Research guides: Statistics &amp; data: Local, federal and international: Home

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Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics portal that integrates data on over 60,000 topics from over 22,000 sources. Find statistics, marketing information, digital markets, country reports and industry studies.

Beautiful News Daily
A collection of good news, positive trends, uplifting statistics and facts — all beautifully visualized by Information is Beautiful.
They release a new chart every day to move our attention beyond dramatic news headlines to the slow developments and quiet trends that go unseen, uncelebrated. Supported by reliable data.

BC Stats and Statistics Canada are major sources of online demographic & statistical data

BC Stats This link opens in a new window
Major source of online data and analysis. Use the Statistics by Subject tab on the top for broad subjects such as demographics, business, aboriginal peoples, etc.
Statistics Canada This link opens in a new window
Statistics Canada produces statistics on Canadian population, resources, economy, society and culture.
Data tables from Statistics Canada This link opens in a new window
Statistics Canada provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
CANSIM tables are now referred to as data tables; there are several ways to access them on the Statistics Canada website:
1. through the Data tab on the website toolbar
2. through the Subjects tab & then select a subject area
3. through the Statcan general search box

Looking for articles on your topic in a newspaper or a magazine? Tip: add "statistics" to your search:

Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA Complete) This link opens in a new window
CBCA Complete includes scholarly journal articles, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines.
Canadian Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
All topics; covers major daily Canadian newspapers including the Times-Colonist.

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