Who’s (not) counted: finding published data about ethnic and racialized populations in Canada

Are you looking for data about racialized populations and/or ethnic populations in Canada, as it relates to your research topic? It can be a challenge, and you are not alone! In the past couple of years, there have been several calls to actions from the research community calling for governments to collect more ethno-racial data, especially as it relates to social determinants of health, employment, health care, and education.

This workshop will be conduct by Rosa Orlandini from the York University Libraries’ Data Sercices Team. She will provide you with skills and strategies you can use to navigate this data ecosystem. After this workshop, participants will be able to apply search strategies & tools to find Canadian data, identify data gaps on your topic, and critique how published data are collected and disseminated.

This workshop is part of the Libraries’ programming for International Love Data Week 2026.