The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 2)

Catalogue number: 892000062024002

Release date: July 16, 2024

This short video explains how the use of disaggregated data can help policymakers to develop more targeted and effective policies by identifying the unique needs and challenges faced by different demographic groups.

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Basic
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The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 1)
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08:38
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The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 2) - Transcript

Statistics 101: Exploring measures of central tendency - Transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 2)".)

What is disaggregated data?

In a country like Canada, one can expect to see diverse pictures of communities, ethnocultural groups, life stages, gender and occupations. These groups, big or small, may experience different socio-economic challenges or outcomes throughout their lives, such as academic success, or labour market trajectories. Some specific groups may even be more vulnerable, and could experience mental health challenges during their lives or even homelessness. For a better understanding, we disaggregate data. That means taking carefully gathered and aggregated data, which is a critical step in ensuring data are kept anonymous, and stepping back to look at the data for various populations by breaking down large-scale datasets into sub-categories such as religion, gender, ethnicity, or a combination of the like.

Where can you find disaggregated data?

Given the potential usefulness of disaggregated data, your next question might be, where can I find the data I need? The truth is, you might not be able to find one single source that will answer all of your questions. To provide a complete picture, you might need to combine data from various sources, and Statistics Canada's many products and services can be a big part of that. Our website provides access to a wide range of research reports and disaggregated data from a growing collection of survey and administrative data sources. Data can also be complemented by valuable insights from people with lived experience, engagements and consultations, and other sources of qualitative information.

Each initiative will require analysis of different disaggregated groups

(Categories revealed one after the other: "Gender and/or Sex", "Age", "Ethnocultural diversity", "Indigenous identity", "Geography", "Education", "Occupation", "Income", "Sexual orientation", "Disability", "Language", "Immigration status", "Employment", "Family status", "And many more!")

Here are some examples of disaggregated groups that are important to consider today. Every day, we are evolving as people and going through challenges related to where we are at in life. Some of us may be running after young children, or caring for our senior parents. We may be starting university or looking to upskill after losing our job. In 2022, Canada welcomed over 1,000,000 immigrants, so many of us are new to the country. Disaggregated data reflect who we are and help inform on our challenges at a particular point in time. Each policy or community initiative will need to consider the right disaggregated groups to focus on. And these groups will evolve over time, as our communities evolve. In Samir's example, he considered geography, age and disability to improve delivery of public transportation in Greendale. Another initiative will need to consider different groups. Essentially, disaggregated data means you can tailor the analysis to your needs.

Likewise for business-oriented initiatives

(Categories revealed one after the other: "Geography", "Sector", "Firm size", "Foreign/ domestic controlled", "Exporter/importer", "Majority ownership by groups (e.g. women, Indigenous, racialized)", "Incorporated", "Age of business", "Employment", "And many more!")

Just like people, businesses are not all the same. For policies or programs that target businesses, it's also important to consider disaggregated groups. Each of these characteristics can influence outcomes and challenges for businesses. Think of a small restaurant business led by a recent immigrant. They will have different challenges than a large food processing factory owned by multinational.

Let's disaggregate: By gender

Here is an example of disaggregated data at work. Let's imagine you are tasked with creating a policy initiative to help people find jobs. Let's start by taking a look at the unemployment rate for Canada to see if there are any major differences between women and men. The unemployment rate primarily reflects people who are looking for a job, expressed as a percentage of all people in the labour force, that is, people who either have a job or are looking for one. For 2023, results look relatively similar by gender, with the unemployment rate reaching 5.3% for women and 5.6% for men, trends that reflect economic and labour market performance in that year. Disaggregating by gender only doesn't seem to be enough to identify notable differences, so let's dig deeper into the data and add other dimensions that are relevant to our understanding of unemployment.

