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  • 1. Losing Our Religion? It's Not That Simple
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025005
    Description: Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of...
    Release date: 2025-05-06
  • 2. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0345-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (168), Age (15C), Gender (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas...
    Release date: 2023-05-10
  • 3. Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021016
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret religion data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts...

    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 4. Religion by Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0288-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (25), Indigenous identity (9), Age (10), Gender (3), Statistics (3)
    Description: Religion by Indigenous identity, age and gender for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 5. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration and place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0343-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Place of birth (290), Religion (25), Age (15C), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, place of birth, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 6. 2021 Census Webinar Series: Immigration, Ethnocultural and Religious Diversity, and Migration
    17-22-0006
    Description:

    On October 26, Statistics Canada will be releasing the sixth set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.

    This release will focus on: citizenship and immigration in Canada;...

    Release date: 2022-10-14
  • 7. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the religiosity of Canadians Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005
    Description:

    Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious...

    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 8. Study: The religiosity of Canadians and the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 9. Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010
    Description:

    Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious...

    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 10. Study: Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-28
Data (71)

Data (71) (0 to 10 of 71 results)

  • 1. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0345-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (168), Age (15C), Gender (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas...
    Release date: 2023-05-10
  • 2. Religion by Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0288-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (25), Indigenous identity (9), Age (10), Gender (3), Statistics (3)
    Description: Religion by Indigenous identity, age and gender for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 3. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration and place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0343-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Place of birth (290), Religion (25), Age (15C), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, place of birth, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 4. Marriages, by religion of groom and religion of bride, opposite-sex marriages, inactive Archived
    Table: 39-10-0015-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Marriages, by religion (Anglican, Baptist, Orthodox, Lutheran, Mennonite and Hutterite, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Catholic, Salvation Army, Jehovah's Witnesses, United Church, Other...

    Release date: 2015-12-17
  • 5. Historical statistics, principal religious denominations of the population Archived
    Table: 17-10-0073-01
    Frequency: Every 10 years
    Description:

    This table contains 21 series, with data for years 1871 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following...

    Release date: 2015-11-05
  • 6. Profile - Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Aboriginal Peoples, Education and Labour, Mobility and Migration, and Income and Housing for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), National Household Survey, 2011
    Profile of a community or region: 99-014-X2011020
    Description:

    Using 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data, this profile provides a statistical overview of variables describing immigration and ethnocultural diversity, Aboriginal peoples...

    Release date: 2014-05-21
  • 7. Religion (19), Age Groups (10), Sex (3), Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force and Educational Characteristics (268) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey Archived
    Table: 99-010-X2011037
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Description:

    This table presents a cross-tabulation of data from the National Household Survey using selected characteristics of the following variables: Immigration, Citizenship, Place of birth...

    Release date: 2013-12-11
  • 8. Total population and farm population classified by religious affiliation, Agriculture–National Household Survey Linkage, 2011, inactive Archived
    Table: 32-10-0198-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 10 years
    Description: Agriculture–National Household Survey Linkage, 2011. Total population and farm population classified by religious affiliation.
    Release date: 2013-11-27
  • 9. Profile - Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Aboriginal Peoples, Education and Labour, Mobility and Migration, and Income and Housing for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, National Household Survey, 2011
    Profile of a community or region: 99-014-X2011015
    Description:

    Using 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data, this profile provides a statistical overview of variables describing immigration and ethnocultural diversity, Aboriginal peoples...

    Release date: 2013-09-11
  • 10. Profile - Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Aboriginal Peoples, Education and Labour, Mobility and Migration, and Income and Housing for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, National Household Survey, 2011
    Profile of a community or region: 99-014-X2011016
    Description:

    Using 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data, this profile provides a statistical overview of variables describing immigration and ethnocultural diversity, Aboriginal peoples...

    Release date: 2013-09-11
Analysis (17)

Analysis (17) (0 to 10 of 17 results)

  • 1. Losing Our Religion? It's Not That Simple
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025005
    Description: Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of...
    Release date: 2025-05-06
  • 2. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the religiosity of Canadians Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005
    Description:

    Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious...

    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 3. Study: The religiosity of Canadians and the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 4. Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010
    Description:

    Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious...

    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 5. Study: Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 6. Religion in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021079
    Description: This infographic presents information about the religious landscape in Canada. Data from several cycles of the General Social Survey were used to provide a portrait of the diverse...
    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 7. Study: Diversity of young adults living with their parents 1981 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201616714461
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-06-15
  • 8. Social fact sheet Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.

    Release date: 2010-03-08
  • 9. Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-630-X200800110650
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The percentage of the Canadian population attending religious services on a regular basis has declined over the past 20 years. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), 21% of...

    Release date: 2008-06-26
  • 10. Interreligious unions in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20060039478
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article uses data from the Census of Population and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey to examine the prevalence of interreligious unions and social and demographic factors...

    Release date: 2006-12-15
Reference (5)

Reference (5) ((5 results))

  • 1. Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021016
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret religion data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts...

    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 2. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Immigration, ethnocultural diversity and languages in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020002
    Description:

    This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of immigration, ethnocultural diversity and...

    Release date: 2020-07-20
  • 3. Religion Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-010-X2011010
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). This guide contains definitions...

    Release date: 2013-05-08
  • 4. 2001 Census Religion User Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-402-G
    Description:

    This guide provides general information on the concept of religion in the census and to the evolution of the religion question over the past 100 years. The guide discusses the religion...

    Release date: 2004-03-25
  • 5. National Household Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5178
    Description: Complementing the data collected by the census, the National Household Survey (NHS) is designed to provide information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic...
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