Press Release
Study: Understanding the increase in voting rates between the 2011 and 2015 federal elections
A higher proportion of Canadians reported that they had voted in the 2015 federal election (77%) compared with the 2011 federal election (70%). Notable increases were recorded among youth, Aboriginal people (namely, First Nations living off reserve, Métis and Inuit) and recent immigrants.
Social Policy Simulation Database and Model
The product Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M), version 22.2, is now available. This version of the product can be used to study the impacts of changes to federal and provincial tax and benefit programs on families and governments from 1997 to 2021.
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