Let's disaggregate: By gender and age

Let's disaggregate by both gender and age. Based on the chart, we can see that youth, those aged 15 to 24 years old, have higher unemployment rates than core-aged and older people. Additionally, young men have a slightly higher unemployment rate than young women. About one in nine young men in the labour force are unemployed. Their unemployment rate in 2023 was 11.6%. In comparison, the rate among young women was 10%. What other identity factors could be considered for this analysis? Well, since we already know that Canada has a very diverse youth population, it may be worthwhile to disaggregate the data by racialized group membership in addition to gender and age.

Let's disaggregate: By gender, age and racialized group membership

In the data we have, we see that racialized group membership is measured using the concept of "visible minorities". So, if we focus on youth aged 15 to 24 and further disaggregate by gender and being a member of a visible minority group, we observe new differences, with young, visible minority men having the highest unemployment rate at 13.4%, followed closely by young visible minority women at 13%. In contrast, young women who are not members of a visible minority group have the lowest rate, at just under 9%. At this point, you may be thinking about ways to help racialized youth find employment. But that is still a broad group, with notable differences in labour market characteristics, so let's disaggregate even further.

Let's disaggregate: By gender, age and specific racialized group membership

Let's look at results for the five largest visible minority groups in Canada. Again, some important differences have emerged through another level of disaggregation. Among young men, Black and Arab youth seem to face higher unemployment than the overall average represented by the blue bar. Among young women, the unemployment rate is somewhat higher than the overall average across most of the racialized groups, while it is lower among young Filipino women. Based on these disaggregated data, you might think about how to ensure your policy initiative can reach certain groups that may be more likely to need supports in finding a job, such as racialized youth in general, and young Black and Arab men in particular.

(The following words are revealed over a funnel shape that starts wider and ends narrower: "Gender", "Age (youth)", "Racialized group membership" and "South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab".)

As we have seen in this example, the use of disaggregated data can help policymakers to develop more targeted and effective policies by identifying the unique needs and challenges faced by different demographic groups. In this example, if we had based our analysis on only the unemployment rate at the national level, or even for women and men, it would not have been enough to ensure our policy intervention would be focused on the most at-risk people. And this is just one example. Depending on your organization or analytical needs, you may disaggregate the data in different ways. Perhaps geography or another characteristic is a relevant factor in your situation. The point is, it often takes multiple layers or levels of disaggregation to get at the full story.

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The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 1)

Catalogue number: 892000062024001

Release date: July 16, 2024

This short video explains how it can be very effective for all levels of governments and organizations that serve communities to use disaggregated data to make evidence-informed public policy decisions. By using disaggregated data, policymakers are able to design more appropriate and effective policies that meet the needs of each diverse and unique Canadian.

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The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 1) - Transcript

Statistics 101: Exploring measures of central tendency - Transcript

(The Statistics Canada symbol and Canada wordmark appear on screen with the title: "The Importance of Disaggregated Data: An Introduction (part 1)".)

(Text on screen: Meet Samir)

Samir is a city planner. He is responsible for helping to improve public transportation in the growing municipality of Greendale. One day, a report lands on his desk. It reads: "80% of the city's residents are satisfied with the current public transportation system." That's great news, right?

(Text on screen: Map of Greendale. The map divides in three visual categories: Northern, Central and Southern. A fourth visual appears titled: Senior citizens. The Senior citizens are dispersed on the map of Greendale.)

But what if Samir was able to tap into resources that allow him to read beyond that headline? Through his knowledge and understanding of how to access the data that the report was based on, Samiri is able to break down (or disaggregate) the data further. He discovers that:

  • Only 60% in the city's northern district are satisfied, and they often complain about irregular bus services.
  • The central district, where many office workers live, has an over-saturation of buses during off-peak hours but a shortage during rush hours.
  • The newest southern district, with its recent infrastructure developments, enjoy a 95% satisfaction rate.
  • Senior citizens, who represent a sizable percentage of the city's population, report a satisfaction rate of only 50%, noting a lack of accessible options for those with mobility issues.

