Data Sources

= may be access by currently registered students, staff and faculty at McMaster
= accessible by everyone

Canada

• DLI (Data Liberation Initiative)
  The Data Liberation Initiative" provides Canadian academic institutions with affordable access to Statistics Canada data files and databases for teaching and research.
  
  The DLI is a co-operative effort by the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada (HSSFC), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Canadian Association of Public Data Users (CAPDU), the Canadian Association of Small University Libraries (CASUL), Statistics Canada and other government departments.
  

United States

• ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
  The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. In addition, ICPSR provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects.

Other Useful LInks

• Statistical Data Documentation System (SDDS) (Statistics Canada)
  Descriptions of all current and some discontinued statistics gathering programs within Statistics Canada, including contact information, topics, publication notes, data collection methodology, dates and frequency, population/universe, geographic and SIC coverage, dissemination, catalogued and uncatalogued publications (with STC catalogue numbers) other statistical data products (including microdata files), and CANSIM matrix numbers.
• National Occupational Classification (NOC)
  A widely recognized, comprehensive system that describes and organizes occupations in the Canadian economy. It represents a classification structure with descriptions of the 520 occupational unit groups - covering more than 30,000 job titles that constitute the Canadian labour market.
• Industry Profiles
  Economic Analyses of Human Resources in Canadian Industries.
• Exportsource
  Information on export markets, regulations, financing and contacts.
• Strategis
  Industry Canada's online site for businesses
• Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC)
  The CBSCs are designed to improve business access to a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations.
• National Labour Market Information System
  This service provides general and detailed information on local labour markets across Canada. The information provided here can help Canadians in their search for work and help in making their employment, training and career decisions.
• Other Social Science Links (including data sources)
  Research Resources for the Social Sciences (author Craig McKie -- cmckie@ottawa.com