New data in the catalogue: 2015 Taxfiler tables
We now have 2015 taxfiler data!
Family tables:
Review of existing quality of life/wellbeing indicators frameworks in use in Canada
The Government of Canada initiative on Measuring Poverty Reduction wants to work together to reduce poverty in Canada. In support of this, the CDP team has prepared an indicator review document!
Introduction:
Concurrent mental and substance use disorders in Canada - August 2017
Individuals who have both a mental and substance use disorder at the same time are more likely to experience poor psychological health, use more health services and report unmet needs than a person with only one type of disorder.
The Transform the Sector Reports have Launched
Powered by Data has just published a set of reports based on the discussions at Transform the Sector 2017.
Chat with an Expert! 2016 Census: Families, households, marital status and language
As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, Statistics Canada will publish the latest chapter in the story of our country and its people. The third series of results from the 2016 Census of Population will be released on August 2, 2017, on Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.gc.ca).
Webinar: Dr. Doug Norris to Discuss Families, Households, Marital Status and Language Data
On August 2, Statistics Canada will release the third wave of data from the 2016 Census, covering families, households, marital status and language. In his third webinar in an ongoing series examining census results, demographic expert Dr. Doug Norris will discuss the new data and its implications to businesses, government agencies and not-for-profits.
Digital Literacy and Data Use
Digital literacy goes beyond data management, statistics, and visualization - it drives the impact investment movement, social media for good efforts, and collective evaluation and evidence-based decision making efforts!
Read Lucy Bernholz's article on Digital Literacy here: Digital Literacy: A Core Capacity for 21st Century Nonprofits
Dot Density Maps using Winnipeg's Open Data
Ed Manley, an urban researcher in the UK, decided to take open data from Winnipeg and make dot density maps. One shows variation in ethnicity, one shows linguistic variation, and another shows income disparity.
CDP Annual Meeting 2017
Community Data Program Annual Meeting 2017
This year's Annual Meeting was held in Kingston. It was a wonderful event with lots of discussion and ideas! Thank you to those who joined online!
Read the report for an outline of the Annual Meeting, including discussions and actions arising from the meeting: Annual Meeting Report 2017
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) - wages by occupation, 2016
The average hourly wage paid to full-time payroll employees in 2016 was $27.70, excluding overtime pay, tips, and incentive and performance pay. Wages varied notably across occupations and geographic regions. The data are drawn from the new wage component of the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS), which provides wage information by both detailed occupation and economic region on an annual basis.
A glimpse at sales and service: