- Canadian (and more) Social Statistics -

- Statistiques sociales du Canada (et d'ailleurs) -

Updated January 25, 2012
Page révisée le 25 janvier 2012

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Canadian Economic Observer
This monthly periodical is Statistics Canada's flagship publication for economic statistics. Each issue contains a monthly summary of the economy, major economic events and a feature article. A statistical summary contains a wide range of tables and graphs on the principal economic indicators for Canada, the provinces and the major industrial nations.

Population characteristics

Tables by subject: Population estimates and projections

Canadian Social Trends
(Statistics Canada's publication on emerging social issues)

Online Issues of Canadian Social Trends - hundreds of articles going back to 1996
Themes:
Aboriginal People - Income, Expenditures and Housing - Aging, Seniors and Retirement - Justice - Caregiving and Disabilities - Leisure and Religion - Children and Youth - Marriage and Families - Cities, Neighbourhoods and Rural
Canada - Miscellaneous - Education, Training and Literacy - Technology - Employment - Time use - Health - Volunteering and Participation - Immigration, Diversity and Language

Statistics Canada Research Papers - Income Series - Includes Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
Links to hundreds of studies and articles online, going back to 1993
Here are some sample reports:
- A Comparison of the Results of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) and the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF)
- SLID Labour Interview Questionnaire
- Preliminary Interview Questionnaire
- SLID Questionnaire for Demographics and Contact
- A Comparison of the Results of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) and the Survey of Consumer Finances(SCF)
- To What Extent Are Canadians Exposed to Low Income?

Source:
[ Canadian Statistics ]
[ Statistics Canada ]

NOTE: for links to Statistics Canada reports on low-income measures (LICO, LIM)  and income inequality, 
see the Canadian Social Research Links  Poverty Measures page
and the Inequality Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/inequality.htm

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Voluntary sector statistics from StatCan:

September 11, 2009
Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2007

Related subjects
o Labour
o Unpaid work
o Society and community
o Social networks and civic participation
o Volunteering and donating

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Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities
Type in the name of a Canadian city or town, and the database will tell you the following information, based on the 1996 Census :
Population in 1996 - Population in 1991 - 1991 to 1996 population change (%) - Education - Income and Work - Land area (square km) - Families and Dwellings - Births and Deaths.
This site contains information from the 1996 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada on May 14, 1996. A statistical profile is presented for all Canadian communities (cities, towns, villages, Indian Reserves and Settlements, etc.) highlighting information on education, income and work, families and dwellings, as well as general population information. A mapping feature is available for viewing the location of a community within Canada

Community Profiles 2001

More free Canadian Statistics (The Economy - The Land - The People - The State)

Related link:

Hidden gems: Community information database
The Community Information Database (CID), developed by the Rural Secretariat with the cooperation of provincial and territorial governments, is intended to be "a free internet-based resource developed to provide communities, researchers, and governments with access to consistent and reliable socio-economic and demographic data and information for all communities across Canada." And it delivers. Despite a clunky interface, and a steep learning curve that can’t be bypassed, in my experience, the CID provides a rich source of information about all communities, including urban ones, with data from the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Census. In fact, more than 500 pieces of data can be retrieved for all of Canada, by province, region, Census Metropolitan area, Census subdivision, or regional health district.
Site reviewed by:
Social Policy Cafe
(Havi Echenberg)

Free Internet publications from Statistics Canada:
- complete list
- list by subject (click on the plus sign ("+") beside a subject to expand that part of the list)
Links to over 1000 recent titles in over two dozen areas, including: Communications - Education - Environment - Government - Health - Justice - Labour - Personal finance and Household Finance - Population and Demography - Prices and Price indexes - Science and technology - Social conditions - Statistical methods.

Education statistics program
The Centre for Education Statistics develops surveys, provides statistics and conducts research and analysis relevant to current issues in education, training and literacy.

Subjects
o Education, training and learning
o Fields of study
o Outcomes of education
o Students

Canadian Education Statistics Council
The Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and Statistics Canada, provides valuable information and insight about education in Canada both to the Canadian public and to provincial and territorial governments.

July 13, 2009
University enrolment, 2007/2008
Just over 1,066,000 students were enrolled in Canadian universities during the academic year 2007/2008, up 0.6% from the previous academic year. This is a much slower rate of growth than the annual average increase of 2.9% since 1998/1999.
- includes three tables:
* University enrolment by registration status, program level and gender
* University enrolment by field of study and gender
* University enrolment by province and registration status

July 13, 2009
University degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded, 2007
About 241,600 students received a degree, diploma or certificate qualification from a Canadian university in 2007, a 6.9% increase from 2006. Over 80% of the increase occurred in Ontario. Nearly 61% of qualifications, or 146,700, were awarded to women, continuing a long-term trend in which female graduates outnumber their male counterparts and their proportion continues to increase.
- includes two tables:
* University qualifications awarded by program level and gender
* University qualifications awarded by field of study and gender

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

The Consumer Price Index
This monthly release of the The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Canada, the provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, provides a descriptive summary of retail price movements, inflation rates and the factors underlying them. The CPI also contains the following tabular information: latest price index movements for the eight major components; price index changes on one and 12-month bases for an extensive number of components and groups; historical monthly information; and price indices reclassified according to categories of goods and services.
Click the link above, then "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

[ earlier editions of this report ]

Guide to the Consumer Price Index (1998)

Related subjects:
* Prices and price indexes
* Consumer price indexes

[ Related Documents - incl. links to 33 summary tables, 18 detailed tables from CANSIM and 41 publications]

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Source:
Statistics Canada

Leading Indicators

Related StatCan reports:
o Economic accounts
o Leading indicators

July 17, 2009
Leading indicators, June 2009
The composite leading index fell by 0.1% in June, after the rate of decline had slowed markedly from 1.0% in April to 0.1% in May. In June, 4 of 10 components rose, the same number as in May. Housing and the stock market continued to post the largest gains, while all the manufacturing components declined.

Related links:

Table 1 Leading indicators, January to June 2009
[ Latest issue of the Canadian Economic Observer ]

Population Statistics

From Statistics Canada:

December 20, 2011
Quarterly Demographic Estimates, July to September 2011
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-002-x/91-002-x2011003-eng.htm
Table of contents:
Highlights
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-002-x/2011003/aftertoc-aprestdm1-eng.htm
Analysis
Tables
Charts
Data quality, concepts and methodology
Appendices
User information
Related products
PDF version (388K, 82 pages):
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-002-x/91-002-x2011003-eng.pdf

Source:
Quarterly Demographic Estimates - product main page*
This publication presents quarterly estimates of population for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial migration, the latter by origin and destination.
* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

Related subjects:

* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Immigrants and non-permanent residents
* Population and demography

September 28, 2011
Canada's population estimates, Second quarter 2011
The April to June 2011 issue of Quarterly Demographic Estimates is now available.
Table of contents:
Highlights
Analysis
Tables
Charts
Data quality, concepts and methodology
Appendices
User information
Related products
PDF version (376K, 80 pages)

Source:
Quarterly Demographic Estimates - product main page*
This publication presents quarterly estimates of population for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial migration, the latter by origin and destination.
* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

Related subjects:

* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Immigrants and non-permanent residents
* Population and demography

Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada - Product main page*
The Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada is an analysis of the demographic situation in Canada at the national, provincial and sub-provincial levels. The Report consists of two parts. The first one is devoted to a review of recent demographic trends occurring in Canada. Trends in population growth, aging, marriage and divorce, and the evolution of the various components of Canada's population growth - fertility, mortality, immigration and internal migrations - are presented, analyzed and discussed in order for the readers to be able to quickly understand the meaning and the impact of the numerous on-going changes. The second part of the Report features in-depth articles on current issues related to the Canadian population.
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[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories - Product main page*
This report presents the results of six population projection scenarios by age group and sex up to 2036 for the provinces and territories and up to 2061 for Canada. Using the July 1, 2009 population estimate as the starting point, these projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories - product main page*
This publication presents annual estimates of the total population and annual estimates by age and sex for Canada, provinces and territories. It also presents estimates of the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and inter-provincial migration, the latter by origin and destination. As in the case of population estimates, the components are also available for the total population and by age and sex.
[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Annual Demographic Estimates: Subprovincial Areas - product main page*
This publication presents annual estimates of population for census metropolitan areas, economic regions and census divisions of Canada as well as estimates of the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and inter-provincial and intra-provincial migration.
[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Quarterly Demographic Estimates - product main page*
This publication presents quarterly estimates of population for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on the following components of population change: births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial migration, the latter by origin and destination.
[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Related subjects:

* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Immigrants and non-permanent residents
* Population and demography
* Population estimates and projections
* Population aging
* Population characteristics

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Statistics Canada Census Page
- links to Census pages for : 2006 - 2001 - 1996

* Language
* Immigration and citizenship
* Mobility and migration

* Thematic Maps
A thematic map shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific data themes for standard geographic areas. The map may be qualitative in nature (e.g., predominant farm types) or quantitative (e.g., percentage population change).

* GeoSearch 2006
This interactive mapping application makes it easy to find many places in Canada, see them on a map, and get basic geographic and demographic data for those places. Click and zoom in on a map of Canada or search by place name, street name, street intersection or postal code. GeoSearch will display the appropriate map showing boundaries and other features. GeoSearch automatically displays population and dwelling counts for the selected places, and shows what kind of geographic area it is and its relationship to other geographic areas.

