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- Table: 98-26-0009Description: This product presents 2021 Census of Population characteristic data for nine separate profiles of interest, including: age; ethnic origin; first official language; immigration; income distribution by income source; mother tongue; poverty, COVID-19 benefits and high income; religion; and visible minority. Data are available for various levels of geography, including Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and communities with a 2021 population of 10,000 or greater.Release date: 2024-03-20
- Public use microdata: 98M0001XDescription: Census Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) provide access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of the Canadian population. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada, its people, and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population. These files enable the study of individuals, families and households. Geographic identifiers have been restricted to ensure respondents’ anonymity. This comprehensive file is an excellent tool for policy analysts, pollsters, social researchers and anyone interested in modeling and performing statistical regression analysis using Census microdata. These products contain the data file, user documentation and license agreements. It is important to note that users will require knowledge of data manipulation packages (or software) such as SAS, SPSS or Stata to use this product.Release date: 2024-03-20
- Journals and periodicals: 98-200-XDescription: These short analytical articles, based on data from the Census of Population, provide analysis on specific topics of interest related to the Canadian population. They are available with each Census of Population major release.Release date: 2024-02-28
- Table: 42-10-0012-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of children in census families, Canada, provinces, territories.Release date: 2023-12-19
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023031Description: This product offers a visual overview of interprovincial migration by language group in Canada from 1976 to 2021. The language variables showcased in this product are the first official language spoken and mother tongue. It provides information on the number and rate of in-migrants, out-migrants and the net migration of each province and territory from 1976 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language variable, language group, and group of migrants.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021017Description: This Census in Brief article presents results on migration between provinces and regions by language, with special focus on the situation of official language minority populations. The analysis examines internal migration flows—in other words, people who moved within Canada—between two censuses, as well as the cumulative effects of these migrations in the long run, taking into account the province of birth.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-401-X2021029Description: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data are from the 2021 Census of Population and are available according to the major releases of the 2021 Census release dates: February 9, 2022 – Population and dwelling counts; April 27, 2022 – Age, Sex at birth and gender, Type of dwelling; July 13, 2022 – Families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, Income; August 17, 2022 – Language; September 21, 2022 – Indigenous peoples, Housing; October 26, 2022 – Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship, Ethnocultural and religious diversity, Mobility and migration; November 30, 2022 – Education, Labour, Language of work, Commuting, Instruction in the official minority language.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-401-XDescription: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.
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, census subdivision, census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre, census tract, designated place, federal electoral district and dissemination area. This product may be downloaded in various formats, they include CSV, TAB, IVT or XML.
Release date: 2023-11-15 - Table: 98-10-0590-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - TEER category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (9A), Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)Description: Data on labour force status including employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by occupation TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility) category, mobility status 5 years ago, highest level of education, age and gender, for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 15-10-0034-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Migration between provinces and territories (numbers and rates for in-migration, out-migration and net migration) by mother tongue from 1971 to 2021. These data are based on the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey.Release date: 2023-11-07
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- Table: 98-26-0009Description: This product presents 2021 Census of Population characteristic data for nine separate profiles of interest, including: age; ethnic origin; first official language; immigration; income distribution by income source; mother tongue; poverty, COVID-19 benefits and high income; religion; and visible minority. Data are available for various levels of geography, including Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and communities with a 2021 population of 10,000 or greater.Release date: 2024-03-20
- Public use microdata: 98M0001XDescription: Census Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) provide access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of the Canadian population. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada, its people, and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population. These files enable the study of individuals, families and households. Geographic identifiers have been restricted to ensure respondents’ anonymity. This comprehensive file is an excellent tool for policy analysts, pollsters, social researchers and anyone interested in modeling and performing statistical regression analysis using Census microdata. These products contain the data file, user documentation and license agreements. It is important to note that users will require knowledge of data manipulation packages (or software) such as SAS, SPSS or Stata to use this product.Release date: 2024-03-20
- Table: 42-10-0012-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of children in census families, Canada, provinces, territories.Release date: 2023-12-19
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023031Description: This product offers a visual overview of interprovincial migration by language group in Canada from 1976 to 2021. The language variables showcased in this product are the first official language spoken and mother tongue. It provides information on the number and rate of in-migrants, out-migrants and the net migration of each province and territory from 1976 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language variable, language group, and group of migrants.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-401-X2021029Description: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data are from the 2021 Census of Population and are available according to the major releases of the 2021 Census release dates: February 9, 2022 – Population and dwelling counts; April 27, 2022 – Age, Sex at birth and gender, Type of dwelling; July 13, 2022 – Families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, Income; August 17, 2022 – Language; September 21, 2022 – Indigenous peoples, Housing; October 26, 2022 – Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship, Ethnocultural and religious diversity, Mobility and migration; November 30, 2022 – Education, Labour, Language of work, Commuting, Instruction in the official minority language.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-401-XDescription: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography. Data include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.
