Metropolis Data Source on the Web

Registration Instructions | Browse Tables

The Prairie Centre, through a cooperative arrangement with the data libraries at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Alberta, is providing password-protected Internet access to a number of customized tabulations from the 1991 Census. These tabulations have been made available by Statistics Canada and Canadian Heritage for restricted use by Metropolis affiliated researchers.

The tables in this collection are not available in print, but rather only in a proprietary software format that requires the installation of a data browser by Ivation Datasystems. This data browser, called Beyond 20/20, is available to Metropolis affiliated researchers (free of charge), through their home institution’s membership in Statistics Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative (DLI).

How do I access these tables?
From the PCERII web site (http://pcerii.metropolis.net/), researchers can explore the list of table titles that are available for downloading. The titles may be searched alphabetically by title or using keywords appearing in the titles. It should be noted that although browsing and searching the title list is not restricted, downloading or viewing a table requires a password. Browse TABLES

How do I get a PCERII User Name and Password to access these tables?
Go to Registration Instructions

What is the DLI?
The DLI is a subscription-based program that provides post-secondary institutions in Canada with unlimited access to all Statistics Canada standard data products for a fixed annual fee. For more detailed information on the DLI please see Statistics Canada’s home page at:  HTTP://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/dli.htm

What is Beyond 20/20 and how do I get a copy?
w To get your licensed copy of Beyond 20/20 contact your home institution’s DLI Contact.

Who is my DLI Contact?
Go to HTTP://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/contact.htm