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Links and contents:
Aging in Manitoba longitudinal study (AIM)
Canadian out-of-employment survey, 1995
Canadian study of health and aging, 1991-1996-2001
Labour force survey, 1976- .
Labour market activity survey, 1986-1990
Longitudinal administrative database
Longitudinal immigration database
Longitudinal study of immigrants, 1969-1971, 1976
Longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada, 2001
National longitudinal survey of children and youth (aka 'the Kids survey'), 1994/95 - [ongoing]
National population health survey, 1994/95 - [ongoing]
National survey of 1990 graduates, 1992 and Follow-up survey, 1995
Ontario child health survey, 1983-[ongoing]
School leavers survey, 1991-1995
Self-sufficiency project, 1994/95-2001
Social change in Canada, 1977-1981
Survey of labour and income dynamics, 1993 - [ongoing]
Survey on smoking in Canada, 1994-1995
Workplace and employee survey, 1999 - [ongoing]
Youth in transition survey, 2000 - [ongoing]

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Note: the links in this document provide, in most cases, access only to documentation describing the content of the files listed. To obtain access to the microdata or aggregate data files themselves, contact the Data Library Service. In most cases, the data are restricted to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching purposes only.


Canadian out-of-employment survey Documentation
Canadian out-of-employment survey, wave 1, 1995
Principal investigator: Human Resources Development Canada. Strategic Evaluation and Monitoring
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.
user guide, record layout, wave 1 questionnaire,
wave 2 questionnaire, SAS commands, SPSS commands
Canadian out-of-employment survey, wave 2, 1995
Principal investigator: Human Resources Development Canada. Strategic Evaluation and Monitoring
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.
Labour force survey Longitudinal files available in Research Data Centres only.
Labour market activity survey Documentation
Labour market activity survey : 1988-1989-1990
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Codebooks, etc.
Labour market activity survey : 1988-1989
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Codebooks, etc.
Labour market activity survey : 1986-1987
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Group
Codebooks, etc.
Longitudinal administrative database : 1982-2003 Documentation
Longitudinal administrative database : 1982-2003
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Small Area and Administrative Data Division
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Small Area and Administrative Data Division
Description [Survey 4107], LAD Dictionary
No standard data products are available from this database. Custom tabulations from Statistics Canada only.
Longitudinal immigration database Documentation
Permanent Resident Data System (PRDS)
Formerly: Longitudinal immigration database (LIDS/IMDB)
Principal investigator: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Distributor: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
IMDB: Aggregate statistics
LIDS: aggregate statistics & microdata
Restricted to CERIS researchers only.
Longitudinal study of immigrants Documentation
Longitudinal study of immigrants: 1969-1971 arrivals
Principal investigator: Department of Manpower and Immigration. Research Branch.
Distributor: National Archives of Canada
Access data Restricted
codebook, record layout, unweighted frequencies,
SPSS control commands, SAS control commands, codebook
Longitudinal study of immigrants, 1976
Principal investigator: Employment and Immigration Canada
Distributor: National Archives of Canada
In process
Longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada  
Longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada, 2001 -
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada
About the Longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada
Microdata files available in Research Data Centres only.
Ontario child health survey  
Ontario child health survey, 1983
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada and Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk
About the Ontario child health survey
About the Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk
Follow-up to Ontario child health survey, 1987
Principal investigator: Statistics Canada and Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk
Social change in Canada Documentation
Social change in Canada, 1977 - 1979 - 1981
Principal investigator: York University. Institute for Social Research.
Distributor: York University. Institute for Social Research
Part 1. 1977 wave (n=3288)
frequencies, SPSS control commands
Part 2. 1979 wave (n=3475)
frequencies, SPSS control commands
Part 3. 1981 wave (n=3953)
frequencies, SPSS control commands
Part 4. cumulative file (n=5,822)
frequencies, SPSS control commands
School leavers' survey Documentation
School leavers survey, 1991
Principal investigator: Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada. Centre for Education Statistics
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.
user guide, questionnaire, record layout,
unweighted frequencies, SAS commands, SPSS commands
School leavers follow-up survey, 1995
Principal investigator: Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada. Centre for Education Statistics
Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.
user guide, record layout, questionnaire,
unweighted frequencies, SPSS commands


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Created: 28/05/2001; Last updated: 2010-01-21