2006 Community Profiles, Census year 2006 (update)
These profiles present community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users can search for an area of interest by typing its 'place name' in the box below or by clicking on a province or territory from the list below and selecting the area from a list.

Census Trends, 2006 Census
Census Trends presents a series of summary data trends spanning the 2006, 2001 and 1996 censuses. The product is designed to facilitate the analysis and comparison of the changing demographic and socio-economic composition of selected geographic areas across Canada. Summary data trends include percentage distributions and percentage change.

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July 20, 2011
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada, 2010
The Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada, Statistics Canada's analysis of the components affecting the nation's population, is now available as a dynamic, Internet-only publication beginning today.

Chapters released today (July 20/11) on population growth, age and sex structure, fertility, mortality and migration contain detailed analysis, tables and figures about the latest trends.

- incl. demographic patterns at the national, provincial and sub-provincial levels, trends in population growth and the evolution of the various components of Canada's population growth — fertility, mortality and migration (interprovincial and international) — as well as marriage and divorce.

Source:
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada - Product main page*
The Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada is an analysis of the demographic situation in Canada at the national, provincial and sub-provincial levels. The Report consists of two parts. The first one is devoted to a review of recent demographic trends occurring in Canada. Trends in population growth, aging, marriage and divorce, and the evolution of the various components of Canada's population growth - fertility, mortality, immigration and internal migrations - are presented, analyzed and discussed in order for the readers to be able to quickly understand the meaning and the impact of the numerous on-going changes. The second part of the Report features in-depth articles on current issues related to the Canadian population.
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* On the product main page, click View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

Related subjects:
* Population and demography

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On October 4, 2010, the Vanier Institute of the Family
released the fourth edition of its report entitled:

Families Count - Profiling Canada's Families IV
Clicking the link takes you elsewhere on the page
you're now reading, where you'll find the table of contents from that report.

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AgeSource/AgeStats Worldwide
http://www.aarpinternational.org/database/
AgeSource Worldwide identifies several hundred information resources in some 25 countries which are significant either in size or in their unique coverage of particular aging-related issues. The resources include, among others, clearinghouses, libraries, databases, training materials, major reports, and Web metasites.
AgeStats Worldwide provides access to statistical data that compare the situation of older adults across countries or regions around a variety of issues, such as demography, pensions, health and long-term care. The most recent data and projections as far ahead as 2050 are provided where available. You may search either or both databases at one time. Access is free-of-charge. AgeSource and AgeStats Worldwide have been created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging.

Source:
AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons)
"AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. We provide information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits,special products, and services for our members. These benefits include AARP Webplace at www.aarp.org, Modern Maturity and My Generation magazines, and the monthly AARP Bulletin. Active in every U.S. state and territory, AARP celebrates the attitude that age isn't just a number -- it's about how you live your life."

Internet Resources Related to Aging (U.S.)
List of Contents - like a site map, incl. links to sites organized under the following headings : General Interest - Government - Health - Housing - Income - Law - Leisure - Libraries, Clearinghouses and Databases - Social Services - States and Communities - Statistics and Research - Listservs - Newsgroups - Electronic Magazines - Search Tools - Alphabetical Index

Other Internet Directories Related to Aging - links to 9 directories, most from the U.S. Administration on Aging, including state and even local links to resources for seniors

Links to AARP sites in all states

AARP Online U.S. Retirement Calculator

From the
Institut de la statistique du Québec :
(Québec statistical institute - English home page)

Interprovincial Comparisons
(available in French only)*

HTML version - table of contents (see below) with links to small PDF files for each section
PDF version (1.4MB, 110 pages) - February 2010
NOTE: The online HTML version will always be more recent than the latest PDF version because the HTML version is frequently updated while the PDF is a snapshot at a specific point in time.

Recommended
--- key resource for Québec statistics *and* for statistics for other Canadian jurisdictions!

Abbreviated table of contents:
Demography - Immigration - Canadian Francophonie - Production - Income - Manpower - Investment - Interprovincial Trade - International Trade - Consumption - Inflation - Financial Market - Public Finance - Federal Government Transfers [ incl. Transfers from federal government to persons, 1997-2007 and Current transfers from federal government to provincial governments, 1997-2007 ] [bolding added] - Legislatures - Portraits (Canada - The rest of Canada - Provinces and territories)

* If you need help translating
table tags and footnotes, try http://translate.google.ca/

Welfare Statistics

Current/Historical Provincial/Territorial Welfare Statistics:
- see the Key Welfare Links page of this site - it contains links to welfare statistics in many Canadian provinces (but sadly not all ---- yet), and these are usually more detailed than the stats that appear below.

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National Welfare Statistics

Welfare Dependency in Canada
National Statistics? What national statistics?
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, about $6.6 Billion of the federal government's Canada Social Transfer to the provinces and territories will be for welfare and social programs.

As taxpayers, how can we tell whether that money is well spent if the latest national, public welfare dependency statistics are for March 2005?

Click the link above to access a table from the National Council of Welfare showing the number of people receiving provincial-territorial welfare benefits by province and territory, from March 1995 to March 2005
PLUS a comparable table showing the number of people receiving provincial-territorial welfare benefits for the period from March 2005 to March 2009 prepared by the Institut de la statistique du Québec in the context of the Institut's ongoing interprovincial comparisons.
PLUS a rant about the pitiful state of Canadian welfare statistics and
why the Canadian Social Research Links Guy thinks the situation may get worse before it gets better.

Some tidbits from the table
that you'll find by clicking the above link:

In March 1995, there were 3,070,900 people on welfare in Canada.
By 2005, that number had dropped to 1, 682, 500.
In March 2009, there were 1, 711, 500 people on welfare in Canada.
The percentage of the Canadian population on welfare in March 2005 was 5.2%.
By March 2009, that proportion had decreased to 5.1%.
[% of the population was not calculated in March 1995.]

Un GROS MERCI à l'Institut de la statistique du Québec d'avoir produit
et rendu publique cette source précieuse de statistiques sur l'aide sociale au Canada!

A GIANT THANK-YOU to the Institut de la statistique du Québec [English Home Page]
for producing this important table on welfare dependency and for posting it online for all to use

From the National Council of Welfare:

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Poverty/income statistics

From Statistics Canada:

Income in Canada - product main page *
Income in Canada is an annual analytical report which summarizes the economic well-being of Canadians. It includes an extensive collection of income statistics, covering topics such as income distribution, income tax, government transfers, and low income back to 1976.
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[ * On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue
of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues. ]

Related subjects:

* Income, pensions, spending and wealth
* Household, family and personal income
* Low income and inequality

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June 15, 2011
Low Income Lines, 2009-2010
HTML version <=== Click this link for detailed information on each of the three measures listed below.
PDF version (1.8MB, 39 pages)
In order to provide a holographic or complete picture of low income, Statistics Canada uses three complementary low income lines:
- the Low Income Cut-offs (LICOs)
- the Low Income Measures (LIMs)
- the Market Basket Measure (MBM)

StatCan always takes great pains to emphasize that "these measures are not measures of poverty, but strictly measures of low income."
StatCan has been consistently repeating that disclaimer since Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician of Canada, posted the following edict on his agency's website in 1997:

"On poverty and low income" - by Ivan Fellegi (1997)
- explains why his agency's low income cut-offs should not be used as the "official" poverty line for Canada.

How can LICOs, LIMs and the MBM can be measures of low income without being measures of poverty?
(A rose is a rose is a rose, no?...)

Related link:

A New Era for Measuring Poverty in Canada
Posted by Iglika Ivanova
June 18, 2010
Last Thursday’s Statistics Canada release of individual and household income data for 2008 marks a new era in the study of poverty in Canada. Instead of reporting only on the Low Income Cut Offs (LICO), as they used to, Statistics Canada reported on three of the most common measures of low income in the same publication (LICO, the low income measure and the market basket measure). Gone are the days of looking for different studies produced by different institutions to compare trends of low income in Canada. Even more importantly for those of us looking for reliable and timely data on low incomes, Statistics Canada has now taken over producing the Market Basket Measure (MBM) from HRSDC.
Source:
Relentlessly Progressive Economics Blog
[ The Progressive Economics Forum ]

June 3, 2009
Income of Canadians, 2007
Median after-tax income, adjusted for inflation, for families with two or more people rose 3.7% from 2006 to $61,800 in 2007. Significant growth was observed in seven provinces. Median after-tax income for unattached individuals rose 3.9% from 2006 to $24,200 in 2007. Since 2002, the year following the high-tech slowdown, the average annual growth of the median after-tax income for families was 1.8%. Over the same period, the average annual growth for unattached individuals was 1.4%.
[ Report : Income in Canada, 2007 - 979K, 143 pages ]

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Related StatCan subjects:
o Income, pensions, spending and wealth
o Household, family and personal income
o Low income and inequality
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June 3, 2009
Low income cut-offs for 2008
and low income measures for 2007 (PDF - 291K, 40 pages)
Low income cut-offs (LICOs) are income thresholds, determined by analysing family expenditure data, below which families will devote a larger share of income to the necessities of food, shelter and clothing than the average family would. To reflect differences in the costs of necessities among different community and family sizes, LICOs are defined for five categories of community size and seven of family size.
Low income measures (LIMs), on the other hand, are strictly relative measures of low income, set at 50% of adjusted median family income.
[ HTML version - use the links in the left-hand margin to navigate)

[ Earlier editions in this series ]

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May 11, 2007
Study: Income inequality and redistribution, 1976 to 2004
Inequality in after-tax family income grew through the 1990s, driven by an increase in inequality in family market income, according to a new study.

