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  • 21. Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-528-X
    Description: The Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada provides detailed descriptions of the most current data sources and methods used by the Centre for demography at Statistics Canada to produce demographic estimates as part of the Demographic estimates program. They comprise postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigrants; emigrants; returning emigrants; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population and intraprovincial migration; population estimates by age and gender; and census family estimates. A glossary of commonly used terms is available at the end of the guide.
    Release date: 2025-12-17
  • 22. Population in core housing need by selected sociocultural characteristics, economic family structure and gender
    Table: 39-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Number and proportion of population in core housing need, by economic family structure, gender, age group and selected demographic characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-12-12
  • 23. Portrait of the South Asian Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2025007
    Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the ethnocultural diversity and socioeconomic outcomes of the South Asian populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the Census of Population (2001 to 2021), the 2011 National Household Survey, the 2025 Labour Force Survey, and the 2024 Canadian Income Survey. An intersectional approach is used to explore the relationships between multiple diversity measures.
    Release date: 2025-12-08
  • 24. Study: Portrait of the South Asian populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202534240589
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-12-08
  • 25. Selected population characteristics, Canada, ecozones, ecoprovinces and ecoregions
    Table: 38-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Demographic and housing indicators by ecological area, every 5 years starting 1971. Includes total population, density of occupied private dwellings, urban/rural distribution, measured in numbers and percentages.
    Release date: 2025-11-17
  • 26. An overview of the immigrant population born in the United States living in Canada
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2025008
    Description: This article first highlights historical trends in the migration of U.S.-born individuals to Canada. It then focuses on U.S.-born immigrants (herein referred to as U.S. immigrants), since they represent the largest portion of the U.S.-born population living in Canada. The article outlines the sociodemographic characteristics of the U.S.-born population in the 2021 Census of population and delves into its labour market and economic outcomes. In particular, the outcomes of the core working-age population (25 to 54 years old) of U.S. immigrants are compared with those of Canadian-born non-immigrants; the total immigrant population; and immigrants from two other G7 countries of birth that are also among the top sources of immigrants to Canada and share English or French as their official language, namely the United Kingdom and France.
    Release date: 2025-11-13
  • 27. The contribution of foreign-born mothers to Canadian births from 1997 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025004
    Description: This article provides a detailed analysis of the contribution of foreign-born mothers to Canadian births from 1997 to 2024. Trends in the number of and proportion of births to foreign-born mothers are examined, including analysis by the mother's country of origin, age group and mean age at childbearing. International and provincial comparisons are also explored.
    Release date: 2025-11-13
  • 28. Portrait of the Arab Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2025005
    Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the sociodemographic and ethnocultural diversity and socioeconomic outcomes of the Arab populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the Census of Population (2001 to 2021), the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2020 General Social Survey – Social Identity. An intersectional approach is used to explore the relationships between multiple diversity measures.
    Release date: 2025-10-30
  • 29. Study: Portrait of the Arab populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202530339807
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-10-30
  • 30. Migration of Indigenous people to and from First Nations reserves, 2016 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025050
    Description: This infographic uses data from the 2016 and 2021 Census of Population to provide updated information about the movement of Indigenous people into and out of First Nations reserve communities, with a focus on selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
    Release date: 2025-10-29
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  • 1. Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program
    Table: 81-582-X
    Description: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.

    PCEIP products include data tables, fact sheets, an interactive dashboard, a data explorer, and a handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, and include year over year comparisons.

    The PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2026-03-25
  • 2. Language diversity in Canada, 2021: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2026003
    Description: This interactive dashboard allows users to visualize the breakdown of speakers of some of the most frequent languages spoken in Canada in 2021 by age group, generation status, place of residence and languages spoken at home.
    Release date: 2026-03-18
  • 3. Health-adjusted life expectancy, by sex and income quintile
    Table: 13-10-0971-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE), by sex, age group, income quintile and geography, annual for the provinces and two-year average for the territories. Estimates are expressed in years and represent the average number of years a person could expect to live in good health based on current health status and mortality conditions.
    Release date: 2026-01-09
  • 4. Population in core housing need by selected sociocultural characteristics, economic family structure and gender
    Table: 39-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Number and proportion of population in core housing need, by economic family structure, gender, age group and selected demographic characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-12-12
  • 5. Selected population characteristics, Canada, ecozones, ecoprovinces and ecoregions
    Table: 38-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Demographic and housing indicators by ecological area, every 5 years starting 1971. Includes total population, density of occupied private dwellings, urban/rural distribution, measured in numbers and percentages.
    Release date: 2025-11-17
  • 6. Flow diagram between major field of study and occupation, 2021 Census of Population
    Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021008
    Description: This interactive chart shows the flow of values from Major field of study to Occupation, or reverse order Occupation to Major field of study. Filter between Major field of study, Occupation, Highest certificate, diploma or degree, Gender, Immigrant status, Location of study and Geographies (Canada, Provinces and Territories).
    Release date: 2025-10-16
  • 7. Census Interactive Chart
    Data Visualization: 98-505-X
    Description: These interactive charts display various census data or indicators for selected geographies. Clicking a particular area of a chart allows users to customize their view and display different data or indicators.
    Release date: 2025-10-16
  • 8. Indigenous languages: Visualization tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025010
    Description: A data visualization product (interactive dashboard) highlighting the Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. Indicators include: those who can speak an Indigenous language, those who have an Indigenous language as a mother tongue, the Indigenous languages spoken at home, as well as silent and active speakers of an Indigenous language. The indicators are broken down by different levels of geography.
    Release date: 2025-07-22
  • 9. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Participation in the labour market
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023004
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Participation in the labour market. The indicators (participation rate, employment rate, unemployment rate, population in self-employment (unincorporated), population in overqualification situation, youth not in employment, education or training) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics. Data are available for Canada, geographical regions of Canada, province or territory and census metropolitan area. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
    Release date: 2025-07-07
  • 10. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Representation in decision-making positions
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023005
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme Representation in decision-making positions. The indicators (workers in all management occupations, workers in senior management occupation and workers in  specialized middle management occupations) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households. Data are available for Canada, geographical regions of Canada, province or territory and census metropolitan area. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
    Release date: 2025-07-07
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Analysis (672) (80 to 90 of 672 results)