(A bar chart with the following title: Satisfaction of the population of Greendale with the public transportation system. The bar chart has percentage of satisfaction rate on the vertical axis and four categories on the horizontal axis: Northern population (at 60% of satisfaction), Central population (at 70% of satisfaction), Southern population (at 95% of satisfaction) and Senior citizens (at 50% of satisfaction). The Overall satisfaction rate is 80%.)

If Samir acted solely on the initial 80% satisfaction data, he might conclude that the public transportation system only needs minor tweaks. Meaning he would be contributing to the continuation of under-served and dissatisfied demographics, not to mention the wasting of resources by having too many buses during off-peak times.

But by breaking down or disaggregating the satisfaction data by geography and age groups, he is able to:

  • Reassess and increase the frequency of buses in the northern district.
  • Adjust bus schedules in the central district to align better with the office rush hours.
  • And create a new program to enhance accessibility for senior citizens.

For Samir, the importance of knowing how and where to access disaggregated data to help understand the diverse needs of different communities and areas, play an integral part in his ability to make decisions that ensure every resident gets the quality of the service they deserve.

(Text on screen appears one after the other: Gender, Age, Ethnocultural identity, Indigenous identity, Geography, And many more!)

Similarly, it can be very effective for all levels of governments and organizations that serve communities to use disaggregated data to make evidence-informed public policy decisions. By using disaggregated data, policymakers are able to design more appropriate and effective policies that meet the needs of each diverse and unique Canadian. As much as possible, the data should be disaggregated by gender, age, techno, cultural identity, indigenous identity, different geographies and any other community relevant identity factors, and presented distinctly for each specific subgroup.

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Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (First Quarter 2024)

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (Fourth Quarter 2023)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for total sales (Fourth Quarter 2023). The information is grouped by NAPCS-CANADA (appearing as row headers), and Quarter (appearing as column headers).
NAPCS-CANADA Quarter
2024Q1
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 0.56
Retail Services (except commissions) [561] 0.56
Food and beverages at retail [56111] 0.40
Cannabis products, at retail [56113] 0.00
Clothing at retail [56121] 0.88
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123] 1.92
Footwear at retail [56124] 1.15
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131] 0.83
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software), at retail [56141] 2.39
Publications at retail [56142] 6.71
Audio and video recordings, and game software, at retail [56143] 4.45
Motor vehicles at retail [56151] 1.76
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152] 3.85
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153] 1.71
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161] 1.58
Home health products at retail [56171] 3.28
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172] 2.83
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181] 1.69
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191] 2.22
Retail trade commissions [562] 1.69

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales April 2024

Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales March 2024
Table summary
This table displays the results of Retail Commodity Survey: CVs for Total Sales (March 2024). The information is grouped by NAPCS-CANADA (appearing as row headers), and Month (appearing as column headers).
NAPCS-CANADA Month
202401 202402 202403 202404
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 0.70 0.66 0.59 0.69
Retail Services (except commissions) [561] 0.69 0.65 0.59 0.69
Food and beverages at retail [56111] 0.48 0.43 0.43 0.65
Cannabis products, at retail [56113] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Clothing at retail [56121] 0.76 0.85 0.97 0.85
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases, at retail [56123] 2.01 2.46 1.97 2.32
Footwear at retail [56124] 1.26 1.08 1.27 1.12
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics, at retail [56131] 0.91 0.86 0.90 0.92
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software), at retail [56141] 2.53 2.81 2.47 2.20
Publications at retail [56142] 5.34 7.39 6.78 6.82
Audio and video recordings, and game software, at retail [56143] 4.06 3.80 3.93 4.18
Motor vehicles at retail [56151] 2.48 2.24 1.84 2.31
Recreational vehicles at retail [56152] 5.24 4.89 5.03 4.50
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies, at retail [56153] 2.50 1.89 1.62 1.49
Automotive and household fuels, at retail [56161] 1.65 1.54 1.69 1.63
Home health products at retail [56171] 3.32 3.27 3.34 3.21
Infant care, personal and beauty products, at retail [56172] 2.92 2.80 2.90 2.56
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products, at retail [56181] 1.80 1.65 1.84 1.44
Miscellaneous products at retail [56191] 2.17 2.11 2.23 2.70
Retail trade commissions [562] 2.05 1.76 2.07 2.02

