2006 Census Dissemination Releases, Products and Services, Census Web Module

1. 2006 Census Dissemination Releases, Products and Services, Census Web Module 2006 Census Overview Course September 2007

2. Presentation Outline • 2006 Census Release Schedule • Products and Services Line … (via Census Web Module “Walkthrough”) • Categories, Highlights, What’s New for 2006 • Dissemination Systems and Tools • Census Web Module (I-Shelf) … Access Levels • Looking Towards 2011 …

3. 2006 Census Release Schedule – Topics and Variables 2007 Release no. 1: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Population and dwelling counts Release no. 2: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Age and sex Release no. 3: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Families and households Marital status (including common-law status) Housing and shelter costs* (including dwelling characteristics) Release no. 4: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Language Mobility and migration Immigration and citizenship

4. 2006 Census Release Schedule – Topics and Variables 2008 Release no. 5: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Aboriginal peoples Release no. 6: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Labour (including labour market activity, industry and occupation) Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation) Education (including school attendance and educational attainment) Language (including language of work) Release no. 7: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Ethnic origin and visible minorities Release no. 8: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Income and earnings Housing and shelter costs

5. Census Web Module via STC Website

6. Standard Data Products • Population and dwelling counts • National Overview highlight tables, free, download-able • A National Overview: Population and dwelling counts (print publication), fee • Highlight tables • Highlights for each release presenting key indicators • Rank, sort and chartingfunctionality, free, downloadable • Analysis series • Launched via The Daily ... analytical perspective document(s)/article(s) that supplement Day of Release information (may include thematic maps, vignettes, tables, charts, etc.) • Free, HTML, PDF

7. Standard Data Products • Topic-based tabulations • Series of simple to complex cross-tabulations, current and historical census data – some available on Day of Release, some follow • Major ‘streamlining’ from 2001 • Down to CD/CSD now available for free • HTML, CSV, Beyond 2020 • Cumulative profile and release components and Print profile series • Overview of geographic areas for detailed variables/variable groups • Release component ‘piece’ available on Day of Release … Together they will form the complete cumulative profile(approx. 1,700 stublines) • CMA/CA now available for free • Dissolved CSDs between 2001 and 2006 • Print profile publications (CD/CSD and CMA/CA/CT), 500 stublines, fee

8. Specialized Products • Community profiles • Overview of Canadian communities based on variables/variable groups • Approx. 200 stublines, ‘built-upon’ throughout release cycle, free • New for 2006 – compare two regions, custom view, CSV, print, chart • Aboriginal population profile (2001 link) • Overview of geographic areas for detailed variables/variable groups – Aboriginal identity population at least 250 persons, two-phased release • Federal electoral district profile (2001 link) • Census trends (NEW) • Summary data trends (i.e. approx. 70 indicators) for 2006, 2001, 1996 • Three-phased release, free, ability to compare

9. Specialized Products • Special interest profile (NEW) • Will present data for specific census topics and/or population groups • Profile-type CMA/CA tables (e.g., ethnic groups, youth, seniors, etc.) • Public use microdata files (PUMF) • Unique access to small sample of non-aggregated data • CD-ROM product for researchers (2001 - INDIV, FAM, HHLDS), fee • Census tract (CT) profile (NEW) • ‘Neighbourhood data’, search by postal code, GeoSearch, free, charting • Special CD-ROMS (Aboriginal Peoples / Official Language Communities) • Teacher’s Kit (provides teachers w/classroom materials, activities)

10. Reference Products • Preview of products and services • Dictionary • Now merged to include Census Handbook content • Phased Internet release • One print version available 2nd quarter 2008 - fee • Technical reports (Sampling and weighting, and Coverage) • Reference guides • Provides information to enable users to effectively interpret data (definitions, concepts) • Available close to Day of Release

11. Geography Products • Reference • Supporting information (reference material), Illustrated glossary • Geography catalogue • Maps • Reference maps, Thematic maps, GeoSearch • Digital geographic files • Cartographic boundary files, Digital boundary files • Road network files • Road network and geographic attribute files • Attribute information products • GeoSuite, Geographic attribute file, Postal code geography files

12. Census of Agriculture Products • Data products • Farm and farm operator data released May 16, 2007 • Selected historical data planned release Dec. 11, 2007 • Agriculture community profiles planned release Feb. 2008 • Agriculture-Population data planned release fall 2008 • Geography products • Census agriculture regions boundary files released May 16, 2007 • Agriculture ecumene of Canada planned release spring 2008 • Analytical products • Canadian Agriculture at a Glance 1st article planned release – October 26, 2007, last article –May 2009

13. Custom Products and Services • What is not available via Standard Products … for fee • Census custom tabulations (through the regional office, Client Services Task – COD) • Semi-custom products … • Semi-custom profile (fixed profile for a custom geography, i.e., school district, hospital zone etc.) • Target-group profile (fixed profile for a custom target group, i.e., ethnic or linguistic group) • Semi-custom cross-tabulations (replicate content of a standard TBT for a custom geography or special output medium)

14. Dissemination Systems and Tools • CAPSS • Computer-assisted Product Specification System • Used to specify standard and custom products • E-Shelf • Internal data warehouse for standard products • E-Dict • Used to browse electronic metadata • Beyond 20/20 • Browser/data manipulation software to view census data

15. Census Web Module (I-Shelf) … Access Levels • I-Shelf Infrastructure allowing content maintainers the ability to load and unload tables/products from the census Internet servers to service a variety of census data users • Graduated Levels of Access… LEVEL 1: • Free, general public, less complex products, one geography at a time, HTML/CSV/Print-friendly, generally down to CMA/CA levels of geography, some CD/CSD - TBTs (new for 2006)

16. Census Web Module (I-Shelf) … Access Levels LEVEL 2: • Free for pre-established user/stakeholder group (Depository Services Program – libraries, Data Liberation Initiative, funding federal departments, provincial/territorial focal points, regional offices, census/STC partners) … fee – for ‘outside world’ • Simple to complex products, one/multiple geographies at a time, HTML/CSV/Print-friendly, Beyond 20/20, all levels of geography except Dissemination Area (DA) or those products deemed ‘too large/complex’ to be served-up via the Internet • Enhanced level of access delivered via IP address and/or ‘cookie’ LEVEL 3: • Internal category … DA products and/or those too large/complex to be served-up via Internet (FTP, CD-R delivery)

17. Looking Towards 2011 … • Overhaul/replacement of PASS Tools (CAPSS, E-Shelf, etc.) – ‘web-ready outputs’ • Increased delivery of products and services on-line (more for free, lower levels of geography) • Moving away from ‘canned products’ … users may have the ability to pick and choose their product outputs • Improved timeliness of census releases • Enhanced product integration, searching, graphing, multi-media data presentation, thematic mapping, etc • Enhanced partnerships (i.e., Learning resources, post-censal surveys, expansion of Community profiles data, etc.)