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  • 1. Study: Portrait of the Latin American populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202618041415
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-06-29
  • 2. Portrait of the Latin American Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026006
    Description: This portrait focuses on the analysis of the sociodemographic and socioeconomic outcomes of Latin American populations in Canada. It 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 applied to explore the relationships between multiple diversity factors, with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of the diverse characteristics of Latin American populations living in Canada.
    Release date: 2026-06-29
  • 3. Labour market outcome indicators of postsecondary graduates, 2010 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 37-20-00012026001
    Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings and data from the Census of Population long-form. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, Indigenous identity, racialized group, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined. This document has been updated to reflect the 2026 methodology used to produce labour market outcome indicators.
    Release date: 2026-06-24
  • 4. Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by Indigenous identity, educational qualification and field of study (STEM and BHASE groupings)
    Table: 37-10-0299-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by Indigenous identity, educational qualification (Classification of programs and credentials - professional degree variant) and field of study (Classification of Instructional Programs [CIP] Canada 2021 – STEM and BHASE groupings).
    Release date: 2026-06-24
  • 5. Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by visible minority group, educational qualification and field of study (primary groupings)
    Table: 37-10-0300-01
    Geography: Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by visible minority group, educational qualification (Classification of programs and credentials - professional degree variant) and field of study (Classification of Instructional Programs [CIP] Canada 2021 – Primary groupings).
    Release date: 2026-06-24
  • 6. Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by visible minority group, educational qualification and field of study (STEM and BHASE groupings)
    Table: 37-10-0301-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Characteristics and median employment income of Canadian postsecondary graduates two years after graduation, by visible minority group, educational qualification (Classification of programs and credentials - professional degree variant) and field of study (Classification of Instructional Programs [CIP] Canada 2021 – STEM and BHASE groupings).
    Release date: 2026-06-24
  • 7. Silent speakers of Indigenous languages in Canada: A socio-demographic and geographic analysis
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026001
    Description: This report draws on data from the 2021 Census of Population, alongside previous census cycles to clarify the characteristics of the “silent speakers” of Indigenous languages in Canada. This term refers to those who have an Indigenous mother tongue that they still understand but can no longer speak well enough to conduct a conversation. Silent speakers thus represent a valuable reservoir of cultural and linguistic knowledge. By examining census data across multiple years, this study aims to illuminate the demographic makeup, geographic distribution, and long-term trends of this pivotal group.
    Release date: 2026-06-18
  • 8. The use of Indigenous languages in urban areas in Canada
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026002
    Description: This report draws on data from the 2021 Census of Population, alongside previous census cycles to identify changes over time in the linguistic profile of Indigenous language speakers living in a Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA). In addition, supplementary statistics using the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey, which asks questions on the importance of Indigenous languages, were also included. Finally, 12 CMAs and CAs were selected for focused analysis, in order to highlight the specific linguistic communities in these areas.
    Release date: 2026-06-18
  • 9. Racialized postsecondary Canadian students
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024020
    Description: This interactive tool details the characteristics of racialized postsecondary students in Canada. This tool includes information on the number of Canadian students and graduates by population group, educational qualification, field of study, age group, and gender. Data are available at the national, provincial and territorial levels.
    Release date: 2026-06-10
  • 10. Access to public transport by distance and public transport carrying capacity, geography, gender, selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics, and count of public transport stops
    Table: 23-10-0314-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Estimates to support Sustainable Development Goals - Indicator 11.2.1: "Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities" and the Canadian Indicator Framework - Indicator 11.4.1: "Percentage of the population living within 500 meters of a public transport stop."
    Release date: 2026-06-10
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  • 51. Interprovincial labour mobility in Canada, by occupation and income deciles group: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0654-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Occupation - (NOC) 2016 - Three-digit level (141), Mobility status (4), Employment income decile group (13), Statistics (3A)
    Description: Data on interprovincial labour mobility based on place of residence 1 year ago, place of residence 5 years ago, occupation and income deciles group for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2025-01-23
  • 52. Knowledge of languages by generation status, mother tongue, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions
    Table: 98-10-0619-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of languages (324), Age (8G), Gender (3), Mother tongue (241), Generation status (4)
    Description: Data on knowledge of languages by generation status, mother tongue, age and gender for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 53. Knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions
    Table: 98-10-0620-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of languages (324), Age (8G), All languages spoken at home (479), Immigrant status and period of immigration (8)
    Description: Data on knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 54. Labour force status by visible minority, household type of person and selected characteristics: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0656-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Household type of person (10), Gender (3), Age (11B), Immigrant and generation status (9), Visible minority (15), Religion (10), Labour force status (3A)
    Description: Labor force status by visible minority, household type of person and selected characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and religion), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 55. Household type of person by visible minority, religion and selected characteristics: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0657-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Household type of person (10), Gender (3), Age (13C), Marital status (9), Generation status (4), Religion (10), Visible minority (15)
    Description: Household type of person by visible minority, religion and selected characteristics (age group, gender, marital status and generation status) for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 56. Interprovincial labour mobility in Canada, by occupation and education: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0653-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Occupation - (NOC) 2016 - Three-digit level (141), Mobility status (4), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (11), Statistics (3A)
