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  • 1. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0345-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (168), Age (15C), Gender (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.
    Release date: 2023-05-10
  • 2. Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021016
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret religion 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: 2022-10-26
  • 3. Religion by Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0288-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Religion (25), Indigenous identity (9), Age (10), Gender (3), Statistics (3)
    Description: Religion by Indigenous identity, age and gender for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 4. Religion by immigrant status and period of immigration and place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0343-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Place of birth (290), Religion (25), Age (15C), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on religion by immigrant status and period of immigration, place of birth, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 5. 2021 Census Webinar Series: Immigration, Ethnocultural and Religious Diversity, and Migration
    17-22-0006
    Description:

    On October 26, Statistics Canada will be releasing the sixth set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.

    This release will focus on: citizenship and immigration in Canada; ethnocultural and religious composition of the population; and mobility and migration.

    The census webinar will provide you with key information including: concepts and definitions; high-level national, provincial, and territorial findings; and instructions on how to access data products and resources online.

    Following the presentation, Statistics Canada officials will be available to answer questions.

    https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/services/webinars/17220006

    Release date: 2022-10-14
  • 6. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the religiosity of Canadians Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005
    Description:

    Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious affiliation, frequency of participation in group and individual religious activities, and involvement with religious organizations between 2015 and 2020.

    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 7. Study: The religiosity of Canadians and the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 8. Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010
    Description:

    Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious activities. This study uses data from the General Social Survey to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion. The study also presents key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.

    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 9. Study: Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 10. Religion in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021079
    Description: This infographic presents information about the religious landscape in Canada. Data from several cycles of the General Social Survey were used to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion and key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.
    Release date: 2021-10-28
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  • 1. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the religiosity of Canadians Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100005
    Description:

    Using data from the General Social Survey, a new study entitled "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Religiosity of Canadians" examines changes in rates of religious affiliation, frequency of participation in group and individual religious activities, and involvement with religious organizations between 2015 and 2020.

    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 2. Study: The religiosity of Canadians and the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202219935103
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-18
  • 3. Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100010
    Description:

    Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and participation in individual and group religious activities. This study uses data from the General Social Survey to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion. The study also presents key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.

    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 4. Study: Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202130132043
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 5. Religion in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021079
    Description: This infographic presents information about the religious landscape in Canada. Data from several cycles of the General Social Survey were used to provide a portrait of the diverse relationships that Canadians have with religion and key trends that characterize the evolution of religiosity in Canada since 1985.
    Release date: 2021-10-28
  • 6. Study: Diversity of young adults living with their parents 1981 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201616714461
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-06-15
  • 7. Social fact sheet Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-008-X201000111132
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This Social Fact Sheet provides data on demographics, health, education and religion for women and men.

    Release date: 2010-03-08
  • 8. Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-630-X200800110650
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The percentage of the Canadian population attending religious services on a regular basis has declined over the past 20 years. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), 21% of Canadians aged 15 and over reported they attended a religious service at least once a week in 2005, down from 30% in 1985.

    Release date: 2008-06-26
  • 9. Interreligious unions in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20060039478
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article uses data from the Census of Population and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey to examine the prevalence of interreligious unions and social and demographic factors associated with their occurrence.

    Release date: 2006-12-15
  • 10. Who's religious? Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20060019181
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article uses data from the General Social Survey (GSS) and the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS) to track the religious views and practices of Canadians and identify those groups most likely to be religious. An index of religiosity is developed based on the presence of religious affiliation, frequency of attendance at religious services, frequency of private religious practices and the importance of religion to the respondent.

    Release date: 2006-06-28
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Reference (5) ((5 results))

  • 1. Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021016
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret religion 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: 2022-10-26
  • 2. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Immigration, ethnocultural diversity and languages in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020002
    Description:

    This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of immigration, ethnocultural diversity and languages in Canada, which includes the following topics: immigration and citizenship, place of birth of person/parents, ethnic or cultural origins, population groups, religion, language, and minority language educational rights. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

    Release date: 2020-07-20
  • 3. Religion Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 99-010-X2011010
    Description:

    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: 2013-05-08
  • 4. 2001 Census Religion User Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-402-G
    Description:

    This guide provides general information on the concept of religion in the census and to the evolution of the religion question over the past 100 years. The guide discusses the religion classification used in the 1991 and 2001 Censuses and various products of the 2001 Census.

    Release date: 2004-03-25
  • 5. National Household Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5178
    Description: Complementing the data collected by the census, the National Household Survey (NHS) is designed to provide information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. In October 2014, Statistics Canada will be conducting a voluntary test in selected locations to evaluate the processes, procedures and systems that will be used for the 2016 Census Program. This ensures that quality data are available in 2016 to support a wide variety of programs.
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