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Links: Government Sites, Canada and Provinces
Canada Revenue Agency
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Department of Finance
Extensive list of Federal Organizations
Industry Canada
Natural Resources Canada
Parliament of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Provinces and Territories
Extensive links to British Columbia:
BC Government Directory
Legislative Assembly
Local Government Information Sharing and Service
Ministries and Organizations
Municipal and Regional Governments
Vital Statistics
 Canadian Government Statistical Offices
 Statistics Canada
 Census 2006 Information
Bank of Canada: Weekly Financial Statistics
Canada Revenue Agency: Income Statistics
Vital Stats, B.C. Ministry of Health
Provincial Government Statistical Bureaus
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
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Québec [English] [Français]
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Saskatchewan
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 Statistical Offices in Rest of World
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Centre for International Statistics, Canadian Council on Social Development
Direction de l'Éducation et de la Prospective - France
EUROSTAT
OECD - Statistics Directorate
Statistics Finland
Statistics Netherlands
Statistics New Zealand
Statistics Norway
Statistics Singapore
STAT-USA at US Department of Commerce
United Nations Statistics Division
US Bureau of the Census
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Population Statistics Sites
American Demographics
CIESIN: US Demography - Web Reference
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Statistics
Ministry of the Attorney General: Multicultural Profiles
Population Division: US Census Bureau: International Data Base (IDB)
Population Index: Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Project GeoSim: Human Population (HumPop) and International Population (IntlPop)
Sociology Department of Queens College, CUNY
Statistics Canada: Population Components Tables
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
US Census Bureau's American FactFinder page
US Population Division Home Page
Tourism Statistics
British Columbia
Tourism British Columbia is the provincial Crown Corporation responsible for promoting British Columbia
as a preferred travel destination to the world. Tourism BC's Research Services department is responsible
for collecting, evaluating and disseminating statistics and other information on tourism markets, trends,
employment, programs and activities."
Marketing Research at Tourism Vancouver has a wealth of information
about the tourism sector in the city, and the travellers who visit.
Outdoor Recreation Council of BC has publications that can be downloaded from the site including research related to outdoor recreation.
Canada and the rest of the world
Statistics Canada's
website contains statistical information that
pertains to tourism.
The Daily often includes a summary of recently released
statistics that pertain to tourism.
The
Products and Services section contains:
- Downloadable publications, including International
Travel, Travel Between Canada and Other Countries (Touriscope)
(catalogue number 66-201-XIB) and Travel-log (Touriscope)
(catalogue number 87-003-XIB).
- Online statistics, notably the CANSIM database.
Of particular interest here are data on travel
(travel to and from Canada by country of origin), and
the industries that provide services to tourists: accommodation,
food and beverage service, and amusement and recreation service
industries.
The
Canadian Tourism Commission
has a website that includes some statistics and research reports.
The site also contains ordering information for tourism publications.
The World Tourism Organization (WTO)
has an online statistics service and many tourism statistics publications; descriptions and
ordering information can be found at the site.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
has some "key statistics" from a global perspective, a "travel and tourism tax barometer" (measuring taxation
by 52 world destinations, including Vancouver), and many other research papers.
Tourism research links, courtesy of
Tourism Montreal.
Other tourism sites of interest: British Columbia
These sites do not necessarily contain any statistics, but have information about the tourism sector in British Columbia.
The Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts is the provincial ministry responsible for the tourism sector.
BC Parks,
a division of the Ministry of Environment, has a
statistics page which includes visitation statistics.
Other tourism sites of interest: elsewhere
Australian Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources has statistics on tourism in Australia.
Other Sources of Statistical Data
Transportation/Trade
BC Ferries
Port of Vancouver
Port of Vancouver: Trade and Commodity statistics
Trade Data Online (Strategis)
Vancouver Airport Authority
Vancouver Airport Authority: Cargo Statistics
Financial/Monetary Information
Bank of Canada
Bankruptcy Statistics
Election & Riding Information
British Columbia (Provincial Electoral Districts)- Elections BC
Canada (Federal Electoral Districts) - Elections Canada
Geography/Natural Resources
BC Fisheries
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
Canada Department of Fisheries
Geographical Names
Mineral Statistics
Natural Resources Canada
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Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC).
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Canadian Institute for Health Information
Health Canada
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Income/Tax Data
Canada Revenue Agency
Tax Statistics on Individuals
USA Data
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Labour Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Other Research Avenues
BC Municipalities
UVIC Library Gateway
Economic Development
Economic Development Commissions:
BC Economic Development Directory
Central Okanagan Valley Regional District
City of Nanaimo Economic Development Office
Cowichan Valley Economic Development Commission
Greater Vancouver Regional District
Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission
North Peace Economic Development Commission
Prince Rupert Economic Development Commission
Terrace Economic Development Authority
Vancouver Economic Development Commission
Venture Kamloops: Thompson-Nicola Tourism & Economic Development Society
Other:
BC Chamber of Commerce
Business Development Bank of Canada
Business Squamish
Canada/BC Business Service Centre
CanadaOne
Export Development Canada
Forum for International Trade Training
International Business Opportunities Centre
Invest British Columbia
Ministry of Economic Development
Slovakia-British Columbia Business Portal
Policy Research
BC Competition Council
C.D. Howe Institute
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Council on Social Development
Canadian Policy Research Network
Canadian Social Research
Canadian Tax Foundation
Centre for Collaborative Government
Centre for Economic and Policy Research (USA)
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, U.B.C
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
The Conference Board of Canada
The Fraser Institute
Global Policy Forum
Government of Canada: Policy Research Initiative
Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Publications
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Social Planning and Research Council of BC
Vanier Institute of the Family
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