    Description: Data on interprovincial labour mobility based on place of residence 1 year ago, place of residence 5 years ago, occupation and education for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2024-11-19
  • 57. Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses and Indigenous language acquisition: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0294-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9), Indigenous language acquisition (5), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)
    Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity, Indigenous language acquisition, residence by Indigenous geography, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 58. Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses and active and silent speakers of an Indigenous mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0296-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Indigenous identity (9), Active and silent speakers of an Indigenous mother tongue (5), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
    Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity, active and silent speakers of an Indigenous mother tongue and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 59. Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0297-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)
    Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
  • 60. Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses and Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0298-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
    Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2024-10-23
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  • 31. 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
  • 32. 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
  • 33. Socioeconomic outcomes of transgender and non-binary people in Canada
    Articles and reports: 91F0015M2025001
    Description: Based on data from the 2021 Census, this article uses age-standardized statistics to provide a sociodemographic portrait of the transgender and non-binary populations in Canada. It examines poverty rates and employment income of transgender men, transgender women and non-binary people, compared with cisgender men. It explores other characteristics such as education, work activity, occupation, housing, living arrangements, disability, Indigenous identity, and racialized/immigrant status.
    Release date: 2025-10-16
  • 34. Study: The postsecondary academic paths of young adults who attended a French-language high school, Canada outside Quebec 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202528139441
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 35. Did young adults who attended a French-language high school continue their postsecondary studies in French? A look at the situation in Canada outside Quebec in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2025006
    Description: This study examines the language of instruction at the first college or university attended by young adults who went to a French-language high school in Canada outside Quebec, by their region of residence and field of study. This study is based on integrated data from the Postsecondary Students Information System and the 2021 Census of Population.
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 36. Health services in a patient’s own official language: Associations with proximity, region and sociodemographic factors
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100010
    Description: Using data from the Survey on the Official Language Minority Population and the Open Database of Healthcare Facilities, this study examines how distance to health care facilities, alongside regional and sociodemographic factors, relates to access to language-concordant care for the official language minority population in Canada. In this article, language-concordant care refers to individuals receiving health care services in their preferred official language (English or French).
    Release date: 2025-09-18
  • 37. Health services in a patient’s own official language: Associations with proximity, region and sociodemographic factors 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202526140569
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-09-18
  • 38. Activity limitations of certified tradespeople in Canada, 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025046
    Description: There is a growing trend in the prevalence of activity limitations among both certified journeypersons and non-journeypersons between 2016 and 2021, with certified journeypersons experiencing this increase at a faster rate. In the context of the skilled trades, activity limitations can pose as a barrier for prospective journeypersons, and the possibility of worsening their condition can also pose as a motivating factor for them to leave an apprenticeship program and/or quit the skilled trades altogether. These points are of particular interest given the various reports on the incoming labour shortages in the skilled trades and the need to attract and retain journeypersons in the field to meet future demands.
    Release date: 2025-09-10
  • 39. Renters’ shelter costs by duration of tenancy
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500800003
    Description: Renters’ shelter costs can vary substantially by duration of tenancy. Renters who recently moved into their dwelling can pay substantially more than longstanding renters. This tenure-based discrepancy in rents paid can have important implications in terms of affordability and residential mobility. This study sheds light on trends in shelter cost differences by duration of tenancy from 1996 to 2021, and how this gap in rental costs between recent renters and longer-term renters varies across municipalities and neighbourhoods.
    Release date: 2025-08-27
  • 40. The occupational outcomes of provincial nominees
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500800004
    Description: The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has admitted more immigrants than any other individual economic immigration program in most years since the mid-2010s. This article examines the occupational outcomes of recent provincial nominees (PNs) who obtained permanent residence in Canada one to five years prior to the 2021 Census. This is the fifth article in a series focusing on the PNP. It contributes to the series by examining several questions related to the occupational outcomes of PNs.
    Release date: 2025-08-27
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  • 101. Age, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021008
    Description: The objective of this video is to provide an overview of a key indicator of the most basic demographic characteristics of the population - Age. This video explains the main concepts relating to age, the quantitative and qualitative aspect of the age variable and how age is used by the public and private sector to assess and meet social and business needs.
    Release date: 2022-04-27
  • 102. Filling the gaps: Information on gender in the 2021 Census
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021001
    Description: This fact sheet provides the context for the addition of the gender question on the 2021 Census, as well as the definitions related to gender and sex at birth. It also explains what gender-related information will be available in the April 27th, 2022 Census release.
    Release date: 2022-04-06
  • 103. Type of Dwelling Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021001
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret type of dwelling 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: 2022-03-30
  • 104. Age, Sex at Birth and Gender Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021014
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret age, sex at birth and gender 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: 2022-03-30
  • 105. Census Tract Reference Maps, by Census Metropolitan Areas or Census Agglomerations
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-146-X
    Description:

