Canadian Council on Social Development ccsd.ca. The Community Data Consortium Program Communitydata.ca

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1 Canadian Council on Social Development ccsd.ca The Community Data Consortium Program Communitydata.ca

2 Community Data Consortium Program Established in the mid-1990s as a gateway for municipalities and community based organizations to access data from Statistics Canada and other institutions in order to identify and better understand the social and economic trends within their individual communities.

3 Is the Community Data Consortium Program right for you? Is there a need in your province to 1. Reduce community data acquisition costs? 2. Acquire small area data for custom geographic areas? 3. Access small area data for multi-sector/ stakeholder community development / poverty reduction? 4. Invest in community data literacy? 5. Advocate for a national community data strategy?

4 The Community Data Network Community Data partners Government: Federal, provincial, municipal Private: for profit; non profit Community Data Consortia Currently 19 legally defined consortia across Canada Consortium Members ~350 organizations: Municipal governments, provincial governments, local authorities, voluntary sector organizations Consortium Data Users ~1,000 registered data users

5 Community Data Infrastructure: communitydata.ca Peer Networks & Community of Practice Web-based Data Dissemination Data Contracts & Licensing Data Providers Government & Private Mapping & Atlases Data Standards Training & Capacity Building

6 What is a Community Data Consortium? Legal consortium of organizations focused on the implementation of a public service goal. Established at the community level: e.g. Census Division or Regional Municipality Multi-stakeholder, multi-sector body Come together to acquire data, but function as a Community Development entity May include provincial government departments

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8 Data Contract & License Agreement Designed by and for community organizations Consortium data can be shared among consortium members across Canada Substantial cost savings due to bulk buy Unlimited number of members permitted for each Consortium, further reducing perorganization costs Full Program control over structuring consortium fees allows for flexible fee structure

9 ILLUSTRATION OF IMPACT OF INCREASING THE # OF CONSORTIA # consortia Multiplier 1 0% % % % % Per Consortium Cost $100,000 $ 22,500 $ 14,286 $ 11,000 $ 6,500

10 Community Data Partners Community data support the analysis of social, economic, environment and cultural trends and conditions at a local level. Community data are available at subprovincial levels, including Health Region, Municipality, Neighbourhood and other customized small-area geographies.

11 Non-Census Licensed Data Organization Statistics Canada Product Small Area and Administrative Data, Taxfiler data Labour Force Survey Building Permits Survey Canadian Community Health Survey Vital Statistics, Births and Deaths Database Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation Uniform Crime Reporting Survey General Social Survey Cycles 19, 20 and 21 Housing in Canada Online Starts and Completions Survey Rental Market Survey

12 Non-STC Government Sources Organization Canadian Institute for Health Information Canadian Urban Libraries Council Citizenship & Immigration Canada Environment Canada Human Resources & Skills Development Canada Industry Canada Product Hospital Morbidity Database; Discharge Database Canadian Public Library Statistics (cities >100K) Recent Immigrant Landings Data Cube, Municipal Water Use Database National Air Pollution Surveillance System Report of the Market Basket Measure Database on Minimum Wages, Homelessness Partnering Secretariat National Shelter Capacity Database Homeless Individuals & Families Information System Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Business & Consumer Bankruptcies by FSA

13 Non-Governmental Data Sources Organization Canadian Real Estate Association Canadian Urban Libraries Council Environics Analytics Food Banks Canada investor ECONOMiCS Product Resale Housing Market, by neighbourhood Canadian Public Library Statistics (cities >100K) Prizm geodemographics HungerCount Household Balance Sheet TransUnion Canada Municipal Governments Credit Rating by postal code Municipal Data Collection Tool

14 Model for a Province-wide network of Community Data Consortia Provincial government department/agency partners with CCSD and co- sponsors local Community Data Consortia Community Data Consortia structured in larger communities within the province (populations 50,000+) Consortium lead organization defined within each community, e.g. municipal government Community data tables are acquired via the National Consortium for the entire province, with the smallest geographies available. Provincial government partner makes available additional provincial datasets and analytical framework (e.g. Well-being) Consortium membership fee structure developed consistent with different levels of community capacity and data availability.

15 INPUT: COMMUNITY DATA Data Acquired via Community Data Consortia supplement provincial data holdings Community Data Strategy Partner in Community Data Canada Provincial Community Data Access Program E.G. Community Accounts OUTPUT : STRONGER COMMUNITY DATA LITERACY Consortium Program reaches municipal governments and voluntary sector organizations to build Community Data Literacy

16 How are Consortium Data Used?

17 City of Edmonton Current Uses Neighbourhood Profiles Selection of Neighbourhoods for Revitalization Community Building Resource Allocation Program decision making Urban Poverty Study for ICFSP

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19 City of Toronto Neighbourhood Well-Being Indices Operational Metrics Housing Environment Health Safety Education Civics Transport Recreation Culture Economics Human Services Infrastructure Schools, libraries, recreation centres, etc. Socio-demographics Age, sex, income, education, etc.

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21 About CCSD The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) is one of Canada s most authoritative voices promoting better social and economic security for all Canadians. A national, self-supporting, non-profit organization, the CCSD s main product is information and its main activity is research, focusing on concerns such as income security, employment, poverty, child welfare, pensions and government social policies.