Getting Started
Welcome to the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) Data Hub. This documentation aims to equip users with the information they need to use the Data Hub effectively. The documentation is currently in development, so please email info@lmic-cimt.ca if anything is unclear or you require further assistance.
What is the Data Hub?
The Data Hub is a data warehouse which contains Canadian labour market information from several sources. Its purpose is to address the Labour Market Information Council’s (LMIC) goal of proving consistent and accessible labour market information to Canadians. The contents of the Data Hub is available to LMIC’s stakeholders to varying degrees based on confidentiality, both with front and back-end tools.
How does the Data Hub work?
The Data Hub is updated through the ingestion of raw data from both private and public sources. The process to clean and organize this information has been developed in such a way that the final indicators are “source agnostic” – meaning that users’ experiences when retrieving data from any of these indicators is always the same, regardless of its original source. The API returns the calculated values for the LMI indicators across several aggregation levels, including geography, age, sex, occupation, and industry. A set of parameters and filters are made available so the end-user may narrow down the expected output.
How can I access the Data Hub?
Some of the data in the Data Hub can be accessed by the public through the Canadian Jobs Trend Dashboard (CJTD). Stakeholders of LMIC can also access the Data Hub via the Sandbox and API requests after making an account and then being given authentication (email confirmation received). The Sandbox is a user interface which simplifies the process of querying the Data Hub. It is best suited to those who wish to familiarise themselves with the functionality of the Data Hub, send quick requests, and avoid any coding. Alternatively, the Data Hub can be queried with API requests. This method allows users to use their own API tools giving more flexiblity and potential for automation over the Sandbox. However, to make API requests, users must first learn how the Data Hub API works and have a basic understanding of APIs generally.
Query Examples
The following gives example questions a user may have for the Data Hub and then an overview of the steps required of the user to make the request.
"What is the Unemployment Level of Quebec by Sex in the past year?"
- Choose the Labour Market Indicator -> Unemployment level
- Choose the Breakdown Dimensions -> Provinces and Territories, and Sex
- Filter the Breakdown Dimensions -> Filter Provinces and Territories to Quebec, and Sex to male
- Set an additional date filter -> “2021-08-01"-”2022-08-01"
"What is the Seasonally Adjusted Employment Growth, Month Over Month in Canada of the Occupation "Paralegal and related occupations" for June-2022?
- Choose the Labour Market Indicator -> Employment Growth, Month over Month
- Choose the Breakdown Dimensions -> Occupation
- Filter the Breakdown Dimensions -> Filter Occupation to “Paralegal and related occupations”
- Set an additional parameter to return only Seasonally Adjusted data
- Set an additional date filter -> “2021-06-01"-”2022-06-01"