Research Data Centres

The Research Data Centres promote and facilitate research that uses Statistics Canada microdata files at 32 universities across the country, as well as 3 Federal Research Data Centres located in the National Capital Region. Researchers, who become deemed employees of Statistics Canada, access data that include population and social household surveys, administrative data holdings and linked data. The confidentiality of respondents is protected through the use of policies and procedures that create a culture of confidentiality within the research community.