Government Information / Statistics / Maps

• Government of Canada E-Collection provides access to the Canadian government's electronic library.

• Library and Archives Canada includes Canadian websites, books, and periodicals published by both the commercial publishing sector and the government publishing sector.
• Statistics Canada Historical Publications (Scholars Portal Books) consists of over 90,000 digitized issues from Statistics Canada titles from the 19th to the early 21st century that were originally published in print, including the Canada Year Book, The Daily, Canadian Social Trends, and the Consumer Price Index. These publications were originally distributed in print as part of the Depository Services Program.

• Early Canadiana Online is a multilingual resource providing access to primary source documents relating to Canada's heritage from the period of the first European settlers to the early 20th Century in a series of themed collections.

• Internet Archive is a Canadian Government Publications Portal. 

Government of Canada

• Budget Information
• Public Accounts
• Estimates
• Annual Financial Reports
• Auditor General Reports
• Bank of Canada

Government of Ontario

• Budget Information
• Public Accounts
• Estimates
• Auditor General of Ontario Reports

City of North Bay

• Budget Information
• Financial Statements
• Property Tax Information
• Municipal Performance Measurement Program

Canada

• Government of Canada
  • Departments and Agencies
• Government of Ontario
  • Ministries
  • Agencies
• Other Provincial and Territorial Websites
• City of North Bay
• Ontario Municipalities
• Canadian Municipalities

International

• United States Government
• International Government Websites from Richard Kimber's "Political Science Resources" website (University of Keele, UK)

Statistics Canada

• Statistics Canada Website
• Statistics Canada Data
• Statistics Canada Historical Publications (Scholars Portal Books)
• Census
• Census Datasets
• CANSIM Multidimensional (CHASS) Restricted Access - Nipissing
• Canadian Census Analyser (CHASS) Restricted Access - Nipissing
• Analytical Studies - Statistics Canada
• Historical Statistics of Canada
• Statistical and Geographic Data (CREPUQ) Restricted Access - Nipissing

Government Departments and Agencies

• Open Data Portal - Government of Canada
• Ontario Open Data
• Bank of Canada - Rates and Statistics
• Canadian Forestry Statistics
• Canadian Tourism Statistics
• Chronic Disease - Public Health Agency Of Canada
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Financial Performance Data by Industry - small businesses
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
• Minerals and Mining Statistics
• Transportation Statistics

Data

• <ODESI> Restricted Access - Nipissing is a web based data exploration, extraction and analysis tool. It includes Statistics Canada's Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF's), available to Nipissing through the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). It also includes aggregate datasets, and polling data.

• Nesstar (Statistics Canada DLI) Statistics Canada removed Nesstar from their website in early 2022.  Please see the website for more information.

• The Research Data Centre (RDC) at Nipissing University is a branch of Statistics Canada's Research Data Centres Program. The RDC is a secure facility/computer lab, located on the Nipissing campus. The centre provides access to detailed, confidential Statistics Canada microdata master files. Access to the RDC is limited to researchers with projects approved by Statistics Canada.   

• Scholars Portal Dataverse is a repository for data deposited by researchers at Ontario universities. Data can be explored and downloaded, or Nipissing researchers can deposit their own data into the Nipissing University dataverse.

• CIA World Factbook is the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's database of statistics, information, and maps for all nations of the world.
• Economist Intelligence Unit Restricted Access - Nipissing provides country, industry and management analysis.
• Eurostat provides statistics of the European Union member countries.
• U.S. Government Data and Statistics is a gateway to statistics from U.S. Federal departments and agencies.
• OECD StatExtracts includes data and metadata for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries and selected non-member countries.
• OFFSTATS includes international statistics from official sources. Hosted by the University of Auckland Library.
• Penn World Tables version 9.0 is a database with information on relative levels of income, output, input and productivity, covering 182 countries between 1950 and 2014.
• Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations is a historical collection of international statistics for 1913 - 1944.
• Transportation Statistics - North America presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities for Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within the individual countries and between the countries.
• UNdata is a data access system to UN databases.
• World Databank World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank database for development data from officially-recognized international sources.

In the academic world, statistics and data are very different.

Statistics are processed numbers that provide meaningful information. Statistics are generally "ready to use" for papers, assignments, presentations, etc.  An example is the average income of Canadians in each of the provinces and territories in 2015.

Data, (often called microdata) is the raw information that is processed and analyzed to produce statistics. An example is the individual responses that were collected when conducting Canada's census in 2016.

The middle column of this page provides access to statistics, followed by data. Most of our Canadian statistics and data are from Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada offers two types of raw microdata. Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF's), available via ODESI, are edited, anonymized microdata files. The more detailed microdata master files are only available through the Research Data Centre (RDC).

For a more comprehensive description, see Statistics: Power From Data!

IMPORTANT! - Proper citation is required when using these products for papers, publications, reports or presentations. Data sets with restricted access are licensed to current students, faculty and staff for non-commercial use only.

Guides

• ODESI Guide
• Using Beyond 20/20

Data Services in the Library

The Library provides access to various Canadian research data. We are happy to assist in locating and downloading these data. At this time we are not able to provide assistance with analysis of any kind, nor do we provide support for statistical software. Due to licensing arrangements with data suppliers some data products are restricted to Nipissing students, faculty and staff.

It is recommended that you book a consultation ahead of time through the Info Desk at info@eclibrary.ca or 705-474-3450 ext 4221

• Scholars GeoPortal Restricted Access - Nipissing provides access to a growing selection of geospatial datasets currently available to Ontario universities.
• ONTARIO GEOSPATIAL DATA EXCHANGE (OGDE)
  The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources offers many layers of open data via direct download. Please see library staff to access restricted layers.
• Ontario GeoHub - authoritative geospatical data for Ontario from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
• GeoGratis
• Census of Population boundary files - Statistics Canada

Canada

• The Atlas of Canada
• Toporama - Natural Resources Canada
• Statistics Canada - Census Geography Products

Ontario

• Make A Topographic Map  
• Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project
• GeologyOntario
• Official Road Map of Ontario

North Bay and Area

• Maps of North Bay
• Education Centre Campus Trails
• Nipissing University Campus Maps

U.S. and International

• United States Topo Maps - USGS
• CIA World Factbook - Country Maps
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - University of Texas at Austin

Topographic Maps - The Basics