Events

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) invites you to its annual virtual conference to be held throughout October 2021. Enjoy presentations from more than 30 Canadian and international speakers, live Q&As, and a Poster Session for students. Registration is free, but required. 

Ce cours (SOL2020) en ligne est offert à la session d'été 2021 par Claire Durand et porte sur les données de l'Enquête auprès des peuples autochtones de 2017. Il a pour objectif de familiariser les étudiantes et étudiants aux données concernant les peuples Autochtones du Canada et faciliter l'arrimage du processus de recherche avec l'apprentissage des méthodes quantitatives. Les étudiants et étudiantes pourront se familiariser avec les pratiques de Statistique Canada -- pondération, codification, etc.

Le cours est ouvert à tous les étudiants et étudiantes de sciences sociales qui ont un cours de base de méthodes quantitatives de niveau baccalauréat. Le premier cours a lieu le vendredi 30 avril 2021. Pour plus de détail, cliquez ici.

In the summer of 2019, the QICSS jointly organized with the Bibliothèques de l’Université de Montréal and the Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval, a Summer School on Enjeux éthiques et juridiques du partage et de la diffusion des données aux fins de la recherche. Thoughts from the the speakers' presentations and the discussions that followed are available by clicking here. 

The Association des économistes québécois - Montreal Chapter, in collaboration with the Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE) and CIRANO, invites you to a webinar on the integration of newcomers to the Quebec labour market on February 3, 2020, 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm.

Free for all, but registration is mandatory. For more information, click here.

L'axe Inégalités sociales de santé et équité (ISSE) du Réseau de recherche en santé des populations du Québec vous invite à participer au webinaire " Réaliser une analyse fondée sur le genre grâce à des données ne contenant pas de mesure du genre : Une innovation pour les utilisateurs des données de l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes " qui se tiendra le 9 septembre 2020, de 12h à 13h. La présentation visera à partager de récents travaux sur le développement et la validation d’un nouvel indice composite de genre grâce aux données de l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes (ESCC). Pour plus d'information et pour vous inscrire, cliquez ici.

CRDCN is proud to present a series of panel discussions related to COVID-19. This webinar series will engage CRDCN researchers, Statistics Canada subject matter experts and government policy-makers to:

• Identify emerging questions for COVID-19 related research and corresponding data needs
• Inform policy-making and program decisions in the immediate and mid-term
• Facilitate collaborative research and data development to inform Canada's COVID-19 response

Register for any upcoming sessions below or review those you missed. Following the introductory session on May 14th, four additional webinars will focus on one of our strategic research areas. 

Click here to view summaries and videos
 

May 14 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.  RESEARCH FOR POLICY - RESPONDING TO COVID-19

Panelists
Anil Arora, Statistics Canada, Chief Statistician of Canada
Andrew Bjerring, CRDCN, Chair of the Board
Rodney Ghali, Privy Council Office, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet
Céline Le Bourdais, McGill University, Distinguished James McGill Professor of Sociology and Vice-Chair of the CRDCN Board

May 25 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT

Panelists
Andrew Heisz, Statistics Canada, Director - Centre for Income and Socioeconomic Wellbeing
Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia, Professor of Economics
Louis Morel, Employment and Social Development Canada, Director General - Economic Policy
Mikal Skuterud, University of Waterloo, Professor of Economics

May 26 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Panelists
Alexandra Blair, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (University of Toronto), Postdoctoral Researcher
Marc Frenette, Statistics Canada, Assistant Director and Research Manager - Social Analysis and Modelling Division
Catherine Haeck, Université du Québec à Montréal, Associate Professor of Economics
Cindy Perry, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ontario), Director - Policy Research and Analysis Branch

 May 27 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  IMMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT

Panelists
Monica Boyd, University of Toronto, Professor of Sociology
Jeslyn Thibedeau, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Assistant Director - Outcomes Analysis Unit
Ted McDonald, University of New Brunswick, Professor of Economics
Li Xue, Statistics Canada, Director - Social Analysis and Modelling Division

May 28 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  POPULATION HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES

Panelists
Tracie Afifi, University of Manitoba, Professor of Community Health Sciences
Julie Bernier, Statistics Canada, Director - Health Analysis Division
David Green, University of British Columbia, Professor of Economics
Rhonda Kropp, Public Health Agency of Canada, Assistant Vice President - Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch

This event is presented in partnership with Statistics Canada

This webinar will be of particular interest to graduate students and faculty - please share widely within your institutions!

Recent physical distancing protocols pertaining to the COVID-19 Pandemic have meant that RDC researchers need to find alternative ways of carrying out their research. This webinar will be of interest to graduate students, librarians, faculty and researchers. The Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) program offers one alternative way to access confidential Statistics Canada data. Other options include using the Statistics Canada public use files and analyzing data from other sources.

The presenters will discuss the differences between the data that can be accessed through the RTRA vs. the RDC. RTRA data is a very useful option for some types of questions but also has some important limitations. In addition, they will highlight alternative sources of data from the U.S. and elsewhere that are similar to the Statistics Canada master datasets. These may be particularly useful for graduate students who may not be able to wait for the RDC to re-open but who need to conduct analyses that are more sophisticated than what the RTRA or public use files will permit.

Presenters:

Elizabeth Hill has been a data librarian at Western University since 1998. She has served as Chair of the Statistics Canada`'s Professional Development Committee of the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), and is currently a member of the DLI External Advisory Committee, representing Ontario. She has also been a member of Portage Training Expert subgroups, RDM 101 and Repositories 101. She has presented at IASSIST on topics related to data access, data portals and training.

Kristi Thompson has been the research data management librarian at Western University since 2019, and previously held positions as data librarian at the University of Windsor and as a data specialist at Princeton University. Her involvement with Portage includes participating on the FRDR Policy and User Experience working groups and the Dataverse North Policy working group. She co-edited the book Databrarianship: the Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice for ACRL and has published on topics ranging from international data sources to aboriginal sports practices.

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 / Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Register for this webinar

Inscrivez-vous à la Journée scientifique du RRSPQ!  -  Le 19 mars 2020 au Campus Longueuil de l’Université de Sherbrooke.

Le thème cette année : Intégration des connaissances dans les pratiques et les politiques liées à la santé des populations : équité, inclusion, et diversité.

The Centre on Population Dynamics invites you to a hands-on workshop with Statistics Canada staff on Sampling Weight. This workshop covering topics such as sampling frames, consideration about sampling designs, design and sampling weights, weights and subsamples. The workshop held on February 20th, 2020, from 1:30 to 5pm, in room A-Data visualization studio. As there is limited space, please book early by following this link.

The first edition of the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) will be held in Montréal from 14-26 June 2020. The purpose of the Summer Institute in Montréal is to bring together graduate students (strongly quantitative), postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty interested in computational social science. The Summer Institute is for both social scientists (broadly conceived) and data scientists (broadly conceived). The deadline for applications is March 10, 2020. For more information, click here.