The Survey of Household Spending - 2015 is now available in the RDCs. This survey primarily collects detailed information on household expenditures. It also collects information about the annual income of household members (from personal income tax data), demographic characteristics of the household, certain dwelling characteristics (e.g., type, age and tenure) and certain information on household equipment (e.g., electronics and communications equipment).

The call for panel proposals for the Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) 2018 which will be held in Ottawa on November 7-9 is now open! Proposals can be in a variety of presentation formats around this year's theme Building Bridges Between Science, Policy, and Society.The diversity of presentation formats throughout the conference makes it possible for delegates and organizations to share their thoughts, views, and experiences in an interactive and engaging manner. The deadline for submitting your proposal is April 13, 2018.

The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), headquartered at the University of Montreal since November 2017, is looking for its next Executive Director. The IUHPE is a unique worldwide, independent and professional association of individuals and organisations committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the people through education, community action and the development of healthy public policy. Interested candidates should submit their CV and an application letter by February 16. For more information on the position and the application process, please read the full job description.

The CRDCN is planning to have four sessions at the Canadian Economics Association annual conference, next June in Montreal. We invite interested researchers using confidential microdata in one of our key research domains (health, immigration & settlement, income & employment, and education) to submit an abstract through CEA regular submission process by February 16th, 2018.