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, census subdivision, census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre, census tract, designated place, federal electoral district and dissemination area. This product may be downloaded in various formats, they include CSV, TAB, IVT or XML.
Release date: 2023-11-15 - Table: 98-10-0590-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - TEER category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (9A), Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)Description: Data on labour force status including employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by occupation TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility) category, mobility status 5 years ago, highest level of education, age and gender, for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 15-10-0034-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Migration between provinces and territories (numbers and rates for in-migration, out-migration and net migration) by mother tongue from 1971 to 2021. These data are based on the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey.Release date: 2023-11-07
- Table: 15-10-0035-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Migration between provinces and territories (numbers and rates for in-migration, out-migration and net migration) by first official language spoken from 1971 to 2021. These data are based on the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey.Release date: 2023-11-07
- Public use microdata: 95M0018XDescription: This file provides data on family composition in Canada.
The 2001 Census Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) contain samples of anonymous responses to the 2001 Census questionnaire. The files have been carefully scrutinized to ensure the complete confidentiality of the individual responses. Three files are available: the Individuals File, the Families File, and the Households and Housing File.
Microdata files are unique among census products in that they give users access to non-aggregated data. The user can group and manipulate these variables to suit data and research requirements. Tabulations excluded from other census products can be created or relationships between variables can be analysed using different statistical tests. These files provide quick access to a comprehensive social and economic database about Canada and its people.
Most of the census subject matter is included in the microdata files. For the anonymity of respondents, geographic identifiers have been restricted to provinces, territories and large metropolitan areas.
Release date: 2023-09-12
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- Journals and periodicals: 98-200-XDescription: These short analytical articles, based on data from the Census of Population, provide analysis on specific topics of interest related to the Canadian population. They are available with each Census of Population major release.Release date: 2024-02-28
- Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021017Description: This Census in Brief article presents results on migration between provinces and regions by language, with special focus on the situation of official language minority populations. The analysis examines internal migration flows—in other words, people who moved within Canada—between two censuses, as well as the cumulative effects of these migrations in the long run, taking into account the province of birth.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202325637430Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-09-13
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300800001Description: In the past few decades, the number of racialized people in Canada has increased at a much faster rate than the population as a whole. This article uses data from the 2001 and 2021 censuses of population to examine population growth and changing demographics of racialized people. The study presents new data for 11 subgroups of the racialized population, their generational composition and changes in their share of people with a mixed racialized–White identity.Release date: 2023-08-23
- Articles and reports: 18-001-X2023001Description: This study proposes a classification of Canadian communities into two discrete remoteness classes based on a continuous index of remoteness.Release date: 2023-06-30
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202317137284Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-06-20
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202233432994Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-11-30
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202233432995Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-11-30
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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202233432998Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-11-30
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021010Description:
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret mobility and migration data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
Release date: 2022-10-26 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021002Description: This fact sheet provides a concise description of the context and definitions related to a new concept, the gender diversity status of couples. Data and analysis on gender diversity status of couples will be available in the July 13, 2022 census release as part of the theme of families, households and marital status.Release date: 2022-06-14
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021001Description: This fact sheet provides the context for the addition of the gender question on the 2021 Census, as well as the definitions related to gender and sex at birth. It also explains what gender-related information will be available in the April 27th, 2022 Census release.Release date: 2022-04-06
- Geographic files and documentation: 92-151-XDescription:
The Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the Geographic Attribute File.
Release date: 2022-02-09 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020001Description:
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 family and demographic concepts, and activities of daily living, which includes the following topics: demographic concepts, sex at birth and gender, and activities of daily living. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.
Release date: 2020-07-20 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016014Description:
The Mobility and migration Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Mobility and migration release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-10-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016002Description:
The Age and sex Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population age and sex release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-03-15 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016001Description:
The Population and dwelling counts Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population and dwelling counts release including geography terminology, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2016-12-19 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-528-XDescription:
This manual provides detailed descriptions of the data sources and methods used by Statistics Canada to estimate population. They comprise Postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigration; emigration; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population; population estimates by age, sex and marital status; and census family estimates. A glossary of principal terms is contained at the end of the manual, followed by the standard notation used.
Until now, literature on the methodological changes for estimates calculations has always been spread throughout various Statistics Canada publications and background papers. This manual provides users of demographic statistics with a comprehensive compilation of the current procedures used by Statistics Canada to prepare population and family estimates.
Release date: 2015-11-17 - 10. Families Reference Guide, 2011 Census ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-312-X2011005Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: Family variables. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, talks about changes made to the 2011 Census, data quality and historical comparability, as well as comparison with other data sources. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2012-09-19
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