Population and demography
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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40,097,7612.9%
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24.3%
More population and demography indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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22.8
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1,000,505-49.2%
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811,430-26.2%
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1,807,2509.4%
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66.5%
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1,048,4059.7%
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21.5%
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624,2206.3%
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70,5458.5%
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18.0%
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50.0%
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$73,000
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22.7%
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-0.040
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11.1%
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-3.3
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19.0%2.1%
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16.3%-0.3%
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64.8%-1.7%
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52.6%-1.0%
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10.7%0.8%
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36,991,9815.2%
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100.0
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16,284,235
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16.9
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16.6
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66.5
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96.5
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41.0
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35,151,7285.0%
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100.0
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15,412,443
Subject
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- Table: 17-10-0153-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: AnnualDescription: Components of population change by census division, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.Release date: 2024-05-22
- Table: 17-10-0154-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Interprovincial and intraprovincial migrants, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration of origin and destination for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.Release date: 2024-05-22
- Table: 17-10-0155-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivisionFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual total population estimates as of July 1st, by census subdivision, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.Release date: 2024-05-22
- Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021002Description:
This interactive chart is comprised of two visualizations to show statistics of selected income sources by various characteristics and geographies.
Release date: 2024-04-17 - Data Visualization: 98-505-XDescription: 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: 2024-04-17
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202410838012Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-04-17
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400300002Description: A key component of Canada’s immigration program is to promote the balanced geographic distribution of immigrants and refugees across Canada. This study asks whether there were significant differences in the economic outcomes of government assisted refugees (GARs), based on the size of the city to which they were designated. The analysis was conducted for both those remaining in the designated cities (stayers) and those moving to other locations (movers).Release date: 2024-03-27
- Table: 98-26-0009Description: This product presents 2021 Census of Population characteristic data for nine separate profiles of interest, including: age; ethnic origin; first official language; immigration; income distribution by income source; mother tongue; poverty, COVID-19 benefits and high income; religion; and visible minority. Data are available for various levels of geography, including Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and communities with a 2021 population of 10,000 or greater.Release date: 2024-03-20
- Public use microdata: 98M0001XDescription: Census Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) provide access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of the Canadian population. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada, its people, and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population. These files enable the study of individuals, families and households. Geographic identifiers have been restricted to ensure respondents’ anonymity. This comprehensive file is an excellent tool for policy analysts, pollsters, social researchers and anyone interested in modeling and performing statistical regression analysis using Census microdata. These products contain the data file, user documentation and license agreements. It is important to note that users will require knowledge of data manipulation packages (or software) such as SAS, SPSS or Stata to use this product.Release date: 2024-03-20
- 50. Census in BriefJournals and periodicals: 98-200-XDescription: These short analytical articles, based on data from the Census of Population, provide analysis on specific topics of interest related to the Canadian population. They are available with each Census of Population major release.Release date: 2024-02-28
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Data (1,132)
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- Table: 97-570-X1991171Description:
This table details interprovincial migrants 5 years and over by place of residence 5 years ago, showing current place of residence.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991172Description:
This table details internal migrants 5 years and over by census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago, showing current census subdivision type of residence.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Profile of a community or region: 95F0170XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 1,124. 1991 Census: Profile of Census Tracts - Part B ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0172XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 1,125. 1991 Census: Profile of Enumeration Areas - Part B ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0174XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 1,126. 1991 Census: Profile of Urban Forward Sortation Areas ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0175XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 95F0168XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis.
Release date: 1992-09-15 - 1,128. 1991 Census: Profile of Census Tracts - Part A ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0171XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis.
Release date: 1992-09-15 - 1,129. 1991 Census: Profile of Enumeration Areas - Part A ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0173XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis.
