ArcGIS Online is an online mapping platform through which you can create, analyze, and share mapped data, scenes, apps, and layers. Great for visualizing and assessing community demographics, resources, and needs! You may be introduced to ArcGIS in one or more of your courses, but if not and you are interested in learning on your own, contact me for a ArcGIS Online username and check out:
Canadian census boundary files for small geographies are available to CBU users through CBU's Data Liberation Initiative[DLI] license. For more information contact Laura R. Syms. Larger geographies[province, census division] can be freely downloaded below:
