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  • 1. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X2021001
    Description: This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the 2021 Census of Population and are available according to the major releases of the 2021 Census release dates: February 9, 2022 – Population and dwelling counts; April 27, 2022 – Age, Sex at birth and gender, Type of dwelling; July 13, 2022 – Families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, Income; August 17, 2022 – Language; September 21, 2022 – Indigenous peoples, Housing; October 26, 2022 – Immigration, place of birth, and citizenship, Ethnocultural and religious diversity, Mobility and migration; November 30, 2022 – Education, Labour, Language of work, Commuting, Instruction in the official minority language.
    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 2. Focus on Geography Series
    Data Visualization: 98-404-X
    Description:

    Focusing on a selected geographic area, this product presents data highlights for each of the major releases of the 2021 Census. These data highlights are presented through text, tables and figures. A map image of the geographic area is also included in the product. The geographic levels presented in this product include Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, census divisions and census subdivisions.

    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 3. Participation rate in postsecondary education, young Canadians between 19 and 23 years of age, by family characteristics measured five years earlier
    Table: 37-10-0209-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Using integrated census data over two cycles, this table presents information about the postsecondary education participation of Canadian youth aged 19 to 23 by family characteristics measured five years earlier, when the majority lived with their parents. Family characteristics include educational attainment, income, family type, area of residence and immigration status. The information is given for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2021-05-18
  • 4. Population in core housing need, by economic family structure and sex
    Table: 39-10-0048-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Number and proportion of population in core housing need, by economic family structure, sex, age group and selected demographic characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2019-07-19
  • 5. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Type of Dwelling, Families, Households, Marital Status, Language, Income, Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Housing, Aboriginal Peoples, Education, Labour, Journey to Work, Mobility and Migration, and Language of Work for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Health Regions, 2016 Census
    Table: 98-401-X2016058
    Description:

    This profile presents information from the 2016 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Using the search or browse options below, users can search for an area of interest by typing its place name, postal code or geographic code or by browsing a list. Data will be available according to the 2016 Census Program release schedule.

    Release date: 2018-05-30
  • 6. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Type of Dwelling, Families, Households, Marital Status, Language, Income, Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Housing, Aboriginal Peoples, Education, Labour, Journey to Work, Mobility and Migration, and Language of Work for Dissolved Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census
    Table: 98-401-X2016057
    Description:

    This profile presents information from the 2016 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Using the search or browse options below, users can search for an area of interest by typing its place name, postal code or geographic code or by browsing a list. Data will be available according to the 2016 Census Program release schedule.

    Release date: 2018-03-28
  • 7. Census Profile, 2016
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X2016001
    Geography: Census subdivision, Federal electoral district, Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Designated place, Forward sortation area, Economic region, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part, Census tract, Population centre, Dissemination area, Aggregate Dissemination Area, Health region, Local health integration network
    Description: This profile presents information from the 2016 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the 2016 Census of Population and are available according to their release. February 8, 2017 – Population and dwelling counts; May 3, 2017 – Age and sex, Type of dwelling; August 2, 2017 – Families, households and marital status, Language; September 13, 2017 – Income; October 25, 2017 – Immigration and ethnocultural diversity, Housing, Aboriginal peoples; November 29, 2017 – Education, Labour, Journey to work, Language of work, Mobility and migration.
    Release date: 2017-11-29
  • 8. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Type of Dwelling, Families, Households, Marital Status, Language, Income, Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Housing, Aboriginal Peoples, Education, Labour, Journey to Work, Mobility and Migration, and Language of Work for Designated Places, 2016 Census
    Table: 98-401-X2016047
    Description:

    Starting with the Census of Population release on age and sex, and on subsequent release dates, profile-component data will be available at the Canada, province and territory, economic region, census division and census subdivision levels, at the census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre and census tract levels, at the designated place level, at the federal electoral district (based on the 2013 Representation Order) level, and at the dissemination area and aggregate dissemination area levels.

