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Guide to Using Community Data 3.1, Part 2: Microsoft Excel

In this Guide, we explain some basics of Microsoft Excel. The concepts covered are relatively simple to understand, but easy to overlook as a typical user. They will allow you to use Excel more efficiently for any purpose. Feel free to read this Guide all the way through, or simply cherry pick what you need. If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with us.

CCSD Launches Online e-Dialogue Series with Partner Dr. Ann Dale of Royal Roads University on Revitalizing the Social Sector

Ottawa, October 22, 2014 The Canadian Council on Social Development’s President and CEO, Peggy Taillon, together with partner Professor Ann Dale, Trudeau Fellow Alumna (2004), School of Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences at Royal Roads University, are pleased to announce the launch of a new series of online discussions to explore

New data in the catalogue: CBP (June 2014), T1FF (2012), TransUnion (2014), and new target group profiles

August and September saw a flood of new data. Schedule B—the list of data we intend to acquire this program year—is now up to date. Here’s a summary of the newest additions.

Second batch of Census and NHS target group profiles

We recently catalogued the second batch of target group profiles. The six new target groups include:

University of Toronto panel discussion on September 30: "Imposed Ignorance: On what evidence does Ottawa base its policies?"

The Munk Schook of Global Affairs is organizing a panel discussion on data and policy in Canada, moderated by the Toronto Star's Carol Goar. Speakers will include Former Chief Statistician of Canada Munir Sheikh, as well as Mel Cappe, and David Hulchanski. The panel is titled Imposed Ignorance: On what evidence does Ottawa base its policies?

Event description

What are the effects of lack of accurate information on businesses, social services, planners, providers of health care services, on all of us?

The 2014 Postal Code Conversion File is now available

The 2014 Postal Code Conversion File (enhanced by Environics Analytics) is now available in the catalogue. For those not familiar with the PCCF, it allows you to map each six-digit postal code with a latitude/longitude coordinate. It also tells you which census geographies each postal code falls into. (Just be careful doing so with dissemination areas and census subdivisions: their boundaries don't coincide very well with postal codes.)