Data is collected on a variety of subjects by Statistics Canada and other government agencies. There are over 700,000 time series, many of which constitute a data record spanning several decades. The Canadian Census Analyser at the University of Toronto provides access to Canadian Census of Population profile tables, at four levels of geography, in some cases going back to 1981. Finally, it has a module of Environment statistics, available for ecoregions, provinces or sub-basins, and a module of statistics on the 1997 Federal General Election. Information about E-STAT provides tutorials, teacher's handbooks, lesson plans, etc.
Users can select their area from maps.
Statistics are available in .pdf and Excel formats. University of Manitoba faculty, students and staff are now allowed to access this site for non-commercial purposes. It allows users to retrieve networked data files and documentation for many Statistics Canada surveys. This University of Toronto site provides access to Statistics Canada world trade statistics plus extensive tables for Canadian imports and exports. Census of Agriculture Tables , from Statistics Canada, contain data on farm land use, livestock, crops, paid agricultural labour, land management and the agriculture-population linkage base.