New Data in ODESI

International Travel Survey, 2010: Canadian Resident Trips Abroad (U.S)

2011-12-05

The International Travel Survey (ITS) is an ongoing survey conducted by Statistics Canada since the 1920s to meet the requirements of the Canadian System of National Accounts (Balance of Payments (BOP)). Through the years, the need for detailed characteristics of travellers for market research and industry planning was gradually incorporated in the survey. Today, the ITS provides a full range of statistics on the volume of international travellers and detailed characteristics of their trips such as expenditures, activities, places visited and length of stay. The ITS covers both Canadian residents returning from trips outside Canada and international visitors to Canada. In addition to fulfilling BOP requirements, the ITS is also being used by the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), Customs Canada, the Canadian tourism Commission (CTC), provincial tourism agencies, the United States Department of Commerce and a number of private sector industries. The ITS is also used for reporting to international organizations such as the World Tourism Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Pacific-Asia Tourism Association.

International Travel Survey, 2010: U.S. Resident Trips To Canada

2011-12-05

Records relate to the activities of Americans travelling to Canada; ports of entry and exit by date; method of transportation to enter and exit; destination; length of stay; number in party; age groups; purpose of trip; type of accommodation used; expenditure by categories.

Canadian Gallup Poll, July 1975, #378

2012-02-06

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country, as well as throughout the world. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as having a cashless society, abortions and strikes. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: having a cashless society; allowing teachers to go on strike; approving legal abortions; confidence in U.S. problem solving; the effectiveness of economic policies; the most important problem facing Canada; opinions about Turner; prohibiting small arms possession; registering of firearms; and the size of Canada's population. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 1997 [Canada]: Economic Family File

2012-02-06

The SLID is an important source for income data for Canadian families, households and individuals. Introduced in 1993, SLID provides an added dimension to traditional surveys on labour market activity and income: the changes experienced by individuals and families through time. At the heart of the survey's objectives is the understanding of the economic well-being of Canadians.SLID also provides information on a broad selection of human capital variables, labour force experiences and demographic characteristics such as education, family relationships and household composition. Its breadth of content, combined with a relatively large sample, makes it a unique and valuable dataset. In 2005 and 2006 revised weights were applied to the 1990 to 2003 SLID data files. The codebook will not be updated to reflect these changes, therefore, the weighted frequencies in the data files, not the documentation, are correct. Please refer to tag 2.3.2 (2003 historical revision) for more information.

Enquête sur la dynamique du travail et du revenu 2005 [Canada] : Fichier famille économique

2012-02-06

Cet aperçu de l'Enquête sur la dynamique du travail et du revenu (EDTR) donne de l'information sur le but, le contenu, la méthodologie et les produits et services liés à l'EDTR. Son logiciel HTML à base de menus permet à l'utilisateur de découvrir tous les éléments principaux de l'enquête dans un même document facile d'utilisation. Cette publication a été conçue pour les répondants de l'enquête, les utilisateurs de données de l'EDTR, les chercheurs et les analystes, et les personnes qui voudraient en apprendre davantage sur l'enquête. L'EDTR constitue une source importante de données sur le revenu des familles, des ménages et des personnes canadiennes. Depuis 1993, l'EDTR (comparativement aux enquêtes traditionnelles traitant de l'activité sur le marché du travail et du revenu) fournit une dimension de plus : les changements touchant des personnes ou des familles à travers le temps. Parmi les objectifs visés par l'enquête, on trouve le désir de comprendre le bien-être économique des Canadiens. L'EDTR fournit également des renseignements sur une vaste série de variables de capital humain, d'expériences liées au travail et de caractéristiques démographiques comme l'éducation, les liens entre les membres de la famille et la composition du ménage. Son contenu élargi, combiné à un échantillon relativement grand, en fait un ensemble de données unique et fort appréciable.

Labour Force Survey, January 1978 [Canada]

2012-02-06

Note: Because missing values are removed from this dataset, any form of non-response (e.g. valid skip, not stated) or don't know/refusal cannot be coded as a missing. The "Sysmiss" label in the Statistics section indicates the number of non-responding records for each variable, and the "Valid" values in the Statistics section indicate the number of responding records for each variable. The total number of records for each variable is comprised of both the sysmiss and valid values.

