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The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations, and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

• Reproduction of Free Information
• Non-commercial Reproduction
• Commercial Reproduction
• Reproduction of Priced Information
• Non-commercial and Commercial Reproduction
• Third-party Materials
• Reproduction of Government Symbols
• Guidelines for Linking to the Statistics Canada Website

Reproduction of Free Information

Non-commercial Reproduction

Statistics Canada provides free statistical information on this site with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. Free information may be reproduced, in whole or in part and by any means, without further permission from Statistics Canada, subject to the following conditions:

• The reproduction is done solely for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, newspaper summary, and/or for non-commercial purposes.
• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced.
• Statistics Canada is fully acknowledged as the source department (Sourcing toolkit).
• The following notice should appear, in an appropriate area, in any document or Internet site that includes selections of the content of this site:
  Statistics Canada information is used with the permission of Statistics Canada. Users are forbidden to copy the data and redisseminate them, in an original or modified form, for commercial purposes, without permission from Statistics Canada. Information on the availability of the wide range of data from Statistics Canada can be obtained from Statistics Canada's Regional Offices, its World Wide Web site at www.statcan.ca, and its toll-free access number 1-800-263-1136.
• When Statistics Canada information is included on an Internet site, a hyperlink to the Statistics Canada site shall be provided.
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, or as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Statistics Canada.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of free information on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Statistics Canada Copyright Administrator. Please complete the Application for Copyright Authorization Form, and send it to:

Copyright Officer
Licensing Services
Client Services Division, Statistics Canada
R.H. Coats Building, 9th Floor, Section G
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa ON K1A 0T6
Canada
Telephone: 613-951-3653
Fax: 613-951-1134
licensing@statcan.ca

Reproduction of Priced Information

Non-commercial and/or Commercial Reproduction

Reasonable rights of use of the content of this product are granted solely for personal, corporate or public policy research, or educational purposes. This permission includes the use of the content in analyses and the reporting of results and conclusions, including the citation of limited amounts of supporting data extracted from the data product in these documents. These materials are solely for non-commercial purposes.  In such cases, the source of the data must be acknowledged as follows:  Source (or “Adapted from”, if appropriate): Statistics Canada, name of product, catalogue, volume and issue numbers, reference period and page(s).  Otherwise, users shall seek prior written  permission of Licensing Services,  Client Services Division, Statistics Canada. Please complete the Application for Copyright Authorization Form, and send it to:

Copyright Officer
Licensing Services
Client Services Division, Statistics Canada
R.H.Coats Building, 9th Floor, Section G
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa ON K1A 0T6
Canada
Telephone: 613-951-3653
Fax: 613-951-1134
licensing@statcan.ca

Third –party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on Government of Canada websites are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a Government of Canada institution and an external organization as part of a collaborative arrangement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material.

To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:  licensing@statcan.ca

Reproduction of Government Symbols

The official symbols (only available on network B) of the Government of Canada, including the 'Canada' wordmark, the Arms of Canada, and the flag symbol may not be reproduced, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without written authorization. Request for authorization from the Treasury Board Secretariat may be addressed to:

Federal Identity Program,
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat,
300 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R5

Telephone: 613-957-2533,
Facsimile: 613-946-5187,
E-mail: information@fip-pcim.gc.ca

Guidelines for linking to the Statistics Canada Website

Generally, Government of Canada institutions encourage third parties to link to the Government of Canada. Sites wishing to link to the Statistics Canada's Web site, therefore, do not need to request permission to do so. We do, however, ask that you follow these linking practices.

1. Use only text links for linking to the Statistics Canada's Web sites.
2. Do not link and/or use the official symbols of the Government of Canada and Federal Identity Program (FIP) signatures as navigational aids.
3. The official symbols of the Government of Canada and the FIP signatures appear on non-government sites only when they are used to identify a government contribution or participation in a Collaborative Arrangement.
4. The creation of a link does not confuse the user as to the source of the information through such practices as framing.
5. The links provided respect the Copyright Notice that governs materials published on the Statistics Canada's Web sites.