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  • Stats in brief: 11-630-X2014002
    Description:

    Canada is now more than 35 million people strong. In this edition of Canadian Megatrends we examine the changing fertility rates and patterns among Canadian women.

    Release date: 2014-11-13

  • Articles and reports: 11-522-X201300014289
    Description:

    This paper provides an overview of the main new features that will be added to the forthcoming version of the Demosim microsimulation projection model based on microdata from the 2011 National Household Survey. The paper first describes the additions to the base population, namely new variables, some of which are added to the National Household Survey data by means of data linkage. This is followed by a brief description of the methods being considered for the projection of language variables, citizenship and religion as examples of the new features for events simulated by the model.

    Release date: 2014-10-31

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201300014290
    Description:

    This paper describes a new module that will project families and households by Aboriginal status using the Demosim microsimulation model. The methodology being considered would assign a household/family headship status annually to each individual and would use the headship rate method to calculate the number of annual families and households by various characteristics and geographies associated with Aboriginal populations.

    Release date: 2014-10-31

  • Stats in brief: 11-630-X2014001
    Description:

    Migratory and natural increase to population growth in Canada from 1851 to 2061 have a changing contribution.Migratory increase plays an increasing role in Canada’s population growth.

    Release date: 2014-10-09

  • Articles and reports: 82-624-X201400114009
    Description:

    This article explores the patterns and frequency of death by age and by cause in the population. The main goal is to explain how and why life expectancy has changed over a 90 year period. Although the article is primarily focused on mortality, it concludes with a brief discussion about how living longer may be associated with deteriorating health in later years of life.

    Release date: 2014-07-17

  • Journals and periodicals: 91-003-X
    Description:

    Canadian Demographics at a glance is designed to gather a maximum of demographic information in a single document, giving users an easily and quickly accessible up-to-date picture of the Canadian population. It presents data on demographic growth, fertility, mortality, migratory movements, aging and ethno-cultural diversity of the population in the form of tables and graphs accompanied by a brief analytical commentary.

    Release date: 2014-06-19

  • Articles and reports: 91-209-X201400114012
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines patterns of interprovincial migration in Canada, including overall net migration for each province and territory as well as migratory flows between provinces and territories.

    Data on interprovincial migration analyzed in this article for the period 2011/2012, as well as historical data from 1976/1977 are based on administrative files, specifically, income tax files, which are considered final.

    Release date: 2014-06-18

  • Table: 99-010-X
    Description:

    This topic presents data on immigration, citizenship and place of birth, ethnic ancestry and the visible minority population, religion, and languages spoken in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and for non-permanent residents. Data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) are available for various levels of geography.

    Analytical products

    The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complimented with the short articles found in NHS in Brief and the NHS Focus on Geography Series.

    Data products

    The NHS Profile is one data product that provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on several detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include data tables which represent a series of cross tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.

    Release date: 2014-06-17

  • Table: 98-311-X2011028
    Description:

    This table is part of the topic 'Age and sex', which provides age and sex distributions for the entire population of Canada. The 2011 Census data show the age group structure of the Canadian population and are used to calculate indicators of aging for each province and territory.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • Table: 98-312-X2011047
    Description:

    This topic presents data on census families, including the number of families, family size and structure. The data also include persons living in families, with relatives, with non-relatives and living alone. Family structure refers to the classification of census families into married couples or common-law couples (including opposite-sex or same-sex), and lone-parent families. Data are also presented on household characteristics. The household type refers to the number and types of census families living in a household. The household size refers to the number of people in the household. This topic also presents data on marital status and common-law relationships, by age and sex, for the entire Canadian population. These data show the number of persons who never-married, are married, separated, divorced or widowed, and those who are not married, whether they are living common-law or not.

    Release date: 2014-05-21
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  • Table: 99-010-X
    Description:

    This topic presents data on immigration, citizenship and place of birth, ethnic ancestry and the visible minority population, religion, and languages spoken in Canada. Information is provided on Canada's immigrant or foreign-born population: its size, its geographic distribution, its origins and its demographic characteristics. Similar information is available for the Canadian-born population and for non-permanent residents. Data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) are available for various levels of geography.

    Analytical products

    The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complimented with the short articles found in NHS in Brief and the NHS Focus on Geography Series.

    Data products

    The NHS Profile is one data product that provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on several detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include data tables which represent a series of cross tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.

    Release date: 2014-06-17

  • Table: 98-311-X2011028
    Description:

    This table is part of the topic 'Age and sex', which provides age and sex distributions for the entire population of Canada. The 2011 Census data show the age group structure of the Canadian population and are used to calculate indicators of aging for each province and territory.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • Table: 98-312-X2011047
    Description:

    This topic presents data on census families, including the number of families, family size and structure. The data also include persons living in families, with relatives, with non-relatives and living alone. Family structure refers to the classification of census families into married couples or common-law couples (including opposite-sex or same-sex), and lone-parent families. Data are also presented on household characteristics. The household type refers to the number and types of census families living in a household. The household size refers to the number of people in the household. This topic also presents data on marital status and common-law relationships, by age and sex, for the entire Canadian population. These data show the number of persons who never-married, are married, separated, divorced or widowed, and those who are not married, whether they are living common-law or not.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • Profile of a community or region: 98-314-X2011054
    Description:

    Using 2011 Census data, this profile provides a statistical overview of the age and sex as well as families, households, marital status, structural type of dwelling and collectives and language characteristics for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations. In the census product line, groups of related variables are referred to as 'release components of profiles.' These are made available with the major releases of variables of the census cycle, starting with age and sex. Together, they will form a complete Census Profile of all the variables for each level of geography, plus one cumulative profile for the dissolved census subdivisions. Starting with the age and sex major day of release, and on major days of release thereafter, profile component data are available at the Canada, province and territory, economic region, census division and census subdivision levels, at the census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre, and census tract levels, designated places, and at the federal electoral district (based on the 2013 Representation Order) level. Profile component data for all other standard geographic areas, including dissemination areas, dissolved census subdivisions, and forward sortation areas, will be available after the major days of release.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • 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, education, labour, mobility and migration, income and earnings, and housing and shelter costs.