Complete study:

Income Inequality and Redistribution in Canada: 1976 to 2004
By Andrew Heisz
Executive summary
Complete study (PDF file - 395K, 58 pages)
[ View earlier reports from the
Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series ]

Related Links:
Go to the Poverty Measures Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/poverty.htm

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From the
National Council of Welfare:

Poverty Profile Bulletin No. 7: Poverty and Paid Work
Page dated April 2010
Posted to the Council's website in May 2010
HTML
PDF version (2.2MB, 4 pages)
Paid work keeps many Canadians out of poverty.
For others, having a job isn’t a ticket out of poverty. It’s simply admission into the ranks of the working poor.

Source:
Poverty Profile 2007 (Jan/Feb. 2010)
Poverty Profile is a regular publication of the Council that is based on survey data from Statistics Canada. It includes detailed information about poverty rates and numbers, depth of poverty, duration of poverty, common sources of income for poor people, income inequality in Canada and poverty and the paid labour market.
- incl. links to earlier Poverty Profiles, from 1998 to 2004 .

NOTE:
Poverty Profile Bulletin No. 7 is the last of a series that began in September 2009 based on the latest information from Statistics Canada.
According to the Message from the Council Chairperson (Sept. 30/09) that introduces the series, "...for the first time, the National Council of Welfare will release the latest findings of its signature publication, Poverty Profile, in a series of short, easy-to-read bulletins."
Below, you'll find a link to each bulletin in the series and its release date.

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Complete list of
earlier Poverty Profile Bulletins:

* No. 1: Introduction to Poverty Trends in Canada, 1976-2007
September 2009
HTML version
PDF version (1.9MB, 6 pages)

* No. 2: Poverty Trends by Family Type
November 2009
HTML version
PDF version (1MB, 8 pages)

* No. 3: Poverty Trends by Province
January 2010
HTML version
PDF version (626K, 4 pages)
--- Tables (PDF - 99K, 6 pages)
--- Charts (PDF - 117K, 11 pages)

* No. 4: A Snapshot of Children Living in Poverty
November 2009
HTML
PDF version (656K, 4 pages)

* No. 5: Depth of Poverty
March 2010
HTML version
PDF version (2.4MB, 4 pages)

* No. 6: Duration of Poverty
March 2010
HTML version
PDF version (2.7MB, 6 pages)

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* Methodology, Definitions and Data Sources
HTML - none
PDF (2.1MB, 8 pages)

Source:
National Council of Welfare
The National Council of Welfare advises the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development in respect of any matters relating to social development that the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration or that the Council considers appropriate.

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From the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD):

Stats & Facts
Poverty, welfare and income stats
Stats & Facts, a new on-line service of the Canadian Council on Social Development, provides accessible and accurate statistical information. This site is intended for anyone with an interest in timely data on social and economic indicators. We anticipate that Stats & Facts will be frequently used by policy analysts, community planners, activists, journalists, and students.Users will find informative facts sheets organized by topic areas covering demographics, families, health, education , economic security and the labour market.

CCSD Economic Fact Sheets (2004-2005)
- includes links to stats in the following areas: * Income * Household Spending Patterns * Poverty

CCSD' s free stats archive - povertty lines, poverty stats and income stats going back to the early 1990s

CCSD Research - links to dozens of CCSD reports, many on the topics of poverty and income trends and profiles

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International Poverty stats:

Rethinking Poverty : Report on the World Social Situation 2010 - January 2010
Fifteen years ago, in Copenhagen, global leaders at the World Summit for Social Development described poverty eradication as an ethical, political and economic imperative, and identified it as one of the three pillars of social development. Poverty eradication has since become the overarching objective of development, as reflected in the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, which set the target of halving global extreme poverty by 2015. Rethinking Poverty, the 2010 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and its eradication.

Complete report (PDF - 8MB, 203 pages)

=====> Executive summary (PDF - 196K, 8 pages)
=====> Table of contents (HTML) +links to individual chapters, including:
* Poverty: the official numbers * The poverty of poverty measurement * Deprivation, vulnerability and exclusion * Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction * Economic liberalization and poverty reduction * Labour-market and social policies and poverty reduction * Poverty reduction programmes * Rethinking poverty reduction interventions

Source:
United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs provides support services to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body coordinating the economic and social work of the United Nations and its operational arms.

Also from DESA:

* World Population Ageing 2009 (PDF - 894K, 82 pages) - February 2010
This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This new edition includes new features on ageing in rural and urban areas, the coverage of pension systems and the impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on pension systems. The report is intended to provide a solid demographic foundation for the follow-up activities of the Second World Assembly on Ageing.

Wealth and wealth inequality

Changes in Household Net Worth in Canada: 1990-2009 (PDF - 1.4MB, 10 pages)
Research Highlight
October 2010
[Version française:
Evolution de la valeur nette des ménages au Canada, 1990 à 2009 (PDF - 1.3Mo., 10 pages) ]

This Research Highlight reviews changes from 1990 to 2009 in the assets, debts, and wealth of Canadian households. It examines the contribution of real estate to the net worth of Canadians and shows that the gap between the wealth of homeowners and renters has been widening. It finds that the collective net worth of households doubled, household debts grew faster than disposable incomes, and falling interest rates reduced debt servicing costs.

[ More 2010 Research Highlights - links to 20+ reports PLUS links (in left margin) to reports for earlier years ]

Source:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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The evolution of wealth inequality in Canada, 1984-1999 (PDF - 432K, 59 pages)
November 2003
By R. Morissette, X. Zhang and M. Drolet
"Our main findings are as follows: 1) Wealth inequality has increased between 1984 and 1999; 2) the growth in wealth inequality has been associated with substantial declines in real average and median wealth for recent immigrants and young couples with children; 3) real median wealth and real average wealth rose much more among families whose major income recipient is a university graduate than among other families; 4) real median and average wealth fell among families whose major income recipient is aged 25–34 and increased among those whose major income recipient is aged 55 and over; 5) the aging of the Canadian population over the 1984–1999 period has tended to reduce wealth inequality; 6) changes in permanent income do not explain a substantial portion of the growing gap between low-wealth and high-wealth families. Factors that may have contributed to rising wealth inequality—which cannot be quantified with existing data sets—include differences in the growth of inheritances, inter vivos transfers, rates of return on savings and number of years worked full-time. In particular, rates of return on savings may have increased more for wealthy family units than for their poorer counterparts as a result of the booming stock market during the 1990s."
Source:
The Levy Economics Institute
Annandale-on-Hudson (New York)

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Rags and Riches: Wealth Inequality in Canada - goes back to 1970
December 2002
by Steve Kerstetter
- includes links to the report itself, the appendices and related studies and reports
Source:
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) - BC Office

Families Count - Profiling Canada's Families IV
Press Release
October 4, 2010
New Report Puts Spotlight on What Matters Most To Canadians – Families
Ottawa: The Vanier Institute of the Family has released Families Count: Profiling Canada’s Families IV. Timed to provide a backdrop for National Family Week, (October 4-9), Families Count details the many trends that are reshaping family life in Canada. (...) Families Count updates data on a wide range of metrics from demographics, educational attainment, work-life balance, economic well-being, housing, and the provision of care within and between generations.

Highlights (PDF - 203K, 4 pages)
* Two basic resources all families require are time and money, and for a growing number of families, these basics are in short supply.
*Family and child poverty remain persistent social problems, while enormous inequalities of wealth and income continue to separate rich and poor. Particularly vulnerable are Canada’s Aboriginal families, new immigrants and families that rely on a single earner. Food banks have become familiar
community institutions.
*...

Complete report (10MB, 211 pages)
Large file, but well worth the download - highly recommended!

Presentation : 70+ topics (see below), each containing a page of text, a chart and a table.

Source:
Vanier Institute of the Family
Founded by former Governor General George Vanier and Mme Pauline Vanier in 1965, the Vanier Institute of the Family continues to research and publish data and analysis on family life in Canada. Families Count is the fourth in a series of publications since 1994 that draws on the most recent data to provide a new picture of Canadian families and the challenges they face.

Employment/unemployment statistics

From
Statistics Canada:

Employment and unemployment statistics
Labour market activities and characteristics of the employed or unemployed, including provincial and sub-provincial employment or unemployment levels, rates or trends, labour force status by age or gender, breakdowns between employees and the self-employed, public versus private sector employment, multiple job-holding, hiring, job creation, and duration of unemployment.

Tables by subject: Employment and unemployment
- 50 tables

Employment Insurance Statistics Maps - Product main page*
Set of maps presenting Employment Insurance Statistics. The maps show the percentage change in the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in the last 12 months, by Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and Census Agglomerations (CAs), using 2001 Census geography. Data are also shown in a tabular format.
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* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue
of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

Related link:

Mind the gap
November 9, 2009
Canada's monthly unemployment statistics have a significant gap that must be filled. They do not reveal the number of people whose employment-insurance benefits have expired and who are still out of work. (...) People who have dropped off the unemployment rolls - and are thus no longer included in the numbers - may have found new jobs, but they may also have simply exhausted their benefits. That shifts them into a much more harrowing situation where they are likely facing dire financial straits and may be forced to consider welfare. But we have no way of knowing if that is the case. (...)This is not just an issue of concern to economists interested in crunching the numbers to make their latest projections. It is about vital data that can direct governments and social agencies in their design of policies and their preparations to deliver resources to those most in need. Without these numbers, for example, no one knows how many people may be forced to seek welfare in the short term - a key issue for the provinces and municipalities that fund and administer the welfare system.
Source:
Globe and Mail

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- Go to the Employment Insurance Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ei.htm

From Statistics Canada:

Aboriginal peoples
The Aboriginal peoples of Canada, as defined by the Constitution Act, 1982, comprise the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. These distinct groups have unique heritages, languages, cultures. Statistical information is available for the total Aboriginal population and each of the three groups.

