Statistics Canada's Statistical Consultation Group (SCG) offers statistical consultation, project management services and statistical training to:
- federal departments and agencies
- provincial and territorial departments
- public institutions and administrations
- international agencies and organizations
The SCG can act as an advisor, or be involved in carrying out specific aspects or all components of a project or survey. The SCG provides a full range of services in:
- Project organization, planning and management
- Assessment of information needs
- Feasibility study
- Quality assurance and management
- Statistical use of administrative data
- Data analysis and modelling
- Redesign/re-engineering of statistical operations and programs
- Design and implementation of data collection and processing methods
- Estimation of survey results
- Confidentiality protection
- Seasonal adjustment and time series analysis
- Performance evaluation of programs
- Questionnaire development and design
- Quality control
- Preparation and presentation of results
- Survey documentation
- Survey and sample design
- Sample selection methods
- Sampling frame
- Survey unit
- Survey and sample design evaluation
- Sample size determination
- Data collection methods
- Observed and targeted population
The SCG can also develop and apply statistical methods:
- to evaluate the effectiveness of administrative and non-statistical systems operations
- to provide statistical advice on any other methodological issue
For more information on statistical training services in Canada, please contact us at scg-gcs@statcan.gc.ca.