Census of Population
The census provides a detailed statistical portrait of Canada and its people by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. This information is important for communities and is vital for planning services such as child care, schooling, family services, and skills training for employment.
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Related surveys: Census of Agriculture, National Household Survey
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- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024006Description: This article looks at how the unique circumstances of 2021 that drove the increase in working from home affected English- and French-speaking workers differently in the Montréal metropolitan area and how commuting flows in this region differ by language profile.Release date: 2024-10-15
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024037Description: This infographic highlights some of the key statistics from the study on gender pay gap amongst Canadian board directors and officers, looking at various types of compensation.Release date: 2024-10-15
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202428937710Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-10-15
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024038Description: To commemorate Women's History Month, this infographic uses data from a number of Statistics Canada sources to highlight some of the achievements of women in Canada (e.g., educational attainment, representation in certain occupations and in leadership positions).Release date: 2024-10-01
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2024001Description: This analytical article provides insight on the impact of discontinuing apprenticeship programs on the labor market outcomes of apprentices in Canada. Using Census 2016 data and the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP), this study examines certified journeypersons, continuers, and discontinuers of apprenticeship programs from 2008 to 2013. Labour market outcomes are compared primarily through the rates of employment in industries related to their trade of study and earnings.Release date: 2024-09-26
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2024002Description: There has been a growing concern about future labor supply in skilled trades in Canada. Using data from the Census of Population and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS), this article examines changes in the number and demographic composition of tradespeople from 2016 to 2021 in Canada. Specifically, the study focuses on those employed in Red Seal trades, analyzing variations in age, gender, citizenship, and trade selection.Release date: 2024-09-26
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900001Description: Little is known about the workforce utilization of Canadian men with a nursing education, who accounted for 12% of people eligible to practise nursing in 2021 (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2022). This article compares racialized and White men aged 25 to 64 years with a nursing education in terms of their skill utilization in the workforce.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900002Description: Although it is well established that higher levels of educational attainment are generally associated with higher lifetime earnings, and that this varies considerably by field of study, less is known about the actual jobs held by graduates of specific disciplines. The purpose of this short article is to present results from the 2021 Census of Population for doctoral degree graduates. Only individuals who worked during the census reference week (May 2 to 8, 2021) and who completed a Canadian doctoral degree program are included.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900004Description: This study provides experimental estimates of the number and percentage of workers in Canada potentially susceptible to AI-related job transformation based on the complementarity-adjusted AI occupational exposure index.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400900001Description: Active commuting (AC) to and from work is associated with numerous health benefits, through increased physical activity. This study examined whether occupation types and part-time work, by sex, were associated with AC in a population-based sample of Canadian workers. This study examined the associations between occupational classifications, part-time work, and AC (i.e., walking, cycling) and public transit use, in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults, while controlling for other relevant sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., education, income, urbanity). This study also explored how associations between occupational classifications and AC differed by sex and how AC rates may have changed over time.Release date: 2024-09-18
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- Table: 33-10-0848-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by visible minority status of owner (South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, etc.) and enterprise size.Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0849-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by age of owner (younger than 30 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, etc.) and enterprise size.Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0850-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by immigrant status of owner (admitted less than 5 years ago, admitted 5 to 9 years ago, etc.) and enterprise size.Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0851-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by Indigenous group (Indigenous, Non-Indigenous) of owner and enterprise size.Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0852-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by gender (men+, women+) of owner and enterprise size.Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0853-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by visible minority status of owner (South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, etc.) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0854-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by age of owner (younger than 30 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, etc.) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0855-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by immigrant status of owner (admitted less than 5 years ago, admitted 5 to 9 years ago, etc.) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0856-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by Indigenous group (Indigenous, Non-Indigenous) of owner and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Release date: 2024-09-10
- Table: 33-10-0857-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual counts of enterprises by gender (men+, women+) of owner and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).Release date: 2024-09-10
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- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100002Description: Using 2021 Census data, this article examines the link between working from home and the languages used at work. It focuses on three Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) of Moncton, Montréal and Ottawa–Gatineau—three regions where both English and French are used widely at work.Release date: 2024-01-31
