Data Liberation Initiative Update ATLANTIC DLI TRAINING April 2010 Michel B. Séguin, Marie-Claire Lauzon

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 2  Organizational Updates  Changes in the DLI Community  Changes in the EAC and Education Committees  Present Projects – priorities DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 3 Dr. Munir Sheikh Remains our Chief Statistician DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 4 Major number of changes to the organization since April 2009 We had announced that: Communications and Library Services Division are now part of Corporate Services Research Data Centres are now Microdata Access Division Heather Dryburgh is appointed Manager of the Microdata Access Division as October 1 st 2009 DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 5 Wayne Smith was our Assistant Chief Statistician until Friday, April 3 rd, 2009 Janice Vezina was then our new Assistant Chief Statistician and DLI, as part Communications and Library Services Division was then reporting to Corporate Services Field Janice left after about a month and Wayne took over the two Fields until March 2010 Michel Cloutier is now the ACS for Corporate Services Field as of March 2010 DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 6  Jonathan Massey-Smith left in January 2009 and was replaced by Lynn Bar- Telford  Lynn is now the Director-General of the Communications and Information Branch DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 7  Eric St. John is now special advisor until fall 2010 when he retires  Claude Graziadei is now the Director of Communications and Library Services Division DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 8 Bernie Gloyn, Assistant-Director of Communications and Library Services Division Still looking after the Library Services DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 9 Jennifer Pagnotta left at end of July 2009 Thank you Jennifer for all your efforts and work to make this a success DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 10 Marie-Claire Lauzon came be back in August 2009 Picked up after Jennifer as if she had never left Thanks again to both Jennifer and Marie-Claire DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 11 Renee Rocan looks after all the travel forms, mail outs and other administrative tasks Will haunt you for your authorization forms DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 12  Jackie Godfrey takes care of : the FTP site the Web site the search tool registration on listserv passwords all of us  Worries about the conversion to CLF 2.0 DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 13 Linda Harding-Devries works on DDI Makes files accessible through Nesstar Coordinates priorities with other people tagging files DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 14 Eve Boyle completed her assignment with the DLI Section ended in May 2009 DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 15 Maxine Giroux works on completing SPSS code Ads missing values to SPSS codes Left in October 2009 DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 16 Gaëtan Drolet worked on the S urvey of DLI contacts and designates Regional Profiles based on Survey Report for use in QPR at StatCan Taking his second retirement DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 Gaëtan Drolet ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 17 Mike Sivyer prepare the EAC minutes twice a year Keeps looking at the DLI Listserv and providing us suggestions and information DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 18  Since Fall 2009, rumors of DLI joining Microdata Access Division  December 2009, DLI Section moved to Jean Talon Bldg because of repairs in Library  February 2009, DLI Section moved to Main Bldg, because of possibility of joining Microdata Access Division DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 19  This means changing Field  Anil Arora – ACS - Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field  Rosemary Bender – DG – Census Subject Matter, Social & Demographic Statistics Branch  Heather Dryburgh – Manager – Microdata Access Division DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 20  April 1st 2010:  Official announcement that DLI would be part of Microdata Access Division  Anil Arora – ACS - Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field has left Statistics Canada  Rosemary Bender – DG – Census Subject Matter, Social & Demographic Statistics Branch and acting ACS replacing Anil until end of April 2010  Heather Dryburgh – Manager – Microdata Access Division DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 21  Since February 2010, we were advised that rules concerning all travel, contracts had to be followed. Travel authorization forms to be signed and approved before travel in order to be covered by insurance Hotels that are listed in the green pages – where we don’t have to provide justification in terms of costs  Apologize to the participants at the Training the Trainers Session because of this delay to be reimbursed DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 22  New institutions joined the DLI in the past year: Algoma University Georgian College Northern Alberta Institute of Technology  Now have 78 members  Visited Humber College and Georgian College  Met with the Fédération des CÉGEP du Québec  Visited Laurentian University and joined by: Algoma University Nipissing University Lakehead University through Internet conference  Visited Collège Boréal and Cambrian College to invite them to join DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 DLI MEMBERSHIP

