About

The Research Data Centre at McMaster University is a member of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) that provides researchers with access to Statistics Canada’s microdata 'masterfiles'.  The RDC is a secure facility/computer lab on campus. To use the centre researchers with approved projects must become "deemed employees" of Statistics Canada. The master files of a large number of Statistics Canada’s population, social, and health surveys, as well as the Census and administrative databases, are housed in the RDC. 

The RDC supports a large number of Statistics Canada's population, social, and health surveys, as well as the Census and administrative (including linked) data files.

Access is free of charge to all faculty, students and staff affiliated with McMaster. All work must be conducted in the RDC and only vetted output is released. To protect the confidentiality of survey respondents, data in any form cannot be released or made accessible outside of the centre. 

To apply, see the application process and guidelines.