Conditions of Use
STATISTICS CANADA
DATA LIBERATION INITIATIVE
DATA USE AGREEMENT
All users of Statistics Canada data files, made available through the DLI program, must agree to the
following conditions of use.
- The Government of Canada is the owner, or the licensee, of the intellectual property rights (including
copyright) in the data products offered under the Data Liberation Ini tiative, and this licence is only a
licence to use these data products. No title or other rights are conveyed by this licence.
- These data products are provided as is, and the owner makes no representations or warranties, either
expressed or implied, as to the appropriateness and fitness for a particular purpose.
- The data products are to be used only by educators, students and other staff members recognized as
authorized users of the UNB Libraries and only while they have such status with this educational
institution.
- These data products are provided for the exclusive purposes of teaching, academic research and
publishing, and/or planning of educational services within the university, and may not be used for any other
purposes without the explicit written approval, in advance, of Statistics Canada.
- Authorized users are prohibited from using these data products in the pursuit of any commercial or
income-generating venture either privately, or under the auspices of the university.
- Authorized users shall not attempt to re-identify the records on the microdata files so as to relate the
particulars to any individual person, business or organization.
- Copies of the data products can be retained by authorized users for the period necessary to conduct the
research or teaching, including their use as evidence of research methodologies and results, and subsequent
research and analysis.
- The distribution of any data obtained under this agreement outside the university through sale, donation,
transfer or exchange of any portion of these data in any way is strictly prohibited, with the exception of
distribution to bona fide participants in the Data Liberation Initiative. The DLI Contact must agree to such
distribution.
- The publishing of data and analysis resulting from research using any of these data products is permitted
in research communications such as scholarly papers, journals and the like. The authors of these
communications are required to cite Statistics Canada as the source of the data, and to indicate that the
results or views expressed are those of the author/authorized user.
Further information on the conditions of use can be obtained from Siobhan Hanratty, the Data Liberation Initiative contact for the UNB Libraries (451-6803).