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Canada’s research & training network for social & health sciences. CRDCN connects 2,500+ researchers to StatCan data at 30+ centres. Learn more here: https://crdcn.ca/
❤️ A perfect match for Love Data Week’s theme, “Where is the data?”
Join us Feb 12 at 1:00 PM for the CRDCN–HDRN Canada webinar and discover how to streamline data access and strengthen your health research with CRDCN’s @Grant Gibson and @HRDN DASH’s @Carrie-Anne Whyte.
🔗https://buff.ly/rlJZNZH
🎉 CRDCN is celebrating Love Data Week 2026!
Explore our new webpage featuring resources on accessing RDC data, details about our joint CRDCN–HDRN Canada event, guidance on data sharing, and more.
🔗 Check out our webpage: crdcn.ca/love-data-we...
#LoveDataWeek26 #LoveDataWeek #CRDCN
Thank you to everyone who attended our CRDCN-StatCan Open Mic webinar with Bassirou Gueye on the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM)! We loved the engaging discussion and shared insights.
🎥 Missed it? Catch the recording: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
#BusinessData #BEAM #CRDCN #OpenMic
🎉 CRDCN is now listed on the CFI Research Facilities Navigator!
CRDCN is featured on the #CFI national directory of research infrastructure. This listing highlights CRDCN’s vital role in empowering researchers with secure access to social, economic, and health microdata.
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📊 Join us for the first CRDCN-StatCan Open Mic of 2026!
Next week, Bassirou Gueye will share key lessons learned from the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM) and discuss what’s ahead for the future of business data.
📅 February 5, 2026, at 1PM
🔗 Register now: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
🧠 Make navigating health data easier!
Join CRDCN and HDRN Canada’s DASH on February 12, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. to learn how data access support and research platforms can accelerate your health research.
🎙️ Carrie-Anne Whyte & Grant Gibson
🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/health-res...
🎙️ February Open Mic: Business Data in Focus
Huju Liu is back to reflect on insights gained from the Business Enterprise Analytics Model (BEAM) and to share future directions for business data. Join us on February 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. for the update.
🔗Register buff.ly/1vn5vT5
📣 CRDCN 2026 Call for Proposals Now Open!
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts proposing papers and/or posters using RDC data to be presented in-person at the CRDCN 2026 conference on May 21–22, 2026 at the University of Lethbridge.
🔗Submit a proposal: crdcn.ca/call-for-pro...
A new research-policy snapshot from @crdcn.bsky.social outlines the policy implications of study on #PrecariousWork and #WorkInjury risk by IWH Associate Scientist Dr. Faraz Shahidi.
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CRDCN is building connections across data, research, and policy. 🤝📊 @crdcn.bsky.social research, dataset and policy circles bring together researchers, students, and public-sector professionals to collaborate around shared data and priorities.
👉 Learn more: crdcn.ca/crdcn-data-a...
📄 Now Available: CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots
The January 2026 edition of the CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots is now published, featuring recent policy-relevant research using Statistics Canada microdata accessed through the RDCs.
🔗 Read the new volume: crdcn.ca/programs/kno...
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the CRDCN!
Wishing our researchers, partners, and community a joyful holiday season and a bright year ahead. Thank you for your continued collaboration and commitment to advancing data-driven research across Canada.
Warmest wishes from the entire CRDCN team!
#DidYouKnow the CRDCN offers a wide range of resources to support researchers?
From funding opportunities and research–policy snapshots to training materials, and links to key Statistics Canada tools, CRDCN provides everything you need to navigate RDC-based research.
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📄Explore the latest CRDCN Research–Policy Snapshots
Our twice-annual digests compile all snapshots from each 6-month period. Stay tuned for our January 2026 edition, but until then:
🔗 Submit a snapshot: buff.ly/3adOecj
📖 Read previous digests: buff.ly/VkYJDVT
🎄👕 Last week, our team gathered for our annual staff retreat and holiday lunch!
