1. Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Labour Statistics Division update
3. Provincial and territorial reports
4. Producing small regional data using the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH)
5. Detailed occupation estimates using SEPH and the Census
6. Household Survey Strategy update (including access)
7. Changes to the National Occupational Classification system
8. The labour content of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
9. The British Columbia Wages and Salaries Survey
10. An overview of analytical plans for labour and income
11. Wrap-up

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Provincial and territorial reports
3. Longitudinal Household Survey: an update
4. Education indicators vs. the focal points' needs
5. Education indicators: options for enhancements
6. Update on low income measures
7. Material Deprivation Survey
8. Data sharing agreements: an update on health surveys
9. Vital statistics program: an update
10. Update on aboriginal statistical activities
11. Aboriginal indicators
12. Access to data
13. Information items (follow-up)
14. Wrap-up

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
   • Call to order
   • Welcome
   • Overview of Statistics Canada
2. Round table
3. Session no. 1 – Ensuring relevance – Data for policy and other purposes
   • 2011 Census of Agriculture overall update
   • Planning for the next federal agriculture policy
4. Session no. 2 – Ensuring relevance – Meeting data requirements
   • Licensing Statistics Canada data
   • Work-in-Progress: A policy update
   • Renewal of data sharing agreements
   • Young and beginning farmers
   • Provincial data requirements – Follow-up from 2009 meeting
5. Round table discussion – Questions and comments
6. Session no. 2A – Moving forward in our new environment
   • Analyzing farm income
   • Statistics Canada's Corporate Business Architecture and other Agency-wide initiatives
   • The Agriculture Division's Quadrennial Program Review: Key strategic issues and thrusts
   • Response burden reduction options for the Farm Financial Survey
7. Session no. 2B – Moving forward in our new environment
8. Round table session – Questions and comments
9. Session no. 2C – Census of Agriculture – Looking to the future
   • Background Situation: Laying the groundwork
   • Exploring options – Round table discussion
10. Closing remarks
11. Adjournment

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Consultation objectives

In July 2010, Statistics Canada's Health Statistics Program was evaluated to assess its ability to meet the information needs of its clients.

The evaluation was intended to allow clients to provide feedback and to express their level of satisfaction with the services they received. Feedback will be used in planning future improvements to the program.

Consultation method

An electronic questionnaire was developed in both official languages and sent to clients, along with an invitation to participate.
The evaluation was divided in five parts: Overview of health statistics, Health Indicators and related products, Health Measures, Health Reports, Client services and key recommendations.

The design of the questionnaire allowed individual respondents to evaluate only the programs and services that they used. Satisfaction and importance were expressed on a 5-point scale from low (1) to high (5). Respondents were invited to support their ratings with comments.

Results

Overall, 70% of respondents agreed that they were satisfied with Health Statistics. Limitations in timeliness (54%) and level of detail (60%) scored lower, but the results were more favourable for the ability to meet needs (70%), ease of use of materials (69%) and convenience of output formats (67%).

In addition, 50% of respondents found the data to be important but not critical. Most of the negative comments were related to the timeliness of data production, the level of detail of data released and difficulties experienced in finding health data on Statistics Canada's website.

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their participation in this consultation. Their insights guide the Agency’s web development and ensure that the final products meet users’ expectations.

1. Agenda

1. Introductory comments
   • Approval of record from previous meeting (October 21, 2009)
   • Review of agenda
   • Overview of recent activities and developments in the Energy Statistics Program
2. Energy Statistics Program renewal
3. Overview of new initiatives funded through the Policy Research Data Group (PRDG)
   • Improving data on energy use in Canada's oil and gas sector
   • Maximizing the usefulness of energy data for economic analysis
4. Update: Advanced Petroleum Indicators Project
5. Round table discussions: Reports on recent initiatives in the energy area

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
2. Round table
3. 2006 Census coverage studies – lessons learned from 2006
4. 2011 Census coverage studies
5. 2011 Dwelling Classification Survey
6. Update on the Projections Program
7. Revisions to Statistics Canada's policy on official release
8. Dissemination of Property Tax Base Project
9. Implementation of e-file transfer service
10. Population Estimates Program
11. Update on the Analysis Program
12. Redesign of "Report on Demographic Situation in Canada"
13. Discussion of upcoming priorities for committee
14. Concluding remarks

2. Minutes

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