Public Data Tools
Data Explorer transforms trusted public datasets and historical records into accessible insights, making complex information easier to search, compare, and understand. Explore trends in temporary foreign workers and international study permits across Canada, alongside historical weather, fuel prices, population data, and a growing collection of interactive historical explorers.
Interactive charts, maps, timelines, comparisons, summaries, and detailed reports help reveal patterns across population, migration, labour, education, the economy, the environment, and history. The History collection extends this approach beyond modern datasets, using documented events, population estimates, community locations, and migration patterns to explore how communities have changed across places and over time.
Available Applications
Select an application to search historical records, review trends, and explore the available analytics.
Canadian Dataset
Explore how Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program has changed over time by province, program category, and year.
French and Spanish translations coming soon
Canadian Dataset
Explore Canadian study permit-holder data by citizenship, province, study level, institution type, and institution.
French and Spanish translations coming soon
Historical Explorer
Explore communities, migration, population change, major events, and geographic patterns across centuries of history.
Canadian Dataset
Analyze historical gasoline and diesel prices published by Statistics Canada.
Canadian Dataset
Explore how Canada's population has changed across provinces and territories over time.
Global Dataset
Search historical weather observations for locations around the world.
