FNIGC offers data access to individuals for purposes of academic research, policy development, advocacy, or program planning and evaluation on a pay-per-use basis. The data cannot be used for commercial purposes.
Request for this service can be made through our Online Request Tool or on-site at FNIGC’s Ottawa office. Please note: all data produced are aggregated nationally and weighted to represent First Nations communities across Canada.
If you wish to make a request for data housed at FNIGC’s Ottawa office, whether you are looking for unpublished tables, access to the First Nations Data Centre (FNDC), or requesting research services, you must complete an application form.
To fill out an application form, you must first register with the FNDC Requests Web Tool. Once your request has been completed and submitted, FNDC staff along with the Data Access Advisory Working Group will conduct a review. The signing of a data sharing agreement and completion of The Fundamentals of OCAP® course will be required prior to data access.
By providing access to FNIGC data, the First Nations Data Centre (FNDC) promotes the advancement of First Nations health and wellness by facilitating meaningful research that can truly benefit First Nations people.
The FNDC achieves this while protecting the confidentiality of First Nations respondents and communities at all times. The data centre offers five levels of data access, all of which requires the submission of a proposal and a signed contract.
There are five types of data access:
FNIGC operates the On-site Data Centre out of its Ottawa office at 180 Elgin Street, Suite 1200. Here, researchers can access de-identified, record-level data for purposes of testing hypotheses and statistical modeling. This type of data access is only permitted for research questions that cannot be addressed with data tables alone. A data access contract must be signed prior to entering the On-site Data Centre.
The On-site Data Centre request form can be completed online. If you wish to review the application questions, you can find them here.
Helpful Links
For any questions about accessing data, including help with the online Data Request Web Tool, contact the FNDC at [email protected] or 613-733-1916 X 1100.
| Number of Cells | Cost Per Table |
|---|---|
| <10 | $500.00 |
| 10-29 | $700.00 |
| 30-59 | $900.00 |
| 60-89 | $1100.00 |
| 90+ | $1300.00 |
| Number of Cells | Cost Per Table |
|---|---|
| <10 | $300.00 |
| 10-29 | $500.00 |
| 30-59 | $700.00 |
| 60-89 | $800.00 |
| 90+ | $1100.00 |
*Fees are subject to change
For requests that require customized variable creation, an additional fee may be applied. For requests in excess of 100 cells, an additional fee may be applied. $100.00 per additional 10 cells up to 150 cells MAX. Should a table exceed 150 cells, the table will be split in two and tables will be priced separately. The total exact costs of General and Special Purpose Custom Tables will be included in the data access contract, which the client must review and sign before work can begin.
FNIGC negotiates research service contracts, including payment schedules, on a case-by-case basis, based on our $90/hour rate.
*All requests are subject to a 15% administration fee, as well as HST (13%).