Statistics Canada recently launched a public consultation for the revision of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada and the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada. All interested parties are invited to provide their comments, feedback and suggestions online. For all details, including the guidelines for submitting proposals for changes, please visit the NAICS and the NAPCS websites.

The Research Group on Human Capital is pleased to invite your to its 5th workshop, which will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Montreal.The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the use of administrative data to inform public policy, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies to equalize opportunities. The workshop is open to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators, policymakers as well as governement officials. To know more about the program and to register, click here. Registration is free but mandatory.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is organizing the 2019 International Metropolis Conference, the world's foremost gathering of migration experts, experts, government representatives, civil society and policy makers. The conference will take place on June 24 – 28, 2019 in Ottawa/Gatineau. The Call for proposals is now open and will close on March 4, 2019. The call for workshop proposals, individual papers, and posters can be accessed here. 

Join us on January 24 at the 2019 National Data Services Framework Summit in Ottawa where CRDCN Executive Director Martin Taylor will discuss data accessibility, the first FAIR principle. Organized by Research Data Canada, this forum is an opportunity for the Canadian research data management community to learn, collaborate, exchange ideas, and discuss common issues, with a goal of developing a shared understanding of the current Canadian data landscape and recommendations for future initiatives.