Statistics Canada - Information Products

The Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM II) is a time series database containing chronological series. CANSIM II is Statistics Canada's key database profiling Canada's people, economy and industries. The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin. It presents highlights and summaries from statistical programs and surveys as well as major conclusions of analytical studies. Infomat is a weekly review of the major Statistics Canada reports, reference papers and other releases. Insights on... is a newsletter from Statistics Canada highlighting trends in business and trade statistics.

Summary

The Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM II)

Introducing CANSIM -- your best online resource for Canadian socio-economic statistics on labour, health, income, trade, education, manufacturing, investment and more. Track trends, analyze market potential or study economic activity with reliable data from the ultimate authority in Canadian statistics -- Statistics Canada.

CANSIM includes:

• over 18 million series to help you track trends in virtually every aspect in the lives of Canadians;
• the ability for you to search by subject, keyword, table number or series number;
• increased coverage of socio-economic data;
• and more.

Cost

Individual Series
Pay online by credit card... just $3 per series.

Deposit Accounts
Get deposit account access with a minimum prepayment of $1 000. Data are charged at $3 per series. Take advantage of our bonuses. Here's how it works. For amounts of...

up to $2 500	no bonus
between $2 500 and $4 999	receive 10% more series
between $5 000 and $9 999	receive 15% more series
over $10 000	receive 20% more series

For example, if you prepay $9 000, you will be entitled to download 3 000 series plus 450 (15% of 3000) series, a total of 3 450 series, a bonus of 450 series.

The Daily

The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public. The Daily issues news releases on current social and economic conditions and announces new products. It provides a comprehensive one-stop overview of new information available from Statistics Canada.

Release Times

The Daily is released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time each working day with the exception of data from the Labour Force Survey and the Consumer Price Index, which are available at 7 a.m. The Daily has been published since 1932, and posted on the Web since June 1995.

Cost

Free electronic access to The Daily is available on the Statistics Canada's Web site.

Infomat - A Weekly Review

The vast number of competing information sources available today can be overwhelming. Infomat is the one source you can count on to deliver hot-off-the-press socio-economic indicators every week in a completely new electronic format.

With Infomat you get:

• crisp, concise digests of the previous week's news releases from Statistics Canada
• tightly-written newsmagazine-style articles that analyze trends and provide perspective
• Spotlight: a weekly feature that takes an in-depth look at issues such as technology, health and education
• colour charts illustrating medium- and long-term trends at a glance
• links to news releases in The Daily as well as other publications
• e-mail notification each time a new issue is released
• and more…

Cost

This product may be accessed free of charge through Statistics Canada's Web site.

Insights on...

This on-line product Insights on... is a newsletter from Statistics Canada highlighting trends in business and trade statistics.

Using information from the latest Statistics Canada surveys, Insights on... provides factual analysis of emerging trends in Canadian industry, documents what's new in Canadian business, and shows how businesses are responding to the challenges and opportunities posed by new types of business practices - globalization, new technologies, increasingly competitive markets, uncompromising standards of product quality, etc.

Each edition of Insights on... will deal with one or two topics. Non-technical analysis and user-friendly graphs will provide a complete and balanced interpretation of the facts - quickly, clearly and concisely.

Cost

This product may be accessed free of charge through Statistics Canada's Web site.

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National Capital Region
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
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Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
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E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
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Statistics Canada
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Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

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National Contact(s):
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html