Subtopics:
1. Aboriginal peoples (general)
2. Aboriginal society and community
3. Business and finance
4. Education, literacy and skills
5. Health and well-being
6. Households, housing and environment
7. Justice issues
8. Languages and cultures
9. Population characteristics
10. Work, income and spending
11. All subtopics for Aboriginal peoples

Indicators of Well-being in Canada
January 2008
This new HRSDC website presents comprehensive, up-to-date information on the well-being of Canadians and Canadian society, and how that may be changing over time.
- incl. links to info about : Work | Learning | Financial Security | Family Life | Housing | Social Participation | Leisure | Health | Security | Environment

"(...) How many Canadians have a paying job? What levels of education do we have, and how does that compare with other countries? What proportion of marriages end in divorce? How long can we expect to live? Have there been any big changes over the last 20 years or so? This website helps to answer such questions. Developed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), its purpose is to systematically present measures and report on various aspects of well-being that are important to Canadians."

Source:
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)

Canadian Health Statistics

Statistics Canada Health Statistics - from Statistics Canada
- incl. links to :
* Health Publications
* Health Surveys and Statistical Programs
* Health Subtopic
* Health Summary Tables
* Health Data in CANSIM
* Products
* Health Indicators
* Health Fact Sheets
* Health at a Glance
* Health Profile
* Health Reports
* Health Trends
* For researchers
* Health Research Working Paper Series
* How to access data
* Record Linkage Program
* Links
* Associated products
* Partners
* Workshops and conferences
* More...

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Canadian Institute for Health Information
"The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, national, not-for-profit organization working to improve the health of Canadians and the health care system by providing quality, reliable and timely health information. CIHI's mandate was established jointly by federal and provincial/territorial ministers of health to coordinate the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and integrated approach to health information for Canada, and to provide and coordinate the provision of accurate and timely data and information required for establishing sound health policy, effectively managing the Canadian health system, and generating public awareness about factors affecting good health."
See the Sitemap of this enormous site for an overview of its content incl. links to research & reports, the CIHI Data Collection, standards, statistics and client services.

CIHI Health Statistics

Canadian Statistics on
Affordable Housing and Homelessness

Housing Research Tools and Resources
- from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Families, households and housing - from Statistics Canada

Old Age Security / Canada Pension Plan Statistics

Includes links to the following Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan stats:

* ISP Information Card (Rate Card) - updated quarterly,gives the maximum monthly rates for Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefits, as well as other selected figures.

* Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Statistical Bulletin - a monthly publication that provides detailed information such as the number of benefits in pay, the amounts paid, and the distribution of various benefits by age and sex.

* Canada Pension Plan Contributors Report - an annual publication with detailed statistics on the number of contributors and the amount of contributions to the Canada Pension Plan. Although the publication is annual, the data are 2 years in arrears. This is due to ongoing updating of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency T4 files prior to issuing.

* Canada Pension Plan Benefit Rates - maximum monthly rates for new CPP benefits from 1967 to date, as well as historical data related to the calculation of CPP contributions and benefits. This publication also contains historical tables on pension index and escalation factors.

* ISP Stats Book - annual publication, serves as a reference for Income Security Programs. It contains historical data on CPP and OAS monthly averages of benefits, new benefits and net payments in calendar years or fiscal years. Other data included in this publication are QPP, Average Weekly Wages and Consumer Prince Index data Average Weekly Wages and Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-off levels.

* Social Security Agreements: Canadian Benefits Paid - data on Canadian Benefits paid (under Social Security Agreements) to people who have lived or worked in another country

* Tables of Rates for Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance

Source:
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Labour statistics from Statistics Canada
The labour market activities of the Canadian population, including: how many people are employed or unemployed; the unemployment rate; which industries or occupations people work in; the hours they work; commuting patterns; wage and non-wage benefits; job training; labour mobility; work absences, and more...

Labour Force Information - main product page*
This publication provides the most current monthly labour market statistics. Each month, this publication contains a brief commentary highlighting recent developments in the Canadian labour market. It also includes a series of charts and tables on a variety of labour force characteristics, such as employment and unemployment for Canada, the provinces, metropolitan areas and economic regions.
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* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue
of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues.

Related subjects:
Labour
Employment and unemployment

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Perspectives on Labour and Income - product main page*
This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of labour and income data. Topics include youth in the labour market, pensions and retirement, work arrangements, education and training, and trends in family income.
* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues

Related subjects:
* Families, households and housing
* Income, pensions, spending and wealth
* Household, family and personal income
* Low income and inequality
* Labour
* Wages, salaries and other earnings

Crime/Justice Statistics

From Statistics Canada:

Crime and Justice Statistics
The nature and extent of crime and the administration of criminal and civil justice in Canada.
Click the link to view resources (Daily releases, data tables, publications, and more ...) for the following subtopics:
1. Crime and justice (general)
2. Civil courts and family law
3. Correctional services
4. Crimes and offences
5. Criminal courts
6. Family violence
7. Justice system spending
8. Legal aid
9. Victims and victimization

Quick links
* Recently released analytical studies on crime and justice
* Statistics by subject: Crime and justice
* Tables by subject: Crime and justice
* Crimes and offences
* Victims and victimization

Sample reports:

July 21, 2011
Police-reported crime statistics, 2010
The police-reported crime rate, which measures the overall volume of crime, continued its long-term downward trend in 2010, declining 5% from 2009. At the same time, the Crime Severity Index, which measures the severity of crime, fell 6%.
- incl links to three tables:
* Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2010
* Police-reported crime severity indexes, by province and territory, 2010
* Police-reported crime severity indexes, by census metropolitan area, 2010

Related report:

Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2010
By Shannon Brennan and Mia Dauvergne
HTML version
PDF version (825K, 43 pages)
Table of contents:
* Police-reported crime reaches its lowest level since the early 1970's
* Crime rates and severity decline across most of the country
* Canada's largest metropolitan areas report declines in crime severity
* Violent crime
* Non-violent crime
* Youth crime
* Factors affecting police-reported crime statistics
[ COMMENT : includes a link between unemployment rates and certain crime patterns, along with "an association between neighbourhood crime rates and access to socio-economic resources" - but the words "poverty" and "inequality" don't actually appear in the report. - Gilles].
* Summary
* Data source
* Detailed data tables
* References
* Notes

Related subjects:
* Crime and justice
* Crimes and offences

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April 19, 2011
Legal aid, 2009/2010
Data on resource and caseload statistics for legal aid in Canada are now available for 2009/2010. The data summarized in the tables are drawn from the Legal Aid Survey, which is conducted annually on a fiscal year basis (from April 1 to March 31).

Complete report:

Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2009/2010
April 2011
* Highlights
* Tables
* Data quality, concepts and methodology
* Appendices
* User information
* Related products
* PDF version (501K, 127 pages)

Related subjects:
* Crime and justice
* Legal aid

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October 26, 2010
Homicide in Canada, 2009
Police reported 610 homicides during 2009, virtually unchanged from 2008. The number of gang-related homicides declined by 10% from the year before, but still accounted for 1 in 5 homicides in 2009.

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October 26, 2010
Adult correctional services, 2008/2009
In 2008/2009, almost 371,800 adults were admitted to some form of correctional service program in Canada, virtually unchanged from the previous year.

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October 26, 2010
Police officers murdered in the line of duty, 1961 to 2009
Between 1961 and 2009, 133 police officers were murdered in the line of duty–including eight double, one triple and one quadruple-slaying. Most of these deaths (65%) occurred in the first half of this time period, between 1961 and 1984

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Source:
Juristat - main product page*
This periodical is intended for those with an interest in Canada's justice system as well as those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. Five issues of Juristat are produced each year. Each issue contains several articles on variety of topics, including crime, homicide, the court system, and correctional services.
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* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest
issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues

Related link:

With inmate tide looming, half of Canada's prisons to expand
By Janice Tibbetts
October 19, 2010
OTTAWA — About half of Canada's 57 federal penitentiaries will be renovated and expanded in the next four years to cope with an influx of new prisoners expected as a result of the Harper government's sentencing laws, says the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada. (...) The federal government's $2-billion spending estimate, released earlier this year by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, is significantly less than the additional $5 billion that parliamentary budget watchdog Kevin Page predicts it will cost the prison system to cope with one new piece of legislation alone.
Source:
Canada.com

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September 28, 2010
General Social Survey: Victimization, 2009
First results from the 2009 General Social Survey on victimization show that 27% of Canadians aged 15 and older said they had been a victim of a criminal incident in the 12 months before the survey. This proportion was unchanged from 2004, the last time the victimization survey was conducted.
Source:
Juristat - main product page
This periodical is intended for those with an interest in Canada's justice system as well as those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. Five issues of Juristat are produced each year. Each issue contains several articles on variety of topics, including crime, homicide, the court system, and correctional services.
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* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues
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July 28, 2010
Juristat - Summer 2010
In this issue:
* Youth Court Statistics, 2008/2009 [Highlights]
* Adult Criminal Court Statistics, 2008/2009 [Highlights]
* Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2009 [Highlights]
* Where and when youth commit police-reported crimes, 2008 [Highlights]
* Police-reported dating violence in Canada, 2008 [Highlights]
* Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2008 [Highlights]
Source:
Juristat - main product page
This periodical is of interest to all those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects, as well as to anyone who has an interest in Canada's justice system. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of recurring interest such as: * Crime * Homicide * Youth and adult courts * Correctional services
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* On the product main page, click "View" to see the latest issue of this report online; click "Chronological index" for earlier issues

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July 20, 2010
Police-reported crime statistics, 2009
Police-reported crime in Canada continues to decline. Both the volume and severity of police-reported crime fell in 2009, continuing the downward trend seen over the past decade.

