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Statistics Canada

Canada's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
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Statistics Canada

Summary

Statistics Canada is a statistical service[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of statistical_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Statistics Canada was a member of International Statistical Institute[3].
  • Statistics Canada is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Statistics Canada's instance of is recorded as statistical service[5].
  • Statistics Canada's instance of is recorded as Canadian federal department or agency[6].
  • Statistics Canada's official language is recorded as English[7].
  • Statistics Canada's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • Statistics Canada's main regulatory text is recorded as Statistics Act[9].
  • Statistics Canada's logo image is recorded as Statistics Canada logo.svg[10].
  • Statistics Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[11].
  • Statistics Canada's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120975698[12].
  • Statistics Canada's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132440675[13].
  • Statistics Canada's GND ID is recorded as 25515-4[14].
  • Statistics Canada's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79095381[15].
  • Statistics Canada's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11862596n[16].
  • Statistics Canada's IdRef ID is recorded as 026363461[17].
  • Statistics Canada's part of is recorded as national statistical system of Canada[18].
  • Statistics Canada's Commons category is recorded as Statistics Canada[19].
  • Statistics Canada's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35187080[20].
  • +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Statistics Canada[21].
  • Statistics Canada's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.40617, 'lon': -75.73555}[22].
  • Statistics Canada's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019jsk[23].
  • Statistics Canada's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4600567A[24].
  • Statistics Canada's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1319499A[25].
  • Statistics Canada's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2003167935[26].
  • Statistics Canada's official website is recorded as https://www.statcan.gc.ca/[27].

Body

Founding

+1971-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Statistics Canada[21].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Statistics Canada'}[28] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Statistique Canada'}[29]. Its part of is recorded as national statistical system of Canada[18]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'StatCan'}[30] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'StatCan'}[31].

Operations

Statistics Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[11].

Why It Matters

Statistics Canada ranks in the top 1% of statistical_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Canada

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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