Research Guides: Economics: Find Data & Statistics

Canadian Data Sources

Canadian Open Access Data Portals:

Statistics Canada Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) are available via these sources:

DLI (Data Liberation Initiative)
The DLI is a project within Statistics Canada to make socio-economic microdata available to researchers and academics. Some DLI datasets may be downloaded directly; others must be requested from the DLI contact at Brock (Isaac Williams or Linda Lowry). Browse the complete list of DLI surveys.

The following are key Open Access sources of international statistical data:

Public use microdata files are available for a variety of topics and from a variety of data providers around the globe.

IPUMS Census and Survey Data
Microdata Library (World Bank Group)
A collection of datasets from the World Bank and other international, regional and national organizations. Note: some data use restrictions may apply.
Download Datasets (Pew Research Center)
Pew Research Center makes its data available to the public for secondary analysis after a period of time.

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