Statistics Canada

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Canadian official statistics via the StatCan WDS. No auth.

5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

list_cubes

Lean list of all StatCan cubes.

No parameters required.

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get_cube_metadata required: product_id

Dimensions and member positions for a cube.

Parameters
Name Type Description
product_id req number Cube product ID
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get_latest_data required: product_id, coordinate

Recent observations for a coordinate.

Parameters
Name Type Description
product_id req number Cube product ID
coordinate req string 10-position coordinate string
n_periods opt number Latest N periods (default 12)
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get_changed_series

Series updated on a date.

Parameters
Name Type Description
date opt string YYYY-MM-DD
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get_csv_download_url required: product_id

Direct CSV download URL for a cube.

Parameters
Name Type Description
product_id req number Cube product ID
language opt string en | fr
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/statscan/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/statscan/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_cubes","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("list_cubes", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("canadian official statistics via the statcan wds");