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And yet:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/prison-construction-costs-to-jump-87099482.html
The increase in prison construction costs make sense to me now.
NOT.
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More Police-reported crime statistics
from the Summer 2010 issue of Juristat

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June 14, 2010
Police-reported hate crimes, 2008
Police services in Canada reported 1,036 hate crimes in 2008, up 35% from 2007. Just over half (55%) were motivated by race or ethnicity, 26% by religion and 16% by sexual orientation.

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April 27, 2010
Juristat, April 2010
The April 2010 online edition of Juristat contains the following articles:
[NOTE: Click the above link for highlights and the HTML and PDF versions of each of the reports below. Click the lnks below to access the complete (HTML) reports directly.]

1. Knives and violent crime in Canada, 2008
This article examines Canadian trends in police-reported violent crime committed with knives, with a particular focus on the period from 1999 to 2008.

2. Police-reported robbery in Canada, 2008
Release date: March 25, 2010
This article examines the nature and extent of robbery in Canada using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting survey.

3. Maintenance enforcement by neighbourhood
income in seven reporting census metropolitan areas
Release date: March 25, 2010
Using the most recent annual data from the Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs, this article looks at families who are receiving child support and are enrolled in a maintenance enforcement program. The characteristics of families living in lower and higher income neighbourhoods in the reporting census metropolitan areas are compared.

4. Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009
- examines trends in admissions and releases from custody and community services among young people aged 12 to 17 from 2004/2005 to 2008/2009. It provides information on types of admissions, length of stays and characteristics of youth, such as the type of violation for which they are admitted. It also analyzes the representation of Aboriginal youth under correctional supervision.

Related subjects:

* Crime and justice statistics

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May 18, 2010
Juristat Spring 2010 issue
Click the link above to access the following articles:
* The processing of divorce cases through civil court in seven provinces and territories - May 18, 2010
* Knives and violent crime in Canada, 2008 - April 27, 2010
* Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009 - April 27, 2010
* Police-reported robbery in Canada, 2008 - March 25, 2010
* Maintenance enforcement by neighbourhood income in seven reporting census metropolitan areas - March 25, 2010
* Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2008/2009
- examines trends in admissions and releases from custody and community services among young people aged 12 to 17 from 2004/2005 to 2008/2009. It provides information on types of admissions, length of stays and characteristics of youth, such as the type of violation for which they are admitted. It also analyzes the representation of Aboriginal youth under correctional supervision.
Source:
Juristat is a periodical that presents analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of recurring interest such as : * Crime * Homicide * Youth and adult courts * Correctional services
(Click "Chronological Index" on the Juristat page for links to earlier issues of this periodical)

Related subjects:

* Crime and justice statistics

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Juristat - October 2009
In this issue:

* Quick fact:
Seniors have the lowest rates of police-reported violence

* Homicide in Canada, 2008
October 2009
This annual report is an examination of homicide in Canada. Detailed information is presented on the characteristics of homicide incidents (murder, manslaughter and infanticide), victims and accused within the context of both short and long-term trends.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (337K, 26 pages)

* Trends in police-reported serious assaults
October 2009
This article examines police-reported data on three types of assault: assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assaults against peace officers.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (407K, 16 pages)

* Parenting after separation and divorce:
a profile of arrangements for spending time with and making decisions for children
October 2009
This article examines recently separated or divorced parents who have arrangements in place for spending time with and making decisions for their children, and profiles the types of arrangements that these parents have.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article in PDF (225K, 16 pages)

* Victim services in Canada, 2007/2008
October 2009
This article presents a profile of services offered to victims in Canada, based on the results of the 2007/2008 Victim Services Survey. It also includes an analysis of victims who sought assistance during 2007/2008 and of victims served on May 28, 2008.
Highlights
Full article - HTML
Full article - PDF (396K, 22 pages)

Source:
Juristat
This periodical is of interest to all those who plan, establish, administer and evaluate justice programs and projects, as well as to anyone who has an interest in Canada's justice system. It provides analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. There are annual articles on areas of recurring interest such as: - Crime - Homicide - Youth and adult courts - Correctional services + Other articles focusing on topics of current interest to the justice community.

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July 21, 2009
Juristat - July 2009 issue
- includes links to the articles below on police-reported crime statistics in Canada in 2008 and the incarceration of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services in 2007/2008.

July 21, 2009
Police-reported crime statistics, 2008
Police-reported crime in Canada continued to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
[ Highlights ]
[ Full article in HTML ]
[ Full article in PDF- 977K, 37 pages) ]

July 21, 2009
Incarceration of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services
In 2007/2008, Aboriginal adults accounted for 22% of admissions to sentenced custody, while representing 3% of the Canadian population. Age, level of education, and employment status can only partially explain the representation of Aboriginal adults incarcerated in Canadian prisons, according to a new study that used data from the Integrated Correctional Service Survey and the 2006 Census to analyze factors that could be contributing to the representation of Aboriginal adults in custody.
- includes two tables:
* Aboriginal people as a proportion of admissions to adult provincial/territorial sentenced custody, and as a proportion of the general population, 2007/2008
* Incarceration rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons aged 20 to 34, by employment and education status, selected jurisdictions, on May 16, 2006
[ Highlights ]
[ Full article in HTML ]
[ Full article in PDF- 496K, 27 pages) ]

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July 21, 2009
Juristat - July 2009 issue
- includes links to the articles below on police-reported crime statistics in Canada in 2008 and the incarceration of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services in 2007/2008.

July 21, 2009
Police-reported crime statistics, 2008
Police-reported crime in Canada continued to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
[ Highlights ]
[ Full article in HTML ]
[ Full article in PDF- 977K, 37 pages) ]

July 21, 2009
Incarceration of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services
In 2007/2008, Aboriginal adults accounted for 22% of admissions to sentenced custody, while representing 3% of the Canadian population. Age, level of education, and employment status can only partially explain the representation of Aboriginal adults incarcerated in Canadian prisons, according to a new study that used data from the Integrated Correctional Service Survey and the 2006 Census to analyze factors that could be contributing to the representation of Aboriginal adults in custody.
- includes two tables:
* Aboriginal people as a proportion of admissions to adult provincial/territorial sentenced custody, and as a proportion of the general population, 2007/2008
* Incarceration rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons aged 20 to 34, by employment and education status, selected jurisdictions, on May 16, 2006
[ Highlights ]
[ Full article in HTML ]
[ Full article in PDF- 496K, 27 pages) ]

Source:
Juristat main page - click "Chronological index" for earlier issues of this magazine

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May 13, 2009
Juristat - May 2009
The May 2009 issue of Juristat contains four articles.
(Click the link above for links to the articles below.)

* Residents of Canada's shelters for abused women, 2008
This article focuses on the residents of shelters that assist female victims of violence and their children.

* Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2007
This article examines the nature and extent of hate-motivated crimes reported to Canadian police services.

* Youth custody and community services in Canada, 2007/2008
This article provides an overview of youth admitted to and released from custody and community services in 2007/2008 and examines trends in admissions and releases since the Youth Criminal Justice Act came into effect.

* Trends in police-reported drug offences in Canada
This article explores long-term trends in the possession, trafficking, production, importing and exporting of illegal drugs.

[ earlier editions of Juristat ]

December 12, 2008
Police Resources in Canada, 2008
Police personnel and expenditures
Following a period of decline throughout the 1990’s, police strength in Canada has increased over the past decade. At 196 officers per 100,000 population, the 2008 rate was 8% higher than in 1998, although 5% lower than its peak in 1975. While police officer strength has been increasing, Canada's police reported crime rate has been decreasing. The 2007 crime rate was at its lowest point in over 30 years. At the same time, the proportion of crime solved by police reached a 30 year high.
- incl. two interesting charts:
* Rates of police officers and civilian personnel, 1963 to 2008
* Police officer strength among the provinces, 2008
Complete report (PDF - 427K, 60 pages)

December 9, 2008
Adult and youth correctional services: Key indicators, 2007/2008
Canada's incarceration rate in 2007/2008 rose by 2% from the previous year, the third consecutive annual increase. The gain was driven by the growing number of adults being held on remand in provincial/territorial jails while awaiting trial or sentencing.

