Working With the NLSCY

The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) is a ground-breaking study of Canadians from birth to adulthood, conducted by Statistics Canada and HRDC, and described here: www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/sp-ps/arb-dgra/nlscy-elnej/home.shtml.


The NLSCY has been described by many social science researchers in Canada and the United States as a 'national treasure'. It establishes Canada as an international leader in policy-oriented research in human development, and it has the potential to provide a basis for evaluating not only our social policy, but also specific human service programs such as educational methods and child services.


A researcher who can handle the statistical complexity of the NLSCY will be able to work with any longitudinal or cross-sectional population dataset, both national and international (examples include YITS, PISA and UEY). Qualified researchers will be rare and valuable resources in the international human development field over the next few decades, given the many countries that are investing in these datasets for policy purposes.