Chapter 8. Software Downloads

8.1. Model Users

8.1.1. Prerequisites

To run Modgen applications on a PC, the Modgen Prerequisites have to be installed. This program is free and can be downloaded from the Statistics Canada Website at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/microsimulation/modgen/modgen. Alternatively, the Modgen version used for the population projection model is Version 12.1.0.1

8.1.2. DYNAMIS-POP-MRT Phase 1 (User Version)

The Phase 1 version of the model is a micro-simulation implementation of the DemProj macro population projection model. It starts from a distributional table of people by age and sex and is non-confidential. No additional files are required to run the model, build scenarios, etc.

• DYNAMIS-POP-MRT-Phase1-User.zip

8.1.3. DYNAMIS-POP-MRT Phase 2 (User Version)

The Phase 2 version of the full model as developed alongside this report. It starts from a starting population file built from the census, which is confidential, and therefore, no starting population file is currently included in this package, but users can still open the model and study its parameter tables and built-in documentation. A synthetic starting population file that allows users to run simulations is under development and will be added when available.

• DYNAMIS-POP-MRT-Phase2-User.zip

8.2. Model Developers

8.2.1. Required Software for Modgen Developers

The model was implemented using Modgen, a generic micro-simulation programming language developed and maintained at Statistics Canada. Modgen is free and can be downloaded from: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/microsimulation/modgen/modgen. This site also provides training and information resources.

The Modgen version used for the population projection model is Version 12.1.0.1

Modgen 12.1. requires Microsoft Visual Studio 15. The free community version can be downloaded from the Microsoft site: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/. This software must be installed before Modgen is installed.

8.2.2. The DYNAMIS-POP-MRT model (full developer’s version)

The complete suite of all model steps 1-18 is available here as download. Currently no starting population file, as required from Step 10 onward, is included in this package, as it is confidential. Developers still can open the model and study its code, however. A synthetic starting population file that allows users to run simulations is under development and will be added when available.

• DYNAMIS-POP-MRT-CompleteDownload.zip