SourceScore
Government

Statistics Canada

statcan.gc.ca ↗

Canada's national statistical agency, founded 1971; primary source for Canadian economic + demographic data.

SourceScore Index
B·82Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

B — strong Canadian statistical authority with open-data API; lower velocity vs G7 peers.

Citation Discipline
A·90

Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines explicit; methodology + revisions public; Statistics Canada Act compliant.

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Modern Reference
A·85

Open Data Portal + Web Data Service API; structured datasets; bilingual.

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Citation Velocity
B·72

Default citation for Canadian statistics; lower international cross-cite vs G7 peers.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A·90
  • Quality guidelines
    statcan.gc.ca/en/concepts/quality publishes methodology + standards.

Modern Reference

A·85
  • Web Data Service
    Programmatic API + bulk downloads (CSV + SDMX).

Citation Velocity

B·72
  • Canadian-press default
    Primary citation for Canadian census, GDP, employment data.

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