Research Guides: Design Thesis: Other Useful Resources

As part of your project, you may need to do additional research into things like: demographics, industry, trade or other such essential things to help you develop a comprehensive picture of your industry, your client or your project as a whole. These links and resources can help you develop that picture. As always, if you run into problems or need help - please email your librarian.

Canadian data and demographics

Statistics Canada
Statistics on Canada's people, economy, and industries, including authoritative data on labour, demographics, cost of living, census data, industry, and more.
Census of Canada: StatsCan
Nationwide survey of the Canadian population conducted every 5 years.
Population & Demography: StatsCan
Births and deaths, Mobility and migration, Population changes, Population estimates and projections.
Quarterly Demographic Estimates: StatsCan
Quarterly estimates of population for Canada, provinces and territories as well as statistics on population change including births, deaths, immigration, emigration, returning emigration, net temporary emigration, net non-permanent residents and interprovincial migration.
Open Data - Government of Canada
Open datasets from all departments in the Government of Canada. Keyword search for your topic.
Charities in Canada
If you are working with Non Profits - you might want to see their financial information, funding information or find information about what it mean to work as a charity in Canada
Industry Canada - Statistics
If you are looking for information on a variety of industries in Canada, getting key statistics can help you better understand your client and their business.

City of Toronto Data and Demographics

City of Toronto Demographic Information
Neighbourhood and ward profiles developed from recent census information.
City of Toronto Progress Portal
Displays trends and directions of key indicators for Toronto as a whole and for City of Toronto services.
City of Toronto Employment Survey
Information from every physical business establishment in the city of Toronto (over 70,000 locations) about the number of employees working there, and the type of work that is taking place.
City of Toronto Planning and Development
The Planning and Development Office of Toronto can help you better understand major projects around Toronto.
Toronto Ward Profiles
If you are developing a project that will impact particular neighborhoods in Toronto, you may want to find more information about those areas. Use the Toronto Ward Profiles to help you better understand the make up of neighborhoods.

International Data and Demographics

United Nations Demographic, Social and Housing Statistics
The United Nations Statistics Division is responsible at an international level for collecting data on families and households from population and housing censuses and vital statistics systems.