Government of Alberta

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 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 the average weekly earnings of all payroll employees in Alberta. Earnings include overtime and are seasonally adjusted (current dollars).

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 Alberta Official Statistic compares the Consumer Price Index year-over-year for Canada and Alberta. The graph shows the CPI for all items as well as for 9 individual sectors such as Food, Shelter, Energy, etc.

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...

This Statistic describes the proportion of Grade 9 students in Alberta who achieved the acceptable standards in language arts and mathematics. Grade 9 Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) in language arts and mathematics are used as proxy measures of literacy and numeracy because adult literacy...

This Alberta Official Statistic summarizes annual results of calculations of air quality index values as calculated by quality-assured and quality-controlled hourly ambient air quality data. It reports the number of hours of Poor and Very Poor air quality. It also includes an overview of the...

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...

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 unemployment rates of Canada and the ten provinces from 1976 to 2014. The unemployment rate is a measure of the proportion of people in the labour force who are unemployed. The labour force includes individuals 15 years and over who are employed or...

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.

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...

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the infant mortality rate across all five Alberta Health Services Continuum Zones for the combined years 2011 to 2014. The infant mortality rates are broken down by neonatal mortality (deaths occurring prior to 28 days) and post-neonatal mortality (deaths...

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the types of disabilities among Albertans aged 15 and over by sex for 2012. Ten “disability types” are included: Developmental, Dexterity, Flexibility, Hearing, Learning, Memory, Psychological, Mobility, Pain, Seeing, plus an “Unknown” category. Within...

This Alberta Official Statistic shows the person-visits and tourism expenditures in Alberta from 2012 to 2013. Visitor statistics are based on Statistics Canada’s Travel Survey of Residents of Canada and International Travel Survey

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the volunteer rates of adult Albertans with organizations for the period 2009‑2010 to 2014‑2015. The results are based on an annual province‑wide telephone survey of 1,000 adult Albertans who were asked whether they did any volunteer work in a variety of...