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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:15:53 -0500
From: Andrew Geggie <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: : Canadian and Mexcian data <fwd>
Sender: Andrew Geggie <[log in to unmask]>
Jennifer Stone Muilenburg <[log in to unmask]> asked:
>...two GIS data questions I'm hoping someone can help me with:
>
>One -- I have a student looking for population data for Canada, by smaller
>enumeration districts than provinces (counties, districts, etc). We'd need
>both a shapefile of said counties and districts, and the population
>attributes for each area. Any pointers on where to look?
Such data are not free in Canada. For example, the digital boundary file
"Census Subdivisions Packages - 1991 Digital Boundary Files, 1991Census"
would cost CAN$6,006.00 for all of Canada
http://www.statcan.ca:80/english/IPS/Data/92F0073XDB.htm
See the Statistics Canada web site for more info:
The list of available data products:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/services/
Licensed Distributors of statistical data:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/reference/distr.htm
Good luck!
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Geographical Names -- Natural Resources Canada
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Tel: 613-947-1140
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