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Data Liberation Initiative Update
Atlantic DLI
Training
April 2012
Michel B. Séguin
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DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
Transition
Transition
Transition
Transition
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DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
Changes in staff
Changes in committees
Activities
Free data from StatCan
Licence for DLI
Priorities and transition to new
technologies
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Wayne Smith
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Chief Statistician
As of July 2010
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Peter Morrison
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Assistant Chief
Statistician
Social, Health
and Labour
Statistics Field
As of May 2010
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Jane Badets
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Director General
Census Subject
Matter, Social and
Demographic
Statistics Branch
As of November 2010
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Heather Dryburgh
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Manager
Microdata Access
Division
As of April 2010
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DLI UPDATE – ACCOLEDS 2009
Jennifer Pagnotta
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
We had Jennifer Pagnotta part
time , then full time... Then
gone...
Then she had a promotion with
the Information Management
Division
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Responsible for
administrative
matters
Look after your
travel forms
Answers all your
questions related to
these famous forms
DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
Renée Rocan
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
Responsible for
administrative
matters
Look after your
travel forms
Answers all your
questions related to
these famous forms
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DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
Travel Forms
Authorization forms
Required before you start travelling
Covers you while you are travelling for the Federal Government
Preference is to travel using public transportation
Justification form
Expenses claims
Original receipts
Distances are measured using Google
Complete authorization forms one month prior to training
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Tag PUMFs in DDI
format
Load files in Nesstar
Positions has been
identified as part of
the revision
Opted to be
volunteer as part of
the Work Force
Adjustment
DLI UPDATE – ATLANTIC 2012
Linda Harding-DeVries
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
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Licence is in the process of being renewed
Hopefully will be done before end of April
Public Works and Government Services Canada is
accepting that the software be ruled under the
Norwegian laws
The loading on Nesstar will stop when Linda leaves
until we get authorizations for a new resource
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NESSTAR
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Takes care of :
• the FTP site
• the website
• the search tool
• registrations on listserv
• Passwords
• Semi-retired
As of January 2013,
Jackie will retire
Works 3 days a week
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Jackie Godfrey
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
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Michel B. Séguin
Chief of the Àccess to Metadata and Public Microdata
Section
Accepted to be volunteer as part of the Work Force
Adjustment
Not sure if accepted and if so, could be for end of
September 2012
Priority:
Transition to new technologies
Knowledge tranfer
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ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
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DLI UPDATE – ACCOLEDS 2009
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
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We just obtained the authorization to hire two people
on a temporary basis:
• Claudette Moïse who will be managing the DLI unit and the
transition to new technology
• Chantal Ripp who will be monitoring the listserv, webminar,
moving to new technology, survival guide , DLI update, etc.
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Since December 2010, two new institutions stopped
their subscription to the DLI:
• Niagara College
• Durham College
This brings the membership to 75
Follow-up with other colleges that did contact us
for information related to the DLI
Newfoundland Colleges
Two CEGEP in Québec have ask for a visit
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DLI MEMBERSHIP
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Atlantic:
Peter Webster – Saint Mary’s University – new co-chair
Suzanne Drapeau - Nova Scotia Community College
Quebec
Richard Boily – Université du Québec à Rimouski – last meeting in Fall 2012
Gaston Quirion – Université Laval
Ontario
Sylvie Lafortune – Laurentian University
Nancy Lemay – University of Ottawa
West
Chuck Humphrey – University of Alberta - co-chair – last meeting in Fall 2012
Peter Peller – University of Calgary
Library Director
Margaret Haines – Carleton University
Researcher
Lisa Dillon - Université de Montreal
Statistics Canada
Pamela Best – Special Surveys Division
Nancy Darcovich – Health Statistics Division – last meeting – will be replaced for Fall 2012
Heather Dryburgh – Manager of Microdata access Division
Bernie Gloyn – Assistant Director, Communications and Library Services Division
Michel Séguin – Chief, DLI Section, Communications and Library Services Division
Senior Advisors
Ernie Boyko – International DLI
Wendy Watkins – Carleton University
