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Statistics Canada Information
Statistical data from the late 1800's to recent reports is here for fact-hungry patrons to pore over. The Business Information Centre of the Toronto Reference Library holds the official depository collection of Statistics Canada and Census material.
Material from Statistics Canada, in print and some microfiche, includes:
Publications on economic, financial, and trade statistics, with a particular emphasis on industry. Sample titles include:
- Canadian Economic Observer
- Consumer Price Index
- Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises
- Manufacturing Industries of Canada
- Exports by Commodity
- Imports by Country and other highly regarded publications
- Statistics on population, health, justice, labour, social issues and other surveys of use to market researchers
The census collection includes:
- Materials dating back to 1851
- Material for 1871 through to 1991 in paper format
- Materials for 1851 through to 1991 in microfiche
- 1996 Census available, for the most part, in both print and CD-ROM format
- CD-ROM versions of GeoRef, Postal Code Counts, the Nation Series, the Area Profile Series and the Dimensions Series data from the 1996 Census. The Nation Series provides national coverage of the demographic, social, cultural, income and labour force characteristics of the Canadian population. The Area Profiles feature demographic statistics on the sub-provincial levels. The Dimensions Series features analytical studies.
- Census rolls on individuals by name, released 100 years after the government takes the census. Microfilm returns from 1666 to 1901 are available for most of Canada. If you can't locate specific data, try the Special Collections Centre of the Toronto Reference Library or the Archives of Ontario or the Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library.
Web Sites
 Statistics Canada website for notices of recently released statistics and publications, an index of previous releases, plus the complete range of Canadian statistics
Depository Services Program
As a depository library, the Toronto Reference Library receives all Statistics Canada materials. You can access DSP websites of additional publications at this library only.
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