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CRDCN Newsletter

By Jeff Moon

For the latest on CRDCN data and activities, take a look at 'The Networker'.


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Upcoming CRDCN Webinar

By Jeff Moon

Using StatsCan Datasets to Uncover Policy Drivers of Household Food Insecurity in Canada, 1994-2009


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The following files have been added to the Statistics Canada DLI Nesstar Webview:
- Canadian Survey of Giving Volunteer and Participating (CSGVP) – 2007, 2004 follow-up, 2004, 2000, 1997
- Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care (CSE-PHE) - 2007-2008


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Are you a new researcher curious about whether a survey will meet your research needs? Can a Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) meet your needs or should you access the Master File?


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Check out the article in the Kingston Whig-Standard by Queen's Professor Udo Schuklenk, regarding the crisis in scientific research. He mentions data as the underpinnings of good research -- something users of the Canadian RDC Network can certainly attest to.


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The Globe & Mail's Report on Business published an article on Sept 25th bemoaning the decline in Canadian content coming from Canadian economics departments...


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Metadata for selected Statistics Canada masterfiles have been added to the Nesstar server run by the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). The DLI provides researchers access to public data files and associated metadata. Provision of masterfile metadata will help researchers plan and apply for access to the RDC.


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CRDCN Youtube Channel now live!

By Jeff Moon

Great news! The Canadian Research Data Centre Network now has its own Youtube Channel...


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Today, Statistics Canada's RDC management team was awarded the Treasury Board Secretariat "Public Service Award of Excellence" in the Innovation category.


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The CRDCN 2013 Conference will take place in Waterloo, Ontario on October 3&4, 2013, with preconference workshops on the 2nd.


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