# Statistics Canada's Oct Data Release

> Statistics Canada's Oct 1 data dump reveals criminal court delays and postsecondary education metrics.
- Title: Statistics Canada's Oct Data Release · Financialpost
- Summary: Statistics Canada's Oct 1 data dump reveals criminal court delays and postsecondary education metrics. Statistics Canada released criminal court and…
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- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/opinion/william-watson-what-statistics-canada-data-said-one-day-in-october
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: statistics canada, criminal courts, postsecondary education, statcan data, october one, data release, money, business
## Statistics Canada interface
Statistics Canada has a clunky user interface with many clicks to access data.
## FRED alternative
The author uses Federal Reserve Economic Data for free Canadian economic data instead of Statistics Canada.
## Oct 1 data release
Statistics Canada released criminal court and postsecondary education data on October one.
## Criminal court stats
47.4 percent of cases ended with guilty verdicts while 1.2 percent were acquitted.
## Case duration
24.2 percent of criminal cases took more than a year to resolve.
## Key takeaway

Statistics Canada released criminal court and postsecondary education data on Oct 1 showing 47.4% guilty verdicts and 24.2% of cases taking over a year.