Tag Archives: data
Historical Canadian Government Data Sources
I recently received the following message from Ryan MacDonald at Statistics Canada: “I recently came upon a number [of] scans done by our library to place the historical publications into pdfs. They can sometimes be a little difficult to search for, so I thought I would pass along a few links that may be of […]
Lumbering Along in the Finding Data Process
Well, all I was trying to do was introduce a set of lecture slides on the nineteenth century timber trade with a simple overview of the Canadian logging industry's employment in the twentieth century. Well, three hours later it has proven to be a more frustrating exercise than I would have expected but here is […]
The Historical Statistics of Canada Are Back!
If you recall, several posts ago I lamented that the downloadable csv files that used to be part of archived web edition of Historical Statistics of Canada seemed to have disappeared or were not working. I am delighted to say that the files are back.
Visualizing GDP Performance
Statistics Canada just released its GDP statistics by industry for the provinces and territories for 2011.
A river keeper’s story
There is a canoe put-in on the Rideau River known as "Thomson's Landing." It is marked by a six foot high stake, against which Mr Harry Thomson (for whom the put-in is named) tracked the height of the Rideau River's spring flood for almost 50 years.
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative 
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