New Data Available

The Children with Incarcerated Parents is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The main objective of the CHIRP (Children with Incarcerated Parents) Study is to identify children who experience parental incarceration, using data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey (CCSS) 2015-2022, the Canadian Vital Statistics database 1997-2022 and the Discharge Abstract Database 1997-2022. Through this data linkage, an estimate of the actual number of children experiencing parental incarceration can be determined, as well as he health status and outcomes of this population relative to general population. This project will address data gaps regarding the lack of population-level data on the number of children who experience parental incarceration. The findings of this project could be used to increase the visibility of this population in national and provincial policies, and ultimately to inform the design and delivery of initiatives to better support children who experience parental incarceration.

The Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey Follow-up Questionnaire (CCAHS FQ 2023) (CCAHS FQ Postal Code (PC) 2023) is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

This follow-up to the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey (CCAHS - Follow-up Questionnaire, 2023) collected new and updated information about health. The questions touched on changes in vaccination status, reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19 and impact on daily life, health conditions and the use of health care services.

Please note that access to the CCAHS FQ postal code data is provided separately.

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 platform permits the use of the ONT 9-12 and ONT 9-12 T1FF data with other ELMLP-integrated data sources in the RDCs.

Ontario Grade 9-12 (ON 9-12) administrative files, education data from the Ontario Ministry of Education, are now available in the Research Data Centres. The files are part of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform. The Ontario Grade 9-12 files consist of:

• One administrative file including anonymized secondary school records of students who entered grade 9 in the 2009/2010 to 2012/2013 school years. These records include information about grade 9 through graduation, combined into one record per individual, and cover demographics, academic achievement, course selection, graduation information, and more.
• One administrative file including anonymized secondary school records of grade 12 students from the 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 school years. These records cover demographics, academic achievement, course selection, graduation information for the student’s grade 12 year only.
• A T1 Family File (T1FF) outcome file, including T1FF tax records for secondary students present in either of the student data files, covering the 2009 to 2017 tax years.

A codebook for the Ontario 9-12 secondary school data files.

The 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) and Restricted file (CSD-R) are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The purpose of the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is to provide information about Canadian youth and adults whose everyday activities are limited due to a long-term condition or health-related problem. This information may be used to plan and evaluate services, programs and policies for Canadians living with disabilities to help enable their full participation in society. The survey is sponsored by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

The 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD-R) Restricted file is a separate data module for the 2022 CSD that contains the variables: sex at birth, three-category gender, and sexual orientation. Crossing these sensitive variables can allow for the identification of the transgender or non-binary population. As this population is very small, care needs to be taken to ensure the confidentiality of individuals within these identities. Please refer to the vetting rules and the Canadian Survey on Disability, 2022: A User Guide to the Restricted Analytical Data Files for more detailed instructions and rules regarding cross tabulations, analysis, and dissemination of these sensitive variables.

Access to the CSD-R is provided separately from the 2022 CSD. Researchers needing to work with sex at birth, three-category gender, or sexual orientation variables, need to request access to and be approved for access both the 2022 CSD and 2022 CSD-R.

The Canadian Social Survey - Quality of Life, Renter Experiences and Trust (CSS-QLRET) (CSS11) (CSSW3 2023) is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

The Canadian Social Survey (CSS) will collect information on a variety of social topics such as health, well-being, impacts of COVID-19, activities, time-use, emergency preparedness, quality of life, energy use, virtual health care and trust. The CSS will provide data at the national level (excluding the territories).

Updates to the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (CVSD) and to the Vital Statistics - Stillbirth Database (CVSS) are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Updated Deaths 2019

• Data for the 2019 reference year from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database have been updated to include new registrations and amended registrations received after the initial release. The datasets include demographic and cause of death information on people who died in the 12 reporting jurisdictions between January 1 and December 31, 2019 for whom Statistics Canada received information on or before August 24, 2023. Data for Yukon are not available.

Updated Deaths 2020

• Data for the 2020 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 the 12 reporting jurisdictions between January 1 and December 31, 2020 and for whom Statistics Canada received information on or before August 24, 2023.  Data for Yukon are not available.

Updated Deaths 2021

• Data for the 2021 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 the 12 reporting jurisdictions between January 1 and December 31, 2021 and for whom Statistics Canada received information on or before August 24, 2023.  Data for Yukon are not available.

Deaths 2022

• Data for the 2022 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 the 12 reporting jurisdictions between January 1 and December 31, 2022 and for whom Statistics Canada received information on or before August 24, 2023.  Data for Yukon are not available.

More information on the variables and on the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database can be found in the 2022 DATA DICTIONARY AND USER GUIDE OF THE CANADIAN VITAL STATISTICS DEATH DATABASE, which accompanies the data.

Please note that Version 8A PCCF+ (2016 census geography) information has been generated for the file.  Please consult the PCCF+ version 8A 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 CVSS is an administrative database containing a collection of annual demographic information and cause of death data on all stillbirths (fetal deaths) in Canada. Vital Statistics stillbirth data are received from the provincial and territorial vital statistics offices where stillbirths occurring in those jurisdictions are registered. Stillbirths to Canadian parents occurring in the United States are no longer included as of 2012.

Updates to the General Social Survey - Canadians' Safety (GSS) 2019, Cycle 34 are now available and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Update:

New codebooks have been added.

The main objective of the General Social Survey - Canadians' Safety (GSS) 2019, Cycle 34 is to better understand how Canadians perceive crime and the justice system and to capture information on their experiences of victimization.

This survey is the only national survey of self-reported victimization and is collected in all provinces and territories. The survey allows for estimates of the numbers and characteristics of victims and criminal incidents. As not all crimes are reported to the police, the survey provides an important complement to officially recorded crime rates. It measures both crime incidents that come to the attention of the police and those that are unreported. It also helps to understand the reasons behind whether or not people report a crime to the police.

Updates to the Postal Code OM Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) Version 8A are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

This is the official release of the Postal CodeOM Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) version 8A based on the 2021 Census.  This file reflects postal code data from the Canada Post Corporation up to and including December 2022.

The Postal CodeOM Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) is a SAS© control program and set of associated datasets derived from the Postal CodeOM Conversion File (PCCF), a postal codeOM population weight file, the Geographic Attribute File, Health Region boundary files, and other supplementary data. PCCF+ automatically assigns a range of Statistics Canada’s standard geographic areas and other geographic identifiers based on postal codes. The PCCF+ differs from the PCCF in that it uses population-weighted random allocation for postal codes that link to more than one geographic area.

What’s new?

• The postal code reference date includes postal codes up to December 2022

• The residential flag (ResFlag) and institutional flag (InstFlag) have been updated

• Updated air stage offices (January 2023)

• The version 8A of the PCCF+ is based on 2021 census geography.