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Statistics Canada is the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 federal government department commissioned with producing statistics
Statistics

Statistics is a Mathematics pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data....
 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
The Economist

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international relations publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in London....
, Public Policy Forum
Public Policy Forum

The Public Policy Forum , founded in 1987 is an independent, non-profit Canadian List of think tanks for public-private dialogue . The organization's stated aim is "to serve as a neutral, independent forum for open dialogue on public policy"...
 and others.

Statistics is a federal responsibility in Canada and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government.






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Statistics Canada is the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 federal government department commissioned with producing statistics
Statistics

Statistics is a Mathematics pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data....
 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
The Economist

The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international relations publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in London....
, Public Policy Forum
Public Policy Forum

The Public Policy Forum , founded in 1987 is an independent, non-profit Canadian List of think tanks for public-private dialogue . The organization's stated aim is "to serve as a neutral, independent forum for open dialogue on public policy"...
 and others.

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
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. By law, every household must complete the census form. 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.

Statistics Canada was formed in 1971, replacing the Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion Bureau of Statistics

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics was a Canadian government organization responsible for censuses.It was formed in 1918 by the Statistics Act and replaced by Statistics Canada in 1971....
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Leadership

The head of Statistics Canada is the Chief Statistician of Canada
Chief Statistician of Canada

The Chief Statistician of Canada is a Deputy Minister of the Minister Responsible for Statistics Canada - the Minister of Industry .The Chief Statistician advises on matters pertaining to statistical programs of the department and agencies of the Government of Canada....
. The heads of Statistics Canada and the previous organization, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, are:

  • Munir Sheikh
    Munir Sheikh

    Munir A. Sheik, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy is a Canada civil service, economist, academic and Chief Statistician of Canada.He received a Master of Arts in economics from McMaster University in 1970, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1973....
     (2008 - present)
  • Ivan P. Fellegi
    Ivan Fellegi

    Ivan Peter Fellegi Order of Canada, is a Hungary-Canada statistician and was the Chief Statistician of Canada from 1985 to 2008.Born in Szeged, Hungary, Ivan Fellegi was in his third year of studying mathematics at the E?tv?s Lor?nd University, when the 1956 Hungarian Revolution was crushed in 1956....
     (1985 - 2008)
  • Martin B. Wilk
    Martin Wilk

    Martin Bradbury Wilk is a Canada statistician, academic, and the former Chief Statistician of Canada. In 1965, together with Samuel Shapiro , he developed the Shapiro-Wilk test which can indicate whether a sample of numbers would be unusual if it came from a Gaussian distribution....
     (1980 - 1985)
  • James L. Fry (1980)
  • Peter G. Kirkham (1975 - 1980)
  • Sylvia Ostry
    Sylvia Ostry

    Sylvia Ostry, Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada is a Canada economist and public servant.Born Sylvia Knelman in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 3 1927, she received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from McGill University in 1948, a Master of Arts from McGill in 1950, and a Ph.D....
     (1972 - 1975)
  • Walter E. Duffett (1957 - 1972)
  • Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall (Dominion Statistician)

    Herbert Marshall O.B.E , was a Canada academic, statistician, and third Chief Statistician of Canada from 1945 until his retirement in 1956....
     (1945 - 1956)
  • Sedley A. Cudmore
    Sedley Cudmore

    Sedley Anthony Cudmore, B.A., Master of Arts , was a Canada economist, Academia, civil service and Canada's second Chief Statistician of Canada....
     (1942 - 1945)
  • Robert H. Coats
    Robert H. Coats

    Robert Hamilton Coats was Canada's first Dominion Statistician.He was born in Clinton, Ontario, Huron County, Ontario in 1874, the son of Charles Coats, who came to Canada from Scotland....
     (1918 - 1942)


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Publications

Statistics Canada publishes numerous documents covering a range of statistical information about Canada, including census data
Census in Canada

The Constitution of Canada gives the Government of Canada exclusive responsibility for conducting a census.The Census in Canada began with the country's first census in 1666....
, economic
Economy of Canada

Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world , is one of the world's wealthiest nations, and a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and G8 ....
 and health
Health care in Canada

Health care in Canada is funded and delivered through a publicly-funded health care system, with most services provided by private entities.Health care spending in is projected to reach $160 billion, or 10.6% of GDP, in 2007....
 indicators, immigration economics
Economic impact of immigration to Canada

The economic impact of immigration is an important topic in Canada. Throughout its history Canada has depended on a large stream of immigrants for its economic success....
, income distribution
Poverty in Canada

Poverty in Canada remains prevalent with some segments of society. The measurement of poverty has been a challenge as there is no official government measure....
, and social and justice conditions. It also publishes a peer-reviewed statistics journal, Survey Methodology
Survey Methodology

Survey Methodology is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes papers related to the development and application of survey techniques....
. 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." 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.

