Statistics resources

Government of Alberta

The Office of Statistics and Information (OSI) under the ministry of Treasury Board and Finance, delivers the contents in this section through 4 economic and fiscal policy areas:

• Data Services
• Demography Statistics
• Statistical Services
• Economic Statistics
  • Alberta Activity Index (updated monthly)
  • Economic Review and Indicators (updated weekly)
  • Economic Trends (updated monthly)
  • Labour Market Notes (updated monthly)

Many Alberta government departments offer statistics. Contact the responsible department for more information.

Shared services

• Alberta Open Government Portal (search for publications or open data)
• Alberta King’s Printer (view and order legislation)
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Statistics (information requests to local public bodies)
• GeoDiscover Alberta (geo based mapping)
• Historical vital statistics records (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

Ministry, agency, board and commission resources

• Alberta’s energy reserves supply/demand outlook and other statistics (Alberta Energy Regulator)
• Adoption statistics (Arts, Culture and Status of Women)
• Agriculture statistics (Agriculture and Irrigation)
• Air quality data and reports (Environment and Protected Areas)
• Apprenticeship graduates’ satisfaction survey (Advanced Education)
• Assurance and accountability in Alberta's K to 12 education system (Education)
• Child intervention statistics (Arts, Culture and Status of Women)
• Collision, vehicle and licence statistics (Transportation and Economic Corridors)
• Economic development indicators (Jobs, Economy and Trade)
• Export, trade and international relations (Jobs, Economy and Trade)
• Highway traffic counts (Transportation and Economic Corridors)
• Industry activity report (Energy)
• Interactive Health Data (Health)
• Labour market information (Jobs, Economy and Trade)
• Land-use framework results and resources (Land Use Secretariat)
• Municipal data and statistics (Municipal Affairs)
• Oil Sands Monitoring Program (Environment and Protected Areas)
• Post-secondary system – Data collection and research (Advanced Education)
• Resources to help seniors age in their community (Seniors, Community and Social Services)
• Student population statistics (Education)
• Sustainable forest management (Forestry and Parks)
• Wage and salary information (Alberta Learning Information System- ALIS)

Government of Canada

• Housing Market Information Portal (Canada mortgage and Housing Corporation – CMHC) or Portail de l’information sur le marché de l’habitation (Société canadienne d’hypothèque et de logement – SCHL)
• Open Canada or Données ouvertes
• Statistics Canada or Site Web de Statistique Canada
  • Statistics Canada endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and has a legislated mandate to provide information to help us understand our country
    • Data – Statistics Canada's key socio-economic database
    • The Daily – released Monday to Friday at 8:30 am eastern time, except holidays
    • Census Program
    • Census of Agriculture
• Natural Resources Canada or Ressources naturelles Canada
  • Atlas of Canada (Natural Resources Canada) or L’Atlas du Canada (Ressources naturelles Canada)
  • Topographic Information (Natural Resources Canada) or Information topographique (Ressources naturelles Canada)

Other provinces and territories

• British Columbia Stats
• Manitoba Bureau of Statistics
• New Brunswick Finance
  • GeoNB
• Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency
• Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics
• Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics
• Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
• Ontario Finance
• Prince Edward Island Statistics Bureau
• Quebec Institut de la statistique
• Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
• Yukon Bureau of Statistics

Other resources

Canada

• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  Oil and natural gas industry publications and statistics
• Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) website
  Provides university, government and other approved researchers with social, economic and health confidential microdata in secure computer facilities located on university campuses across the country
• Conference Board of Canada
  Reports on organizational performance, public policy, economic data and trends

International

• NationMaster
  Compare countries on just about anything
• UK Discover Data
  Key economic and social data
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
  UN statistical database
• United States Central Intelligence Agency
  The World Factbook
• World of Statistics
  World population clock

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Contact

General OSI enquiries

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2071
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-426-3951
Email: [email protected]

Media enquiries

Contact the Treasury Board and Finance Spokesperson.