Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021007

Description:

This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret place of birth, generation status, citizenship and immigration 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.

Issue Number: 2021007

Main Product: Census of Population Reference Guide

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HTMLJune 21, 2023
  • Correction: November 30, 2022

    Statistics Canada detected an error in the 2021 Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide released on October 26, 2022. More specifically, the error has an impact on the data in the following table: Tableau 6, "Taux de non-réponse et taux d'imputation pour la catégorie d'admission, Canada, provinces et territoires, Recensement de la population, 2021". This error only impacts the French version. The Tableau 6, "Taux de non-réponse et taux d'imputation pour la catégorie d'admission, Canada, provinces et territoires, Recensement de la population, 2021" has been corrected to reflect the updates below. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Colombie-Britannique is shown as 9,3 and should be 9,9. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Yukon is shown as 9,4 and should be 10,4. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Territoires du Nord-Ouest is shown as 9,5 and should be 10,9. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Nunavut is shown as 9,6 and should be 26,9.
PDFJune 21, 2023

Corrections

  • November 30, 2022 - (HTML)

    Statistics Canada detected an error in the 2021 Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide released on October 26, 2022. More specifically, the error has an impact on the data in the following table: Tableau 6, "Taux de non-réponse et taux d'imputation pour la catégorie d'admission, Canada, provinces et territoires, Recensement de la population, 2021". This error only impacts the French version. The Tableau 6, "Taux de non-réponse et taux d'imputation pour la catégorie d'admission, Canada, provinces et territoires, Recensement de la population, 2021" has been corrected to reflect the updates below. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Colombie-Britannique is shown as 9,3 and should be 9,9. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Yukon is shown as 9,4 and should be 10,4. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Territoires du Nord-Ouest is shown as 9,5 and should be 10,9. Taux de non-réponse, pondéré : Nunavut is shown as 9,6 and should be 26,9.

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