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About the Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Who are we?

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is a premier research and training platform for over 2,500 researchers in the quantitative social and health sciences in Canada. The Network provides unique access to Statistics Canada data on 33 campuses across the country to advance knowledge and inform public policy.

Funded through the CFI, CIHR, SSHRC, Statistics Canada, provincial partners and our 46 institutions of higher education and research, the CRDCN is headquartered at McMaster University. The CRDCN is recognized as one of Canada’s Major Science Initiatives.

2024 – 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN

The 2024-2029 Strategic Plan is the result of engagement and consultation with our researchers, stakeholders and partners from across Canada. As we celebrate our 25th anniversary of the Network and our partnerships, we look forward to the next 25 years of the CRDCN, beginning with this five-year strategic plan that provides our vision, mission, as well as the values that will help us achieve the goals that we have set out in our plan pillars. 

Social Statistics Matter: A History of the Canadian RDC Network (Book)

This book, published in 2015, tells the story of how the Network facilitated a quantum leap forward in quantitative social science and health research capability in Canada. It pays tribute to the men and women who made it happen.

Social Statistics Matter: A History of the Canadian RDC Network book cover