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Statistics Canada




Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. The bureau is commonly called StatCan or StatsCan. It has regularly been considered the best statistical organization in the world by The Economist,[1] Public Policy Forum and others.[citation needed]

Statistics is a federal responsibility in Canada and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, Statistics Canada undertakes a country-wide census every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. By law, every household must complete the census form.[2] The last Canadian census was held in May 2006, when an Internet version was made widely available for the first time. However, the Statscan website often requires users to pay a fee to view some data.

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[edit] Leadership

The head of Statistics Canada is the Chief Statistician of Canada. The heads of Statistics Canada and the previous organization, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, are:

[edit] Legislation

Statistics Canada is governed by:

[edit] Publications

Statistics Canada publishes numerous documents covering a range of statistical information about Canada, including census data, economic and health indicators, immigration economics, income distribution, and social and justice conditions. A press release on April 24, 2006, indicated that "effective today, all electronic publications on Statistics Canada's Web site will be available free of charge."[3] though these free publications are only overviews of the raw data, which can often be only available under CANSIM, a fee based service. Statistics Canada does not consider CANSIM to be part of its electronic publications, even though it is also available electronically.

[edit] Terms

Statistics Canada uses a variety of terms to designate regions in Canada for statistical purposes:

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2006-07-11). Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
  2. ^ The Census and University and College Students. Statistics Canada (2006-03-13). Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  3. ^ Access to Statistics Canada's electronic publications at no charge. Statistics Canada (2006-04-24). Retrieved on 2006-12-01.

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