LibGuides: Canadian Government Information: Canadian Government Statistical Sources

Basic information

Statistics Canada
The Canadian government's portal to statistics.
Data Canada
Formerly CANSIM. Updated daily, this site provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
Canadian Institute for Health Information
CIHI is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides essential information on Canada’s health system and the health of Canadians.

Polling the Nations
Most comprehensive collection of public opinion, from the United States and more than 80 other countries. The database includes the full text of the questions and responses covering a broad range of issues.
Polling the Nations began in 1981 as a database of American public opinion published in a book format (American Public Opinion Index). Over the years the database expanded to include surveys in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Africa, and Asia, in an electronic format.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Indexes and abstracts statistical publications from the US government, state governments, international organizations, and professional associations. Includes ProQuest Statistical Datasets and the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. [It is the WWW version of 3 print indexing sources: American Statistics Index (ASI), Index to International Statistics (IIS), and Statistical Reference Index (SRI).] Links to selected full-text materials are provided, some in spreadsheet format. The Library owns almost all the materials indexed in ProQuest Statistical Insight.
Social Explorer
Contains the Canadian census 2011 which consists of the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey. The Census of Population data plus Social Explorer tables cover topics such as age, sex, families, household and marital status, dwelling and other data. The 2011 National Household Survey includes income, education, labor, immigration and other data.