Statistics Canada (StatCan) Web Data Service

statcan.gc.ca · Government

Government No Auth Free & Open Government Demographics Economics Census

RESTful API providing access to Statistics Canada's statistical data including census, labour force survey, CPI, GDP, trade statistics, demographic estimates, and health surveys. Data is returned in SDMX-JSON or CSV format. No authentication required — fully open. Essential for actuarial analysis, market sizing, and demographic research in Canada. Covers federal datasets across 300+ statistical programs.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get CPI (Consumer Price Index)

Returns the Consumer Price Index, total, all-items (table 18-10-0004-01). Use the Web Data Service API at /t1/tbl1/ to get structured JSON data for any StatCan table by PID.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401

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curl -X GET "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000401";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get table data as JSON (WDS API)

The StatCan Web Data Service (WDS) also exposes a programmatic endpoint. Use the getSeriesInfoFromCubePidCoordinate endpoint for structured time-series access.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https:/www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5?pid=1810000401&latestN=5

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curl -X GET "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5?pid=1810000401&latestN=5"

import requests
params = {
    "pid": "1810000401",
    "latestN": "5"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5');
url.searchParams.set('pid', '1810000401');
url.searchParams.set('latestN', '5');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("pid", "1810000401")
	q.Set("latestN", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "pid" => "1810000401",
  "latestN" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/dtbl/downloaddatacsv?pid=1810000401&latestN=5?" . http_build_query([
    "pid" => "1810000401",
    "latestN" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed — StatCan API is fully open and free
Find table PIDs (Product IDs) at www150.statcan.gc.ca — each table has a unique 10-digit PID
WDS API endpoint: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en — supports CSV and JSON download
StatCan also offers a SPARQL endpoint for linked data access at statcan.gc.ca/sparql
Key tables: Labour Force Survey (14-10-0287-01), CPI (18-10-0004-01), Population (17-10-0005-01)
Data is in English and French — append /fr to paths for French responses

What can you build with Statistics Canada (StatCan) Web Data Service?

Statistics Canada (StatCan) Web Data Service is a Government API. Developers commonly use government APIs for:

surfacing public datasets in citizen-facing apps
building transparency and civic engagement tools
accessing legislation, court records, and official data
powering research and journalism tools
creating compliance and regulatory monitoring dashboards

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Statistics Canada (StatCan) Web Data Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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