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 23 Suzanne Drapeau from Nova Scotia College Jennifer Adams has stepped down and there are discussion for her replacement Richard Boily from UQAR Maryna Beaulieu from UM has stepped down and there are discussion for her replacement Wendy Watkins from Carleton University Barbara Znamirowsky from Trent will be attending her last meeting and be replaced by Nancy Lemay from University of Ottawa Margaret Haines, Director, Carleton University Library has joined EAC in April 2009 Chuck Humphrey from University of Alberta Walter Piovesan from Simon Fraser. His term is coming up and we will be looking for a replacement We also have to look at representation from Statistics Canada with the changes in organizational structures DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 EAC MEMBERSHIP

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 24 Minutes from the EAC committee As members are moving, EAC is trying to have different persons as members of the EAC and for the DLI Education Committee DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 EAC MEMBERSHIP

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 25 Jennifer Adams has stepped down from the Education Committee Siobhan Hanratty and Ann Smith are now the Atlantic Regional Training Coordinator Richard Boily is organizing his last DLI training as Quebec Regional Training Coordinator A replacement will be taking over for the next one with Maryna Beaulieu as Quebec Regional Training Coordinator Nicole Doyle has just resigned as Regional Training coordinator Sandra Keys and Wendy Watkins have been organizing this one Need to confirm the next Ontario Regional Training Coordinator who will work with Sandra Keys Jean Blackburn and Gail Curry are still Regional Training Coordinators for the West Wendy has accepted to take over the chairing of the Education Committee to relieve Chuck until another chair of the Education Committee is named DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 Education Committee

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 26 Thank you to: Jennifer having helped as Regional Training Coordinator Nicole Doyle, for your active participation as Regional Training Coordinator Chuck Humphrey for chairing the Education Committee for quite a number of years Wendy Watkins for relieving Chuck as chair of the Education Committee until we appoint a new chair and as well as for your help in continuing to help organizing the Ontario DLI training DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 Education Committee

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 27  Training the Trainers session in Montreal in February 2010 Looked at the principles Looked at each of the Regions – strengths and challenges Looked at the environment and impacts of changes Looked at the assets and gaps in terms of training within the DLI Looked at the future taking in consideration the above mentioned aspects DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 Education Committee

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 28 Minutes from the Education Committee DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 Education Committee

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 29 Listserv Remains our first priority Even with the transition, I think that the service standards were maintained Thanks to Marie-Claire and Jennifer Pagnotta for setting these standards and maintaining them even through transitions DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 PRESENT PRIORITIES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 30 DLI Update Did some adjustments to its look Should be coming out soon Annual Report 09/10 Will be prepared for end of August 2010 Still putting emphasis on the training and support services DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 PRESENT PRIORITIES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 31 FTP access structure for Census and Geography Some changes were done to the FTP site according to comments and suggestions We are always open to other suggestions Data Documentation Initiative We are still tagging files Coordinate efforts with other partners Many interactions with Federal Departments Renewal of NESSTAR as well as the fact that NESSTAR is not CLF2.0 compliant DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 PRESENT PRIORITIES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 32 Investigate the new training initiative and technologies – video conferencing / e- conferencing / e-presence One experience with video conference at Laurentian University Carleton University will host the e-conference and we should go forward before the summer 2010 Thanks Wendy for pursuing this action item DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 PRESENT PRIORITIES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 33 Integrated Metadata Base (IMDB) All documentation from DLI collection has been transferred to the IMDB Links the information on the survey to the documentation and vice versa Makes our new interface work better Standard Division is bridging IMDB and DDI IMDB and DDI 3 are very similar and easy to bridge DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010 PRESENT PRIORITIES

07/10/2015 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 34  Other initiatives: Restructuring of households surveys – streamline the process and standardize outputs Open PUMF to other market sectors outside of the DLI has been put on hold for now Keep getting new data as part of the DLI collection  Overall: It has been a year of movements and changes We have entered a period of transition DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2010