Research Guides: GGRD16 Geographies of Work & Employment in the GTA: Data and Statistics

Statistics Databases

Statista This link opens in a new window
Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
A web-based data visualization application to create simple thematic maps and tables from census and other socio-demographic data, as well as business point data.

Simply Analytics Tutorial (Map and Data Library)
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< odesi > contains over 5,400 datasets for the social sciences, with more than 19,800 additional dataset descriptions available for searching (from website).

Statistics Canada Data
Statistic's Canada's database of socio-economic time series statistics for Canada. Contains data tables from major Statistics Canada products such as Canadian Business Patterns, General Social Survey, and Survey of Household Spending. For guidance in searching CANSIM, see the Map & Data Library's guide.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Canadian Industry Statistics
The Canadian Industry Statistics (CIS) include data on many economic indicators, by industry.
City of Toronto Open Data
Contains 200+ datasets (many of them geospatial) on a range of topics related to business, city government & finances, culture, development & infrastructure, transportation, etc.
Ontario Government Open Data Portal
Contains openly available datasets from a range of Ontario ministries. Currently the contents are a bit sparse, but it is growing rapidly as there is now an open government directive in Ontario.