May 20, 2008
Youth court statistics, 2006/2007
Fewer young people aged 12 to 17 have been appearing before a judge since the enactment of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in April 2003, and fewer are being sent to custody. There were 56,463 youth court cases completed during the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Although virtually unchanged from the previous year, this amount was 26% lower than in 2002/2003, the year prior to the enactment of the new legislation.
Complete report (PDF - 236K, 23 pages)
Highlights (HTML)

May 20, 2008
Adult Criminal Court Statistics, 2006/2007
In 2006/2007, adult criminal courts in Canada processed 372,084 cases involving 1,079,062 charges. The number of cases processed was virtually unchanged from the previous year.
Complete report (PDF - 256K, 21 pages)
Highlights (HTML)

May 16, 2008
Youth crime, 2006
The crime rate among young people aged 12 to 17 climbed 3% between 2005 and 2006, but was 6% lower than a decade earlier, according to data reported by Canadian police services. While property crime rates among youth declined over the previous decade, rates for other types of offences, including violent crime, increased.

Related report:
Youth Crime in Canada, 2006 (PDF - 196K, 16 pages)
by Andrea Taylor-Butts and Angela Bressan

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The Situation in the U.S.
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From the Pew Center on the States:

One in 31 U.S. Adults are Behind Bars, on Parole or Probation
Press Release
Washington, DC
March 2, 2009
Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The vast majority of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons. One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community.

Complete report:

One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections (PDF - 2MB, 48 pages)
Key findings include:
* One in 31 adults in America is in prison or jail, or on probation or parole (vs 1 in 77 twenty-five years ago).
* Overall, two-thirds of offenders are in the community, not behind bars.
* Correctional control rates are highly concentrated by race and geography: 9.2% black adults, 3.7% Hispanic adults, 2.2% white adults; 5.5% men, 1.1% women
* Georgia, where 1 in 13 adults is behind bars or under community supervision, leads the top five states that also include Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts, Ohio and the District of Columbia.
The report also analyzes the cost of current sentencing and corrections policies.

Source:
Pew Center on the States
[ Pew Charitable Trusts ]
The Pew Charitable Trusts applies the power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems.
Pew's Center on the States identifies and advances state policy solutions.

One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (PDF file - 635K, 37 pages)
Febraury 2008

U.S. Prison Statistics - from the U.S. Department of Justice

Related links:

Canada:
U.S. Tops in the World in Incarceration Rate: Conservatives Hoping to Catch Up
By Brian Gordon
February 4, 2008
The United States has more people in prison, per capita, than any other country in the world. More than China, more than Iran, more than oppressive dictatorships the world over. And this is the model that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives want to follow by implementing 'tougher' drug laws.
Source:
Green Party of Canada

Miscellaneous Canadian statistical links

Finding Canadian statistics
950 links to Canadian statistics on a wide range of topics from Aboriginal Peoples to Women
Source:
University of Toronto Data Library Service

Research Resources for the Social Sciences (Craig McKie) - MEGASITE!
- Craig McKie's Links to Demographic Sites

Economic Indicators - Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Finance Department)

Lars Osberg
Professor of Economics, Dalhousie University

Working Papers - dozens of papers back to 1993

CV/Publications by Lars Osberg - 175+ links articles, book chapters, etc.

Canada-U.S. studies - see the Canadian Social Research Links Canadiana Links page

The World Factbook : Canada
- incl. entries under the following headings:
* Geography * People * Government * Economy * Communications * Transportation - Military * Transnational Issues
Source:
CIA: The World Factbook
[ Central Intelligence Agency ]

Canada - from The World Bank Group
- incl. Canada and the World Bank Group - News & Events - Students and Youth - Academics and Researchers - Business Community - Civil Society - Media - Parliamentarians - Development Assistance from Canada - Contacts and Data

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From the
Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) (Canada):
"The Centre for the Study of Living Standards is a non-profit, national, independent organization that seeks to contribute to a better understanding of trends in and determinants of productivity, living standards and economic and social well-being through research."

Index of Economic Well-being
Has economic well-being increased or decreased in recent years, and is it higher or lower in one country compared to others? Traditionally these questions have been answered by looking at trends in and comparisons of GDP per capita, but this is a poor measure of economic well-being. It measures consumption incompletely, ignoring the value of leisure and longer life spans, and it also ignores the value of accumulation for future generations. Furthermore, since it is an average, GDP per capita gives no indication of the likelihood that an individual will share in prosperity nor of the degree of anxiety with which individuals contemplate their futures."
- incl. links to:
Introduction and Methodology - The Index for Canada -The Index for Canada and the United States - The Index for Canada and the Provinces - The Index for OECD Countries - An Index of Labour Market Well-being - Weighting tool for Canada and OECD Countries.

The International Productivity Monitor is published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) for Industry Canada. The objective of the Monitor is to focus attention on the importance of productivity for improving living standards and quality of life. The Monitor publishes high-quality articles on productivity issues, trends and developments in Canada and other countries and serves as a vehicle for the international discussion of productivity topics.

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TradingEconomics.com
NOTE : On the Trading Economics website home page, you'll find info for different regions of the world and for each of 232 countries on the following : * GDP Billions US$ * GDP Growth * Interest rate * Inflation rate * Jobless rate * Gov. Budget * Exchange rate * Population

"Trading Economics provides its users with accurate information for 232 countries including historical data for more than 300.000 economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. Our data is regularly checked for inconsistencies and based on official sources; with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, central banks and national statistics bureaus being the most important. TradingEconomics.com has received more than 10 million page views from more than 200 countries."

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Canada Country Report - from The Project on Human Development (Boston University)
[select Canada from the list of countries]

Canada Country Analysis Brief - from the U.S. Dept. of Energy
- incl. Background | Oil | Natural Gas Coal | Electricity | Environment | Profile | Links

Canada Country Information - from CountryReports.org

American Statistical Links (links are added in reverse chronological order)

From
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity:

Spotlight on the States
50-State Resource Map Compiles Data,
Research, News and Policy Information
November 14, 2011

State and local governments, community-based organizations and other non-profits play a significant role in implementing policies and programs to reduce poverty and promote opportunity. Click the link above, then hover your mouse over a state to get a snapshot of poverty statistics in the state, then click or use the drop-down menu to access information and resources, news articles, and links to learn more about state efforts to reduce poverty.
- includes:
State poverty data and statistics: A compilation of data, including poverty, unemployment and asset poverty rates, and information on housing. Each data point links to
its source.
State policies: A listing of key state tax, asset-building and work support policies that help support low-income families; includes links to state or national organizations that track the issue.
Research: A compilation of relevant state research reports on issues related to poverty and opportunity.
News: A news feed of articles about poverty in a given state.

At a time when federal, state and local governments are seeking to reduce deficits by cutting programs for the needy, this resource provides vital up-to-date information for advocates, researchers, policymakers and foundations working to reduce poverty and promote opportunity.

Source:
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity:
The Source for News, Ideas and Action
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity: The Source for News, Ideas and Action is a non-partisan initiative that brings together diverse perspectives from the political, policy, advocacy and foundation communities to find genuine solutions to the economic hardship confronting millions of Americans. Through the ongoing exchange of ideas, research and data, Spotlight seeks to inform the policy debate about reducing poverty and increasing opportunity in the United States.

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- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (M-Z) Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us3.htm

CLASP DataFinder is a custom, easy-to-use tool developed to provide select demographic information as well as administrative data on programs that affect low-income people and families. Users can create and download custom tables that present a national picture, a state picture or a comparative look at states and communities. The DataFinder currently includes state and national data on:
* child care assistance spending and participation * Head Start and Early Head Start participation* Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) expenditures * young child demographics; and poverty. The tool also provides community-level statistics on education, demographics and youth violence. CLASP will add more data to this evolving tool over time.
1. Choose one or more states.
2. Choose one or more years (earliest year : 1997)
3. Choose Variables from the list below:
* Poverty
* Young Child Demographics
* Child Care Subsidies: CCDBG Participation
* Child Care Subsidies: Spending
* Head Start: All Programs
* Early Head Start
* Temporary Assistance Expenditure Data
* Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Caseload Data
* Educational Attainment
* Working Families Demographics
* Income and Work Supports

Source:
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Since 1968, CLASP has been a trusted resource, a creative architect for systems change, and one of the country's most effective voices for low income people. CLASP's mission is to develop and advocate for policies at the federal, state and local levels that improve the lives of low income people. In particular, we seek policies that work to strengthen families and create pathways to education and work.
[ Source: About CLASP ]

[ Watch a two-minute video about CLASP - from the CLASP About Us page. ]

From the
U.S. Census Bureau:

The 2011 Statistical Abstract
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is also designed to serve as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts. [ Excerpt from the Overview ]

Click the link above to scan the 2011 Statistical Abstract Table of contents
and download the individual sections in PDF format. Move your cursor over the list of sections in the left-hand margin to see the content of each of those sections.
[Most stats tables are for 2008 or 2009.]

Population - Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces - Health and Nutrition - Education - Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons - Geography and Environment - Elections - State and Local Government Finances and Employment - Federal Government Finances and Employment - National Security and Veterans Affairs - Social Insurance and Human Services - Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings - Income, Expenditures, Poverty, and Wealth - Prices - Business Enterprise - Science and Technology - Agriculture - Forestry, Fishing, and Mining - Energy and Utilities - Construction and Housing - Manufactures - Wholesale and Retail Trade - Transportation - Information and Communications - Banking, Finance, and Insurance - Arts, Recreation, and Travel - Accommodation, Food Services, and Other Services - Foreign Commerce and Aid - Puerto Rico and the Island Areas - International Statistics
Appendix I. Guide to Sources of Statistics 879-893
Appendix I. Guide to State Statistical Abstracts 894-897
Appendix I. Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts 898-899
Appendix II. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: Concepts, Components, and Population 900-920
Appendix III. Limitations of the Data 921-946
Appendix IV. Weights and Measures 947
Appendix V. Tables Deleted From Earlier Editions of the Statistical Abstract 949-950
Index 951-1010
Map of the United States, Showing Census Regions and Divisions Cover

Earlier editions of the Statistical Abstract - right back to 1789!

