Comparability across Canada / Continuity over time
Comparability across Canada: Overall, from the feedback collected on this dimension during consultation, there is an essential/strong need in 77% of reported data uses. Non-government organizations and the federal government ranked comparability across Canada as an essential/strong need in approximately 90% of reported data uses. The local government sector indicated an essential/strong need for the data to be comparable across Canada in 78% of reported data uses as compared to the provincial/territorial government sector in roughly 66% of reported data uses.
Chart 7
Distribution of reported data uses showing a requirement for comparability across Canada, by sector
Description
This horizontal bar graph shows the distribution of reported data uses showing a requirement for comparability across Canada by sector. The levels of requirement for comparability across Canada include: essential; strong need; some need; and no need. The x-axis displays the percentage of distribution from zero percent to one hundred percent. The y-axis displays the sectors including: federal government; provincial/territorial government; local government; and other sectors.
| Requirement for comparability across Canada | Federal government | Provincial/territorial government | Local government | Other sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | 61 | 39 | 51 | 69 |
| Strong need | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
| Some need | 8 | 19 | 17 | 5 |
| No need | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Operations Division, 2016 Census Program content consultation.
Continuity over time: Having access to data over time is considered an essential/strong need in approximately 84% of reported data uses. Non-government and local government sectors submitted the highest percentage of data uses requiring trend analysis capability (more than 90%), compared to the federal and provincial/territorial government sectors in approximately 80% of reported data uses.
Chart 8
Distribution of reported data uses showing a requirement for continuity over time, by sector
Description
This horizontal bar graph shows the distribution of reported data uses showing a requirement for continuity over time, by sector. The levels of requirement for continuity over time include: essential; strong need; some need; and no need. The x-axis displays the percentage of distribution from zero percent to one hundred percent. The y-axis displays the sectors including: federal government; provincial/territorial government; local government; and other sectors.
| Suitability of alternative data sources | Federal government | Provincial/territorial government | Local government | Other sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | 49 | 54 | 75 | 67 |
| Strong need | 29 | 27 | 16 | 26 |
| Some need | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| No need | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Operations Division, 2016 Census Program content consultation.
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