Canadian Microdata from Statistics Canada: Home

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Aboriginal Peoples Survey - aps 1991, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2017
Absence From Work - aws 1979-1999 
Access and Support to Education and Training Survey - asets 2008 
Adult Education Survey - aes 1984 
Adult Education and Training Survey - aets 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003  edit
Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey - all 2003 
Adult Training Survey - ats 1986 
Canada Health Survey - chs 1978 
Canada Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating - csgvp 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018 
Canada's Alcohol and other Drugs Survey - cads 1994 
Canadian Community Health Survey - cchs 2000-2001, 2003, 2005, 2007-2020 
Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health - 2002,2012; Mental Health and Access to Care Survey (MHACS) (2022) 
Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition - 2004, 2015.
Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey, Cycle 1 (2020-2021), Cycle 2 (2021-2022)
Canadian Financial Capability Survey (CFCS) 2008, 2014 
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) 2007-2009
Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) 2019-2020
Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) 2018, 2021
Canadian Income Survey - 2012-2021
Canadian Internet Use Survey - cius 2005, 2007, 2009-2010, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2022 
Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS) – 2021
Canadian Out-of-Employment Panel Survey - coep 1995 
Canadian Perspectives Survey - Impacts of COVID-19 - (CPSS) - 2020
Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS) (2014, 2016, 2018) 
       (preceded by Youth Smoking Survey - yss 1994,2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care - csephc 2007-2008 
Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey - ctums 1999-2012 
Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey - ctads 2013, 2015, 2017 (ceased)
      followed by:  Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) 2019-2022
           and the  Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS) 2019  
Canadian Travel Survey - cts 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996-2004 
Census of population 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 
Changes in Employment Survey Cohorts 1 to 10 - cies 1995-1997 
Compensation Sector Survey - css 2001 
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey - eics 2000-2021 
Ethnic Diversity Survey - eds 2002 
Family History Survey - fhs 1984 
Food Expenditure Survey - foodex 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2001 
General Social Survey - gss 1985+ 
Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children - hbsc 1998 
Health Promotion Survey - hps 1985, 1990 
Health and Activity Limitation Survey - hals 1986, 1991 
Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey - hrrs 1994-1995 
Household Internet Use Survey - hius 1997-2003 
Households and the Environment Survey - hes 2006-2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 
Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians (ICC) 2020, Crowdsource File
International Adult Literacy Skills Survey - Canada - 1994, 2003 
International Adult Literacy Survey - ials 1994, 1996, 1998, 2012 (2012 also known as Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies - PIAAC 
International Travel Survey - its 1990+ 
International Youth Survey - iys 2006 
Job Mobility Survey - jms 1973 
Joint Canada United States Survey of Health - jcush 2002-2003 
Labour Force Survey - lfs 1976+ 
Labour Market Activity Survey - lmas 1986-1990 
National Alcohol and Drugs Survey - nads 1989 
National Child Care Survey - ncc 1988 
National Electronic Media Use Survey - nemus 1996 
National Graduates Survey - ngs 1982, 1986, 1990, 1995 2000 and followup for 2000 class 2005-2007, 
2013 (class of 2009-2010),2018 (class of 2015), 2023 (Class of 2020)
National Household Survey - nhs 2011 
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth - nlscy 1994-1999 
National Population Health Survey - nphs 1994-1999 
National Private Vehicle Use Survey - npvus 1994-1996 
National Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating - nsgvp 1997, 2000 
National Survey on Drinking and Driving 1988 
National Travel Survey 2016+
Ontario Adult Literacy Survey - oals 1998 
Ontario Material Deprivation Survey - omds 2009 
Participation and Activity Limitation Survey - pals 2001, 2006 
Postsecondary Student Survey - pss 1984 
Public Service Employee Survey - pses 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008 
Residential Telephone Service Survey - rtss 1997-2007, 2010 
Retirement and Pre-retirement Survey - rs 1975 
School Leavers Survey - Follow-Up - sls 1991, 1995 
Sun Exposure Survey - ses 1996 
Survey of Alberta Apprentices and Journeymen - saaj 1985-1989 
Survey of Annual Work Patterns - awp 1978-1985 
Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning - saep 1999, 2002 
Survey of Consumer Finances - scf 1996-1997 
Survey of Displaced Workers - dws 1986 
Survey of Family Expenditures - famex 1969, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996 
Survey of Financial Security - sfs 1983, 1998, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2019 
Survey of Household Energy Use - sheu 1993 
Survey of Household Spending - shs 1997-2009, 2017, 2019 
Survey of Job Opportunities - sjo 1979-1993 
Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics - slid 1993-1994, 1996-2011 
Survey of Leisure Time Activities and Reading Habits - lta 1972, 1975, 1978 
Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities - lsuda 1989 
Survey of Maternity Leave - sml 1985 
Survey of Older Workers - sow 2008 
Survey of Persons Not in the Labour Force - spnlf 1992 
Survey of Self-Employment - sse 2000 
Survey of Smoking Habits - ssh 1971-1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986 
Survey of Union Membership - sum 1984 
Survey of Volunteer Activity - vas 1987 
Survey of Volunteer Workers - svw 1980 
Survey of Work Arrangements - was 1991, 1995 
Survey of Work History - swh 1981 
Survey on Ageing and Independence - sai 1991 
Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements (SELCCA) 2019-2020, 2022-2023
Survey on Health Care Workers' Experiences During the Pandemic (SHCWEP) 2021
Survey on Smoking in Canada - sosic 1994-1995 
Survey on Work Reduction - wrs 1985 
Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians - sinc 1996 
Survey on the Importance of Wildlife to Canadians - siwc 1981, 1987, 1991 
Survey on the Vitality of Official-language Minorities - svolm 2006 
Travel Activities and Motivation Survey - tams 1999, 2006 
Travel Survey of Residents of Canada - tsrc 2006+ 
Travel to Work Survey - ttw 1976-1984 
Victims of Crimes Survey in Edmonton - vce 1985 
Violence Against Women Survey - vaws 1993 
Visitor Travel Survey - vts 2018+
Youth Smoking Survey - yss 1994, 2002, 2004 2006, 2008

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