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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024017Description: This interactive tool details the characteristics of Indigenous postsecondary students in Canada entering selected programs leading to a postsecondary credential. This tool includes information on the number of new students by Indigenous identity, educational qualification, field of study, age group, and gender.Release date: 2024-05-15
- Table: 37-10-0264-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of new entrants to postsecondary education by Indigenous identity, select educational qualifications (Classification of programs and credentials - professional degree variant), field of study (Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016 - STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics and computer sciences) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings), gender and age group.Release date: 2024-05-15
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024003Description: This series of regional maps shows the number of school-aged children eligible to primary and secondary instruction in English in Quebec by census subdivision, and the proportion of these children who attend or have attended an English-language school in Canada. All the information provided comes from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2022 Open Database of Educational Facilities.Release date: 2024-05-14
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024001Description: The current study uses the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2016 and 2021 Censuses to provide data on the number of Indigenous foster children in private households, foster child rates, and disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous foster care rates between 2011 and 2021. Subsequently, select sociodemographic characteristics of Indigenous children in foster care and household characteristics are explored using the 2021 Census.Release date: 2024-04-18
- 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
- Notices and consultations: 92-137-X2024001Description: Data from the Census of Population are important for all communities and are vital to plan services that support education, employment, transportation, health care and housing. To maintain the relevance of the census, Statistics Canada evaluates and reviews the census questionnaire content for each census cycle. In preparation for the 2026 Census, Statistics Canada consulted Canadians from fall 2022 to spring 2023. Detailed responses were received from organizations and individuals representing federal, provincial, territorial and local government departments; First Nations people, Métis and Inuit; the general public; academia; special interest groups; and the private sector. This report focuses on the findings of the 2026 Census data needs consultation and stakeholder discussions. Chapter 1 explains whom we consulted. Chapter 2 describes the strength of census data users’ needs such as the size of the population of interest. Chapter 3 provides an assessment of the perceived data gaps in census content and the availability and suitability of alternative data sources. Chapter 4 focuses on information needs by census topic and how preparations for the 2024 Census Test will help meet these needs.Release date: 2024-04-17
- Notices and consultations: 92-137-XDescription: User consultation is the first step in determining Census Program content. The findings of content consultations are presented in these reports.Release date: 2024-04-17
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024014Description: This product offers a visual overview of historical data by language indicators in Canada from 1951 to 2021. The language indicators showcased in this product are the first official language spoken, mother tongue, knowledge of official languages and language spoken most often at home. It provides information on the number and proportion of language groups in each province and territory from 1951 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language, multiple responses distribution and reference period.Release date: 2024-04-05
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- Table: 97-570-X1991147Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing home language and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991148Description:
This table details population by knowledge of official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991149Description:
This table details population able to speak various non-official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991150Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing knowledge of official languages and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991151Description:
This table details population by home language, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 3,326. Population by Mother Tongue (27), Showing Home Language (9) and Sex (3) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991152Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing home language and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 3,327. Population by Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Showing Age Groups (13b) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991153Description:Release date: 1993-06-01
- 3,328. Population by Mother Tongue (27), Showing Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991155Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing knowledge of official languages and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 3,329. Population by Home Language (27), Showing Age Groups (13) - Canada, provinces and territories, federal electoral districts and enumeration areas ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991156Description:
This table details population by home language, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991157Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing home language and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01
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- 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
- Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024005Description: 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: 2024-09-03
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800001Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is an important decision in the lives of young people, because it may lead to significantly higher lifetime earnings, which may vary substantially across different disciplines. The purpose of this short article is to present results for master’s degree graduates aged 25 to 34 collected on the 2021 Census of Population. Only individuals who worked during the census reference week (May 2 to 8, 2021) and who completed a Canadian master’s degree program are included.Release date: 2024-08-28
- Articles and reports: 89-653-X2024001Description: This analytical report presents selected findings from the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey (formerly called the Aboriginal Peoples Survey). The 2022 IPS represents the sixth cycle of the survey and focuses on Indigenous children and their families. This report covers First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children and Inuit children aged 1 to 14, and includes topics such as sociodemographic characteristics, food security and basic needs, Indigenous languages and culture, child care and a number of health indicators. Disaggregated data by gender, age groups, and geography (provinces and territories, inside and ouside Inuit Nunangat, urban and rural) are presented when possible. The report also includes comparisons to the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, and the 2019 Canadian Health Survey of Children and Youth.Release date: 2024-08-14
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021026Description: This video will explain the concept of minority official language. It provides information on the new census questions regarding instruction in the minority official language, eligibility for education in minority official language and the usefulness of data on language of instruction for planning purposes.Release date: 2022-12-15
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021013Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret education 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: 2022-12-01
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-301-XDescription: The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables and geographic terms, as well as historical information.
By referring to the Census Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data and how to compare variables between census years.
The Census Dictionary will be released iteratively starting with geography and non-data dependent topic definitions, tables, figures and appendices with additional content made available based on subsequent topic releases.
Release date: 2022-11-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-304-XDescription:
The Guide to the Census of Population is a reference document that describes the various phases of the 2021 Census of Population. The guide provides an overview of content determination, sampling design, collection, data processing, data quality assessment, confidentiality guidelines and dissemination. It also includes response rates and other data quality information. This product may be useful to both new and experienced users who wish to familiarize themselves with and find specific information about the 2021 Census of Population.
The Guide to the Census of Population combines information previously available in the Overview of the Census, National Household Survey User Guide and the Data Quality and Confidentiality Standards and Guidelines from 2011.
Release date: 2022-11-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-304-X2021001Description: The Guide to the Census of Population is a reference document that describes the various phases of the 2021 Census of Population. The guide provides an overview of content determination, sampling design, collection, data processing, data quality assessment, confidentiality guidelines and dissemination. It also includes response rates and other data quality information. This product may be useful to both new and experienced users who wish to familiarize themselves with and find specific information about the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016013Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: education. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. 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 census.
Release date: 2022-11-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021003Description:
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret language 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: 2022-11-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting 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: 2022-11-30
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret labour 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: 2022-11-30
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language 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: 2022-11-30
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