2021 Canadian Social Environment Typology User Guide

Articles and reports: 17-20-00022026002
Description: The Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) is a geographic classification tool to compare neighbourhoods across Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations. The purpose of this user guide is to define the concept of identical Dissemination Area (DA) clusters used in the Canadian Social Environment Typology (CanSET) and to give an overview of how the clusters can be used to explore DA level health and social inequalities. Select the version closest to the year of the outcome data. The 2016 CanSET classification is not directly comparable to the 2021 CanSET classification.
Issue Number: 2026002
Frequency: Occasional
Author(s): Sharma, Vijata; Subedi, Rajendra; Aitken, Nicole
Main Product: Canadian Social Environment Typology: A Geographic Classification Tool to Classify Canadian Neighbourhoods
Format Release date More information
HTML March 19, 2026
PDF March 19, 2026