4th McMaster Statistics Canada Research Data Centre Showcase 2024

Thursday May 16, 2024 10AM to 3PM
Community Room, main floor, L.R. Wilson Hall, McMaster University

The event is open at no cost to all McMaster students, staff and faculty. A REMINDER TO SIGN UP here via our Eventbrite page!

The Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC), located in L.R. Wilson Hall, houses a large number of confidential micro-data files. These include the census, numerous surveys related to society, health and education, as well as business (including firm level), immigration, taxation, health and vital statistics administrative data. There are also numerous linked micro-data files including survey and administrative.

The showcase has two parts. The morning session will describe the RDC and its partnership with Data Services in the Mills Library. It will also consists of brief presentations on GIS applications, the use of RDC data to examine the characteristics of medical professionals, an update on linked micro-data files, and RDC data output replication.

Following lunch (which will be provided), the afternoon session will consist of a series of brief presentations from current RDC researchers highlighting their work.

The event is open to all McMaster students, staff and faculty and will be of interest to those working in the RDC as well as potential researchers who are considering making use of Statistics Canada's micro-data files. RDC staff will be available throughout the day to answer questions on the data files highlighted and others in our collection.

Holiday Closures 

Please note that the RDC will be closed all day on the upcoming holidays:

• Monday, May 20th for Victoria Day

 And there will be NO extended hours on:

• Thursday, May 16th, due to the RDC Showcase

Saturday Hours - On Demand

We will be offering Saturday hours this month. We will be open on an 'appointment' basis, only if requested. Please sign up via the online booking system as usual. 

Offered dates for Saturday hours this month are:

• Saturday, May 25th - 12pm to 4pm

New data sets at the RDC: 

Future to Discover (FTD) project

Canadian Social Survey - Quality of Life, Renter Experiences and Trust (CSS-QLRET)

The Canadian Social Survey (CSS) collects information on a variety of social topics such as health, well-being, impacts of COVID-19, activities, time-use, emergency preparedness, quality of life, energy use, virtual health care and trust. The CSS will provide data at the national level (excluding the territories).

The Quality of Life, Renter Experiences and Trust cycle includes questions on life satisfaction and sense of meaning, trust in others and the media, confidence in institutions, financial well-being, and eviction.

For more information on this survey, please see https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5354. 

If you would like more information on how to submit a proposal for access to this data see https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/microdata/data-centres/access.  For more information about the RDC program please contact your local RDC analyst.