Community Information
Database (CID)
www.cid-bdc.ca
Presented by:
Carl Sauriol
Rural Research and Analysis
Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat
March 2010
Objectives
• Provide background on the CID
• Brief tour of the new CID homepage
• Describe features of the new CID and
show how to use the CID
– how to use, print, and export the CID maps,
tables, and graphs
– how to access and download data about
communities and regions
• Describe future plans for the CID
What is the CID?
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The CID was developed by the Rural Secretariat in collaboration with
provinces, territories, other federal government departments and community
groups.
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The CID is a free Internet-based tool which provides communities,
researchers, and governments with access to consistent and reliable social,
economic, and demographic data for all communities and regions across
Canada.
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The CID helps quickly capture downloadable socio-economic and
demographic data for specific communities or multiple geographic regions
from interactive maps, tables, and charts.
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The CID reduces the amount of time and resources required to obtain and
analyze community level data.
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The data – around 700 indicators - is mainly sourced from Statistics
Canada’s 1996, 2001, and 2006 Censuses of Population.
Improvements
• Frequent feedback received on the first CID was positive but also
indicated a need for improvements: continued challenges using the
CID; printing maps was difficult; and exporting data for all of Canada
was complicated as users had to download data for each province
and territory individually.
• Over the last year, the RS developed a new and improved CID in
collaboration with provincial, territorial, and community partners.
• The new CID contains 2006 data in addition to 1996 and 2001, an
expanded list of available data-about 700 indicators, and new
features including national level maps, improved map printing, ability
to export maps, ability to load data and create your own maps,
community and regional snapshots and detailed reports.
www.cid-bdc.ca
The CID currently contains over 700 indicators
Data in the CID is organized into
broad categories
CID tools…
Changing Geographic Boundries on the Map
Searching for Community:
accessing data, report, snapshot
Community Snapshot
Detailed Report
Advanced Search: Queries
Selecting communities using the
Polygon and circular selection tools
Manual selection technique
Load and Map external data
Printing and Exporting Maps
CID Tables
CID Graphs
Saving and opening map projects
Overlay data from other map sites
Who uses the CID
• community groups;
• private or non-profit community organizations;
• municipal, provincial/territorial, and federal
governments departments;
• businesses;
• researchers and practitioners;
• libraries;
• universities and community colleges; and
• research organizations
Uses of the Site
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measure, assess and compare community performance;
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identify key socio-economic aspects and trends at the community level;
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compare information and analysis over time and among communities;
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analyze data across a number of layers to identify possible linkages
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provide information and analysis essential for community development,
planning, and research, and developing project proposals, policy and
programs; and
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support briefings and presentations to federal, provincial and municipal
governments
CID Features
• search the database from an interactive map to access
downloadable data about communities and regions;
• generate custom reports;
• view detailed community reports and snapshots;
• view data in maps, tables, charts/graphs;
• download data into spreadsheets or text files for further
manipulation;
• load user data to create maps and save map files;
• upload data from other map sites (WMS);
• bookmark maps; and
• print maps and definitions
Recap – data contained in the CID
• Community Type (Rural,
Urban)
• Population
• Language
• Migration and Mobility
• Immigration and
Citizenship
• Aboriginal Peoples
• Education
• Employment and Work
• Income
• Families
• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Economic Sectors
• Environment and
Sustainability
• Health
• Crime
• Gross Domestic Product
(GDP)
• Businesses and
Organizations
• Community Benchmarks
Summary and next steps
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The CID has over 700 community and regional level socio-economic and demographic indicators
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The CID presents data in maps, tables, and charts
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Data can be selected and downloaded for further analysis
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You can make your own maps
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Obtain community snapshots and detailed reports
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The key advantage of the CID is it reduces the amount of time and resources required to obtain
and analyze data about communities and regions. The CID can be used to inform policy and
program development and for research.
Planned CID improvements:
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Data - from OGDs and other sources and Features – improved detailed reports, new levels of geography
(watershed)
Knowledge dissemination – demos and presentations, training, web content – tutorials and training
modules
Collaboration and Partnerships – partner with organizations that can provide on the ground support to
CID users
Summary and Next Steps,
continued
New Data (April 2010)
• Census of Agriculture
• Co-operatives
• Resource-dependent communities
• Census Rural Population
• Canadian Community Health Survey
• Amenities (National Parks & National Historic Sites)
• Census data by rural/urban, MIZ, health regions
• Census data by SAC type
New Features (April 2010)
• Community Profiles
• Improved Searching
• Street Mapping (NID)
• Graphs by rural/urban, MIZ
• Health Regions Geography
Improvements (April 2010)
• Detailed Report
• Scorecard