Surveys and metadata

Please note the changes to the surveys and metadata site. To access survey metadata, users should download FileZilla, a free file transfer platform. Full instructions on how to connect to the location of all survey documentation and Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) support documents, can be found in this document: How to connect to RTRA using FTP. If you have difficulty accessing RTRA products, please contact statcan.madrtra-damadtr.statcan@canada.ca.

The following surveys are available for use through the Real Time Remote Access System. For additional information on Statistics Canada's data and products please refer to Statistics Canada products and services

Data sets

• Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS)
• Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)
• Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS)
• Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS)
• Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR)
• Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
• Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey (CFMH)
• Canadian Financial Capability Survey (CFCS)
• Canadian Income Survey (CIS)
• Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS)
• Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (CNICS)
• Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD)
• Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS)
• Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS)
• Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS)
• General Social Survey (GSS)
• Health Services Access Survey (HSAS)
• Homicide Survey
• Household and the Environment Survey (HES)
• Labour Force Survey (LFS)
• Life After Service Survey (LASS)
• Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC)
• Maternity Experiences Survey (MES)
• National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS)
• National Graduates Survey (NGS)
• Nunavut Government Employee Survey (NGES)
• Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS)
• Post-Secondary Education Participation Survey (PEPS)
• Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)
• Public Service Employee Survey (PSES)
• Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)
• Residential Telephone Service Survey (RTSS)
• Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP)
• Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada (SEPR)
• Survey of Financial Security (SFS)
• Survey of Household Spending (SHS)
• Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
• Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada (SLCDC)
• Survey of Older Workers (SOW)
• Survey of Young Canadians (SYC)
• Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR)

Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS)

• Aboriginal Children Survey – 2006 – Survey details

Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)

• Aboriginal Peoples Survey – 2001 – Survey details
• Aboriginal Peoples Survey – 2006 – Survey details
• Aboriginal Peoples Survey – 2012 – Survey details

Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS)

• Access and Support to Education and Training Survey – Survey details

Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS)

• Adult Education and Training Survey – Survey details

Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR)

• Canadian Cancer Registry – Survey details

Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

• Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health and Well-being – 2002 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health and Well-being – Canadian Forces – 2002 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2003 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2005 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2007 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2007–2008 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination Content Module – 2008 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2009 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Healthy Aging – 2009 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2009–2010 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2010 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2011 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2011–2012 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2012 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health – 2012 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2013 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2013–2014 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2014 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2015 – Survey details
• Canadian Community Health Survey – Annual Component – 2015–2016 – Survey details

Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey (CFMHS)

• Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey – Survey details

Canadian Financial Capability Survey (CFCS)

• Canadian Financial Capability Survey – 2008 – Survey details
• Canadian Financial Capability Survey – 2014 – Survey details

Canadian Income Survey (CIS)

• Canadian Income Survey – 2012 – Survey details
• Canadian Income Survey – 2013 – Survey details
• Canadian Income Survey – 2014 – Survey details
• Canadian Income Survey – 2015 – Survey details
• Canadian Income Survey – 2016 – Survey details

Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS)

• Canadian Internet Use Survey – 2009 – Survey details
• Canadian Internet Use Survey – Household Component – 2012 – Survey details
• Canadian Internet Use Survey – Individual Component – 2012 – Survey details

Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (CNICS)

• Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey – 2013 – Survey details

Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD)

• Canadian Survey on Disability – 2012 – Survey details

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CTADS)

• Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey – 2013 – Survey details
• Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey – 2015 – Survey details

Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS)

• Ethnic Diversity Survey – Survey details

Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS)

• Employment Insurance Coverage Survey – 2014 – Survey details
• Employment Insurance Coverage Survey – 2015 – Survey details
• Employment Insurance Coverage Survey – 2016 – Survey details

General Social Survey (GSS)

• General Social Survey – Social Support and Aging – Cycle 16 – 2002 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Social Engagement – Cycle 17 – 2003 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Victimization – Cycle 18 – 2004 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Time Use – Cycle 19 – 2005 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Family – Cycle 20 – 2006 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Family, Social Support and Retirement – Cycle 21 – 2007 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Social Networks – Cycle 22 – 2008 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Victimization – Cycle 23 – 2009 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Time Use – Cycle 24 – 2010 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Family – Cycle 25 – 2011 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Caregiving and Care Receiving – Cycle 26 – 2012 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Social Identity – Cycle 27 – 2013 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Giving, Volunteering and Participating – Cycle 27 – 2013 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Time Use – Cycle 29 – 2015 – Survey details
• General Social Survey – Canadians at Work and Home – Cycle 30 – 2016 – Survey details

Health Services Access Survey (HSAS)

• Health Services Access Survey – Survey details

Homicide Survey

• Homicide Survey – Survey details

Household and the Environment Survey (HES)

• Household and the Environment Survey – 2013 – Survey details
• Household and the Environment Survey – 2015 – Survey details

Labour Force Survey (LFS)

• Labour Force Survey – Survey details

Life After Service Survey (LASS)

• Life After Service Survey – Survey details

Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC)

• Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada – Survey details

Maternity Experiences Survey (MES)

• Maternity Experiences Survey – Survey details

National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS)

• National Apprenticeship Survey – 2007 – Survey details
• National Apprenticeship Survey – 2015 – Survey details

National Graduates Survey (NGS)

• National Graduates Survey – Class of 1986 – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 1990 – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 1990 FOG – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 1995 – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 1995 FOG – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 2000 – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 2000 FOG – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 2005 – Survey details
• National Graduates Survey – Class of 2010 – Survey details

Nunavut Government Employee Survey (NGES)

• Nunavut Government Employee Survey – Survey details

Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS)

• Participation and Activity Limitation Survey – 2001 – Survey details
• Participation and Activity Limitation Survey – 2006 – Survey details

Post-Secondary Education Participation Survey (PEPS)

• Post-Secondary Education Participation Survey – Survey details

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)

• Postsecondary Student Information System – Survey details
• Postsecondary Student Information System – Non Institutional – Survey details

Public Service Employee Survey (PSES)

• Public Service Employee Survey – 2008 – Survey details
• Public Service Employee Survey – 2011 – Survey details
• Public Service Employee Survey – 2014 – Survey details
• Public Service Employee Survey – 2017 – Survey details

Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)

• Registered Apprenticeship Information System – Survey details

Residential Telephone Service Survey 2013 (RTSS)

• Residential Telephone Service Survey – Survey details

Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP)

• Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning – 2002 – Survey details
• Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning – 2013 – Survey details

Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada (SEPR)

• Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada – 2014 – Survey details

Survey of Financial Security (SFS)

• Survey of Financial Security – 2012 – Survey details
• Survey of Financial Security – 2016 – Survey details

Survey of Household Spending (SHS)

• Survey of Household Spending – 2004 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2006 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2008 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2010 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2011 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2012 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2013 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2014 – Survey details
• Survey of Household Spending – 2015 – Survey details

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)

• Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics – Survey details
• Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics – Data Dictionary

Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada (SLCDC)

• Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada: Arthritis and Hypertension – 2009 – Survey details
• Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada: Diabetes and Respiratory Conditions – 2011 – Survey details
• Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada: Mood and Anxiety Disorders – 2014 – Survey details

Survey of Older Workers (SOW)

• Survey of Older Workers – Survey details

Survey of Young Canadians (SYC)

• Survey of Young Canadians – Survey details

Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR)

• Uniform Crime Reporting Survey – Survey details