Crime Severity Index Webinar (35220002)

The webinar will explore a key indicator for police-reported crime in Canada. Specifically, the webinar describes the Crime Severity Index and the importance of interpreting it in a broad community context to arrive at a more comprehensive statistical portrait of crime. The webinar will also instruct users on how to access relevant online data products and resources related to Crime and Justice information.

English webinar:

French webinar:

Canadian Economic News, June 2024 Edition

This module provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month. It is intended to provide contextual information only to support users of the economic data published by Statistics Canada. In identifying major events or developments, Statistics Canada is not suggesting that these have a material impact on the published economic data in a particular reference month.

All information presented here is obtained from publicly available news and information sources, and does not reflect any protected information provided to Statistics Canada by survey respondents.

Resources

  • The Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation of Calgary announced a positive Final Investment Decision on the USD $4.0 billion Cedar LNG Project, a floating liquefied natural gas facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The parties said the facility will receive 400 million cubic feet per day of Canadian natural gas via the Coastal GasLink pipeline and is anticipated to be in service in late 2028.
  • Shell Canada Products, a subsidiary of Shell plc of the United Kingdom, announced the Final Investment Decision for Polaris, a carbon capture project at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Scotford, near Edmonton. Shell also announced the Final Investment Decision to proceed with the Atlas Carbon Storage Hub in partnership with ATCO EnPower of Calgary. Shell said both projects are expected to begin operations toward the end of 2028.
  • Vancouver-based Taseko Mines Limited announced on June 1st that operations at its Gibraltar Mine had been suspended after its unionized workforce informed the company that they intended to take strike action as of midnight May 31st. The company said the mine was put on care and maintenance. On June 19th, Taseko announced that the union had ratified a three-year contract.
  • Kelowna, British Columbia-based Fission Uranium Corp. and Paladin Energy Limited of Australia announced they had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement pursuant to which Paladin will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Fission for an implied equity value of $1.14 billion. The companies said the transaction is targeted to close in the third quarter of 2024, subject to Fission shareholder approval and other closing conditions customary in transactions of this nature, including receipt of Investment Canada Act and Competition Act (Canada) clearance, British Columbia court approvals, and applicable stock exchange approvals.
  • Toronto-based Victoria Gold Corp. announced on June 24th that the heap leach pad at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon experienced a failure and that, as a result, operations were temporarily suspended.

Financial

  • TD Canada Trust, RBC Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Scotiabank, and Laurentian Bank of Canada announced they were decreasing their Canadian dollar prime lending rates from 7.20% to 6.95%, effective June 6th.
  • Montreal-based National Bank of Canada and Canadian Western Bank (CWB) of Edmonton announced they had entered into a definitive agreement under which National Bank will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CWB by way of a share exchange, valuing CWB at approximately $5.0 billion. The banks said the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025, subject to approval by CWB shareholders and receipt of required regulatory approvals.

Other news

  • The Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%. The last change in the target for the overnight rate was a 25 basis points increase in July 2023. The bank said it is also continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization.
  • British Columbia's minimum wage increased from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1st.
  • On June 20th, the Government of the Northwest Territories announced that due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban had been put into effect for Territorial Parks around Yellowknife, prohibiting open fires. The Government said the ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place, was effective from June 20th until July 4th.
  • On June 21st, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that an outdoor fire ban prohibiting the setting of fires on forest land or within 300 metres of forest land was in place for all of Newfoundland and Labrador until further notice.
  • On June 24th, the Government of Quebec announced a ban on open fires in or in the vicinity of a forest due to current conditions. The Government said the affected areas include Nord-Du-Québec, Côte-Nord, and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
  • Vancouver-based Copperleaf Technologies Inc., a provider of AI-powered enterprise Asset Investment Planning and Management software, announced it had entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Industrial and Financial Systems, IFS AB of Sweden pursuant to which IFS will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Copperleaf for a total equity value of approximately $1.0 billion. Copperleaf said the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2024, subject to customary conditions, including court approval, regulatory approval under the Canadian Competition Act, any other required regulatory approvals, and shareholder approval.
  • On June 23rd, Unifor announced that 1,350 members at Montreal-based Bombardier were on strike.

