For the full article from today's Globe and Mail, click here.

There is never a dull moment in the world of open (and closed) data! To read the full story, click here

OTTAWA – March 30, 2012 – The federal government's Budget 2012 has resulted in cuts to the First Nations Statistical Institute's operational funding by 50% in 2012-2013 and eliminated all of its funding in 2013-14.

Dial in # 1-877-727-8553 --- Participant Code 108111962 Agenda is posted here.

We're pleased to announce that the Community Data Program was profiled in the March 2012 edition of the National Association of Child and Youth online newsletter! The e-digest reaches over 1000 organization across Canada in the child and youth sector.

Here is a link to some CANSIM tables which have

  The NHS (National Household Survey) collected social and economic information that communities need to plan services such as child care, schooling, family services, housing, roads and public transportation, and skills training for employment.

Meeting Name:  Housing in Canada Online: Local Data for Local Perspective Summary: Invited By: Jeremiah Prentice (jprentic@cmhc-schl.gc.ca) When:  May 3, 2012 from 1:00-2:15 pm To join the meeting:

Check out the 2011 Census Bulletin from Peel Region...a gre

(La version française suit) Subject: 2011 Census data are now available online. The 2011 Census data on population and dwelling counts are now available for Canada, provinces and territories, and for your municipality.

Another Globe and Mail featuring quotes from Community Development Halton...and our very own Tracey Lauriault! For the full story, click here.

As Stephen Gordon points out, "Now that Statistics Canada has made its Cansim database publicly available, Canadians who are interested in public policy can look up the relevant data on their own.

Thanks to Cheryl in Kingston for letting us know about the 2012 International Making Cities Livable Conference, to be held May 20-24 in Portland, Oregon.

Citing concerns over the internal dynamics of the Federal Government, Philip Cross, Statistics Canada’s chief economic analyst has quit his job to take a post at the public policy thinktank the C.D. Howe Institute.

Below, a quote from our very own Ted Hildebrandt! Click here for the whole article!

We're all curious as to what the next few months holds for Statistics Canada, perhaps no one more so than those at the Department.

The Community Data Program now has a toll-free number where members can call and leave a message. Program staff will attempt to return every phone call within 24-48 hours. The new toll-free number is 1-888.717.2919.

For those who missed the December 15th webinar presentation of the Community Data Program at the Homelessness Partnering Secretariat teleforum, you can now download the powerpoint or listen to the presentation by following the links below. Enjoy!

Hanna Wagner invites you to attend this online meeting. Topic: ENVISION Demo Date: Monday, January 16, 2012 Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) Meeting Number: 719 288 520 Meeting Password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

Steering Committee Meeting Teleconference  1-877-727-8553 code: 108111962 January 17, 2012 1:00-2:00pmEST Proposed Agenda   1.      SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION: welcome to new representative of the CCSD Board  

For a great example of how a consortia member can use Community Program data, check out Peel Counts - a results based accountability report from Peel Region.  

Community data users working in immigration services may be interested in the hot-off-the-press York Region Immigration Settlement Strategy; see below for details or visit http://www.yorkwelcome.ca.