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OfflineStatistics Canada has brought to our attention a phishing scam asking new participants to “expand the Uniform Crime Reporting” survey. The scammer sent out the email pretending to be from the CRDCN and McMaster University. If you receive such an email asking you to "be a respondent in the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey", DO NOT OPEN IT – delete it immediately. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me (moonj@queensu.ca).
OfflineResearch and Public Policy: Health, Economic and Social Perspectives, Toronto, November 5-6, 2015
Note: 2 workshops are being offered on Wednesday, November 4th:
- Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) to sensitive microdata
- Showcase of Statistics Canada and other administrative data releases
OfflineAll QRDC Researchers are encouraged to consider submitting a paper for the upcoming CRDCN National Conference, being held in Toronto, November 5-6, 2015. The submission deadline is June 15th, just two weeks away! Links are provided below.
OfflinePlease join your CRDCN colleagues in Toronto for the CRDCN Annual Conference. This year's theme is "Research and Public Policy: Health, Economic, and Social Perspectives". This conference is an opportunity to showcase the work being done with RDC data and to explore emerging themes and methods, with an emphasis on sharing methodological challenges and policy implications. A related focus is the use of administrative data for research.
See the CRDCN Annual Conference Call for Proposals Poster
OfflineFederal Government Announces New Open Access Policy for Research
The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications was announced on Friday, February 27th. See the news release and the policy statement here.
If you are funded by SSHRC, CIHR, or NSERC, you are encouraged to become familiar with this important new policy. Researchers at Queen's University can find out more at: http://library.queensu.ca/scholcomm/tri-agency.
OfflineThe CRDCN has provided the following suggested 'acknowledgement' text for RDC Researchers to include in their papers and/or presentations.
OfflinePrivate Member's Bill aims to reinstate the mandatory long-form Census
Kingston and the Islands MP, Ted Hsu, has introduced a Private Member's Bill (C-626, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (appointment of Chief Statistician and long-form census)) aimed at reinstating the mandatory long-form Census in Canada.
OfflineTwo QRDC researchers, Mike Kottelenberg and Steve Lehrer, are this year's recipients of the John Vanderkamp Prize for the best article in Canadian Public Policy, for their research titled: "New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Child-Care in Canada" DOI 10.3138/CPP.39.2.26, 3 Issue, Volume 39, Number 2/June 2013. (Source: http://www.econ.queensu.ca/node/1665)
See the winning article at: http://www.nber.org/papers/w18785
OfflineMonday, May 26, 2014 - Queen’s University’s first Data Day is an opportunity to meet researchers and data service providers in a shared forum.
You will hear from researchers working with diverse data sets, learn more about the recent consultation document, Toward a Policy Framework for Advancing Digital Scholarship in Canada, and how services at Queen's and beyond can help you preserve and increase the reach of your data. See: http://library.queensu.ca/dataday2014 for details.
OfflinePlease join your CRDCN colleagues in Winnipeg as policymakers, public-sector and academic researchers examine our recent past and emerging future. This year's CRDCN Annual Conference will take place in Winnipeg, at the Forks of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers, next to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. This year's theme is "Investing in Our Futures", a theme designed to encourage evidence-based reflections on the society we want to create for ourselves, our families and our neighbours
See the 'Call for proposals' poster.
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