United States and other international news

  • The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.50%. The last change in the target range was a 25 basis points increase in July 2023. The Committee also said it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.
  • The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its three key interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25% (main refinancing operations), 4.50% (marginal lending facility), and 3.75% (deposit facility). The last change in these rates was a 25 basis points increase in September 2023. The ECB said it intends to discontinue reinvestments under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) at the end of 2024.
  • The Bank of Japan announced it will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0% to 0.1%. The Bank of Japan ended its negative interest policy in March, 2024.
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35%. The last change in the cash rate target was a 25 basis points increase in November 2023.
  • The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 5.25%. The last change in the Bank Rate was a 25 basis points increase in August 2023.
  • The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank left the policy rate unchanged at 4.5%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points increase in December 2023.
  • The Executive Board of Sweden's Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at 3.75%. The last change in the repo rate was a 25 basis points reduction in May 2024.
  • OPEC and non-OPEC Ministers announced they had agreed to extend the level of overall crude oil production for OPEC and non-OPEC Participating Countries starting January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025. In a separate announcement, OPEC+ countries which had announced additional voluntary cuts in April 2023 and November 2023, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, and United Arab Emirates among others, announced they will extend their additional voluntary cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day until the end of September 2024 and then the 2.2 million barrels per day cut will be gradually phased out on a monthly basis until the end of September 2025.

Financial market news

  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $81.54 per barrel on June 28th, up from a closing value of USD $76.99 at the end of May. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $59 to $68 per barrel range throughout June. The Canadian dollar closed at 73.06 cents U.S. on June 28th, down from 73.33 cents U.S. at the end of May. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 21,875.79 on June 28th, down from 22,269.12 at the end of May.

Brochure - Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care

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What is the Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care?

The Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care (CSELCC) gathers information from parents and guardians of children (aged 0 to 5) on their child care arrangements, whether they use child care or not. This includes the cost, the type of services preferred and difficulties they may face when looking for child care. This survey also collects data on parents' and guardians' labour market participation, to better understand the connection between work and the use of early learning and child care arrangements.

The results of the CSELCC will inform the Government's Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan to give every Canadian child the same head start.

Why is your participation important?

Your participation in this survey will provide information to programs that help ensure Canadian families have access to high-quality and affordable early learning and child care services.

What are the key findings from previous surveys?

Some of the key findings from previous surveys are

  • 52% of Canadian children younger than 6 years were in child care in early 2022, down from 60% before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • In early 2022, approximately 4 out of 10 parents who were using child care reported having difficulty finding child care services
  • Most common reasons for not using child care include:
    • 38% of parents or guardians preferred to stay home
    • 27% of parents were on maternity or parental leave
    • 25% of parents or guardians found the cost of child care services were too high

How do you complete the survey?

You must enter the secure online access code you received in your invitation letter. To access the survey, go to Statistics Canada's Electronic Collection Website.

This survey should be completed by a parent or guardian who is knowledgeable about the household's child care arrangements.

For more information, contact:

General enquiries
infostats@statcan.gc.ca
1-877-949-9492
TTY: 1-800-363-7629

If you use an operator-assisted relay service, you can call us during regular business hours. You do not need to authorize the operator to contact us.

To learn more about the CSELCC, visit Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care (CSELCC)

For participants

Venue

The conference will be held in the Barney Danson Theatre at the Canadian War Museum, located on the Lebreton Flats at 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, Ontario.

