Explore data, analyses, and tools focused on the vibrant rural communities and regions of Canada.
Features
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin
The Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin is a series of analytical articles that provides insights on the socio-economic environment in rural communities in Canada.
Key indicators
Note: For these indicators, rural refers to areas outside of Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations.
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2,551.7 thousand persons
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5.4%
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5,957,695 persons
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299,533
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30,357
Data Visualizations
Interactive rural data visualizations to help illustrate key information derived from statistical programs.
Business performance and ownership
Health
Information and communications technology
Labour, income and spending
Population and demography
Society and communityRural Data Viewer
Visualize databases relevant to rural Canada in the interactive mapping application Rural Data Viewer.
COVID-19 and rural Canada
View articles exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to rural Canada and other themes in this selection from our series StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada.
Census Program Data Viewer
Explore areas that Statistics Canada defines as rural, and key indicators for those areas, using the Census Program Data Viewer.
Linkable Open Data Environment
Explore disaggregated open micro data primarily from municipal, provincial, and federal sources in these open databases.
Canadian Statistical Geospatial Explorer
The Canadian Statistical Geospatial Explorer allows you to explore and export Statistics Canada's geo-enabled data down to the smallest level of detail available, the dissemination area.
Enquiries and custom services
Send your questions or requests for custom data products related to rural topics to Rural Client Services.
Related hubs
Sustainable Development Goals
Browse Canada's statistics for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Gender, diversity and inclusion
A focal point for data produced by Statistics Canada's Centre for Gender, diversity and inclusion statistics.
Other rural resources
- Infrastructure Canada: Rural Economic Development
- Federal Geospatial Platform: Open Maps
- Indigenous Services Canada: Community Well-Being Index
- Government of Canada: Open Data
- OECD Rural development and rural well-being
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