The Labour Force Survey provides estimates of employment and unemployment which are among the most timely and important measures of performance of the Canadian economy. With the release of the survey results only 13 days after the completion of data collection, the LFS estimates are the first of the major monthly economic data series to be released.

The Canadian Labour Force Survey was developed following the Second World War to satisfy a need for reliable and timely data on the labour market. Information was urgently required on the massive labour market changes involved in the transition from a war to a peace-time economy. The main objective of the LFS is to divide the working-age population into three mutually exclusive classifications - employed, unemployed, and not in the labour force - and to provide descriptive and explanatory data on each of these.

LFS data are used to produce the well-known unemployment rate as well as other standard labour market indicators such as the employment rate and the participation rate. The LFS also provides employment estimates by industry, occupation, public and private sector, hours worked and much more, all cross-classifiable by a variety of demographic characteristics. Estimates are produced for Canada, the provinces, the territories and a large number of sub-provincial regions. For employees, wage rates, union status, job permanency and workplace size are also produced.

These data are used by different levels of government for evaluation and planning of employment programs in Canada. Regional unemployment rates are used by Human Resources Development Canada to determine eligibility, level and duration of insurance benefits for persons living within a particular employment insurance region. The data are also used by labour market analysts, economists, consultants, planners, forecasters and academics in both the private and public sector.

Survey of Consumer Finances, 1984: Assest and Debts (1984) of Economic Families and Unattached Individuals

2012-02-06

This is a special microdata file containing selected asset, debt and housing information for economic family units as collected in the 1984 Survey of Consumer Finances. Earlier surveys on family assets and debts were conducted in 1956, 1959, 1964, 1970 and 1977. The results of these surveys are published in Catalogue Numbers 13-508, 13-514, 13-525, 13-547 and 13-572 respectively, and differences in concepts and survey coverage are available by consulting these reports.

Labour Force Survey, July 2011 [Canada]

2012-02-06

This public use microdata file contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS collects monthly information on the labour market activities of Canada's working age population. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.
This file contains both personal characteristics for all individuals in the household and detailed labour force characteristics for household members 15 years of age and over. The personal characteristics include age, sex, marital status, educational attainment, and family characteristics. Detailed labour force characteristics include employment information such as class of worker, usual and actual hours of work, employee hourly and weekly wages, industry and occupation of current or most recent job, public and private sector, union status, paid or unpaid overtime hours, job permanency, hours of work lost, job tenure, and unemployment information such as duration of unemployment, methods of job search and type of job sought. Labour force characteristics are also available for students during the school year and during the summer months as well as school attendance whether full or part-time and the type of institution. These and more are available by province and for the three largest census metropolitan areas (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver).
This is a monthly file, and is available going back to 1976.

Canadian Gallup Poll, July 1973, #360

2012-02-06

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country and around the world. There are also questions on topics such as honesty of advertising; Watergate and the price of medicals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the Canadian withdrawal from Vietnam; the date of the respondent's last medical examination; the effectiveness of the Liberal government; the governments handling of the economy; the influence of multinational companies; whether or not insurance should cover routine medical examinations; the least amount of money a family of four needs; the use of Ms. as an alternative address; the opinion of External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp; the opinion of Finance Minister John Turner; the probability of a Canadian gas shortage; reasons for United States gas shortage; satisfaction levels; the truthfulness of advertising; and the Watergate affair. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Canadian Gallup Poll, November 1974, #370

2012-02-06

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about government salaries and the past election. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the effect of women in the RCMP and predictions for 1975. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: only admitting immigrants with prearranged jobs; allowing organ donations; attending the 1976 Olympics in Montreal; the effects of where you live on wealth; the effects of women in the RCMP; evaluation of government salaries; fear of walking at night; political preferences; rating post office performance; predictions for 1975; regularly saving part of income; and types of foods recently ate. Basic demographic variables are also included.