Our IT team kept the festive spirit alive by proudly carrying on the annual CRDCN Christmas Sweater tradition — and they did not disappoint!
🎓 Calling all Ph.D. researchers using RDC data!
The CRDCN Emerging Scholars Award (ESA), offering a $1,200 one-time award, is closing soon for this year’s application round.
🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/nL2iBM1
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2025
🏡Last week, Ian Moore from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) joined us for the December Open Mic to present the Rental Market Survey data recently added to the RDCs.
🔗 Missed it? You can now watch the recording here: youtu.be/G3Xg9zyMMV8?...
📣 CRDCN is planning its 2026 research, dataset, and policy circle programming!
Following our Opening Doors to Data tour, we’ve heard a strong interest in circles that bring together people working on shared priorities.
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🎓 Now Available: CRDCN Emerging Scholars Webinar Recordings!
This year’s Emerging Scholars Webinar featured eight outstanding scholars who shared their research and their pathways into the RDC.
🔗 You can now watch all presentations on our website: crdcn.ca/events/emerg...
📣 Join us tomorrow, December 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET for our December Open Mic!
We’re excited to welcome Ian Moore from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), who will present the Rental Market Survey—now newly available in the RDCs!
🔗Register now: buff.ly/Ny16mBc
🔗Learn more: buff.ly/3IQos3Z
Voices from across the network have shared what the CRDCN has meant to their work and to Canada's research landscape. Explore the stories, reflections, and impact captured in our testimonial collection.
📰 Read: crdcn.ca/25th-anniver...
🔗Add yours: crdcn.ca/crdcn-25th-a...
On October 28, 2025, we wrapped up this cross-country journey at McMaster University’s Toronto campus, where experts and researchers convened to discuss pressing topics in labour, employment, health, education, and social development.
🎥 Recordings and slides: crdcn.ca/home/opening...
📢 This afternoon, CRDCN Executive Director, Natalie Harrower, will be moderating a ‘fishbowl session’ at the 2025 Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC), titled Responsible Research Assessment and Open Science Adoption.
🔗 Learn more: crdcn.ca/from-concord...
CRDCN is committed to supporting the development of emerging scholars’ skills and expertise in data analysis and research.
Join us today at 12:00–1:00 p.m. EDT for the semiannual webinar where CRDCN Emerging Scholars showcase their research and their pathways to the RDC.
🔗https://buff.ly/TNNp4QJ
In our sixth #CRDCN25 anniversary testimonial, Xavier St-Denis, RDC Researcher and Former Emerging Scholar, reflects on how the CRDCN has fostered collaboration and innovation across Canada’s research community.
🔗 Learn more about CRDCN resources: crdcn.ca/resources-2/
💡 On Thursday, November 20 at 3:00 PM, the session will explore how Canada can reform research assessment to advance #OpenScience, building on a Call to Action from the March 2025 national workshop at Concordia University.
🔗 crdcn.ca/from-concord...
📢 Join us on November 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (ET) for the ninth CRDCN–Canadian Public Policy (CPP) collaborative webinar!
This session highlights policy-focused research using confidential microdata, featuring Ross Hickey and Guy Lacroix.
🔗Registration: crdcn.ca/events/crdcn...
Maxime Caru, RDC Researcher and former CRDCN Emerging Scholar, reflects on how the program shaped his research journey.
💡 The CRDCN Emerging Scholars Award continues to support the next generation of researchers using RDC data to advance evidence-based insights across Canada.
🎓 Every year, the CRDCN recognizes exceptional doctoral students through the CRDCN Emerging Scholars Award. Join us for the Emerging Scholars Webinar, featuring eight Emerging Scholars sharing their research and journeys through the RDCs.
📅November 19 at 12:00–1:00 p.m.
🔗https://buff.ly/8anu9ln
In our next #CRDCN25 anniversary testimonial, Haleigh Prevost, Analyst at Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), shares how collaboration with the CRDCN supported evidence-based policy and impactful research.
We look forward to continued collaboration in driving meaningful, data-informed change.
