As part of the National Diabetes Surveillance System (NDSS) mandate to build capacity among the provincial and territorial governments, the NDSS 2000-2001 to 2004-2005 Canadian, Provincial, and Territorial Data Tables (PDF) and Research Files (CSV) and their methods are available for epidemiologic research. These files and methods can be used to analyse and compare NDSS data, at the national, provincial, and territorial levels.