Original Form for Data Description:

Data Collected for

Social Cohesion in Rural Saskatchewan Project

Data Description (short)	Source	Time Period	Spatial Scale	Format	How to access information	Submitted by
Canadian Census data, 1996 and some 1991	from CANSIM website accessible from U. of R. "Data Library Services" web page. source filename: csdsask.ivt original format: Beyond 20 20 software program	1996 and some 1991	Canadian Census sub-division which includes towns, villages, Indian reserves and rural municipalities	5 computer files, one for each of the original nodes, MSExcel format hard copy also available but lots of trees would have to be sacrificed for complete data set.	Once we get this to Dave S. it will be accessible from the website. I guess in that case it will be in html format? Until it's on the site you can get it from Allison, Stacey or Lisa	Allison McPhee, Stacey Kadyschuk, Mark Nelson and Lisa Dale-Burnett
Data Description (detailed)
-1991, 1996 populations; percent population change, land area km2; population by sex and age, -marital status, family size, family structure (kids? #sons & daughters); lone parent families; -type of housing in which population lives, household size, -immigrant population, non-immigrant population; immigrants by selected countries; non-permanent residents, recent immigrants, immigration by time periods, before 1961 and every ten years til 1991, then 1991-1996; immigrant population by age at immigration; -total population by ethnic origin (broken down by numerous origins), -Employment income - broken down by full time, part time, temporary, gender,amount earned, amount earned by age and gender groups, amount earned by -Household construction: husband-wife groups, non-family people (whatever that is), private households, # Economic families (whatever that is); attached individuals (?); # & status of family members in household; married & common-law families, -Housing: # occupied dwellings; # rooms, value, owned, rented, period of construction, average rent, average owner's house payments -Population 15-24 yrs by school attendance, educational background of population, educational background by gender and disciplinary background, -Migration data: Those who've moved within a year, inter and intra provincial migration, those who've moved within 5 years -Mother tongue, official language spoken, spoken at home, non-official language knowledge

Data Description (short)	Source	Time Period	Spatial Scale	Format	How to access information	Submitted by
Agricultural census data, mainly population, farm size, residence info.	CANSIM website accessible from U. of R. "Data Library Services" web page and Agricultural Census Data	1991-1996	Saskatchewan Agricultural Census sub-divisions (same boundaries as RMs)	MSWord	through Data co-ordinator or Stacey	Marion Jones, Stacey Kadyschuk
Data Description (detailed)
1. Census Agricultural Regions grouped by increase/decrease in population between 1991 and 1996 2. Census Agricultural Regions grouped by change in the percentage of 15+ population involved in agriculture between 1991 and 1996 3. General agricultural groups and discussion of Changes in and Patterns of Farm Size 1991-96 4. Brief discussion on Farm Residence and Ownership of Businesses Off-Farm

