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The Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS) was created in July 2000 as part of the
Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS), developed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council (SSHRC) and Statistics Canada. The QICSS is the only Quebec member of the Canadian Network
of Statistics Canada Research Data Centres, a key component of the CISS.
Created to promote research within the field of social statistics in Québec, the QICSS provides a secure
environment in a university setting, where researchers can have access to microdata from Statistics
Canada and Institut de la statistique du Québec large-scale population surveys, while respecting the rules
of confidentiality. The QICSS’ mission does not stop there, however; it also offers support, training and
activities designed to disseminate research findings. By bringing under one roof researchers from different
institutions and disciplines, the QICSS has become a hub of scientific activity in the field of social statistics in
Quebec, Canada and in the international arena.
The QICSS’s three main goals are to support and develop cutting-edge research in the field of social
statistics; to expand the pool of social statistics researchers and train the next generation; to make research
findings and their implications known to a wider audience.
The QICSS is located at 3535 Queen-Mary, Montréal, QC, H3V 1H8 – Canada
www.ciqss.umontreal.ca

The Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS) was created in July 2000 as part of the
Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS), developed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council (SSHRC) and Statistics Canada. The QICSS is the only Quebec member of the Canadian Network
of Statistics Canada Research Data Centres, a key component of the CISS.
Created to promote research within the field of social statistics in Québec, the QICSS provides a secure
environment in a university setting, where researchers can have access to microdata from Statistics
Canada and Institut de la statistique du Québec large-scale population surveys, while respecting the rules
of confidentiality. The QICSS’ mission does not stop there, however; it also offers support, training and
activities designed to disseminate research findings. By bringing under one roof researchers from different
institutions and disciplines, the QICSS has become a hub of scientific activity in the field of social statistics in
Quebec, Canada and in the international arena.
The QICSS’s three main goals are to support and develop cutting-edge research in the field of social
statistics; to expand the pool of social statistics researchers and train the next generation; to make research
findings and their implications known to a wider audience.
The QICSS is located at 3535 Queen-Mary, Montréal, QC, H3V 1H8 – Canada
www.ined.fr