🎤 CRDCN–StatCan Open Mic returns March 30 at 1:00 PM (ET)!
Hear from Jessica Bossé at Statistics Canada on what the survey includes, how researchers can use it, and what’s next for interprovincial trade data.
🔗 Register: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
#CRDCN #OpenMic
CRDCN contributed to the development of this new funding mechanism and will continue to assist researchers through data access support, data management planning, and open science practices in secure environments.
#SSHRC #ResearchImpact
🎉 CRDCN researchers lead a new national SSHRC-funded partnership on productivity and economic growth.
Supported by a $6M investment from the SSHRC, this 15-year initiative, led by the University of Calgary, brings together academic and policy leaders.
🔗Read more: buff.ly/iFJS2Cx
This initiative reinforces Manitoba RDC’s commitment to research excellence and meaningful knowledge mobilization.
#CRDCN2026 #RCCDR2026 #Research
📢 The Manitoba RDC has established an Outreach and Knowledge Mobilization Fund!
This initiative supports students and postdocs in sharing their research, attending conferences, and engaging in evidence-informed dialogue.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/widqy6K
🚨 Last chance! Submit your abstract for CRDCN 2026 and present your RDC-based research at the University of Lethbridge, May 21–22, 2026.
The Call for Proposals extended deadline ends this Sunday, March 1, 2026 midnight EST.
🔗 Learn more and submit a proposal: crdcn.ca/call-for-pro...
📢Join us for CRDCN-CJE Webinar #6!
Next Monday, Feb 23 at 1:00 PM, hear from Ryan Cardwell on public support for Canada’s supply management regime and Barry Watson on child benefits and prices in Northern Canada, moderated by Steven Lehrer, Editor of CJE.
🔗https://buff.ly/MJENzyl
The call for proposals has been extended to March 1. $500 presenter honoraria are available for selected talks on education, labour markets, employment, and social development.
🔗 Submit your proposal: crdcn.ca/call-for-pro...
#CRDCN2026 #RCCDR2026 #Research #Conference
🚨 Registration is open for CRDCN 2026: Evolving the Data Landscape!
Join the CRDCN community for two days of cutting-edge research and networking. Take advantage of early-bird rates until March 20, 2026.
🔗 Register now: crdcn.ca/registration/
📢 Deadline extended! Submit your abstract for CRDCN 2026 and present your RDC-based research at the University of Lethbridge, May 21–22, 2026.
The Call for Proposals is now open until March 1 at midnight (EST).
🔗 Learn more and submit a proposal: buff.ly/jca73Ek
#CRDCN2026 #RCCDR2026
💌 For this #LoveData26, explore CRDCN resources to support your research. From applying for the Emerging Scholars Award, to sharing your research–policy snapshots and joining research, dataset, and policy circles, CRDCN is here to help you find and use the data you need.
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❤️ A perfect match for Love Data Week’s theme, “Where is the data?”
Join us Feb 12 at 1:00 PM for the CRDCN–HDRN Canada webinar and discover how to streamline data access and strengthen your health research with CRDCN’s @Grant Gibson and @HRDN DASH’s @Carrie-Anne Whyte.
🔗https://buff.ly/rlJZNZH
🎉 CRDCN is celebrating Love Data Week 2026!
Explore our new webpage featuring resources on accessing RDC data, details about our joint CRDCN–HDRN Canada event, guidance on data sharing, and more.
🔗 Check out our webpage: crdcn.ca/love-data-we...
#LoveDataWeek26 #LoveDataWeek #CRDCN
Thank you to everyone who attended our CRDCN-StatCan Open Mic webinar with Bassirou Gueye on the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM)! We loved the engaging discussion and shared insights.
🎥 Missed it? Catch the recording: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
#BusinessData #BEAM #CRDCN #OpenMic
🎉 CRDCN is now listed on the CFI Research Facilities Navigator!
CRDCN is featured on the #CFI national directory of research infrastructure. This listing highlights CRDCN’s vital role in empowering researchers with secure access to social, economic, and health microdata.
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📊 Join us for the first CRDCN-StatCan Open Mic of 2026!
Next week, Bassirou Gueye will share key lessons learned from the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM) and discuss what’s ahead for the future of business data.
📅 February 5, 2026, at 1PM
🔗 Register now: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
🧠 Make navigating health data easier!
Join CRDCN and HDRN Canada’s DASH on February 12, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. to learn how data access support and research platforms can accelerate your health research.
🎙️ Carrie-Anne Whyte & Grant Gibson
🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/health-res...
🎙️ February Open Mic: Business Data in Focus
Huju Liu is back to reflect on insights gained from the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM) and to share future directions for business data. Join us on February 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. for the update.
🔗Register buff.ly/1vn5vT5
📣 CRDCN 2026 Call for Proposals Now Open!
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts proposing papers and/or posters using RDC data to be presented in-person at the CRDCN 2026 conference on May 21–22, 2026 at the University of Lethbridge.
🔗Submit a proposal: crdcn.ca/call-for-pro...
A new research-policy snapshot from @crdcn.bsky.social outlines the policy implications of study on #PrecariousWork and #WorkInjury risk by IWH Associate Scientist Dr. Faraz Shahidi.
CRDCN is building connections across data, research, and policy. 🤝📊 @crdcn.bsky.social research, dataset and policy circles bring together researchers, students, and public-sector professionals to collaborate around shared data and priorities.
👉 Learn more: crdcn.ca/crdcn-data-a...
📄 Now Available: CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots
The January 2026 edition of the CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots is now published, featuring recent policy-relevant research using Statistics Canada microdata accessed through the RDCs.
🔗 Read the new volume: crdcn.ca/programs/kno...
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the CRDCN!
Wishing our researchers, partners, and community a joyful holiday season and a bright year ahead. Thank you for your continued collaboration and commitment to advancing data-driven research across Canada.
Warmest wishes from the entire CRDCN team!
#DidYouKnow the CRDCN offers a wide range of resources to support researchers?
From funding opportunities and research–policy snapshots to training materials, and links to key Statistics Canada tools, CRDCN provides everything you need to navigate RDC-based research.
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📄Explore the latest CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots
Our twice-annual digests compile all snapshots from each 6-month period. Stay tuned for our January 2026 edition, but until then:
🔗 Submit a snapshot: buff.ly/3adOecj
📖 Read previous digests: buff.ly/VkYJDVT
🎄👕 Last week, our team gathered for our annual staff retreat and holiday lunch!
Our IT team kept the festive spirit alive by proudly carrying on the annual CRDCN Christmas Sweater tradition — and they did not disappoint!
🎓 Calling all Ph.D. researchers using RDC data!
The CRDCN Emerging Scholars Award (ESA), offering a $1,200 one-time award, is closing soon for this year’s application round.
🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/nL2iBM1
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2025
🏡Last week, Ian Moore from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) joined us for the December Open Mic to present the Rental Market Survey data recently added to the RDCs.
🔗 Missed it? You can now watch the recording here: youtu.be/G3Xg9zyMMV8?...
📣 CRDCN is planning its 2026 research, dataset, and policy circle programming!
Following our Opening Doors to Data tour, we’ve heard a strong interest in circles that bring together people working on shared priorities.
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🎓 Now Available: CRDCN Emerging Scholars Webinar Recordings!
This year’s Emerging Scholars Webinar featured eight outstanding scholars who shared their research and their pathways into the RDC.
🔗 You can now watch all presentations on our website: crdcn.ca/events/emerg...
