Guides: Multidisciplinary and General Sources: Statistics & Data

Statistics and Data Research Guides

For additional resources, see the Statistics and Data research guides using the links below.

Canada Year Book (eBook version)
Provides an overview of our country, including descriptions, maps and statistics.
Historical Statistics of Canada
Published by Statistics Canada, this site contains about 1,088 statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s

odesi
odesi is a data repository, that includes Statistics Canada datasets and polling data. It is a web-based data exploration, extraction and analysis tool. odesi provides researchers the ability to search for survey questions (variables) across thousands of datasets. Microdata and aggregate data are available, in a range of formats.
Statista
Access to data from over 18,000 sources including industry reports, dossiers, and statistics, including Statistics Canada. Download images, PPT slides, Excel files and more.
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Service Disruption: Statista is currently experiencing a technical issue that is prompting users to pay for resources. We are working with the vendor to resolve this issue.

Statistical Resources on the Web
This University of Michigan Documents Center website developed by Grace York is a comprehensive portal to statistics including the US Census Bureau
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
A guide to population information on UN system web sites including the World Bank and World Health Organization