Welcome
This guide provides links to resources that support research into community level activities. Municipalites and their neighbourhoods are important sites of social and political activity that often gets reflected at higher levels of government policy.
Importance of Cities
- Canada: Competing to Win
See - Chapter 3: Competitive Communities (Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Finance) - From Restless Communities to Resilient Places
Final Report of the External Advisory Committee on Cities and Communities - Why Cities Matter? (Canadian Policy Research Network)
Databases
Websites
Preparing your Project
The Ethical Conduct of Research
Gender-Based Analysis
Developing a Funding Proposal
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada whose Help button leads to:
Finding and Using Statistics
Media room leads to Local data which includes among others:
Summary tables in Canadian Statistics
Community Profiles
Health Profile
Census
Statistics Canada: Census
Illustrated glossary - Geographic units
Hierarchy of Standard Geographic Units
Maps
GeoSearch (2006 Census)
E-Stat - contains Census and economic data
Your Guide to Data Sources on Census-Related Topics
Repackaging of Census and other Data:
(a) by Statistics Canada
Canadian Social Trends
Health Reports
Profiles of Ethnic Communities in Canada
Trends and Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas
(b) by other entities
Community Information Database
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Indicators of Well Being in Canada (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)
Recent Immigrants in Metropolitan Areas (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
Other Resources
Library Catalogues
* CERIS virtual library
* SmartLibrary
Community Resources
* Metropolis Project
* Municipal World (available at Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch)
* Municom
* Muniscope
* e-Blue Book (On-line Directory of Ottawa Community Services - Community Information Centre of Ottawa)
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