The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) proudly presents its annual conference. Join us this October for thought-provoking presentations, more than 30 Canadian and international speakers, live Q&As and our exciting Poster Session for students.

Conference Launch

At this exciting juncture for the CRDCN, Martin Taylor, Executive Director, and Michelle Gauthier, Special Advisor, will present the vision and plans for the next stage of the Network’s evolution and growth in the context of renewing the funding for 2023-2029, the advent of dual (RDC and virtual) access to data, and other major developments for the CRDCN’s research, training and knowledge mobilization initiatives.

Pandemic recovery and beyond:  What the data can tell us

Four days, four sessions and 12 researchers share their most recent work in the areas of income and employment, education and social development, immigration and settlement, and population health.

Lessons learned together: Collaboration as the path forward

Sessions presented in partnership – with the University of Toronto School of Cities, the Quebec Inter-university Centre for Social Statistics, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data.

Closing ceremony

The Chief Statistician will provide an update on the vital partnership between Statistics Canada and the CRDCN in the context of Statistics Canada’s modernization plan, Census21 and other new data opportunities, and the advent of virtual data access.   

Jeff Allen
Jeff Allen
University of Toronto
PhD Student / Étudiant en doctorat
Anil Arora
Anil Arora
Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada
Chief Statistican of Canada / Statisticien en chef du Canada
Jen Baggs
Jen Baggs
University of Victoria
Associate Professor / Professeure agrégée
Leila Boussaid
Leila Boussaid
Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada
Director General of Data Access and Dissemination - Strategic Engagement Field / Direction de l’accès aux données et de la diffusion - Division de l’engagement stratégique.
Sébastien Breau (Moderator/ Modérateur)
Sébastien Breau (Moderator/ Modérateur)
McGill University
Associate Professor / Professeur agrégé
Pierre Brochu
Pierre Brochu
University of Ottawa
Associate Professor / Professeur agrégé
Karen Chapple (Moderator / Moderatrice )
Karen Chapple (Moderator / Moderatrice )
University of Toronto School of Cities
Director / Directrice
Marie Connolly
Marie Connolly
Université du Québec à Montréal
Professor/ Professeure

Are you a student?

Be sure to register for the Poster Session and showcase your research and its public policy implications. It’s a great opportunity to share your work with fellow researchers.

Prizes 

Fan favourite- $500

About CRDCN

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is a premier research and training platform for over 2,000 researchers in the quantitative social and health sciences in Canada.

The Network provides unique access to Statistics Canada data on 33 campuses across the country to advance knowledge and inform public policy.

It is funded by SSHRC, CIHR, CFI, the FRQ, Statistics Canada and our 42 primary and affiliated partner universities. CRDCN is recognized as one of Canada’s Major Science Initiatives.