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Statistics Canada Data Liberation Initiative
Data Use Agreement

All users of Statistics Canada data files, made available through the DLI program, must agree to the following conditions of use.

  1. The Government of Canada is the owner, or the licensee, of the intellectual property rights (including copyright) in the data products offered under the Data Liberation Ini tiative, and this licence is only a licence to use these data products. No title or other rights are conveyed by this licence.
  2. These data products are provided as is, and the owner makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the appropriateness and fitness for a particular purpose.
  3. The data products are to be used only by educators, students and other staff members recognized as authorized users of the UNB Libraries and only while they have such status with this educational institution.
  4. These data products are provided for the exclusive purposes of teaching, academic research and publishing, and/or planning of educational services within the university, and may not be used for any other purposes without the explicit written approval, in advance, of Statistics Canada.
  5. Authorized users are prohibited from using these data products in the pursuit of any commercial or income-generating venture either privately, or under the auspices of the university.
  6. Authorized users shall not attempt to re-identify the records on the microdata files so as to relate the particulars to any individual person, business or organization.
  7. Copies of the data products can be retained by authorized users for the period necessary to conduct the research or teaching, including their use as evidence of research methodologies and results, and subsequent research and analysis.
  8. The distribution of any data obtained under this agreement outside the university through sale, donation, transfer or exchange of any portion of these data in any way is strictly prohibited, with the exception of distribution to bona fide participants in the Data Liberation Initiative. The DLI Contact must agree to such distribution.
  9. The publishing of data and analysis resulting from research using any of these data products is permitted in research communications such as scholarly papers, journals and the like. The authors of these communications are required to cite Statistics Canada as the source of the data, and to indicate that the results or views expressed are those of the author/authorized user.

Further information on the conditions of use can be obtained from Siobhan Hanratty, the Data Liberation Initiative contact for the UNB Libraries (451-6803).


The files you download may be tracked by your login ID.

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For more information on this service, please contact:
Siobhan Hanratty
Data/GIS Librarian
Harriet Irving Library
UNB Fredericton
Phone: (506) 451-6803
E-mail: hanratty@unb.ca