    Profile component data for all other standard geographic areas, including dissolved census subdivisions and forward sortation areas, will be available after the Census of Population release dates.

    Release date: 2017-11-29
  • 9. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Type of Dwelling, Families, Households, Marital Status and Language for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census
    Table: 98-401-X2016052
    Description:

    Starting with the Census of Population release on age and sex, and on subsequent release dates, profile component data will be available at the Canada, province and territory, economic region, census division and census subdivision levels, at the census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre and census tract levels, at the designated places level, at the federal electoral district (based on the 2013 Representation Order) level, and at the dissemination areas and aggregate dissemination areas levels.

    Profile component data for all other standard geographic areas, including dissolved census subdivisions, and forward sortation areas, will be available after the Census of Population release dates.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 10. Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Health Regions (December 2013), 2011 Census Archived
    Table: 98-314-X2011059
    Description:

    Using 2011 Census data, this profile provides a statistical overview of the age and sex variables as well as families, households, marital status, structural type of dwelling and collectives and language characteristics for Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

    In the census product line, groups of related variables are referred to as 'release components of profiles.' These are made available with the major releases of variables of the census cycle, starting with age and sex. Together, they will form a complete Census Profile of all the variables for each level of geography, plus one cumulative profile for the dissolved census subdivisions. Starting with the age and sex major day of release, and on major days of release thereafter, profile component data are available at the Canada, province and territory, economic region, census division and census subdivision levels, at the census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, population centre, and census tract levels, designated places, and at the federal electoral district (based on the 2003 Representation Order) level. Profile component data for all other standard geographic areas, including dissemination areas, dissolved census subdivisions, and forward sortation areas, will be available after the major days of release.

    Release date: 2015-05-06
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  • 1. Indigenous foster children living in private households: Rates and sociodemographic characteristics of foster children and their households
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024001
    Description: 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
  • 2. Marital status, 2021 Census of Population
    Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021013
    Description:

    This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the demographic variable "marital status" and how this variable is created and used. The concepts legal marital status, common-law status and de-facto marital status, are explained to allow you to better understand, analyze and build census data tables using the marital status variable.

    Release date: 2022-07-13
  • 3. A statistical portrait of Canada’s diverse LGBTQ2+ communities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202116631184
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-06-15
  • 4. Families, households and marital status: Key results from the 2016 Census Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201721414425
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 5. 2011 Census of Population: Families, households, marital status, structural type of dwelling, collectives Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20122635156
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-09-19
  • 6. Families, Households, and Marital Status Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-629-X2015012
    Description:

    Anne Milan, Sociologist, presents a national overview of the family, household and marital status data, 2011 Census.

    Release date: 2012-09-19
  • 7. Trends and Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 89-613-M
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This series of reports provides key background information on the trends and conditions in Canadian census metropolitan areas (CMAs) across a number of dimensions. Subjects covered include demographics, housing, immigration, Aboriginal persons, low-income and stressed neighbourhoods, economic conditions, health, location of work and commuting mode, and culture. Most reports cover the 1981-to-2001 period.

    Release date: 2006-07-20
  • 8. Analysis Series, 2001 Census Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 96F0030X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This series includes a number of comprehensive articles that supplement the day-of-release information launched through The Daily. These catalogued articles provide an analytical perspective on the 2001 Census release topics. The number and length of these articles vary for each census release and are based on the 21 census release topics disseminated over 8 major release dates.

    More focused articles were disseminated as major releases in The Daily in the weeks following the official release of the data. Other more specialized articles were also announced in The Daily. The articles in the 2001 Census Analysis Series are available free of charge via the Internet.

    Release date: 2003-05-13
Reference (2)

Reference (2) ((2 results))

  • 1. Families, Households and Marital Status Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021002
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret family, household and marital status 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: 2022-07-13
  • 2. 2016 Census of Population: Families, households and marital status
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016004
    Description:

    The Families, households and marital status Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Families, households and marital status release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

    Release date: 2017-06-16

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