Release date: 1992-09-15
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Analysis (375)
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- Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021005Description: This Census in Brief article provides a profile of the population who received pandemic-related benefits in 2020, based on data from the 2021 Census of Population. Benefits examined include the newly-established federal emergency and recovery benefits, top-ups to existing federal programs, including the Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Canada Child Benefit, as well as pandemic-related benefits from provincial and territorial governments. The share of the population receiving benefits, the median amounts received and the contribution of these benefits to the incomes of recipients are examined by gender, age group, income level and geography.Release date: 2022-08-02
- 52. Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X202219432985Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-13
- 53. State of the union: Canada leads the G7 with nearly one-quarter of couples living common law, driven by Quebec ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X202219432986Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-13
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219432987Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-13
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219432988Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2022-07-13
- 56. A portrait of Canada’s families in 2021 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2022039Description:
Based on 2021 Census data, the following infographic provides information on Canada’s families.
Release date: 2022-07-13 - 57. Income in Canada, 2020 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2022040Description:
Based on the data from the 2021 Census, the following infographic looks at income in Canada for 2020, including median household income, the prevalence of low-income and income inequality.
Release date: 2022-07-13 - Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021013Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the demographic variable "marital status" and how this variable is created and used. The concepts legal marital status, common-law status and de-facto marital status, are explained to allow you to better understand, analyze and build census data tables using the marital status variable.Release date: 2022-07-13
- Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021014Description: The objective of this video is to explain the different types of families i.e. census families and economic families. It presents the concepts and variables related to families such as household type, family structure and the living arrangements of individuals. Family-related characteristics and concepts can apply to families, individuals (those in families or not) or households.Release date: 2022-07-13
- Articles and reports: 17-20-00022022002Description:
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. The user guide also offers information on how to use the new social environment clusters to understand social and health inequalities in more populous areas in Canada.
Release date: 2022-05-09
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Reference (54)
Reference (54) (10 to 20 of 54 results)
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016014Description:
The Mobility and migration Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Mobility and migration release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-10-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016002Description:
The Age and sex Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population age and sex release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-03-15 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016001Description:
The Population and dwelling counts Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population and dwelling counts release including geography terminology, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2016-12-19 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201700014726Description:
Internal migration is one of the components of population growth estimated at Statistics Canada. It is estimated by comparing individuals’ addresses at the beginning and end of a given period. The Canada Child Tax Benefit and T1 Family File are the primary data sources used. Address quality and coverage of more mobile subpopulations are crucial to producing high-quality estimates. The purpose of this article is to present the results of evaluations of these elements using access to more tax data sources at Statistics Canada.
Release date: 2016-03-24 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-137-XDescription:
Statistics Canada has produced a hierarchical PUMF that relies on perturbation instead of suppression to protect data confidentiality. This paper describes the creation of this new type of PUMF for the Agency. The creation of this PUMF using data perturbation techniques, a first for Statistics Canada, was in many ways a research development project. In the process, ways were devised to avoid overlap with other PUMFs, to adapt and apply risk measures for a multitude of personal and household characteristics, and to carry out perturbations for related characteristics.
Release date: 2015-12-10 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-528-XDescription:
This manual provides detailed descriptions of the data sources and methods used by Statistics Canada to estimate population. They comprise Postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigration; emigration; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population; population estimates by age, sex and marital status; and census family estimates. A glossary of principal terms is contained at the end of the manual, followed by the standard notation used.
Until now, literature on the methodological changes for estimates calculations has always been spread throughout various Statistics Canada publications and background papers. This manual provides users of demographic statistics with a comprehensive compilation of the current procedures used by Statistics Canada to prepare population and family estimates.
Release date: 2015-11-17 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201300014290Description:
This paper describes a new module that will project families and households by Aboriginal status using the Demosim microsimulation model. The methodology being considered would assign a household/family headship status annually to each individual and would use the headship rate method to calculate the number of annual families and households by various characteristics and geographies associated with Aboriginal populations.
Release date: 2014-10-31 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-013-X2011006Description:
This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). 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 NHS.
Release date: 2013-06-26 - 19. National Household Survey Dictionary, 2011 ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-000-X2011001Description:
The National Household Survey (NHS) Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms used in the NHS. By referring to the NHS Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data.
Release date: 2013-05-08 - 20. Families Reference Guide, 2011 Census ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-312-X2011005Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: Family variables. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, talks about changes made to the 2011 Census, data quality and historical comparability, as well as comparison with other data sources. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2012-09-19
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