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Members of External Advisory Committee
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Atlantic
Siobhan Hanratty – University of New Brunswick
Ann Smith – Acadia University
Quebec
Caroline Patenaude – Université de Montréal
Alex Guindon – Concordia University
Ontario
Sandra Keys – University of Waterloo
Liz Hill – University of Western Ontario
West
Gail Curry – University of Northern British Columbia
Marilyn Andrews – University of Regina
Chair of Education Committee is an Ex-officio (non-voting) members of the EAC
Jean Blackburn – Vancouver Island University had agreed for 2 years
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Education Committee
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Met in November 2011
Discussed the evaluation of the last National
Training Day and the National Boot Camp
Discussed potential actions related to the
outreach strategies
Discuss the Survey of DLI Contacts and
Designates that should come to you before the
summer
Thanks to the Education Committee and to Sylvie
Lafortune who has accepted to do the analysis
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Education Committee
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DLI Award Committee Mary Luebbe – University of British
Columbia
Gaston Quirion – Université Laval
Phyllis Ross – Dalhousie University
Jeff Moon – Queen’s University
Recommended an award should be given to Industry Accounts Division for the training and support for the Input/output tables
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ACTIVITIES
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DLI UPDATE – ACCOLEDS 2011
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Training Repository
Will be moved to Carleton University
Research article repository • Will be moved to Carleton University
• Two articles written by Peter Peller:
One on the 2006 Census Hierarchical File
One on the PCCF
Recorded Webminar will be stored at
Carleton University
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ACTIVITIES
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Annual Report 10/11
Was mailed out in September
To Library Directors
One copy of the Annual Report
A covering letter identifying the DLI contact
To DLI contacts
Two copies of the Report
A covering letter
A copy of the letter sent to the library director
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ACTIVITIES
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DLI Newsletter
Next release has been delayed because of lack
of resources
Hopefully before next Fall once we have
resources in place
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ACTIVITIES
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DLI SURVIVAL GUIDE
Section 1, 2 and 3 have been rewritten. Need to be sent to Education Committee for last revision and then it will be released
Volunteers to thank
Jane Fry – Carleton University
Siobhan Hanratty – University of New Brunswick
Nancy Lemay – University of Ottawa
Marie-Claire Lauzon – DLI Section
Jennifer Pagnotta – DLI Section
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ACTIVITIES
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Please note that E-STAT will be archived on
June 30, 2012. E-STAT will remain
accessible as is until June 30, 2013, but its
content will no longer be updated. It will be
discontinued July 1, 2013. We encourage
you to start using the free CANSIM database
and to visit the census portal for timely
information.
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ESTAT
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PUMFs have already been free since
beginning of 2011 but requires a licence first
CANSIM is free since February 1st 2012
Most of the data on the on StatCan Web site is
now free including Census and Geography –only
a few exceptions like Postal Code
Custom tabulations remains for a fee and Marie
Anderson will talk about this in the Census and
NHS presentation
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Free data from StatCan
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Data obtained from the collection can be shared,
use commercially, put on Web sites as long as
you cite the source
This is what is outlined in the draft licence
distributed
Exceptions will be added in different Appendices
PUMFs
POSTAL CODE FILES/DATA
CIHI FILE
OTHER FILES FROM OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS
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LICENCE FOR DLI
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PUMFs still requires a licence Non DLI users have to go to StatCan first to sign the licence
and then obtain the PUMFs required
DLI cannot share the data with non DLI members as it was
before
They can use the file on a commercial basis but they cannot
share the data file
Postal code files and data
Cannot share with non DLI members
Cannot use for commercial purposes
For now, remains as is
No new files until negotiations with Canada post will be
completed
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LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS
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Canadian Institute for Health Information
Data will be made available under
different conditions
Others
Health Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Canadian Heart Database Centre
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LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS
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1- Knowledge transfer
2- Transition to new technology
Listserv
FTP site
Web site
3- Prepare a pamphlet giving the
advantages of being a DLI member
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Priorities
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OTHER QUESTIONS