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CONFERENCE PROGRAM STATISTICS CANADA: 100 YEARS AND COUNTING DECEMBER 6-7, 2018 Delta Hotel by Marriott Ottawa City Centre 101 Lyon Street North, Ottawa, Ontario CONFERENCE PARTNERS CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 8:00 a.m. Registration open—located at the Ballroom entrance 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. OPENING ADDRESS Ballroom B and C • Anil Arora, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. PLENARY 1 Ballroom B and C Statistics Canada: From the past to the present • Session chair: Jack Jedwab President and CEO, Association for Canadian Studies / Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration • Dr. Ted Hewitt, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada • Senator the Honourable Dr. Donna Dasko, former Senior Vice-President, Environics Research Group • Dr. Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. BREAK 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 1 Measuring Values and Attitudes Chaudiere Room Many policy and business decisions require we go beyond the basic social and demographic measures and look at the values and attitudes of Canadians. In this session the presentations will provide an overview of the approach taken and present some results. • Session chair: Doug Norris, Environics Analytics • Jane Badets, Statistics Canada, “Statistics Canada’s experience in measuring values and attitudes” • Tony Coulson, Environics Research, “Social evolution and attitudes toward authority in Canada” 1 CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 2 Immigration’s impact, immigrants’ outcomes: New results using business data Capitale Room Sponsored/organized by the Productivity Partnership / Canadian Research Centre Data Network (CRDCN) • Miguel Cardoso, Assistant Professor, Economics, Brock University Immigrants and exports: Evidence from Canada • Mohsen Javdani, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of British Columbia Canadian immigrants and training opportunities: Evidence from Canadian linked employer-employee data • Benoit Dostie, Professor, HEC Montréal Immigrant careers and networks SESSION 3 Measuring integration series Bytown Room First of four sessions organized by the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration The Canadian Index for Measuring Integration (CIMI)—the first of its kind in Canada—provides a composite measure to evaluate the relative performance of immigrants compared with their receiving society. This series explores the incorporation of new thematic datasets with the intention to expand, enhance and strengthen the credibility and utility of the CIMI as a framework for ongoing performance assessment in the area of immigrant integration. Assessing the outcomes of second-generation Canadians As the children of immigrants are important to Canada’s future, this workshop explores to what extent their success, or lack thereof, accurately measures the integration of immigrant groups themselves. How can the measure of second- generation Canadians be incorporated within the existing Canadian Index for Measuring Integration framework? Commentator: • Ümit Kiziltan, Director General, Research and Evaluation, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Presenters: • Jack Jedwab, Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 4 The evolution of research access to data in Canada Ballroom B and C Sponsored/organized by the Canadian Research Centre Data Network (CRDCN) The ways in which Statistics Canada provides high-quality data continue to evolve as technology changes and new sources become available. This session brings together four individuals with extensive experience in various aspects of making sensitive microdata accessible and analyzing them, while protecting the privacy of individuals. • Session Organizer: Grant Gibson • Donna Dosman, Director, Microdata Access Division, Statistics Canada • Jeff Moon, Director of Portage, Canadian Association of Research Libraries • Michael Wolfson, Professor, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa • Kim McGrail, University of British Columbia 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. LUNCH Note: The session outlined below will be held during lunch in Ballroom B and C. Measuring integration series: Exploring gendered outcomes Ballroom B and C Second of four sessions organized by the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration (roundtable session) Gender as an identity marker is a necessary analytical category for research on immigrant integration. This roundtable will consider the usefulness of a gendered analysis in the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration to evaluate disparities and gauge the full participation of all immigrants in Canada. Chair: • Ashley Manuel, Association for Canadian Studies Discussants: • Professor Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University • Nora Spinks, The Vanier Institute of the Family • Professor Luisa Veronis, University of Ottawa 3 CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 5 Aging, income and longevity Chaudiere Room Sponsored/organized by the Canadian Research Centre Data Network (CRDCN) Increases in life expectancy have been distributed unevenly. The first two papers use detailed administrative and/or survey data to identify ways in which the trends differ across various groups. The third paper uses administrative tax records to analyze transitions in after-tax income over the life cycle. • Unpacking Canadian Deaths of Despair, Musah Khalid, Senior Specialist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation / recent graduate of the Economics PhD program at the University of Manitoba • The evolution of longevity: Evidence from Canada, Tammy Schirle, Professor, economics, Wilfrid Laurier University / Associate Editor, Canadian Public Policy / Research Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute • Age-income dynamics over the life course: Cohort transition patterns based on Canadian tax returns, Byron Spencer, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, McMaster University / Canadian Research Data Centre Network Research Program Director SESSION 6 Bringing new perspectives to measuring social issues around gender, diversity and inclusion: GBA+ at Statistics Canada Capitale Room Gender-based analysis plus and diversity and inclusion issues have been gaining currency in both the government and private spheres. This session will focus on the work that Statistics Canada is doing on researching issues related to gender, diversity and inclusion to help inform decisions that lead to a more inclusive Canada. • Pamela Best, Assistant Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division, Statistics Canada • Melissa Moyser, Senior Researcher, Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics, Statistics Canada • Laetitia Martin, Analyst, Centre for Ethnocultural, Language and Immigration Statistics, Statistics Canada • Hélène Maheux, Analyst, Centre for Ethnocultural, Language and Immigration Statistics, Statistics Canada 4 CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 7 Energy poverty in Canada: A national and regional perspective Bytown Room In this paper, data from the Survey of Household Spending, as well as the Survey of Household Energy Use, are used to paint a picture of energy poverty in Canada, delving into income, the rural/urban split, regions, and housing type and vintage. The paper then explores the implications for public policy. • Matt Lam, Senior Economist, Natural Resources Canada • Daniel Jo, Economist, Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada • Cristobal Miller, Chief, Economic Analysis Division, Natural Resources Canada • John Appleby, Chief, Demand Policy Analysis Division, Natural Resources Canada SESSION 8 Measuring integration series: Examining outcomes based on the admission category of immigrants Third of four sessions organized by the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration (roundtable session) Ballroom B and C The different categories under which immigrants are admitted into Canada (economic, sponsored by family, refugee or other) have an impact on the trajectory of their integration process. This roundtable looks at how incorporating admission categories into the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration will affect the performance evaluation of the immigrant population in key areas of integration. • Dr. Paul Holley, Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration • Yasmin Gure, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS SESSION 9 Microsimulation Modeling and Predictive Analytics For many policy discussions, it is fundamentally important to be able to make projections of what would happen “if” some specific policy option or another were implemented. Addressing these “what if” questions often requires use of sophisticated computer simulation models, and Statistics Canada has been a world leader in developing and applying these models. This session highlights four distinct and current applications. In each case, presenters will provide an overview of the kinds of policy questions being addressed, the general structure of the simulation models being used, and illustrative results. All of the examples to be discussed use microsimulation models, which means they are based on individual-level data and individuals