Terms

Statistics Canada uses a variety of terms to designate regions in Canada for statistical purposes:
  • Census Agglomeration - Metropolitan areas where the core city is greater than 10,000 but smaller than 100,000 people
  • Census Metropolitan Area - Metropolitan areas where the core city is greater than 100,000 people
  • Census division
    Census division

    Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States of America. The census divisions of Canada are second-level Census geographic units of Canada, below Provinces and territories of Canada, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas"....
     - Collection of census subdivisions
  • Census subdivision - Cities, towns, municipalities, etc.
    • City
      City

      A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
    • Chartered community - found in the Northwest Territories
    • County municipality - rural territories in Alberta
    • Community
      Community

      In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
       - villages in Prince Edward Island
    • Canton - Townships in Quebec
    • United cantons - Townships which have been united in Quebec
    • District municipality
      District municipality

      A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipality found in several locations, including British Columbia, Canada and Lithuania....
       - Rural or urban territories of British Columbia
    • Hamlet
      Hamlet (place)

      A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
       - Small communities in the territories
    • Improvement district - Rural territories in Alberta
    • Indian government district - found in British Columbia
    • Inuit land - found in Quebec
    • Island municipality
    • Local government district - found in Manitoba
    • Municipality
      Municipality

      A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
       - Rural territories in Quebec
    • Municipal district
      Municipal district

      A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
       - Rural territories in Alberta and Nova Scotia
    • Northern hamlet - found in Saskatchewan
    • Nisga'a land
    • Northern village - found in Saskatchewan and Quebec (Village nordique)
    • Nisga'a village - found in British Columbia
    • Parish
      Parish

      A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
       - rural territories in Quebec (Parish municipalities) and New Brunswick
    • Indian reserve
      Indian reserve

      In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not vested in the Crown is...
    • Rural community
    • Regional district electoral area - Unorganized rural areas in British Columbia
    • Region
      Region

      Region is a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest , and larger than a specific site A region may be seen as a collection of smaller units or as one part of a larger whole ....
    • Regional municipality
      Regional municipality

      A Regional Municipality is a type of Canada municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place....
       - At the CSD level, an amalgamation of a large region. Found in Alberta and Nova Scotia
    • Rural municipality
      Rural municipality

      A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canada provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or Civil township in the western United States....
       - rural territories in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
    • Resort village - found in Saskatchewan
    • Indian settlement
      Indian settlement

      Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for census purposes....
    • Special area
      Special Areas Board, Alberta

      The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Alberta's Special Areas. Special Areas are designated districts of county or municipal district level, that are governed by appointed councils, under the direct authority of Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing....
       - rural territories in Alberta
    • Subdivision of county municipality - rural territories of Alberta
    • Settlement - small communities in the territories
    • Subdivision of unorganized - unorganized rural territories of Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Summer village
      Summer village

      A summer village is a form of municipal government used in Alberta, Canada beginning in 1913. It was used in resort areas that were mainly active in the summer and where most residents were seasonal....
       - found in Alberta
    • Town
      Town

      A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
    • Township
      Township (Canada)

      The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county itself....
       - At the CSD level, only in Ontario
    • Township and royalty
      List of Prince Edward Island townships

      This is a list of township , known as "lots", for the Canada province of Prince Edward Island, which also act as Prince Edward Island's census subdivisions....
       - Rural territories in Prince Edward Island
    • Teslin land
    • Reserve lands - found in Quebec
    • Unorganized area
    • Ville
      Ville

      Ville is the modern French language word for city or town, but the first meaning in the middle-ages was farm and then village. The derivative suffix "-ville" is commonly used in English language in names of cities, towns and villages....
       - cities and towns in Quebec
    • Cree village - found in Quebec
    • Naksapi village
    • Village
      Village

      A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
  • Urban area
    Urban area

    An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
  • Designated place
    Designated place

    A designated place or DPL is a type of community or populated area identified by Statistics Canada for statistical purposes. DPLs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....


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