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  • 1. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Labour market activities, commuting and education
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026006
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: labour market activities, commuting and education. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 2. Questions and concepts related to commuting, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021030
    Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the commuting concepts. It will help you understand the definition of commuting, the target population of commuting questions and why commuting questions are asked. It also describes the census questions that collect data on the three subtopics of commuting.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 3. Questions and concepts related to labour variables, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021029
    Description: 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
  • 4. Commuting Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011
    Description: 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
  • 5. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012
    Description: 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
  • 6. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Education, labour, commuting, and Veterans Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020004
    Description:

    This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

    Release date: 2020-07-20
  • 7. Journey to Work Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016011
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: journey to work. 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: 2017-11-29
  • 8. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016012
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: labour. 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: 2017-11-29
  • 9. 2016 Census of Population: Labour
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016011
    Description:

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

    Release date: 2017-10-04
  • 10. 2016 Census of Population: Journey to work
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016013
    Description:

    The Journey to work Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Journey to work release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

    Release date: 2017-10-04
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (24)

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (24) (0 to 10 of 24 results)

  • 1. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Labour market activities, commuting and education
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026006
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: labour market activities, commuting and education. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 2. Questions and concepts related to commuting, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021030
    Description: This video is designed to give you a basic understanding of the commuting concepts. It will help you understand the definition of commuting, the target population of commuting questions and why commuting questions are asked. It also describes the census questions that collect data on the three subtopics of commuting.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 3. Questions and concepts related to labour variables, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021029
    Description: 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
  • 4. Commuting Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011
    Description: 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
  • 5. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012
    Description: 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
  • 6. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Education, labour, commuting, and Veterans Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020004
    Description:

    This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

    Release date: 2020-07-20
  • 7. Journey to Work Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016011
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: journey to work. 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: 2017-11-29
  • 8. Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016012
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topic: labour. 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: 2017-11-29
  • 9. 2016 Census of Population: Labour
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016011
    Description:

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

    Release date: 2017-10-04
  • 10. 2016 Census of Population: Journey to work
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016013
    Description:

    The Journey to work Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Journey to work release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

    Release date: 2017-10-04

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