statcan.catalogue.search
Search and discover Statistics Canada data tables (6,000+ available). Filter by keyword in the English table title, by Statistics Canada subject code (e.g. "14" for Labour, "16" for Prices and price indexes, "36" for National accounts), and by active vs. archived status. Returns table product IDs...
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What statcan.catalogue.search does on Apibase
AI agents call statcan.catalogue.search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of tables to return (1–100). Defaults to 20. |
query | string | — | Keyword to search in English table titles (e.g. "labour force", "inflation", "housing"). Case-insensitive. |
archived | object | — | Filter archived tables: false (default) = active only, true = archived only, "all" = both active and archived. |
subject_code | string | — | Statistics Canada subject code to filter by (e.g. "14" for Labour, "16" for Prices, "36" for National Accounts). Two-digit string. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why statcan.catalogue.search is rated Low
Tool retrieves public statistical metadata and table descriptions with no side effects or data modification.
From the tool's definition Search and discover Statistics Canada data tables, returns table IDs and metadata
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The rule that runs statcan.catalogue.search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For statcan.catalogue.search, this is the rule to start with:
statcan.catalogue.search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every statcan.catalogue.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about statcan.catalogue.search
Search and discover Statistics Canada data tables (6,000+ available). Filter by keyword in the English table title, by Statistics Canada subject code (e.g. "14" for Labour, "16" for Prices and price indexes, "36" for National accounts), and by active vs. archived status. Returns table product IDs, CANSIM IDs, titles, date ranges, release frequency (annual/monthly/quarterly), and subject codes. Use the product_id from results to fetch full metadata (table_metadata) or time-series data (table_data). Source: Statistics Canada WDS, Canada Open Licence, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
statcan.catalogue.search accepts 4 parameters: limit, query, archived, subject_code. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for statcan.catalogue.search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
statcan.catalogue.search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the statcan.catalogue.search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for statcan.catalogue.search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
statcan.catalogue.search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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