Related link:

Don’t kill America’s databook
By Robert J. Samuelson
August 21, 2011
If you want to know something about America, there are few better places to start than the “Statistical Abstract of the United States.” Published annually by the Census Bureau, the Stat Abstract assembles about 1,400 tables describing our national condition. (...) The Stat Abstract is headed for the chopping block. The 2012 edition, scheduled for publication later this year, will be the last, unless someone saves it. (...) It can be argued that much of what’s in the Stat Abstract is online somewhere. True — but irrelevant. Many government and private databases are hard to access and search, even if you know what you want. Often, you don’t. The Stat Abstract has two great virtues. First, it conveniently presents in one place a huge amount of information from a vast array of government and private sources. (...) Second, the footnotes show where to get more information. (...) Without the Stat Abstract, statistics will become more hidden, and our collective knowledge will suffer. Must this be? If Census doesn’t rescind its misguided death sentence, the agency could contract with some wealthy private foundation to support the abstract.
Source:
Washington Post

United States Census 2010 - Home Page
Census Day was April 1 in the U.S. - the day when all Americans were counted by the Census Bureau.
The last day to return completed Census 2010 questionnaires was April 16.

[ 2010 United States Census - from Wikipedia ]

International Comparisons

International Comparisons from the Québec Government
- the most recent data on 235 countries and territories using 95 economic indicators, grouped by theme: population, labour force, consumer prices, exchange rates, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP by expenditure, GDP by industry, personal income, research and development expenditures, foreign investments, international trade.

Click the link above to read a word of caution about using the data, a summary analysis, economic profiles by country, etc.
Click the link below to go directly to the English PDF file containing the tables comparing all 235 countries and territories on each 95 indicators.

Report (English version):

Comparative Tables by Indicator (PDF - 535K, 109 pages)
March 25, 2010
- 235 countries and territories, 95 indicators

Source::
Databank of Official Statistics on Québec
(See "Living Conditions and Well-being" for other relevant stats)

[ Site français : Banque de données des statistiques officielles du Québec ]

Institut de la statistique du Québec - Québec statistical institute (English home page)

NOTE: for links to more comparisons of Canada with the U.S., Mexico and the rest of the world, see the
Canadiana Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/patriot.htm

AgeSource/AgeStats Worldwide
http://www.aarpinternational.org/database/

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) covers aging and aging-related topics quite well, and this website is one of their many compelling initiatives. The databases, AgeSource and AgeStats, on AARP's international website are designed to "facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging." Under the "Aging Everywhere" tab is an interactive map that allows the visitor to read "Country Profiles" as well as read articles about a region selected from the map. A "Comparative Data Search" can also be done by clicking on the link above the map. There are multiple ways to search the information in the databases. On the left hand menu visitors can explore by topic or by region. Some of the topics include "Aging & Society", "Economic Retirement & Security", "Livable Communities" and "Long-Term Care". Searching for a particular topic can be accomplished by using the keyword search box in the middle of the page. The search can be further limited by deciding which databases to search, and by information type, geographic coverage, and language.
Reviewed by:
The Scout Report
http://scout.wisc.edu/

Also from the Scout Report

Economic Indicators (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/
Both scholars and those with a penchant for statistics will want to bookmark this fine website created and maintained by the federal government. The site provides monthly compilations of economic indicators covering prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money, and Federal finance. Visitors can use the search engine to type in their desired terms, or they can browse every month from January 1998 forward via a series of drop down tabs. For those who might be looking for more specific data, the "Search Tips" feature is quite useful. The site also contains links to the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER), which contains economic indicators back to 1948. Overall, the site will be a real boon to those looking for high quality, accurate information regarding current and past economic trends and patterns in the United States.

World Health Organization: Health Economics (posted Dec. 12/08)
http://www.who.int/topics/health_economics/en/
The World Health Organization (WHO) has created this site to provide the general public with high-quality information about their various research initiatives and reports related to the field of health economics. Given the nature of the WHO's mission, the work focuses on key challenges facing global health financing, with particular attention paid to healthcare systems in the developing world. The materials here include a nice fact sheet that provides a global overview of current spending on health care, along with links to related sites that deal with health financing policy and national healthcare systems. In the "Related Links" area, visitors can browse on over to a specialized site dedicated to the health economics of the European Union.

Gapminder
http://www.gapminder.org/
In London, riders on the Tube are reminded to "Mind the Gap". On the Gapminder website, visitors are reminded to mind a variety of gaps, whether they be in income inequality or quality of health care. This rather absorbing website was created as a non-profit venture to promote "sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information." The site makes use of Trendanalyzer software to offer visualizations related to questions that include "Which country has the best teeth in the world?" and "Who gets what: Farm subsidies". Visitors can find such information under the "Latest News" area, and they can also take advantage of the videos, "Gapcasts", and world charts offered here. The "Gapcasts" are quite good, and they cover carbon emissions, public services, and globalization. Also, if visitors have their own set of statistical indicators they can create their own unique Gapminder-like bubble graph on their website. It's a powerful tool, and one that might be important for other non-profits, think tanks, educators, and students.

Reviews by:
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2009
http://scout.wisc.edu/

What are good sources of information on basic trends in poverty, welfare and related issues in America?
Source:
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)
[University of Wisconsin-Madison ]

FedStats - The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

From the U.S. Census Bureau:

Census Bureau Poverty Page
- includes links to : * Poverty Home * Overview *What's new * Publications * Definitions * Poverty Thresholds * Poverty Data Sources * Current Poverty Data * Microdata Access * Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates * History of the Poverty Measure * Poverty Measurement Studies and Alternative Measures * Related Sites * FAQ

Links to Related Sites
Find other agencies or organizations which provide Poverty Measurement Research

Census Bureau Income Page - incl. links to : * What's New * Income Main * Overview * Reports * Definitions * Guidance about the Sources * How Income Data is Collected * Micro Data Access * Related Topics * FAQ * Current and historical income data

Statistical Resources on the Web - from the University of Michigan Documents Center
Includes links to a wide range of statistical sites, mainly American but with some international content.
- includes : Agriculture - Foreign Governments - Statistical Agencies - Foreign Trade - U.S. Imports and Exports - Comprehensive Subjects Directories - Health - Cost of Living - Price Indexes and Comparative Costs - Housing - Homelessness - Demographics (Population, Social, Economic Characteristics, Poverty) - Labor (Labor Force, Occupations, Salaries) - Economics - Military - Education - Politics - Science - Environment - Sociology (Children, Crime, Elderly, Immigration, Refugees) - Finance and Currency - Transportation - Foreign Economics - International Sources - and more...

EconStats
http://www.econstats.com/index.htm

For anyone looking for a vast cornucopia of economic statistics culled from all over the world, they need look no further than the EconStats website. The homepage is a bit visually cluttered, but one couldn't ask for better and more complete data, as visitors can quickly access a wide range of economic data from the United States, such as information about inflation, unemployment levels, productivity, new factory orders, and the price of crude oil. The homepage also contains links to economic data from Canada, Britain, Germany, the European Union, France, Italy, Russia, and China. On the right-hand side of the page, visitors can click through to interest rates for dozens of countries, check in on various stock markets, and look up commodity and futures prices. Those individuals looking for quick help with pressing questions can post queries to the "Econ Chat" section of the homepage.

Reviewed by:
The Scout Report,
Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008.

Global Distribution of Poverty
For policymakers and academics alike, having access to information about the global distribution of poverty is crucial. Based at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, The Poverty Mapping Project at The Center for International Earth Science Information Network is a very fine resource for anyone interested in this subject. Understandably, the site provides access to dozens of maps which document the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. In the "Maps" section, visitors can look over 300 poverty maps offered at a number of spatial scales. Visitors will also want to peruse their nice publication, "Where the Poor Are: An Atlas of Poverty", which includes information about how some of this data has been used in poverty interventions. Persons looking for data for their own research will want to consider downloading the subnational and national poverty data sets that are made available here. Overall, it's a well-designed site and one which can be used in a variety of settings.
Reviewed by:
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008

Global Social Change Reports
Excellent resources - well worth a visit for anyone interested in major world demographic, social, political and communication trends over the last several decades.

- includes the following resources (among many others):
--- Basic Guide to the World: Quality of Life Throughout the World (PDF file - 228K, 34 pages) - December 2005
This describes world and regional trends in infant mortality rate, gdp per capita, literacy, freedom, and world and regional life satisfaction. An html version http://gsociology.icaap.org/report/cqual.html is a brief review of global quality of life, major trends and regional comparisons.
--- Basic Guide to the World: Population changes and trends, 1960 to 2003 (PDF file - 183K, 11 pages) - October 2005
Presents graphs and tables showing trends in world, regional population.
--- Basic Guide to the World: Economic Growth, 1970 to 2007 (PDF file - 140K, 16 pages) May 2007
Brief descriptions of trends in economic growth, world regional and for selected countries.
--- Major demographic trends - summary of main demographic trends of the past several decades; changes in population size, population growth, infant mortality rates, age distributions.
--- Major social trends - summary of main socio-demographic trends of the past several decades; changes in urbanization, education and ethnolinguistic fractionalization.
--- much more (major political trends, major economic trends, major technological trends: communication, energy production and consumption, context of change in the 21st century
- also includes free datasets, free online statistical tools, useful public domain and other free to use data, etc.

