Government of Alberta

This Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) dataset describes the monthly Income Support caseload in Alberta, including two client groups: those Expected to Work (ETW) and those who have Barriers to Full Employment (BFE). Income Support provides financial benefits to individuals and...

This Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) dataset describes the monthly Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) caseload in Alberta. The AISH program provides financial and health benefits to eligible adult Albertans with a permanent medical condition that prevents them from...

This Alberta Official Statistic describes preliminary monthly housing starts for Alberta's seven major urban centres (Calgary CMA, Edmonton CMA, Lethbridge CMA, Red Deer CMA, Medicine Hat CA, Wood Buffalo CA and Grande Prairie CA).

This collection of datasets provided by Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) in both Excel and .csv format, contain aggregated data from 2013-2024, on the number of individuals accessing Adult Emergency Shelters funded by SCSS. Information contained in the data set includes: Date,...

This data set reflects child care programs in Alberta licensed under the Child Care Licensing Act (prior to February 2021) and under the Early Learning and Child Care Act (February 2021 and after).   Data prior to February 2021 included reflects child care programs in Alberta licensed under the...

These searchable files provide information on grant payments made by the Government of Alberta departments and select agencies to support programs and initiatives throughout the province. The payment data is available in files for each fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). The data identifies: the...

Number of motorized vehicles, by municipality, year and type of vehicle, registered through an Alberta registry agent.

Lists the number and value of all municipal building permits granted in the calendar year, by building type (commercial, industrial, institutional and residential) and municipality. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the percentage of the population that reported having an Aboriginal identity in 2011. The population is divided into larger urban centres and rural and small town areas. Within the larger urban centres, the population is divided between Census...

This Alberta Official Statistic describes Sex Ratio, Total Dependency Ratio, and Aging Index for Alberta and Canada for two census periods, 2006 and 2011. The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a given population, usually expressed as the number of males for every 100 females. The sex...

The value of construction intentions for buildings in the non-residential and residential sectors. The data are obtained from a monthly survey of Canadian municipalities. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the physical condition of Alberta’s highways. The International Roughness Index (IRI) is used to measure the roughness of roads and is used as a sole measurement to categorize overall physical condition. The average IRI value is calculated over every 50...

These long-term population projections by single year of age and sex have been developed by applying the component cohort survival model to assumptions about future trends in fertility, mortality and migration, under three different sets of assumptions (i.e. low, medium and high scenarios).

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the family size of Canadian Census families in all provinces and territories for the 2011 Census year. A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), a common-law couple (with or without children of...

This Alberta Official Statistic describes Language Used Most Often at Work for Alberta and the Calgary and Edmonton CMAs based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Percentages are calculated for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2010.

The difference between total migration into a region and migration out of the same region. Migration includes both international and inter-provincial migration.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportion of immigrants that reside in each of the eight Alberta economic regions based on the 2011 National Household Survey. Canada is a multicultural society whose ethnocultural make-up has been shaped over time by immigrants and their...

Percentage of dwelling units that are single-family houses, by census year and municipality.

Refers to the percentage of individuals most often speaking at home at least one of English or French at the time of the census

The daily net number of commuters of a municipality, by census year and municipality and municipal district. Net commuter flow is defined as the difference between people stating the municipality is their place of work versus those saying it is their place of residence. A positive value suggests...