    In the National Household Survey product line, groups of related variables are referred to as 'release components of profiles.' These are made available with the major releases of variables of the NHS cycle, starting with the Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, and Aboriginal Peoples releases. Together, they will form a complete NHS Profile of all the variables for each level of geography. Profile-component data are available at the Canada, province and territory, census division and census subdivision levels, at the census metropolitan area and census agglomeration levels, census tract level, and at the federal electoral district (based on the 2013 Representation Order) level.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • Table: 98-311-X
    Description:

    The census is designed to provide information about the demographic and social characteristics of the people living in Canada and the housing or dwelling units they occupy.

    'Age and sex' data are presented in a variety of different data products and analytical products which illustrate the age group structure of the Canadian population, and are used to calculate indicators of aging for each province and territory.

    Analytical products

    The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complimented with highlight tables which present key indicators for various levels of geography, and the short articles found in Census in Brief and the Focus on Geography series.

    Data products

    The Census Profile is one data product which provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on a number of detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include topic-based tabulations which are a series of cross-tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography, as well as the Visual census which provides a visual representation of selected variables accompanied by their tabular source data.

    Release date: 2014-05-21

  • Table: 98-312-X
    Description:

    The census is designed to provide information about the demographic and social characteristics of the people living in Canada and the housing or dwelling units they occupy.

    Data for 'Families, households and marital status' are presented in a variety of different data products and analytical products, which illustrate the living arrangements and structure of family units across Canada, along with the household's characteristics.

    Analytical products

    The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complemented with highlight tables which present key indicators for various levels of geography, and the short articles found in 'Census in Brief' and the 'Focus on Geography Series.'

    Data products

    The Census Profile is one data product which provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on a number of detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include topic-based tabulations which are a series of cross-tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography, as well as the Visual Census which provides a visual representation of selected variables accompanied by their tabular source data.

    Release date: 2014-05-21
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  • Stats in brief: 11-630-X2014002
    Description:

    Canada is now more than 35 million people strong. In this edition of Canadian Megatrends we examine the changing fertility rates and patterns among Canadian women.

    Release date: 2014-11-13

  • Articles and reports: 11-522-X201300014289
    Description:

    This paper provides an overview of the main new features that will be added to the forthcoming version of the Demosim microsimulation projection model based on microdata from the 2011 National Household Survey. The paper first describes the additions to the base population, namely new variables, some of which are added to the National Household Survey data by means of data linkage. This is followed by a brief description of the methods being considered for the projection of language variables, citizenship and religion as examples of the new features for events simulated by the model.

    Release date: 2014-10-31

  • Stats in brief: 11-630-X2014001
    Description:

    Migratory and natural increase to population growth in Canada from 1851 to 2061 have a changing contribution.Migratory increase plays an increasing role in Canada’s population growth.

    Release date: 2014-10-09

  • Articles and reports: 82-624-X201400114009
    Description:

    This article explores the patterns and frequency of death by age and by cause in the population. The main goal is to explain how and why life expectancy has changed over a 90 year period. Although the article is primarily focused on mortality, it concludes with a brief discussion about how living longer may be associated with deteriorating health in later years of life.

    Release date: 2014-07-17

  • Journals and periodicals: 91-003-X
    Description:

    Canadian Demographics at a glance is designed to gather a maximum of demographic information in a single document, giving users an easily and quickly accessible up-to-date picture of the Canadian population. It presents data on demographic growth, fertility, mortality, migratory movements, aging and ethno-cultural diversity of the population in the form of tables and graphs accompanied by a brief analytical commentary.

    Release date: 2014-06-19

  • Articles and reports: 91-209-X201400114012
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines patterns of interprovincial migration in Canada, including overall net migration for each province and territory as well as migratory flows between provinces and territories.

    Data on interprovincial migration analyzed in this article for the period 2011/2012, as well as historical data from 1976/1977 are based on administrative files, specifically, income tax files, which are considered final.

    Release date: 2014-06-18

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201400111919
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Over the last century, Canada experienced many social, economic, legislative, and cultural changes. As a result, the family circumstances and living arrangements of Canadians have evolved substantially. What can the census reveal about the changing diversity of children's living arrangements over time?

    Release date: 2014-04-29

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X201400311909
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using multiple-cause-of-death data, this study examines diabetes mellitus as either the underlying cause or a contributing cause of mortality during the 2004-to-2008 period.

    Release date: 2014-03-19

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201400111904
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study uses data from the Census of Population and 2011 General Social Survey in order to examine the conjugal histories and living arrangements for current seniors, defined as individuals aged at least 65, and "future seniors", defined as individuals aged 55 to 64.

    Release date: 2014-02-24

  • Stats in brief: 82-625-X201400111896
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics shown in this fact sheet come from vital statistics Canadian death database. These data are collected from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries and contain demographic and medical (cause of death) information on all deaths in Canada.

    Release date: 2014-01-28
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  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201300014290
    Description:

    This paper describes a new module that will project families and households by Aboriginal status using the Demosim microsimulation model. The methodology being considered would assign a household/family headship status annually to each individual and would use the headship rate method to calculate the number of annual families and households by various characteristics and geographies associated with Aboriginal populations.

    Release date: 2014-10-31

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