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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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  • 101. Youth not in education, employment or training by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0648-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Visible minority (15), Gender (3a), Age (6), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (7), Census year (2), Youth not in employment, education or training (1)
    Description: Youth not in education, employment or training by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant and generation status), for the population aged 15 to 29 years old in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 102. Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0650-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021, 2016 and 2011 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree and location of study (24), Gender (3a), Age (15A), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (10), Occupation - (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (1), Census year (3), Visible minority (15)
    Description: Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 103. Special Interest Profile, 2021 Census of Population
    Table: 98-26-0009
    Description: 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
  • 104. Census of Population: Public Use Microdata Files
    Public use microdata: 98M0001X
    Description: 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
  • 105. Instruction in the minority official language of eligible school-aged children, by eligibility criterion, age group and level, 2021
    Table: 15-10-0038-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of eligible children aged 5 to 17 years who attended or who never attended an English-language school for residents of Quebec or a French-language school for residents of Canada outside Quebec. The data is presented by eligibility criterion, by age group, and by level for youth aged 12 to 17 years.
    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 106. Rural Canada Housing Profiles, 2022 Archived
    Table: 45-20-00042024003
    Description: The Rural Canada Housing Profiles (RCHP) 2022 provides tables on housing in rural Canada. The tables were developed using data from several Statistics Canada programs: Canadian Housing Statistics Program (2021), Building Permits (2022) and Investment in Building Construction (2022). Information such as structure type (single or multiple residential property), year of construction, size of the building, and construction intentions (building permits issued by municipalities, number of units / value of the building) were used to provide a broader picture of housing stocks, flows and investments in rural and small town communities. The final output is five data tables (residential building permits; investment in residential building construction; residential property characteristics); occupied private dwelling characteristics; and private household characteristics).

    Data are organized geographically at the following levels (where applicable): Canada, provinces or territories, census subdivisions (CSD), and Rural and Small Town (RST) or urban areas of Canada. A CSD is considered to be 'Rural and Small Town (RST)' in the RCHP if it is outside of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (CMA/CA); otherwise, it is considered to be 'Urban'.
    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 107. Rural Canada Housing Profiles, residential property characteristics, provinces and territories and census subdivisions, inactive Archived
    Table: 46-10-0077-01
    Geography: Province or territory, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table provides data on counts of residential properties, owner-assessed values, and total living area.
    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 108. Population by first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration and geography, 1971 to 2021
    Table: 15-10-0036-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: First official language spoken by immigrant status and period of immigration for the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1971 to 2021.
    Release date: 2024-01-23
  • 109. Population by knowledge of official languages, immigrant status, period of immigration and geography, 1951 to 2021
    Table: 15-10-0037-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Knowledge of official languages by immigrant status and period of immigration for the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1951 to 2021.
    Release date: 2024-01-23
  • 110. Number of children in Canada
    Table: 42-10-0012-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of children in census families, Canada, provinces, territories.
    Release date: 2023-12-19
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  • 21. Study: Portrait of the Chinese populations in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202604440791
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-13
  • 22. Portrait of the Chinese Populations in Canada: Diversity and Socioeconomic Outcomes
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026001
    Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the sociodemographic and ethnocultural diversity and socioeconomic outcomes of the Chinese populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the Census of Population (1996 to 2021), the 2011 National Household Survey, the 2020 General Social Survey – Social Identity, the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability and the 2024 Labour Force Survey. An intersectional approach is used to explore the relationships between multiple diversity measures.
    Release date: 2026-02-13
  • 23. Who experiences persistent low income? A study of various demographic groups from 2016 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600100001
    Description: Using data from the 2016 Census of population linked to the Longitudinal Administrative Databank, this study examines patterns in the persistence of low income over time for a sample of tax filers from 2016 to 2022. It focuses on the characteristics of tax-filers who experience low income and how those characteristics relate to people’s trajectories in and out of low income.
    Release date: 2026-02-04
  • 24. Study: Who experiences persistent low income? A study of various demographic groups from 2016 to 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202603539927
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-02-04
  • 25. Indigenous employment and income in Indigenous-owned businesses: A comparative analysis
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600100002
    Description: Indigenous-owned businesses are a growing and important component of Canada’s economic landscape. These businesses not only contribute to entrepreneurship and community development but also serve as important sources of employment for Indigenous people. This study represents a novel contribution to the evidence base. Statistics Canada first helped close a critical data gap by developing a framework to identify Indigenous business owners and Indigenous-owned businesses. Building on that foundation, the present analysis extends the work to fill another gap, providing data on Indigenous employment within Indigenous-owned businesses.
    Release date: 2026-01-28
  • 26. 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
  • 27. 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
  • 28. 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
  • 29. 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
  • 30. 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
Reference (282)

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  • 281. 2001 Census Consultation Guide Archived
    Notices and consultations: 92-125-G
    Description:

    This consultation guide marks the beginning of the content consultation and testing process for the 2001 Census. A broad range of data users, including those in every level of government, national associations, non-government organizations, community groups, businesses and private sector, universities and the general public, will be asked to provide their comments on the questions asked, requirements for future census information, and the identification of data gaps.

    Release date: 1997-10-31
  • 282. 2001 Census Consultation Geography Supplement Archived
    Notices and consultations: 92-125-S
    Description:

    This Geography Supplement augments the Geography section of the 2001 Census Consultation Guide, Catalogue No. 92-125-GPE. It provides additional information to help users contribute ideas and suggestions to Statistics Canada regarding the geographic content of the 2001 Census.

    Release date: 1997-07-24

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