The Canadian War Museum is easily accessible from downtown Ottawa by foot, bicycle, public transit or car (paid parking available on-site). You can find more information and directions on the Canadian War Museum's webpage.

Museum admissions fees are not required to attend the conference as the Barney Danson Theatre is separate from the museum’s exhibits.

Accommodations

Ottawa is home to a range of accommodation options. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Lord Elgin Hotel, located at 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa. The discounted rate is $219.00+tax, subject to availability.

Please visit the Lord Elgin Hotel’s webpage to book your stay. You may also contact the hotel directly at groups@lordelgin.ca or 613-235-3333 using booking code 5172373.

Wi-Fi

Complimentary Wi-Fi will be provided for the duration of the event.

Live translation

Speakers have the option to present in the official language of their choice. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided throughout the sessions.

Conference program

The conference program showcases innovative, collaborative approaches of using data and research to address key health challenges. The program is divided into four themes: data mobilization during times of emergencies, population health, preventive care, and environment and health. There is also time dedicated to networking, including through poster presentations and informational booths that foster direct interaction between data users and data providers.

Conference Chair: Josée Bégin, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada

Thursday November 14th, 2024:

Time Event
8:00 – 8:50

Registration and poster setup
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

André Loranger, Chief Statistician of Canada
Josée Bégin, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
9:15 - 10:30

Data Mobilization During Times of Emergencies

9:15 - 9:45

Keynote: Creating Conditions for Resilient Communities

Speaker: Dr. Theresa Tam (Chief Public Health Officer of Canada)

Description: Dr. Theresa Tam will explore how public health can leverage data to enhance equity, system resilience, and emergency response. She will discuss strategies for working with communities and partners across various sectors to build healthier and more resilient communities by emphasizing the role of public health data use to enhance health equity by placing equity at the core of emergency management science, evidence, and technology.

Introduced by: André Loranger, Chief Statistician of Canada

9:45 - 10:00

Session 1: The Canadian Wastewater Survey: A New Public Health Tool for Monitoring Infectious Diseases

Speaker: Dr. Natalie Knox (Director, Bacterial Pathogens, AMR, and Wastewater Division, Public Health Agency of Canada)

Description: Dr. Knox will discuss the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada’s partnership to monitor infectious diseases through the Canadian Wastewater Survey and how it is being expanded to address existing and future public health threats such as Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

10:00 - 10:15

Session 2: Medical Examiners and Coroners: An Underutilized Source of Data Amidst the Opioid Crisis and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Matthew Bowes (Chief Medical Examiner, Government of Nova Scotia)

Description: Dr. Bowes will describe medicolegal death investigation in Canada: how it is generally done, what kinds of deaths are investigated, how practices vary, and what kinds of data are available to researchers.

10:15 - 10:30

Open Q&A

Moderator: Josée Bégin (Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada)
10:30 - 11:00

Health break, networking, and poster/booth viewing
11:00 - 12:00

Plenary: The Population Health Approach

11:00 - 11:15

Part 1: Leveraging Statistics Canada, a Key Health Data Resource

Speaker: Dr. Jeff Latimer (Director General, Statistics Canada’s Health Statistics Branch)

Description: Statistics Canada is the country’s trusted source of timely and accurate information about the health of Canadians, determinants of health, and the use of health care resources. In this talk, Dr. Latimer will provide an overview of the breadth of data housed at Statistics Canada, how to access these data, and the services available to customize and link data for your research.

11:15 - 11:30

Part 2: Disaggregated Data: Progress and Reflections

Speaker: Dr. Gaya Jayaraman (Director General, Statistics Canada’s Justice, Demography, and Population Statistics Branch)

Description: Dr. Jayaraman will discuss Statistics Canada’s progress under the Disaggregated Data Action Plan (DDAP), which aims to increase and improve statistics on diverse populations and support more representative data collection methods across Statistics Canada.

Plenary Discussion: How Can Health Systems Use Disaggregated Data to Address Health Disparities?

