Indexes and Databases

Field Details
About

Nesstar Data Portal (Statistics Canada)  Canadian Resource Icon

Alternate Titles: Nesstar

Connect to Resource

NESSTAR Data Portal is an online platform for exploring, analyzing, and downloading survey data from Statistics Canada, including Public Microdata Files (PUMFs).

Includes:

Statistics Canada Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF)
English catalogue of public use microdata files, which contain anonymized, non-aggregated data. Users can download the data file and associated metadata. 

Statistics Canada metadata for Master Files (RDC)
English catalogue of detailed microdata files, which contains most of the original information collected during the survey interview. Users can only browse or search the survey metadata. 

 

 
Help

Cross tabulation, analysis and compute functions in Nesstar  (Scroll down the page)

Getting Started: Finding Survey Data and Using Online Analysis Tools Workshop handout with step-by-step instructions


Need additional help using this resource? Contact this resource's subject librarian.
Access &
Permitted Uses

Restricted Icon  Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply)

Permitted Uses

This resource contains multiple collections. License permissions vary by collection. For license permissions specific to a collection, please consult the full display for the resource page. If you require assistance, please contact here.

Tell me more »
What does 'Full Text' mean? popup Full Text What does 'Full Text' mean? popup

Yes

Subjects

Commerce; Community and Regional Planning; Family Studies; Population and Public Health; Social Work; Sociology; Statistics; Urban Studies
Formats

Statistics & Data