Function reference • cansim

Retrieving data Retrieve data cubes, tables, and vectors from Statistics Canada
`get_cansim()`	Retrieve a Statistics Canada data table using NDM catalogue number
`get_cansim_data_for_table_coord_periods()`	Retrieve data for specified Statistics Canada data product for last N periods for specific coordinates
`get_cansim_vector()`	Retrieve data for a Statistics Canada data vector released within a given time frame
`get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods()`	Retrieve data for specified Statistics Canada data vector(s) for last N periods
SQLite database Managing data in local SQLite database
`get_cansim_sqlite()`	Retrieve a Statistics Canada data table using NDM catalogue number as SQLite database connection
`disconnect_cansim_sqlite()`	Disconnect from a cansim database connection
`list_cansim_sqlite_cached_tables()`	List cached cansim SQLite database
`remove_cansim_sqlite_cached_table()`	Remove cached cansim SQLite database
Locating data
`list_cansim_cubes()`	Get overview list for all Statistics Canada data cubes
`search_cansim_cubes()`	Search through Statistics Canada data cubes
`get_cansim_changed_tables()`	Retrieve a list of modified tables since a given date
`get_cansim_table_last_release_date()`	Get the latest release data for a StatCan table, if available
`get_cansim_key_release_schedule()`	Major economic indicator release schedule
Metadata and information
`get_cansim_cube_metadata()`	Retrieve table metadata from Statistics Canada API
`get_cansim_table_info()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table information
`get_cansim_table_last_release_date()`	Get the latest release data for a StatCan table, if available
`get_cansim_table_notes()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table notes and column categories
`get_cansim_table_overview()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table overview text
`get_cansim_table_short_notes()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table short notes
`get_cansim_table_subject()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table subject detail
`get_cansim_table_survey()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table survey detail
`get_cansim_table_url()`	Retrieve a Statistics Canada data table URL given a table number
`get_cansim_vector_info()`	Retrieve metadata for specified Statistics Canada data vectors
`get_cansim_column_categories()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table categories for a specific column
`get_cansim_column_list()`	Retrieve Statistics Canada data table column list
`view_cansim_webpage()`	View CANSIM table or vector information in browser
`categories_for_level()`	Use metadata to extract categories for column of specific level
Data transformation
`normalize_cansim_values()`	Normalize retrieved data table values to appropriate scales
`collect_and_normalize()`	Collect data from connection and normalize cansim table output
Miscellaneous
`add_provincial_abbreviations()`	Add provincial abbreviations as factor
`cansim_old_to_new()`	Translate deprecated CANSIM table number into new NDM-format table catalogue number
`get_cansim_code_set()`	Get NDM code sets

Reference

Retrieving data

SQLite database

Locating data

Metadata and information

Data transformation

Miscellaneous