11:30 - 11:35

Commentary: Dr. Kwame McKenzie (CEO, Wellesley Institute; Professor, University of Toronto) will share his insights on advancements and challenges related to race-based health data.

11:35 - 11:40

Commentary: Dr. Danièle Behn Smith (Deputy Provincial Health Officer of Indigenous Health, British Columbia Office of the Provincial Health Officer) will share her insights on advancements and challenges related to Indigenous health data.

11:40 - 12:00

Open Floor Discussion

Moderator: Josée Bégin (Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada)
12:00 - 1:00

Lunch, networking, and poster/booth viewing
1:00 - 2:30

Applying Insights to Reduce the Burden of Illness

1:00 - 1:20

Session 1: Modelling Dietary and Health Impacts of National Nutrition Policy

Speaker: Dr. Mary L’Abbé (Professor, University of Toronto, and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention)

Description: Health Canada will require prepackaged food and beverages that exceed thresholds for sodium, sugar, or saturated fat to display a 'high in' nutrition symbol on the front of the package by January 2026. In this talk, Dr. L’Abbé will discuss how she used the Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition and the Survey of Household Spending linked to nutritional composition data to model the potential dietary and health impacts of these new labels. 

1:20 - 1:40

Session 2: Using Small-area Mapping of Preventable Cancers to Inform and Strengthen Cancer Prevention

Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Saint-Jacques (Senior Epidemiologist, Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program; Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University; Associate Research Scholar, Dalhousie University Healthy Populations Institute)

Description: Dr. Saint-Jacques will discuss her research on small-area analysis of cancer incidence in relation to the social, material, and environmental conditions in which people live, demonstrating how a geographically focused approach can inform and strengthen equitable cancer prevention activities.

1:40 - 2:00

Session 3: Projecting Dementia Incidence: The Population Health Model for Dementia (POHEM-Dementia)

Speaker: Dr. Stacey Fisher (Post-doctoral Fellow, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)

Description: Dr. Fisher will discuss a microsimulation model for dementia that was developed to investigate the contribution of modifiable risk factors to dementia incidence, and to evaluate potential intervention strategies and policy options.

2:00 - 2:30

Panel Discussion: Reducing the Burden of Illness in Canada: Barriers and Opportunities

Moderator: Michael Tjepkema, Assistant Director, Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
2:30 - 3:00

Health break, networking, and poster/booth viewing
3:00 - 4:15

Environment and Health (“One Health”)

3:00 - 3:30

Keynote: Getting Ahead of the Climate Change Curve: Science to Support Health Adaptation

Speaker: Dr. Peter Berry (Senior Policy Analyst and Science Advisor, Climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada)

Description: Dr. Berry will discuss the current science around climate change risks to health, vulnerabilities, and adaptation needs, with the hope of fostering future collaborations and innovative solutions.

Introduced by: Josée Bégin (Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada)

3:30 - 3:45

Session 1: Examining the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat: Future Temperature-related Excess Mortality and Morbidity in Canada

Speaker: Dr. Éric Lavigne (Epidemiologist, Health Canada; Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa)

Description: Dr. Lavigne will present his work using time series analysis to estimate associations between daily temperatures and mortality/hospitalizations across Canada until 2099, providing insights into expected health outcomes across varying climate change and population growth scenarios.

3:45 - 4:00

Session 2: Use of Human Biomonitoring Data in Human Health Risk Assessments of Chemical Management Plan Substances

Speaker: Dr. Innocent Jayawardene (Scientific Evaluator and Chemist, Health Canada)

Description: Dr. Jayawardene will share highlights from a Health Canada study measuring 12 elements, including 5 rare earth metals, in whole blood samples using the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) biobank, to assess health risks of Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) substances.

4:00 - 4:15

Open Q&A

Moderator: Josée Bégin (Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada)
4:15 - 4:30 Closing Remarks: Looking Forward

Josée Bégin, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
4:30

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