Making Sense of Data for Journalists, – Jan 25-26, 2024

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David McKie
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Phone Number:
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Government Open Data Portals

Federal

The Open Data Charter
https://opendatacharter.net/who-we-are/

Open Data 101
https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data-principles

Open Government – Proactive disclosure and access to information
https://open.canada.ca/en

Open Data Portal
https://open.canada.ca/en/open-data

Federal  mandate letters
https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters

Information about programs and holdings
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/information-about-programs-information-holdings.html

Orders In Council – Search
https://orders-in-council.canada.ca/index.php?lang=en

Prime Minister’s Office
https://pm.gc.ca/en

Orders In Council – Search
https://orders-in-council.canada.ca/

Provinces and territories

B.C.
http://www.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/ibc/index.page?
http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/

Alberta
http://data.alberta.ca/

Saskatchewan Open Data
http://www.opendatask.ca/

Manitoba
https://www.gov.mb.ca/openmb/index.html

Ontario
http://www.ontario.ca/government/open-data-ontario

Québec Ouvert (les données ouvertes pour le Québec)
http://quebecouvert.org/

New Brunswick
https://gnb.socrata.com/
Salaries
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KxsVzSQaPGpwj8aaGyduzAJMfmFbeekmKWrjZFwuQ1U/edit#gid=1771304169

Nova Scotia
https://data.novascotia.ca/

Newfoundland and Labrador
http://open.gov.nl.ca/

Prince Edward  Island
https://data.princeedwardisland.ca/

Yukon
https://open.yukon.ca/data/

Northwest Territories
https://www.opennwt.ca/

Nunavut
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset?keywords=Nunavut&page=1

Cities

Halifax
https://www.halifax.ca/home/open-data

Fredericton
http://www.fredericton.ca/en/open-data

Saint John
http://catalogue-saintjohn.opendata.arcgis.com/

St. John’s
http://www.stjohns.ca/event/open-data

Fredericton
https://www.fredericton.ca/en/about-fredericton/open-data-portal-0

Statisitics Canada

Consumer Price Index visualization tool
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/2018016/cpilg-ipcgl-eng.htm

CPI uploaded to Google sheets
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Agd7WNl1vkfpmia7uiV9m-ePOtZUnRaFcqKlEEpe5g/edit#gid=1615938872

StatCan release schedules

Statistics Canada’s data tables

Consumer Price Index visualization tool
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/2018016/cpilg-ipcgl-eng.htm

Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/14-20-0001/142000012018001-eng.htm

Employment income statistics by occupation minor group, work activity during the reference year, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810045201

Labour Force Survey – Custom Tabulations
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/71C0003

Average hourly wages by selected characteristics, Halifax and Toronto 2017- custom tabulation 2022https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/199q4t2pNqePYm7anx4iJey3ZLRkfK4p2/edit#gid=795974839

KING’S STORIES USING LABOUR FORCE STORY CUSTOM TABULATIONS
https://signalhfx.ca/the-affordability-crisis-can-young-people-afford-to-live-in-halifax/

Employment by industry, census metropolitan areas, annual (x 1,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1410038401

Employee wages by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410006301

Employee wages by occupation, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1410042601

Employee wages by occupation, annual
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1410041701

Employment by industry, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality (x 1,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410037901

Average hourly wages of employees, by sex and detailed age group, Canada, Halifax and Toronto Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA), 2017-2022 annual average – custom tabulation
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sr9f-sh6XZzAHq6GWXQgsarnKRt0HQ3ZZSFbNlnXZNQ/edit#gid=1671408072

Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application – explainer
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/sc/video/CIMT-web-application

Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2021004-eng.htm

How to use Statistics Canada’s Canadian International Merchandise (CIMT) web app
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/sc/video/CIMT-web-application

International merchandise trade for all countries and by Principal Trading Partners, monthly (x 1,000,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1210001101

Canadian international merchandise trade by industry for all countries
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1210013601

Canadian international merchandise trade by industry for all countries
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/cf26a8f3-bf96-4fd3-8fa9-e0b4089b5866

The International Trade Explorer, 2022
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2019005-eng.htm

