It contains over 732,000 time series covering a wide variety of data on such topics as the System of National Accounts, Labour, Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Agriculture, Finance, Demographics and Crime. Selected data on population estimates and vital statistics are also available. Cansim is the most heavily used database at Canadian academic institutions. Access to this site is subject to a licencing agreement which stipulates use by members of the University of Guelph, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University communities for academic, non- commerical purposes .
Data files are updated weekly.
Choose the direct link to the Statistics Canada homepage from the main page link 'Other Data Sites'. Users will be asked for a credit card number before data files are released for downloading. If you change the frequency you must choose a conversion method. Click on the arrow button and choose from the option list - eg. To choose output option, click on the arrow button to display choices.