    The Census Tract Reference Maps, by Census Metropolitan Areas or Census Agglomerations cover all census metropolitan areas and the census agglomerations in the census tract program. The maps display boundaries and names of census tracts and census subdivisions, designated places and their names, as well as core, secondary core, fringe and rural areas within census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations. Inset maps are available to show detail for the more concentrated areas. The maps also display street network and other visible features such as railroads, rivers and lakes. The maps vary in scale and size. Embedded links enable users to link to respective dissemination area by census tract maps when viewing the maps on the Internet.

    A reference guide is available (92-143-G).

    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 106. GeoSuite
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-150-X
    Description: GeoSuite is a powerful interactive search tool based on Census of Population geographic areas. It allows users to search and retrieve data, explore and obtain information about geographic areas, and produce data tables. The information available includes the population and dwelling counts from the 2006 census to the most recent, as well as representative point coordinates, land area, geographic codes, and names.

    A reference guide is available (GeoSuite Data Package, Reference Guide, 92-150-G).
    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 107. Geographic Attribute File
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-151-X
    Description:

    The Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the Geographic Attribute File.

    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 108. Population Ecumene Boundary Files, Reference Guide
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-159-G
    Description: This reference guide is intended for users of the Population Ecumene Boundary Files (92-159-X) from the Census of Population. It provides an overview of the general methodology used to create these files, as well as important technical information.
    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 109. Population Ecumene Boundary Files
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-159-X
    Description: These geographic files represent a generalised population ecumene based on census population density data, as well as the generalised versions of the "Census Divisions Boundary File" and the "Provinces and Territories Boundary File". They are designed to facilitate small-scale thematic maps of statistical data.

    A reference guide is available (Population Ecumene Boundary Files, Reference Guide, 92-159-G).
    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 110. Boundary Files, Reference Guide
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-160-G
    Description: This reference guide is intended for users of the Census of Population Boundary Files (92-160-G). It provides an overview of the general methodology used to create these files, as well as important technical information.
    Release date: 2022-02-09

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