up to 2023. As well, Research Data Centres are strongly encouraged to download the updated LAD data for the year 2022 due to a modification in one variable. The modification affects the variable “Tax return method code, filer” (RTNMT) for LAD 2022. 

Release notice of updated LAD-Census linkage key files, 2023 

The LAD-Census linkage key files have been updated and now include information to link LAD (1982 to 2023) to the Census 2016 and Census 2021. Research Data Centres are strongly encouraged to download the updated LAD-Census linkage key files for linking the LAD to the Census.

Release notice of the LAD-IMDB Linkage Key 2023 

The LAD- IMDB Linkage key file has been updated and now includes information to link LAD (1982 to 2023) to the IMDB. Research Data Centres are strongly encouraged to download the updated LAD-IMDB linkage key for linking the LAD to the IMDB.

Updates to the Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade (CSIT) 2023 are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

A new microdata file has been uploaded for the Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade, 2023. This file contains both modified and new variables.

The new variables are:

• Age of business (in years and months)
• Business yearly revenues (from 2020 to 2024)

The changes to the existing variable are as follows:

• The industry variable was previously displayed at the two-digit NAICS (North American Industry Classification Code System) code. It is now displayed at the three-digit 3-digit NAICS code. 
• The business size (by number of employees) variable was previously displayed in three categories (5 to 19 employees; 20 to 99 employees; 100 employees or more). It is now displayed as the following categories: 
  • 5 to 9 employees
  • 10 to 19 employees
  • 20 to 99 employees
  • 100 to 249 employees
  • 249 to 499 employees
  • 500 employees or more