This paper gives a snapshot of the accessibility of administrative data, in particular fiscal data and data from the two largest components of the budget of the government of Québec, health and education.

This paper presents standardised test scores results in literacy from 19 provincial and international surveys in education conducted over years 2000 to 2018. The analysis draws on students in provinces, mainly Québec and Ontario, at three stages of education, grade 4 in primary school, grade 8...