1. Energy Balances Communication Of The Results The Canadian Experience Gary Smalldridge, Chief, Energy Section May 2009

2. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 2 Energy Balances A complex data set

3. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 3 Interpretability of a complex data set “The numbers have spoken!” Is our data presentation easily understood?

4. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 4 Varied users and needs Statistics Canada Natural Resources Canada Environment Canada Industry organizations IEA/OECD Academia, Researchers and Public

5. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 5 Accessibility Energy Balances  Output must be easily accessible to all types of data users - sophisticated and - non-sophisticated  Many challenges to accessibility - i.e. confidentiality

6. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 6 Methods of dissemination  The ‘Daily’ release (media)  CANSIM (online retrieval system)  Publications hard copy and internet  Data sharing agreements other government departments regulatory agencies and, industry associations  International agreements International organizations (IEA)

7. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 7 The ‘Daily’ Primary Method of public data dissemination Announces availability of data Easy to read highlights & data summary tables Points to supporting data CANSIM tables Points to data sources, methods and supporting surveys information Identifies data dissemination and subject matter officer (e-mail address / toll free telephone number) -rapid turn around of enquiries

8. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 8 Energy Balances Dialogue with data users  User input very important  Helps to identify data gaps data quality issues data interpretation issues And, data presentation problems

9. 18/12/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 9 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Gary Smalldridge, Chief, Energy Section, Manufacturing and Energy Division, Statistics Canada (613) 951-3567 Gary.Smalldridge@statcan.gc.ca