Finding Data & GIS Files at the U of S Library Kiran Doranalli Lucy Li

Always remember to login with NSID and password!!

Ways to Find Files 1.Library Catalogue 2.Statistics Canada Catalogue 3.Web front ends to data: CANSIM, … Variable level 4.U of S Data Archive Variable level 5. Talk to the Data Library staff

1. The Library Catalogue Know the name of the survey Looking for a print copy of a codebook Locate a survey by  entering the survey name Keyword Search:  agriculture

Limit your search by “scoping”  select Data & GIS files from the pull-down menu  more manageable result list

2. Statistics Canada Catalogue  Statistics Canada overview:  A Census every five years  350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life  Search files by keywords or subjects:  agriculture  crop  Off-farm income

Census of Agriculture  Status: Active  Frequency: Quinquennial (5 year)  Objective: The Census of Agriculture is conducted to develop a statistical portrait of Canada's farms and its agricultural operators.  Subjects covered: major commodities of the agriculture industry, new or less common crops, livestock, finances and use of technology.

Census of Agriculture  Clients: Federal government, provincial and territorial governments, municipal governments; libraries; educational institutions; researchers and academics; private industry; business associations and labour organizations; private citizens; public interest groups.

3. Variable level  Library has access to several web extractors  CANSIM via CHASS

CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System)  Statistics Canada’s database of time series  Covering a wide variety of social and economic aspects of Canadian life  containing more than 38 million time series regrouped in approximately 2,800 tables

CANSIM II (via CHASS and via E-STAT):  Current and historical time series data for Canada  38 million time series  Production, sales, trade  CANSIM II via CHASS--Updated weekly  CANSIM II via E-STAT—Updated annually

CANSIM I  The version before CANSIM II  Has not been updated since June 1 st, 2002.

Restrictions on use  CANSIM via CHASS: licensed for use by the U of S faculty, staff and students for academic research and study  CANSIM via E-STAT: licensed for use by students in schools and colleges and universities

Demonstration: CANSIM II via CHASS  New version  Continue in English  CANSIM CHASS Main Menu CANSIM CHASS Main Menu  Browse tables by subjects

 By dimensions  Select the dimensions in table10009: geography (Quebec, Ontario, BC), estimates (Farm value), commodity (Apples), farm area, production and value (Dollars) from the menu  Submit  Select the series you want  add selected to the series cart  Choose time period, output display (As a time series listed as columns), output format  retrieve the series from cart  Plot format in output format  plot charts (draw multiple graphs, draw one graph (max 7 series))

 Farm values of apples in dollars in Quebec, Ontario, BC, between and

 Output format: plot-bars graph (draw one graph) - v74278 Quebec; Farm value; Apples; Dollars - v74279 Ontario; Farm value; Apples; Dollars - v74283 British Columbia; Farm value; Apples; Dollars

U of S Data Archive  Data Lib webpage  By subject  Select the file  U of S data archive  Download the file and unzip it  Codebooks and other documentations are available in PDF format (some are available in print copy…search in library catalogue)  Restrictions: DLI license

Canada Food Stats (CD-ROM)  information on Canadian food consumption, nutrition, supply and demand, trade, prices …  data on the Canadian food industry, processing, economic indicators, labour, productivity, …

Census of Agriculture (various)  Farm and farm operator data  Small area data at Census Agricultural Regions (CARs*)  Tables from 1961 to date * A census agricultural region (CAR) is a sub-provincial geographic area used primarily by the Census of Agriculture for disseminating agricultural statistics.

Extraction system of agricultural statistics (CD-ROM)  extract data by census agricultural region, farm type and revenue class  i.e. dairy production in Quebec or off- farm income in Saskatchewan current and historical

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (special password)  Special license for bulk downloading  3 million time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture  FAOSTAT contains data for 200 countries and more than 200 primary products and inputs, just in its core.

Canada Grains Council: Statistical Handbook  Grain industry overview  Area, supply, yield  Exports and trade  Prices ie. Canola oil, meal, corn and soybean monthly pricesCanola oil, meal, corn and soybean monthly prices  Handling and transportation  Livestock: price, numbers on farms by class  Total Farm Cash Receipts

Eligibility and restrictions  Restriction: DLI license  The Data Liberation Initiative  Eligibility: Postsecondary academic staff and students  Conditions: restricted to teaching and research purposes

5. Ask Data Library Staff Office: 2nd Floor, Murray Library  Appointments recommended  us at Darlene Fichter (7209) ( on sabbatical) Winnie Smit (7261) Rob Alary (5987) Elise Pietroniro (2677) Kiran Doranalli (8841) Lucy Li (8841)

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