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202403137826Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-01-31
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200002Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions made by people over their lifetime. Understanding the potential outcomes associated with specific postsecondary academic programs may help inform young people, but most of the available information focuses on earnings. While important, earnings say little about what postsecondary graduates are likely to do in their career, which may factor heavily in their decision-making process. This article presents the most prevalent jobs held by graduates of Canadian bachelor’s degree programs aged 25 to 34 using the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2023-12-21
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200003Description: For many Canadian households, the home is the primary asset and means of wealth accumulation. This study examines the housing trajectories of Canadian-born racialized population groups at different ages and points in their lives, using 1996 to 2021 Canadian census data. Racialized groups are further disaggregated by birth cohort.Release date: 2023-12-21
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023069Description: This infographic looks at trends in women's self-employment in Canada, as well as the occupational and demographic characteristics of self-employment among women.Release date: 2023-12-19
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100014Description: This study uses historical data from the Labour Force Survey, from 1976 to 2022, to provide a profile of self-employment among women in Canada; looking at changes in the self-employment rate, type of self-employment and the top occupations among the self-employed. It also uses data from the 2001 and 2021 Censuses of Population to profile self-employment among various population groups.Release date: 2023-12-04
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202333837705Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-12-04
- 48. Interprovincial and interregional migration of Canada’s French- and English-speaking populationsStats in brief: 98-200-X2021017Description: This Census in Brief article presents results on migration between provinces and regions by language, with special focus on the situation of official language minority populations. The analysis examines internal migration flows—in other words, people who moved within Canada—between two censuses, as well as the cumulative effects of these migrations in the long run, taking into account the province of birth.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100012Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census to report on postsecondary educational attainment and labour market outcomes among Indigenous adults aged 25 to 64 years. As First Nations people, Métis and Inuit are more likely to live in certain regions, which can impact their participation in both education and the labour market, the article pays particular attention to patterns in educational attainment and employment among those residing in remote areas, on reserve, and communities across Inuit Nunangat.Release date: 2023-10-27
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202330037064Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-10-27
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-503-XDescription: The Census Teacher’s Kit has been developed for use in elementary, intermediate and secondary classes across the country. All activities are classroom-ready and have been reviewed to meet curriculum requirements.Release date: 2023-04-11
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-503-X2021006Description: Updated in April 2023 to include newly released data from the 2021 Census, the 2021 Census Teacher's Kit is for use in elementary, intermediate and secondary classes across the country. It includes five fun, classroom-ready activities that will help students gain an understanding of what the census is used for, how it is conducted, and the role it has played in shaping present-day Canada.Release date: 2023-04-11
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021011Description: This video explains the key concepts of different levels of aggregation of income data such as household and family income; income concepts derived from key income variables such as adjusted income and equivalence scale; and statistics used for income data such as median and average income, quartiles, quintiles, deciles and percentiles.Release date: 2023-03-29
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021012Description: This video builds on concepts introduced in the other videos on income. It explains key low-income concepts - Market Basket Measure (MBM), Low income measure (LIM) and Low-income cut-offs (LICO) and the indicators associated with these concepts such as the low-income gap and the low-income ratio. These concepts are used in analysis of the economic well-being of the population.Release date: 2023-03-29
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021017Description: This video will help you understand the concept of first official language spoken. It explores the usefulness and relevance of the first official language spoken and how it is developed, disseminated and analyzed. You will also learn how the concept of first official language spoken takes into account knowledge of both official languages, mother tongue and language spoken most often at home.Release date: 2023-03-29
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021018Description: This video will help you understand the question about languages spoken at home and the main concepts and variables that flow from them. You will also learn to understand the differences between the concepts of all languages spoken regularly at home, languages spoken most often at home and other languages spoken regularly at home. It will also help you understand the changes that have been made to the question of languages spoken at home since the last census.Release date: 2023-03-29
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021029Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the Labour questions and concepts. It introduces the three subtopics of data that are collected from the 14 questions on labour. It will help you understand the target population of labour data, why labour questions are asked, and the reference periods of labour questions.Release date: 2023-03-29
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2023001Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources and reference years, and accessible levels of geographical disaggregation. Each indicator has various corresponding products (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents).Release date: 2023-03-29
- Notices and consultations: 92-136-GDescription:
As is the case in advance of each Census, content consultations are being held with data users. The Census Content Consultation Guide gives you the opportunity to provide input.
Release date: 2023-01-09 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021004Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret income 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: 2022-12-15
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