CANSIM Database

About this dataset

Dataset description
Current subscribers

CANSIM Different views

CANSIM OLAP view
CANSIM Multidimensional view
CANSIM Time-series view

Historical editions

CANSIM 2 (last updated 2009-04-24)
CANSIM 1 (last updated 2002-06-01)

Documentation & Help

CANSIM OLAP View Tutorials
CANSIM OLAP View FAQs

CANSIM OLAP View

CANSIM OLAP View is an enhanced version of multi-dimensional view offered by the CHASS Data Centre.

OLAP means On Line Analytical Processing, and is a way of analyzing large amounts of multi-dimensional data in real time by performing various operations on data dimensions.

This view is presenting each CANSIM table as an OLAP cube.

CANSIM OLAP View @ CHASS features:

  • Whole view of a CANSIM table: number of dimensions, data time frame,size of the table;
  • Data presented in easy to understand 2-dimensional table (rows and columns);
  • Ease in manipulating table's dimensions;
  • Aggregations on time dimension;
  • Powerful charting capabilities;
  • Data and charts exported to PDF or Spreadsheet formats;
  • Data updated daily.

Currently, CANSIM OLAP View is integrated with the dimensional and time-series views. A main start page and metadata will be provided in the future.

To access CANSIM OLAP View visit CANSIM Multidimensional, search/browse/locate tables operations will offer the new view.