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  • 1. Health Regions: Boundaries and Correspondence with Census Geography
    Geographic files and documentation: 82-402-X
    Description: Health regions are defined by the provinces and represent administrative areas or regions of interest to health authorities. This product contains correspondence files (linking health regions to latest Census geographic codes) and digital boundary files. User documentation provides an overview of health regions, sources, methods, limitations and product description (file format and layout).

    In addition to the geographic files, this product also includes Census data (basic profile) for health regions.

    Release date: 2026-04-30
  • 2. When and How to Use Area-Level Measures for Health Analysis: A Review and Recommendation Report
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-633-X2026001
    Description: This report defines key concepts related to area-level analysis and introduces area-level measures developed and utilized at Statistics Canada for health analysis. It also provides a decision-making framework and practical recommendations to help researchers select appropriate methods. The goal is to guide readers on when area-level analysis is appropriate and what type of area-level measure is suitable to achieve research objectives.
    Release date: 2026-03-05
  • 3. Canadian Food Environment Dataset: A New Pan-Canadian Dataset of Retail Food Environment Measures
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-20-0001
    Description: The Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED) is a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area (DA) level based on food outlet data from the Statistics Canada Business Register.
    Release date: 2025-12-19
  • 4. Canadian Food Environment Dataset: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-20-00012025002
    Description: This user guide contains supporting documentation for the Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED). Can-FED is a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area level based on food outlet data from the 2024 Statistics Canada Business Register.
    Release date: 2025-12-19
  • 5. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Activities of daily living
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026009
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the questions on activities of daily living. The tested changes are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 6. Report on content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: General health
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00052026001
    Description: This report outlines the steps taken to develop a new question on general health for the 2026 Census of Population questionnaire.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 7. User Guide and Data Dictionary for the Dataset on Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-26-0002
    Description: Created in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), this user guide with appended data dictionary provides Canadians and researchers with required information to be able to utilize the Detailed preliminary information on confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Revised) table.

    The user guide with appended data dictionary describes background information of COVID-19 as well as objectives, coverage, content, limitations and data quality concerns of the table.

    Release date: 2025-07-02
  • 8. Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-26-0005
    Description: The Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs) are a series of population-based microdata linkages. The CanCHECs combine census respondents to the long-form questionnaire with administrative health data and annual postal codes for mailing addresses. These data can be used to examine health outcomes by population characteristics measured by the census long-form sample data. This user guide has been created to help potential data users, including researchers and academics, public health officials, government agencies, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.
    Release date: 2025-06-18
  • 9. Crime, Justice and Community Safety Datasets and User Guides
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-0001
    Description: This publication provides user guides and datasets containing statistics on a variety of topics and issues related to justice and community safety.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 10. The Canadian Index of Social Resilience and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012025002
    Description: The Canadian Index of Social Resilience (CISR) and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability (CISV) were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada. The user guide explains how the CISR and CISV were developed and how to use them. The indexes can be used to better understand areas which may experience the largest disproportional social impacts from natural hazards.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (126)

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (126) (0 to 10 of 126 results)

  • 1. When and How to Use Area-Level Measures for Health Analysis: A Review and Recommendation Report
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-633-X2026001
    Description: This report defines key concepts related to area-level analysis and introduces area-level measures developed and utilized at Statistics Canada for health analysis. It also provides a decision-making framework and practical recommendations to help researchers select appropriate methods. The goal is to guide readers on when area-level analysis is appropriate and what type of area-level measure is suitable to achieve research objectives.
    Release date: 2026-03-05
  • 2. Canadian Food Environment Dataset: A New Pan-Canadian Dataset of Retail Food Environment Measures
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-20-0001
    Description: The Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED) is a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area (DA) level based on food outlet data from the Statistics Canada Business Register.
    Release date: 2025-12-19
  • 3. Canadian Food Environment Dataset: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-20-00012025002
    Description: This user guide contains supporting documentation for the Canadian Food Environment Dataset (Can-FED). Can-FED is a pan-Canadian dataset of retail food environment measures at the dissemination area level based on food outlet data from the 2024 Statistics Canada Business Register.
    Release date: 2025-12-19
  • 4. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Activities of daily living
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026009
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the questions on activities of daily living. The tested changes are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 5. Report on content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: General health
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00052026001
    Description: This report outlines the steps taken to develop a new question on general health for the 2026 Census of Population questionnaire.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 6. User Guide and Data Dictionary for the Dataset on Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-26-0002
    Description: Created in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), this user guide with appended data dictionary provides Canadians and researchers with required information to be able to utilize the Detailed preliminary information on confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Revised) table.

    The user guide with appended data dictionary describes background information of COVID-19 as well as objectives, coverage, content, limitations and data quality concerns of the table.

    Release date: 2025-07-02
  • 7. Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 13-26-0005
    Description: The Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs) are a series of population-based microdata linkages. The CanCHECs combine census respondents to the long-form questionnaire with administrative health data and annual postal codes for mailing addresses. These data can be used to examine health outcomes by population characteristics measured by the census long-form sample data. This user guide has been created to help potential data users, including researchers and academics, public health officials, government agencies, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.
    Release date: 2025-06-18
  • 8. Crime, Justice and Community Safety Datasets and User Guides
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-0001
    Description: This publication provides user guides and datasets containing statistics on a variety of topics and issues related to justice and community safety.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 9. The Canadian Index of Social Resilience and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012025002
    Description: The Canadian Index of Social Resilience (CISR) and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability (CISV) were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada. The user guide explains how the CISR and CISV were developed and how to use them. The indexes can be used to better understand areas which may experience the largest disproportional social impacts from natural hazards.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 10. Indigenous Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-307-X
    Description:

    This report deals with Indigenous identity, Indigenous ancestry, Indigenous group, Registered or Treaty Indian status, Membership in a First Nation or Indian band, Membership in a Métis organization or Settlement, and Enrollment under an Inuit land claims agreement, and contains explanations of concepts, data quality, historical comparability and comparability with other sources, as well as information on data collection, processing and dissemination.

    Release date: 2024-03-20
Geographic files and documentation (1)

Geographic files and documentation (1) ((1 result))

  • 1. Health Regions: Boundaries and Correspondence with Census Geography
    Geographic files and documentation: 82-402-X
    Description: Health regions are defined by the provinces and represent administrative areas or regions of interest to health authorities. This product contains correspondence files (linking health regions to latest Census geographic codes) and digital boundary files. User documentation provides an overview of health regions, sources, methods, limitations and product description (file format and layout).

    In addition to the geographic files, this product also includes Census data (basic profile) for health regions.

    Release date: 2026-04-30

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