Merchandise imports and exports, customs-based, by Harmonized commodity description and coding system (HS) section, Canada, provinces and territories, United States, states (x 1,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1210009901

International merchandise trade by province, commodity, and Principal Trading Partners (x 1,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1210011901

Trade Data Online
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/trade-data-online/en

Income of individuals by age group, sex and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110023901

How to use Statistics Canada’s data tables
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/sc/video/howto

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1410002101

Crime

HRM open data portal – crime
https://catalogue-hrm.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f6921c5b12e64d17b5cd173cafb23677_0/explore

Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police 
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510017701

Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2022
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230727/dq230727b-eng.htm

Police-reported crime in Canada, 2022
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2023041-eng.htm

Police-reported hate crime, by type of motivation, Canada (selected police services) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=3510006601

Police-reported hate crime, by most serious violation, Canada (selected police services) 
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=3510006701

Police-reported hate crime, number of incidents and rate per 100,000 population, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510019101

Social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: Discrimination and victimization
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2023014-eng.htm

Population

Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E

Census Profile, 2016 Census
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E

Census Program Data Viewer dashboard
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/dv-vd/cpdv-vdpr/index-eng.cfm

Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2016 boundaries
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1710013501

Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1903&S=3&O=D&RPP=50

Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2016 boundaries
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710013501

Calculating rates using Ontario COVID-19 case-count data and Statistics  Canada’s population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2016 boundaries
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1710014201

Population estimates, quarterly
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1710000901

Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000501

Housing

Housing Market Information Portal
https://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en#Profile/1/1/Canada

Rental Market Survey Data Tables
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-data/data-tables/rental-market/rental-market-report-data-tables

Immigration

Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates – Canada – Permanent Residents by Province/Territory and Immigration Category
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f7e5498e-0ad8-4417-85c9-9b8aff9b9eda/resource/5582034d-8f89-49d5-8597-483d628078a1

Lobbyists

Federal lobbyist registry
https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/guest?lang=eng

B.C. – Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists
https://www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca/

Alberta Lobbyist  Registry
https://www.albertalobbyistregistry.ca/apex/f?p=171:9996:11841761880093::::CMS_SITE,CMS_PAGE:ABLBY,HOME

Saskatchewan – Office of the Registrar of Lobbyistshttps://www.sasklobbyistregistry.ca/lobbyists/

Manitoba Lobbyist Registry
http://www.lobbyistregistrar.mb.ca/index.php?lang=en

Ontario – Office of the Integrity Commissioner: Lobbyists Registration
http://www.oico.on.ca/home/lobbyists-registration/overview

Quebec – Registre des lobbyistes
https://www.lobby.gouv.qc.ca/servicespublic/consultation/ConsultationCitoyen.aspx?id=0

New Brunswick – Lobbyist Registry
https://www.pxw1.snb.ca/snb9000/product.aspx?productid=A001PSNBCATLOBBY&l=e

Nova Scotia – Registry of Lobbyists
https://novascotia.ca/sns/lobbyist/

PEI – Lobbyist Registry
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/feature/lobbyist-registry#/home/Lobbyist/Lobbyist

Environment/Health

Canada’s official greenhouse gas inventory – main page
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-emissions/inventory.html

Canada’s Official Greenhouse Gas Inventory – open data site
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/779c7bcf-4982-47eb-af1b-a33618a05e5b

Breakdown of Canada’s GHG emissions by economic sector (2021)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23831848-en81-4-2021-1-eng#document/p30/a2262003

Canada’s total GHG emissions broken down by  economic sector (2021)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23831848-en81-4-2021-1-eng#document/p29/a2381636

Spreadheet tables for the GHG emissions breakdown
https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/canada-s-official-greenhouse-gas-inventory/B-Economic-Sector/?lang=en

Facility greenhouse gas reporting: overview of 2019 reported emissions
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-emissions/facility-reporting/overview-2019.html

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data search
https://climate-change.canada.ca/facility-emissions/

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) – Facility Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Data
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a8ba14b7-7f23-462a-bdbb-83b0ef629823

National Air Pollution Surveillance Program
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-pollution/monitoring-networks-data/national-air-pollution-program.html