Source:
The Global Social Change Research Project
- links to online books, manuals and guides about evaluation and social research methods, such as surveys, observations, and others
- links to sites about data quality, statistical analysis, and free software such as statistical, office suites, spreadsheets and more.
- links to many sites with research or data about globalization, democracy and freedom and other related topics.

Population Reference Bureau (PRB) (U.S. - world)
Providing timely and objective population information
The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications.
PRB Web Sites.
PRB has five Web sites that provide the latest and most accurate data on a range of topics within the field of population, health, and nutrition.
The main PRB Web siteis your first stop for population information.
MEASURE Communication promotes wider dissemination and increased use of information on population, health, and nutrition for planning and decisionmaking in developing countries.
PopNet is a comprehensive directory of population-related Web sites-by topic or keyword, by organization, or through a world regions map. All 200 countries in the World Population Data Sheet are indexed.
AmeriStat includes a series of charts, graphs, and brief narratives describing demographic trends in five subject areas including marriage and family, education, and poverty and income.
The Center for Public Information on Population Research explains and publicizes the findings of population research and their implications.

General Social Survey (GSS)
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a survey used to collect data on demographic characteristics and attitudes of residents of the United States. The survey is conducted face-to-face with an in-person interview by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, of a randomly-selected sample of adults (over 18) who are not institutionalized.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Institute for Social Research(Ann Arbor)
 - Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD)
- Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
- National Election Studies (NES)

Justice Information Service

Roper Center (University of Connecticut)

National Center for Education Statistics

National Archives and Records Administration

Population Studies Center (University of Michigan)

Henry A. Murray Research Center  (Radclifffe College)

European and other International Links

TradingEconomics.com NOTE : On the Trading Economics website home page, you'll find info for different regions of the world and for each of 232 countries on the following : * GDP Billions US$ * GDP Growth * Interest rate * Inflation rate * Jobless rate * Gov. Budget * Exchange rate * Population "Trading Economics provides its users with accurate information for 232 countries including historical data for more than 300.000 economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. Our data is regularly checked for inconsistencies and based on official sources; with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, central banks and national statistics bureaus being the most important.

Bank Deposit Rates in Canada - unique Canada, U.S. and international bank interest rates, currency and risk research information. In particular, it provides interest rates from the major institutions in Canada, which you can compare to the United States, Asia or Europe. See also: Bank Deposit Rates Around the World

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UNdata http://data.un.org UNdata is a statistics database service that provides users with quick and easy access to a wide range of data that cover themes including agriculture, crime, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism. UNdata is part of the “Statistics as a Public Good” project launched by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) that aims to provide free access to global statistics, assist National Statistical Offices of member countries with strengthening their data dissemination capabilities, and educate users on the importance of statistics in evidence-based policy and decision making. Source: United Nations http://www.un.org

 

World Bank Data on Poverty
- includes : Trends in regional indicators (Income poverty, Social indicators) - Global Poverty Monitoring website - Poverty Monitoring Database - DAPeR (Data for the Analysis of Poverty Reduction) - Regional and country level indicators (income poverty, inequality, World Income Inequality Database, GNI per capita, Country information sheets on health, nutrition, population and poverty) - Millennium Development Goals - Social indicators - Household surveys - Participatory poverty studies - Country data sets (India Poverty Project) - Free Poverty Datasets - Poverty Mapping - Poverty data analysis tools
Source:
World Bank Group

 

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World Bank Is Opening Its Treasure Chest of Data
By Stephanie Strom
July 2, 2011
(...) The World Bank’s traditional role has been to finance specific projects that foster economic development, whereas the I.M.F.’s goal is to safeguard the global monetary system. But many people, particularly in the developing world, have long questioned whether the economic prescriptions that these two lofty institutions hand down from Washington — essentially: liberalize, privatize and deregulate — have done anything but advance the interests of wealthy nations like the United States. (..) So it might come as a surprise that the president of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick, a career diplomat and member of the Republican foreign-policy elite, argues that the most valuable currency of the World Bank isn’t its money — it is its information.
(...)
Long regarded as a windowless ivory tower, the World Bank is opening its vast vault of information. True, the bank still lends roughly $170 billion annually. But it is increasingly competing for influence and power with Wall Street, national governments and smaller regional development banks, who have as much or more money to offer. It is no longer the only game in town. And so Mr. Zoellick, 57, is wielding knowledge — lots of it. For more than a year, the bank has been releasing its prized data sets, currently giving public access to more than 7,000 that were previously available only to some 140,000 subscribers — mostly governments and researchers, who pay to gain access to it. Those data sets contain all sorts of information about the developing world, whether workaday economic statistics — gross domestic product, consumer price inflation and the like — or arcana like how many women are breast-feeding their children in rural Peru. (...) Mr. Zoellick says the bank’s newfound openness is part of a push to embrace competition, both internally and externally, as it tries to reduce poverty and foster economic development.

Source:
New York Times

[Comment (by Gilles) : Ironic that the Harper Government™ appears to be moving in the opposite direction with its (His) decision to axe the Census long form questionnaire - see http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/2011_census_questionnaire.htm for more on that.]

From the World Bank:

Virtual Statistical System (VSS)
The VSS is an online resource for national statistical offices, other data producing agencies, data users, including policy makers, academics, students, or anyone who wants to know more about official statistics. The VSS provides in-depth information on how effective statistical systems/organizations operate and the essential knowledge prerequisites of official statisticians working in these organizations.

Open Data
The Data Catalog provides download access to over 7,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.
View profiles by country - [ Canada profile ]

Source:
World Bank

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World Bank Frees Up Development Data
April 20, 2010—The World Bank Group said today it will offer free access to more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics that had mostly been available only to paying subscribers. An initial 330 indicators are available in French, Spanish and Arabic. The decision - part of a larger effort to increase access to information at the World Bank - means that researchers, journalists, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), entrepreneurs and school children alike will be able to tap into the World Bank's databases via a new website. Experts say open access policy will foster innovation, support evidence-based policymaking.

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World Bank Data
The World at a Glance : Key development indicators from the World Bank

* Countries
- Afghanistan to Zimbabwe (yes, including Canada)

* Topics
- Agriculture & Rural Development - Infrastructure - Aid Effectiveness - Labor & Social Protection - Economic Policy and External Debt - Poverty - Education - Private Sector - Energy & Mining - Public Sector - Environment - Science & Technology Financial sector - Social Development - Health - Urban Development

* Indicators
- 331 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209 countries from 1960 to 2008 translated into Spanish, French and Arabic.

* Data Catalog
The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources, including databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that source. Where possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow users to select the countries, indicators, and years they would like to search. Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalog.

Related link:

World Bank Reform
The World Bank Group is advancing multiple reforms to promote inclusiveness, innovation, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. It is expanding cooperation with the UN, the IMF, other multilateral development banks, donors, civil society, and foundations. But the effort must go further to realize a World Bank Group that represents the international economic realities of the 21st Century, recognizes the role and responsibility of growing stakeholders, and provides a larger voice for developing countries.

Source:
The World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.
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NOTE: The World Bank is not without its detractors.
See the "Criticism" section of this Wikipedia article on The World Bank.

United Nations Statistical Yearbook - Fifty-second Issue
February 2010
This is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics for over 200 countries and areas of the world, compiled from sources including United Nations agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The fifty-second issue contains data available to the Statistics Division as of June 2008 and presents them in 68 tables on topics such as: agriculture; balance of payments; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment; finance; gender; industrial production; international merchandise trade; international tourism; labour force; manufacturing; national accounts; nutrition; population; prices; research and development; and wages. The number of years of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with the ten-year tables covering 1996 to 2005 or 1997 to 2006. Accompanying the tables are technical notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions and classifications.

Table of contents (PDF - 124K, 4 pages)
NOTE: The complete report (the link below) is a large file and a slow download even for someone with a broadband connection.
Check the table of contents first by clicking the link above, then (if you wish to continue), click the link below.

Complete Yearbook (PDF - 9.6MB, 848 pages)
[ Statistical Yearbook - two previous years online ]
Source:
United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs provides support services to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body coordinating the economic and social work of the United Nations and its operational arms.

Also from DESA:

* World Population Ageing 2009 (PDF - 894K, 82 pages) - February 2010
This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This new edition includes new features on ageing in rural and urban areas, the coverage of pension systems and the impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on pension systems. The report is intended to provide a solid demographic foundation for the follow-up activities of the Second World Assembly on Ageing.

* Rethinking Poverty : Report on the World Social Situation 2010 - January 2010
Fifteen years ago, in Copenhagen, global leaders at the World Summit for Social Development described poverty eradication as an ethical, political and economic imperative, and identified it as one of the three pillars of social development. Poverty eradication has since become the overarching objective of development, as reflected in the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, which set the target of halving global extreme poverty by 2015. Rethinking Poverty, the 2010 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and its eradication.

Complete report (PDF - 8MB, 203 pages)

=====> Executive summary (PDF - 196K, 8 pages)
=====> Table of contents (HTML) +links to individual chapters, including:
* Poverty: the official numbers * The poverty of poverty measurement * Deprivation, vulnerability and exclusion * Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction * Economic liberalization and poverty reduction * Labour-market and social policies and poverty reduction * Poverty reduction programmes * Rethinking poverty reduction interventions

From the
United Nations Population Fund: