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Summer schools in the RDCs

A few places are still available in several courses, introductory level or advanced, offered as part of the summer schools organized by Western University and QICSS. An excellent opportunity to discover statistical analysis or to improve your skills!

2 May, 2013 |

Summer schools in the RDCs: register now

Western University and the Quebec Interuniversity Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS) both offers summer schools this year, including introductory and advanced courses. All details and registration available on the UWO and QICSS websites.

22 March, 2013 |

Statistics Canada enters the world of blogging

Statistics Canada has just announced the launch of its blog which will “pull back the curtain to explain some of the agency’s inner workings, and show the links between quality statistics and the lives of Canadians.” You can read it here.

24 January, 2013 |

Call for proposals

The Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster is requesting proposals to fulfill several key initiatives in data development, training and knowledge transfer. Proposals are to be sent to the PCLC Executive Committee c/o Ravanera@uwo.ca by October 15.

9 October, 2012 |

Census 2011 : Portrait of the new Canadian family

On September 19, Michel C. Auger interviewed Céline Le Bourdais, Canada Research Chair on Social Statistics and Family Change and director of the McGill branch of the QICSS, regarding most recent census data on Canadian families. You can listen to the interview (in French) here at the 11:40 mark.

20 September, 2012 |

Fonds Paul Bernard

This fund has been created in memory of Professor Paul Bernard to encourage a dialogue between researchers and society about justice and inequality, development and solidarity and other social issues that absorbed him throughout his life.

2 March, 2011 |

Raymond F. Currie – recipient of the 2010 Lise Manchester Award

Our congratulations to Raymond Currie, outgoing Executive Director of the CRDCN, who received the Lise Manchester Award “for his leadership role and vision in bringing the network to a high level of excellence in the promotion and use of a broad range of microdata for research work that has influenced the formation of social and health policies in Canada.” Find out more...

26 May, 2010 |

SSC Gold Medal awarded to Louis-Paul Rivest

26 May, 2010 |

Rosemary Bender appointed Assistant Chief Statistician

17 May, 2010 |

CRDCN TO APPLY FOR NEW AWARD: Deadline for Participation

The current five year award from SSHRC and CIHR  to the CRDCN expires in June of 2010.  The Network is currently preparing a new application for a further award.

7 May, 2009 |

Health Reports - special 20th anniversary issue - call for papers

Special 20th anniversary issue - call for papers on Chronic disease risk factor

20 November, 2008 |

Computer use in schools: Bridging the gap or increasing the inequalities?

“Is there ever going to be a time when we stop and they catch up?” Just one of the questions raised by a Nova Scotian high school student in this thought-provoking 34-minute documentary on Technology Access and Use in High Schools: the Pitfalls and Promises. 

27 May, 2008 |