Canadian Institute for Health Information
https://www.cihi.ca/en

Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/

Following money

Canada Emergency Wage Support recipients
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QpdfHUizwHD9znORg5rOmuN2QvCe6IDoE0j9puZBhA/edit#gid=958399769

Convoy protest donors
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1203QAGrL-AYijwUd6E_rWDtBMHd19w_t4BWQMh4xAPU/edit#gid=2079973935

Innovation, Science and Economic’s Canada corporation database for Atlantic Canada
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Rmc7d4GULlj46TmZGCcNcTd85bAXYDLpBZ6gSJNOxA/edit#gid=634508513

Facebook Ad Library
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=political_and_issue_ads&country=CA&media_type=all

Federal grants and contributions
https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/?search_api_fulltext=&owner_org=acoa-apeca&page=1&sort=agreement_start_date+desc

ACOA data loaded to Google Sheets
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpsJo9mBZ5de9V4Yp-KZxQ3P9NUgWg1xIQpAARPAGRA/edit#gid=273287803

Fall Economic Statement 2023
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/c2cb858e-660b-44a8-821a-0fd849f20271

Search for a federal corporation
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpSrch.html

Canada’s business registry
https://beta.canadasbusinessregistries.ca/search

Corporate Affairs Registry Database – New Brunswick
https://www.pxw2.snb.ca/card_online/Search/search.aspx

Canada Revenue Agency – List of Charities
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en

SEDAR
https://www.sedar.com/

Quarterly balance sheet, income statement and selected financial ratios, by non-financial industries, non seasonally adjusted (x 1,000,000
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310022501

Gross domestic product, income-based, quarterly (x 1,000,000)
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610010301

CEWS Registry Results
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/habs/cews/srch/pub/fllLstSrh

CEWs scraped data in csv format

CEWs uploaded to Google Sheets
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QpdfHUizwHD9znORg5rOmuN2QvCe6IDoE0j9puZBhA/edit#gid=958399769

COVID-19 wage and rent subsidies for businesses
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/wage-rent-subsidies.html

Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/office-superintendent-bankruptcy/en

Elections and political donations

Tories best Liberals with record $8.5-million in second-quarter fundraising

Elections Canada: Financial Returns Registered Parties

42nd General Election: Official Voting Results

Elections Alberta – Financial Disclosures

Elections BC

Elections Saskatchewan

The National Post’s Follow the Money Project

Elections Nova Scotia

LAND-TITLE AND PROPERTY ASSESSMENT OFFICES(TOP)

The TitleSearchers.ca ( is a website of title searches / registry agents across Canada

http://www.titlesearchers.ca/

Alberta Land Titles

http://www.servicealberta.ca/LandTitles.cfm

British Columbia Land Titles

https://www.bconline.gov.bc.ca/

Manitoba Property Registry

http://www.gov.mb.ca/tpr/land_titles/lto_offices/offices.html

New Brunswick Land Titles and Assessments

http://www.snb.ca/e/4000/4106e.asp

NewFoundland and Labrador Deeds

http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/registries/deeds.html

Northwest Territories Land Titles

http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/LandTitles/index.shtml

Nova Scotia’s Property Online

http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/property/default.asp?mn=282.46.1064

Nunavut

http://www.justice.gov.nu.ca/i18n/french/legreg/lt_index.shtm

Ontario Land Registration Information

http://www.ontario.ca/en/information_bundle/land_registration/STEL01_130081.html

Prince Edward Island Registry of Deeds

http://www.gov.pe.ca/finance/index.php3?number=1007538&lang=E

Quebec Land Titles

https://www.registrefoncier.gouv.qc.ca/Sirf/Script/14_06_01-02/pf_14_06_01_reglr.asp

Saskatchewan Land Registry

http://www.isc.ca/LandTitles/Pages/default.aspx

Yukon Land Titles

http://www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/cs/index.html

Tutorials

Tutorial: A quick video how-to session on using the agency’s data tables.
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/sc/video/howto

Google Sheets guide

Create a pivot table in Google Sheets with the help of this tutorial.

To obtain the tutorial on calculating per cents, please click here.

To obtain the specialized functions tutorial, please click here.