CDP members, and the public at large, have until Dec 8 to provide feedback for the next census. Let Statistics Canada know how you use the census and what information would be helpful for your community to have.

From Statistics Canada:

Before each census, Statistics Canada initiates an extensive consultation program that allows data users and interested parties across Canada to share their views on how they use census data and the type of information they believe should be available from the census.

From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Statistics Canada:

Core housing need is the indicator used in Canada to identify households not living in, and not able to access acceptable housing. It describes households living in dwellings considered inadequate in condition, not suitable in size, and unaffordable.

Halton Region data folks- check out “Making Data Work For Your,” a Community Development Halton workshop.

Ted Hildebrandt, Director of Social Planning is presenting. Topics include: Halton’s changing demographics, the purpose of statistics, and practical ways to use data.

Registration is required ($35/45). The workshop takes place November 29 at the Halton Hills Library. Get more details on this and other events at Community Development Halton.

Still making sense of the recent Census data release?

Statistics Canada is providing a webinar on the most recent data products.

To be discussed:

Following the recent release of Census Data on Aboriginal Peoples, Statistics Canada is providing a free online learning session. This webinar will clarify Census long-form Aboriginal data (including Aboriginal identity, ancestry, and language) and give an overview of new data products and resources. The session is intended for an introductory audience.

Those of you around Winnipeg may want to check out "Canadian agriculture: evolution and innovation," a presentation and panel discussion from Statistics Canada. This is part of their Talking Stats series being held across Canada in 2017. This presentation will highlight the new ways Statistics Canada is integrating data from multiple sources in order to reduce the burden on farmers and to make information more relevant and timely for agro-businesses and analysts.

Next week, Statistics Canada is offering a free online learning session on the 2016 Census of Population – Immigration, Ethnocultural Diversity and Housing. This webinar will provide a helpful introduction to the data released last week. They advise that it may be too basic for advanced data users.

Are you interested in starting an open data project for your municipality or organization?

Just released: Data on Aboriginal peoples, immigration and ethnocultural diversity, and housing from the 2016 Census program. Read CDP’s latest newsletter to get more information about what’s available and a summary of data.

Here are key results from The Daily:

The study Chronic Low Income Among Immigrants in Canada and its Communities provides new evidence on the incidence of chronic low income among immigrants aged 25 or older during the 2000s as well as variations across 29 Canadian cities and regions. Chronic low income is defined as having a family income under a low-income cut-off for five or more consecutive years.