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MDL Spaces

MDL has open study space, group study rooms, and a computer lab

MDL Map Collection

Our collections consist of over 250,000 maps and hundreds of thousands of aerial photographs.

About MDL

Our collection includes hundreds of geospatial and numeric datasets. We provide assistance finding maps and data and using GIS and statistical software.

magnifying glass graphic Geospatial data

Scholars GeoPortal | Geospatial data | Remote sensing | Air photos

magnifying glass graphic Numeric data

Microdata | Statistics | Census of Canada

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Scanned Maps | Fire insurance plans | Rare maps | Topographic maps

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Hours & Location

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Robarts Library
130 St. George St., 5th Floor
Toronto
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Hours:
Reference: Monday to Friday, 11 am-5 pm
Collection access

Using the library

  • COVID-19 Data Guide
  • help Contact us for help with data, maps or GIS
  • GIS Request an Esri license (ArcGIS, etc)
  • NIVO requestRequest an NVivo license
  • workshops Sign up for a workshop
  • research guides Browse our tutorials & guides
  • computer lab icon Use our computer lab *Now Remote!* 
  • help with maps Find maps in our collection
  • scan Use our large-format map scanner
  • citation help Learn more about citing data

Major data portals

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Census Datasets via Statistics Canada
 
CHASS Census Analyzer
 
Data Tables via Statistics Canada
 
Dataverse
 
Gallup Analytics
 
Global Financial Database
 
Government of Canada Open Data
 
Govt of Canada Geospatial Data
 
ICPSR
 
IPUMS
 
Map & Data Library Dataverse
 
Roper Center iPOLL
 
Scholars GeoPortal
 
SDA
 
Statista
 
Statistics Canada website
 
Toronto Open Data
 

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Tutorials

  • Accessing CANSIM data through CHASS
  • Accessing Statistics Canada’s Socioeconomic Time Series Data (formerly CANSIM)
  • ArcGIS Online - Workshop videos
  • ArcGIS PRO installation instructions for students
  • ArcGIS Pro Workshop Outline
  • ArcGIS Storymaps
  • Citation rules for machine-readable data in Canadian historical journals
  • Citing data and statistics files in computer-readable form: a quick overview
  • Citing geospatial data resources
  • Cleaning Data in Python
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130 St. George St., 5th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5S 1A5
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