On Wednesday, March 30th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET, Open Data Institute (ODI) will be hosting an online event titled Sharing Data Better: The Rise of Data Institutions. In this event, a series of keynote speakers will share their insights and experiences from working in data institutions. See more information from ODI below:
Sharing Data Better: The Rise of Data Institutions
Mar 30, 2:00PM - 6:00PM BST
The Pivot Hub is a free and open-source online data portal. The portal offers data and findings from a survey of youth in 47 Canadian cities. Topics covered in the survey include climate change, cost of living, recovery from COVID-19, and more. Read the full description from the Pivot Hub website below.
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Today, Statistics Canada is releasing the first results from the 2021 Census of Population. These results focus on the growth in population and dwellings from 2016 to 2021 at the national, provincial and territorial levels, as well as for various subprovincial geographical levels.
On February 23rd and 24th, 2022, Statistics Canada and the Canada School of Public Service will the hosting the sixth annual Government of Canada Data Conference. The event will be held virtually, and registration is free and open to the public. Click here to view a full description and register for the conference.
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On Tuesday, November 30th, Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership will be hosting a webinar titled Improving Immigrant Residents Health Care Experience. This webinar will include a presentation of the results of the 2021 Simcoe County Immigrant Health Outcomes (IHO) survey, a keynote speaker from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and more.
As part of their Data Literacy training Initiative, Statistics Canada has released a new self-learning educational tool called Statistics: Power from Data. This tool contains a series of written modules, intended for students, teachers, or the general population, aimed at helping equip them with the knowledge needed to understand and make use of data in today's society. Read the full news relase from Statistics Canada below:
In advance of the 2021 Census dissemination releases, Statistics Canada has released the first set of geographic and reference products from the 2021 Census. This set of products, which are now available to download, includes a selection of boundary files, road network data, correspondence files, and the new Dissemination Geographies Relationship File.
From Statistics Canada:
In the coming weeks, Statistics Canada will be hosting two free webinars; Consumer Price Index: Understanding inflation, how it’s measured and what it means for you! on Tuesday, November 30th, and Results from the Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime 2019 on December 1st and 2nd. Both webinars are being held in English and French and are intended for basic data users. See below for the full invite from Statistics Canada:
On Thursday, October 28th, Canadian Open Data Society will be hosting two online sessions from the Canadian Open Data Summit. These sessions are A Roadmap for Data Across Canada (presented in English) and Data Liberation Matters (presented bilingually).
Register for these sessions here.
See the full descriptions from Canadian Open Data Society below: