How the Census counts Indigenous people in urban areas - ARCHIVED

Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022059

Description:

The infographic provides a high-level description of how the Census counts people, including Indigenous people, particularly those in urban areas. This includes efforts before and during data collection including communications and advertising, reminders, follow up calls and visits, and special outreach. It also outlines the practice of counting people based on usual place of residence on Census day. Finally, the infographic discusses studies that Statistics Canada undertakes to estimate undercoverage, that is, the net impact of some people being missed and others that are being counted more than once by the Census.

Issue Number: 2022059
Author(s): Kumar, Mohan
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HTMLSeptember 23, 2022
  • Correction: February 16, 2024

    The infographic has been changed to include census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations in Canada in the context of urban areas. The previous version included only CMAs. “Net” has been added to indicate that estimates are of net undercoverage.

PDFSeptember 23, 2022
  • Correction: February 16, 2024

    The infographic has been changed to include census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations in Canada in the context of urban areas. The previous version included only CMAs. “Net” has been added to indicate that estimates are of net undercoverage.