Statistics resources

Government of Alberta

Alberta government departments produce statistics on a wide variety of topics, listed below. If you have any questions, contact the responsible department.

Multiple departments

• Alberta Open Government Portal (search for publications or open data)
• Alberta King’s Printer (view and order legislation)
• GeoDiscover Alberta

Advanced Education

• Post-secondary education, apprenticeship and industry information and statistics

Agriculture and Irrigation

• Agriculture statistics
• Forestry publications

Arts, Culture and Status of Women

• Publications

Children and Family Services

• Adoption statistics
• Child intervention statistics

Education

• Accountability in Alberta's K to 12 education system
• Student population

Energy and Minerals

• Industry documents

Environment and Protected Areas

• Air quality reports and data
• Land-use Framework
• Oil Sands Information Portal: interactive maps, data, reports and shape files

Health

• Interactive health data and dashboards

Indigenous Relations

• Indigenous community data

Infrastructure

• Properties and public use facilities

Jobs, Economy and Trade

• Alberta wage and salary information on alis - Careers, Learning, and Employment
• Economic dashboard and Regional economic dashboard
• Inventory of major Alberta projects
• Invest Alberta Corporation
• Job market forecasts
• Job market trends and profiles
• Labour Force Statistics and Annual Reviews
• Wage and salary information

Municipal Affairs

• About municipalities in Alberta

Seniors, Community and Social Services

• Homelessness statistics
• Resources to help seniors age in their community

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) statistics
• Historical vital statistics records

Transportation and Economic Corridors

• Collision, vehicle and licence statistics
• Transportation publications and statistics

Treasury Board and Finance

• Economic updates and analysis:
  • Alberta Activity Index
  • Economic Review and Indicators
  • Economic Trends
  • Labour Market Notes
• Economic statistics
• Census of Canada highlights
• Geographic and geospatial statistics
• Office of Statistics and Information - About the OSI, Key Facts and Updates
• Population statistics
• Social and community statistics

Government of Canada (English)

• Government of Canada Open Government site

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

• Housing Market Information Portal

Statistics Canada

• Statistics Canada endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and has a legislated mandate to provide information to help us understand our country:
  • Statistics Canada website
  • Data - Statistics Canada's key socio-economic database
  • The Daily: released Monday to Friday at 8:30 a.m. eastern time, except holidays
  • Census Program
  • Census of Agriculture

Natural Resources Canada

• Atlas of Canada
• Topographic Information

Gouvernement du Canada (French)

• Données ouvertes

Société canadienne d’hypothèque et de logement (SCHL)

• Portail de l’information sur le marché de l’habitation
  Mises en chantier, selon le type de logements dans les régions métropolitaines de recensement et les agglomérations de recensement comptant au moins 50 000 habitants (Alberta)

Statistique Canada

• Site Web de Statistique Canada

Agriculture et alimentation

• Recettes monétaires agricoles, annuel (x 1 000)
• Dépenses d'exploitation agricoles et frais d'amortissement

Comptes économiques

• Produit intérieur brut, en termes de dépenses, provinciaux et territoriaux, annuel (x 1 000 000)
• Produit intérieur brut (PIB) aux prix de base, par industries, mensuel
• Produit intérieur brut (PIB) aux prix de base, par industries, provinces et territoires
• Multiplicateurs nationaux et provinciaux

Construction

• Permis de bâtir, par type de structure et type de travaux (x 1 000)

Crime et justice

• Indice de gravité de la criminalité et taux de classement pondéré, Canada, provinces, territoires et régions métropolitaines de recensement
• Statistiques des crimes fondés sur l'affaire, par infractions détaillées, Canada, provinces, territoires et régions métropolitaines de recensement

Fabrication

• Ventes pour les industries manufacturières selon l'industrie et province, données mensuelles (dollars sauf indication contraire)

Population et démographie

• Estimation démographiques trimestrielles
• Estimations de la population au 1er juillet, par âge et sexe

Prix et indices des prix

• Indice des prix à la consommation selon le groupe de produits, données mensuelles, variation en pourcentage, non désaisonnalisées, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife et Iqaluit

Travail

• Caractéristiques de la population active selon la province, données mensuelles désaisonnalisées
• Emploi et rémunération hebdomadaire moyenne (incluant le temps supplémentaire) pour l'ensemble des salariés selon la province et le territoire, données mensuelles, désaisonnalisées
• Situation d'activité des adultes avec et sans incapacité
• Rémunération hebdomadaire moyenne selon l'industrie, données annuelles
• Prestataires d'assurance-emploi (prestations régulières) par province et territoire, données mensuelles désaisonnalisées
• Taux de chômage, taux d'activité et taux d'emploi selon le niveau de scolarité atteint, données annuelles

Ressources naturelles Canada

• L’Atlas du Canada
• Information topographique

Other provinces and territories

• British Columbia Stats
• Manitoba Bureau of Statistics
• New Brunswick Finance
• 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

Alberta

• Alberta Energy Regulator
  Alberta energy activity data on oil, gas, oil sands, coalbed methane and shale gas
• Construction Owners Association of Alberta
  Alberta construction workforce projections

Canada

• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  Oil and natural gas industry publications and statistics
• Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)
  Note: this institute has ceased operations. The University of Calgary School of Public Policy is hosting information about the institute. CERI produced energy market studies, geopolitical analyses, and monthly commodity reports (crude oil, electricity and natural gas).
• 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
• GeoNB
  New Brunswick geographic information and related applications

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.