BUSN - Open Data
This guide will help you discover sources of open data with resources categorized geographically and thematically.
Open Data Sources: Social/Cultural
The open data resources on this page provide data relating to social and cultural factors such as population, demography, employment, housing, health, culture, education etc.
- City of Calgary Open Data CatalogueIncludes data sets from various business units and departments. These data sets are available in multiple file formats and can be downloaded at no charge.
- Alberta Open Data Portal (Government of Alberta)A searchable portal that provides open access to the statistics gathered by the provincial government
- Open Government (Government of Canada)Search open data that is relevant to Canadians. Find open data sources by keyword search or by examining the sources available under "Open Data". "Open information" and "Open Dialogue".
- PEW Research Center: DataFind key U.S. political, economic and demographic trends over time with regularly updated charts and explore further by downloading data sets, trying data interactives or viewing key data points. Themes include: US National conditions; Political attitudes; Domestic issues; Media & technology; Society & demographics.
- Google Public Data ExplorerGlobal and U.S. datasets covering economic indicators, demographic, labour, health, education statistics and more. Create visualizations of public data, link to them, or embed them in webpages.
- UNdata This link opens in a new window
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ResearchA repository commonly used for social sciences data.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowClick the "Statistics" tab to access an extensive collection of global statistics covering many topics.
- Open Knowledge InternationalOpen data sources are categorized by major themes: Global Challenges; Citizens, democratic accountability and governance; Research, science and culture; and Consumers and business accountability.
- CANSIM@Statistics CanadaCANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.