Regina Research Data Centre
The Research Data Centre (RDC) at the University of Regina is part of a nation-wide network of RDCs, with sites at 31 universities.The RDC is a secure Statistics Canada environment that allows researchers to access confidential Statistics Canada microdata files. At University of Regina, the RDC facility is located at Innovation Place, in Suite 190, #2 Research Drive. Rozzet Jurdi-Hage (Sociology & Social Studies) is the Academic Director, Rebekah Corpuz is the Statistics Canada RDC Analyst, and Damilola Afolabi is the Statistics Canada RDC Statistical Assistant. The Regina RDC is funded by a joint-partnership between the University of Regina and the Government of Saskatchewan.
Why should I use the RDC?
The RDC provides access to Statistics Canada data sets, with no monetary cost to academic or Government of Saskatchewan researchers or students. Conducting secondary analysis on these data sets can be a time effective way to access high-quality data for thesis/dissertation and other research projects. The process for acquiring approval from the Research Ethics Board is simplified by using data that has been gathered in compliance with the Statistics Act and is anonymized. In addition, the RDC offers funding to Ph.D. students who use RDC data for their dissertation, in the form of an ;
Emerging Scholar Grant
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Contact Us
Director: Dr. Rozzet Jurdi-Hage
Analyst: Rebekah Corpuz
Statistical Assistant: Damilola Afolabi
University of Regina
Innovation Place
Suite 190
#2 Research Drive
Regina, SK S4S 7H9
Phone: 306-585-1122
Email: regina.rdc@uregina.ca
Office Hours:
Open Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:30am - 12:30pm
Please consult our calendar for any changes or closures.
About The Regina RDC
With funding provided by the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, in April 2019 a branch Research Data Centre (RDC) in Regina was launched to provide access to Statistics Canada microdata.
The Regina RDC has:
- A main lab housing nine workstations
- A Saskatchewan government research office housing two workstations
- An office for the Statistics Canada RDC Analyst
- An office for an Assistant Research Analyst
- A meeting room with a wall-mounted monitor and teleconference capability
Project milestones:
- Fall 2016: Survey of University of Regina research community to gauge interest in establishing a RDC in Regina
- Spring 2017: Partnership with Government of Saskatchewan established
- November 2017: RDC proposal submitted to the Canadian Research Data Centre Network
- December 2017: Conditional approval received
- June 2018: Funding from Government of Saskatchewan confirmed
- October 2018: Lease signed with Innovation Place
- November 2018 to end of January 2019: renovations and procurement of equipment and furniture
- February to March 2019: move in and set up furniture and equipment,
- April 2019: Establish network connections, test network connections and test equipment
- April 2019: Physical and information security inspections
- April 2019: Open the centre
To Learn more about the RDC take a look at our brochure.