Administrative data sources in the production of official statistics – Income, pensions, spending and wealth

Household and family assets, debt and wealth

Mortgage Loan and housing survey data

Statistics Canada uses the following mortgage loan and housing survey data:

  • rental and mortgage characteristics
  • social housing characteristics
  • building construction characteristics, starts and completions
  • addresses and locations.

Statistical programs that use these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Household spending and savings

Credit information

Statistics Canada uses the following aggregated and anonymized credit information:

  • Origin of cardholder (U.S.A. and overseas visitors: country code; Canadian residents: Forward Sortation Area (FSA) level)
  • Merchant location (U.S.A. and overseas visitors: FSA level; Canadian residents: country code)
  • Card type (personal, business)
  • Value of transactions

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Personal information is not included in these data.

Statistics Canada uses the following credit information:

  • Personal information (such as name, address, date of birth, gender, and Social Insurance Number)
  • Account balance and payments
  • Account modifications and account history by credit type

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Pensions and retirement income programs

Pension plan data

Statistics Canada uses the following pension plan data:

  • Pension plan name and number
  • Active membership counts by geography and plan type
  • Contributions and market level of assets

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

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