Statistics Canada`s centennial will take place in 2018. A multi-year plan has been put in place to celebrate the event and share it with Canadians. The plan focuses on recognizing the Agency`s prior learning over the past 100 years, the history of how a Canadian institution achieved world-class status, and increasing public awareness and promoting creativity in statistics. The first year of activities, which has already taken place, included public discussions on “Talking Stats” in Vancouver, Halifax, Ottawa and Saskatoon. These public meetings began with a detailed presentation prepared by a Statistics Canada expert on a topic of interest to the community, followed by a panel discussion on the podium. These meetings are currently being held in four other cities. In addition, two regional offices will welcome data users through open house events. The information is granted “as intended” and Statistics Canada makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information, either explicitly or implicitly, with respect to the information and expressly disclaims any implied warranties of market access or fitness for a particular purpose of the information. Currently, nearly 6,000 Statistics Canada datasets and more than 19,000 Statistics Canada resources are registered in the Open Data and Open Information portals of the Open Government website. In support of Canadians` data and information priorities, supporting open government and promoting transparency, Statistics Canada will continue to actively record data and information records, access to information and proactive disclosure documents as they become available. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all provinces as well as the federal government.
In addition to conducting some 350 active surveys on virtually every aspect of Canadian life, the Statistics Act requires Statistics Canada to conduct a national census every five years and a census of agriculture every 10 years. [5] Statistics Canada also offers the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) – a cross-sectional survey that assesses the incomes, sources of income and economic status of individuals and families in Canada. [12] Labour Force Survey (LFS) data are combined with CIS data. Poverty statistics reported on 24 February 2020 are based on the Market Basket Measure (MGM). [13] Statistics Canada`s Open Government Implementation Plan is published online and is accessible through the Open Government (open.canada.ca) website. This plan is updated annually. The following subsections describe the governance structures and decision-making processes that support open administration, and how these responsibilities are delegated and carried out within Statistics Canada. . .
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