Data Description (short)	Source	Time Period	Spatial Scale		Format	How to access information	Submitted by
GIS (geographic information system) coverages for SK prairie region. Basically this is computerized information used to create maps.	Digital information created for various projects. Various sources from National Topographic Survey maps to spatial info. based on original research	Mainly 1990s to present	Various scales from information on individual quarter sections to 1:1,000,000 scale		Computer files, many in arcview or arcinfo format, convertible to .csv files	Contact Lorena Patino, CPRC	Lorena Patino
Data Description (detailed)
North America: Ecological Regions for North America: Levels I, II and III North American Conservation Areas Database (Canada, U.S., Mexico) Canadian Prairies: Landuse 1988-89 derived from satellite imagery Census Subdivisions 1991 Census Subdivisions 1996 The Nature Conservacy of Canada Lands Saskatchewan: SaskGeomatics 1:1,000,000 basemap (Hydrology, RM, population centers, road network, etc.) Mineral Resources Mines Indian Reserves Ecological Classification (Ecozones, Ecoregions, Landscape Areas and Soil Landscape Units) Oil and Gas Wells Constituency Districts Census District Divisions 1991 Tourism Regions Sport Regions 1995				Saskatchewan Management Land Categories: International Ramsar Site Federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary National Historic Park National Historic Site National Park National Wildlife Area PFRA Community Pasture Federal/Provincial Canadian Heritage Rivers Provincial Ecological reserve Historic Site Protected Area Provincial Community Pasture Provincial Heritage Property Provincial Park Recreation Site Wildlife Development Fund Land Wildlife Habitat Protection Act Land Wildlife Refuge
Saskatchewan Prairies: Priority Migratory Bird Habitat Cultivated, grazed, wasted, forage land and number of farms at quarter section level Grasslands National Park: Proposed Park Boundary Cadastral Data (township, range, section, quarter-section) Land holdings Fence linework SaskGeomatics 1:50,000 NTS mapsheets Landuse (1955 and 1982) Landuse derived from satellite imagery (1995) Homestead Data Archeological Locations Trails 1903 and 1911 Surficial Geology East Block Streams West Block Streams Frenchman River Road network Biosites Percent of Cultivated Land Percent of Grazed Land Vegetation Vegetation Richness Soils Species sightings Black Foot Ferret Prairie Dog Colonies (1970, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) Rattlesnake sightings Bison Raptor Location				Fort Walsh Historic Site: Biophysical Data: Vegetation and Soils Buildings Hydrology Roads Wooded Areas Batoche Historic Site: Vegetation Contours PECOS Area (Agricultural Census District 3BN): Boundary of Study Area Rural Municipalities Cities Towns Villages Hamlets Roads Agricultural land and Number of Farms by Soil Landscape Units Hutterite Colony Locations Population Change by Township SaskGeomatics 1:50,000 NTS mapsheets

Data Description (short)	Source	Time Period	Spatial Scale	Format	How to access information	Submitted by
Canadian Census data, various time series, agricultural, economic data	from CANSIM website accessible from U. of R. "Data Library Services" web page, various source files	1908 - 1999, 1926 - 1998, 1941 1998 (Yearly)	Provincial	MSExcell files	From Randy or Lisa	Randy and Lisa
Data Description (detailed)
1908-1999 -Flax production including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 -Oats production: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 -Rye production: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 -Barley production: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 -Wheat (all types) production: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 -Wheat (spring) production:: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, 1908-1999 1921-1998 -Value of farmland and buildings ($/acre) 1926-1998 -Income of farm operators (value of inventory change, income in kind, realized net income, total net income) -SK farm income in kind (divided by agricultural sectors including dairy, total red meat, eggs, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, honey & wool 1941-1998 -Value of inventory change for SK farmers, realized and total net SK farm income 1941-1998 -Farm capital (current $ value) -Wheat (durum) production: including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced 1943-1999 -Canola/Rapeseed production including seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced

Data Description (short)	Source	Time Period	Spatial Scale	Format	How to access information	Submitted by
Stats Canada data: various time series, economic, population, agricultural data	from CANSIM website accessible from U. of R. "Data Library Services" web page, various source files	1971-98, 1972-98 1972-96 etc. (Yearly)	Provincial	MSExcell	From Randy or Lisa	Randy & Lisa
Data Description (detailed)
1971-1998 Operating expenses (e.g. taxes, utilities, fuel, chemicals, machinery) Farm income including cash rebates, operating expenses after rebate, net cash income, depreciation Farm operating expenses and depreciation after rebates Farm debt, total outstanding Marital status by age and sex (divorced, married, single provincial population by sex and age (each year from under 1 yr to over 90 yrs) 1972-1978 Non-permanent SK residents by sex 1972-1996 Local government balance sheet (total for SK) - Excess of financial assets over liabilities 1972-1998 Immigrants, Emmigrants to SK by sex Interprovincial In-Migration and Out-Migration, Net interprovincial migration by sex Returning Canadians to SK by sex 1976-1999 Labour force characteristics, (employment & unemployment rates, participation rate, after 1987 employment rate in Agricultural sector) by year and month 1981-1999 Wheat (winter) seeded acreage, average yield, total bushels produced, harvested acreage 1988-1998 Local government expenditures on agriculture, local government enterprises, regional planning and development Local government surplus or deficit 1992-1997 Labour force characteristics (employment, unemployment) Farm wage rates ($/hr) for general farm labour and all farm work GDP, income-based at market prices and at factor cost Personal & disposable income, total and per capita