1. Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Labour Statistics Division update
3. Provincial and territorial reports
4. Producing small regional data using the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH)
5. Detailed occupation estimates using SEPH and the Census
6. Household Survey Strategy update (including access)
7. Changes to the National Occupational Classification system
8. The labour content of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
9. The British Columbia Wages and Salaries Survey
10. An overview of analytical plans for labour and income
11. Wrap-up

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Provincial and territorial reports
3. Longitudinal Household Survey: an update
4. Education indicators vs. the focal points' needs
5. Education indicators: options for enhancements
6. Update on low income measures
7. Material Deprivation Survey
8. Data sharing agreements: an update on health surveys
9. Vital statistics program: an update
10. Update on aboriginal statistical activities
11. Aboriginal indicators
12. Access to data
13. Information items (follow-up)
14. Wrap-up

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
   • Call to order
   • Welcome
   • Overview of Statistics Canada
2. Round table
3. Session no. 1 – Ensuring relevance – Data for policy and other purposes
   • 2011 Census of Agriculture overall update
   • Planning for the next federal agriculture policy
4. Session no. 2 – Ensuring relevance – Meeting data requirements
   • Licensing Statistics Canada data
   • Work-in-Progress: A policy update
   • Renewal of data sharing agreements
   • Young and beginning farmers
   • Provincial data requirements – Follow-up from 2009 meeting
5. Round table discussion – Questions and comments
6. Session no. 2A – Moving forward in our new environment
   • Analyzing farm income
   • Statistics Canada's Corporate Business Architecture and other Agency-wide initiatives
   • The Agriculture Division's Quadrennial Program Review: Key strategic issues and thrusts
   • Response burden reduction options for the Farm Financial Survey
7. Session no. 2B – Moving forward in our new environment
8. Round table session – Questions and comments
9. Session no. 2C – Census of Agriculture – Looking to the future
   • Background Situation: Laying the groundwork
   • Exploring options – Round table discussion
10. Closing remarks
11. Adjournment

2. Minutes

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Consultation objectives

In July 2010, Statistics Canada's Health Statistics Program was evaluated to assess its ability to meet the information needs of its clients.

The evaluation was intended to allow clients to provide feedback and to express their level of satisfaction with the services they received. Feedback will be used in planning future improvements to the program.

Consultation method

An electronic questionnaire was developed in both official languages and sent to clients, along with an invitation to participate.
The evaluation was divided in five parts: Overview of health statistics, Health Indicators and related products, Health Measures, Health Reports, Client services and key recommendations.

The design of the questionnaire allowed individual respondents to evaluate only the programs and services that they used. Satisfaction and importance were expressed on a 5-point scale from low (1) to high (5). Respondents were invited to support their ratings with comments.

Results

Overall, 70% of respondents agreed that they were satisfied with Health Statistics. Limitations in timeliness (54%) and level of detail (60%) scored lower, but the results were more favourable for the ability to meet needs (70%), ease of use of materials (69%) and convenience of output formats (67%).

In addition, 50% of respondents found the data to be important but not critical. Most of the negative comments were related to the timeliness of data production, the level of detail of data released and difficulties experienced in finding health data on Statistics Canada's website.

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their participation in this consultation. Their insights guide the Agency’s web development and ensure that the final products meet users’ expectations.

1. Agenda

1. Introductory comments
   • Approval of record from previous meeting (October 21, 2009)
   • Review of agenda
   • Overview of recent activities and developments in the Energy Statistics Program
2. Energy Statistics Program renewal
3. Overview of new initiatives funded through the Policy Research Data Group (PRDG)
   • Improving data on energy use in Canada's oil and gas sector
   • Maximizing the usefulness of energy data for economic analysis
4. Update: Advanced Petroleum Indicators Project
5. Round table discussions: Reports on recent initiatives in the energy area

2. Minutes

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1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
2. Round table
3. 2006 Census coverage studies – lessons learned from 2006
4. 2011 Census coverage studies
5. 2011 Dwelling Classification Survey
6. Update on the Projections Program
7. Revisions to Statistics Canada's policy on official release
8. Dissemination of Property Tax Base Project
9. Implementation of e-file transfer service
10. Population Estimates Program
11. Update on the Analysis Program
12. Redesign of "Report on Demographic Situation in Canada"
13. Discussion of upcoming priorities for committee
14. Concluding remarks

2. Minutes

The meeting minutes have been provided to the committee members for distribution within their jurisdiction.

Consultation objectives

In December 2010, Statistics Canada's Statistical Information Service (SIS) sought feedback from external users to assess its ability to meet their information needs and measure their satisfaction with the services provided.. The feedback obtained will be used in planning improvements to the service.

Consultation method

Statistics Canada contacted a sample of SIS users via telephone and email to invite them to complete an online questionnaire. Participation was voluntary. A total of 113 users participated, representing a 40% response rate.

Participation profile

Participants came from a number of occupations, including analyst/researcher, economist or social scientist, manager and administration or assistant.

How to get involved

This consultation is now closed.

Individuals who wish to obtain more information or to take part in a consultation should contact Statistics Canada by sending an email to consultations@statcan.gc.ca.

Please note that Statistics Canada selects participants for each consultation to ensure feedback is sought from a representative sample of the target population for the study. Not all applicants will be asked to participate in a given consultation.

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held or collected by the Agency is protected by the Privacy Act. For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the Privacy notice.

Results

Method of communication

Of the respondents, 76% completed the questionnaire via telephone, while 24% used the online questionnaire.

Success rate

Overall, 78% of SIS clients stated that they were able to obtain the information they were looking for. Success rates varied according to how users communicated with the SIS. For email enquiries, the success rate was 81% and for telephone enquiries, 67%.

Overall client satisfaction

Clients who contacted the SIS by telephone were more likely to express overall satisfaction with the service they received with 95% reporting being very satisfied or satisfied, compared with 81% of clients who communicated with the SIS via email.

Importance of service

Of the people who contacted the SIS via email, 96% said they thought the service was important, versus 92% of those who used the telephone.

General observations

In general, the feedback obtained from SIS survey participants was positive. Respondents indicated that the service was timely and useful, and that SIS staff were courteous, pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable.

Recommendations

Key recommendations were:

• Increase the timeliness of responses to email enquiries.
• Decrease the wait time to access SIS information agents via telephone.
• Provide documentation in a printer-friendly format.

Statistics Canada is taking steps to implement the recommendations.

Statistics Canada thanks participants for their participation in this consultation. Their insights guide the design and development of the Agency's services to ensure that they meet users' expectations.

1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
   • Introduction of members
   • Adoption of the agenda
2. The Chief Statistician's report
3. Round table discussion (feedback on the Chief Statistician's report)
4. Census and Operations
   • 2011 Census
5. Official Statistics Databank
6. Other business
7. Social, Health and Labour Statistics
   • Real-time Remote Access to social data
   • Update on the Demographic Methods Workshop
8. Business and Trade Statistics
   • Update on the Business and Trade Statistics
9. National Accounts and Analytical Studies
   • Blue Sky Initiative
10. Concluding remarks

2. Minutes

The meeting minutes have been provided to the committee members for distribution within their jurisdiction.