Applied Social Sciences: Community Information & Resources

"The definitive database for Canadian studies, with over 200,000 policy and government documents. Formerly known as the Canadian Electronic Library, . . . it includes over 25,000 e-books from leading independent Canadian publishers and university presses." (https://coherentdigital.net/)

"The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) provides comparable and actionable data and information that are used to accelerate improvements in health care, health system performance and population health across Canada. Our stakeholders use our broad range of health system databases, measurements and standards, together with our evidence-based reports and analyses, in their decision-making processes." (Source: https://www.cihi.ca/en/about-cihi)

"The CanLII.org website provides access to court judgments from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts, and the courts in all Canada’s provinces and territories. CanLII.org also contains decisions from many federal and provincial administrative tribunals." (https://www.canlii.org/en/info/about.html)

"This website provides access to federal Acts and regulations in both official languages, both language versions being equally authoritative. The consolidations are generally updated every two weeks."

"Uses administrative data to analyze incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of chronic conditions and disease in Canada."

Search for demographic data for large and small communities. Topics included: Population & dwelling counts, Age, Marital status, Family characteristics, Households, and Language.

"Bringing together data, tools and reports to provide you with the latest information on Canadian society and community."

"The CIW has created a conceptual framework and metrics to effectively measure what changes have occurred to Canadians’ wellbeing so that we can understand what is happening and take informed action, as needed." (Source: https://uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/what-we-do)