Ways Statistics Canada can help meet your health research needs.
Generate custom tables
Request customized tables of descriptive statistics using Statistics Canada health data
Example: Created a custom table based on data from the Canadian Community Health Survey on the prevalence of diabetes by sex, age group and other variables
Link data
Have your data linked with Statistics Canada data holdings or create a custom linkage using our holdings
Example: Linked data on mothers from the births database with other administrative and survey data to study maternal and infant health and their determinants
Create survey data
Add questions to existing surveys, add oversampling for a specific group, or create your own health survey administered by Statistics Canada
Example: Added questions on gambling to the Canadian Community Health Survey
Model your data
Benefit from existing models or have a model created to explore different scenarios or generate projections
Example: Developed advanced microsimulation and epidemiology modelling programs, including OncoSim (Cancer) and the Population Health Model (POHEM)
Explore innovative approaches
Find out how we can bring health, social, economic, business and alternative data together in novel ways to address your research needs
Examples of alternative data: web scraping, non-probabilistic crowd-sourcing, geo-spatial data, wastewater and more
Support grant applications
Involve us in your research grant application for support in any of the ways listed
Example: Included a longitudinal component in the 2023 Canadian Healthy Survey on Children and Youth, through funding from a CIHR grant held at McMaster University
Need more information?
Contact infostats@statcan.gc.ca We will work with you to understand your data needs, provide you with advice and options, and estimate the cost and time required for the task.