  • 81. Overview of the Economic Situation of Older Persons in Canada 1976 to 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202433939113
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 82. The poverty rate and low-income situation of older persons in Canada: An intersectional analysis
    Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024002
    Description: This paper draws a portrait of the economic situation of older persons (aged 65 years and older) in Canada, with a special focus on different groups of older women. More specifically, using the combined data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, and the Canadian Income Survey, the evolution of the low-income situations, median income, and sources of income of older women and men from 1976 to 2022 are studied in the first section of the paper. Using the 2021 Census of Population, the second section looks specifically at the low-income and poverty rates of different groups of older women, including older immigrant and racialized women.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 83. Cumulative earnings of Black, Chinese, South Asian and White individuals born in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401100004
    Description: Previous studies of earnings differences across groups of Canadian-born individuals have used cross-sectional data, leaving unanswered the important question of what earnings differences amount to when measured over workers’ lifecycle. Using data from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Worker File and the 1996 and 2001 censuses of population, this study fills this gap and quantifies differences in cumulative earnings—the sum of earnings received over a 20-year period—for four different groups of Canadian-born individuals.
    Release date: 2024-11-27
  • 84. Languages in Nunavut, 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024007
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: This report provides information on the knowledge and use of Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English and French in Nunavut, based on data from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
    Release date: 2024-11-07
  • 85. Study: Languages in Nunavut 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202431238208
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-11-07
  • 86. Latin American immigration to Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024042
    Description: Using Census data from 1996 to 2021, this infographic provides data trends on the size of the Latin American immigrant population in Canada, as well as data on admission categories, disaggregated by countries of birth and by Census year.
    Release date: 2024-10-29
  • 87. The Diversity of the Black Populations in Canada, 2021: A Sociodemographic Portrait
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024005
    Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the sociodemographic, linguistic, ethnocultural, and religious diversity of the Black populations in Canada. Using Census of Population data (1996 to 2021) and data from the 2011 National Household Survey, the paper explores the evolution of the Black populations in Canada and their composition in 2021. An intersectional perspective is used to explore the interactions between multiple diversity measures. By examining the main characteristics of the Black populations born in Canada, the Caribbean and Africa, this analytical portrait demonstrates that there is not one, but many diverse Black populations in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-10-25
  • 88. Study: The Sociodemographic Diversity of the Black Populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202429937864
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-10-25
  • 89. Do international students and temporary foreign workers pay more than Canadian-born individuals in the rental market?
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401000004
    Description: Amid growing concerns in Canada over housing affordability, questions have arisen about non-permanent residents’ experience in the Canadian rental market. This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to examine whether international students and temporary foreign workers face higher rental costs than the Canadian-born population (non-immigrants) and longer-term immigrants (those who were admitted more than five years preceding the census year). It also explores the factors contributing to disparities in rental expenses among these groups.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 90. Women middle and senior managers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401000005
    Description: Workforce diversity, particularly the inclusion of women in leadership roles, significantly enhances business performance by improving financial outcomes such as return on assets, equity and sales. Studies show that having a greater number of women in top management positions not only drives profitability but also contributes to a more innovative and resilient corporate culture. This study, primarily using data from the 2021 Census of Population, examines the representation of women in middle and senior management positions in Canada, comparing their characteristics with those of their men counterparts.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
Reference (282)

Reference (282) (60 to 70 of 282 results)

  • 61. Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021013
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret education 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: 2022-12-01
  • 62. Census Dictionary
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-301-X
    Description: The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables and geographic terms, as well as historical information.

    By referring to the Census Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data and how to compare variables between census years.

    The Census Dictionary will be released iteratively starting with geography and non-data dependent topic definitions, tables, figures and appendices with additional content made available based on subsequent topic releases.

    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 63. Guide to the Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-304-X
    Description: The Guide to the Census of Population is a reference document that describes the various phases of the 2021 Census of Population. The guide provides an overview of content determination, sampling design, collection, data processing, data quality assessment, confidentiality guidelines and dissemination. It also includes response rates and other data quality information. This product may be useful to both new and experienced users who wish to familiarize themselves with and find specific information about the 2021 Census of Population.

    The Guide to the Census of Population combines information previously available in the Overview of the Census, National Household Survey User Guide and the Data Quality and Confidentiality Standards and Guidelines from 2011. 

    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 64. Guide to the Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-304-X2021001
    Description: The Guide to the Census of Population is a reference document that describes the various phases of the 2021 Census of Population. The guide provides an overview of content determination, sampling design, collection, data processing, data quality assessment, confidentiality guidelines and dissemination. It also includes response rates and other data quality information. This product may be useful to both new and experienced users who wish to familiarize themselves with and find specific information about the 2021 Census of Population.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 65. Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016013
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: education. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 66. Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021003
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret language 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: 2022-11-30
  • 67. Commuting Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting 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: 2022-11-30
  • 68. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret labour 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: 2022-11-30
  • 69. Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language 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: 2022-11-30
  • 70. Languages used at work, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021027
    Description: This video provides basic information on the census questions on languages used at work and the main concepts and variables derived from them. It explains the concepts of languages used at work, language used most often at work and other languages used regularly at work. It also helps you understand the changes to the questions since the last census and the impact on historical comparability of this data.
    Release date: 2022-11-30

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