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  • 1. Population Projections for Canada (2025 to 2075), Provinces and Territories (2025 to 2050): Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 17-20-00032026002
    Description: This report aims to describe the methods used for the calculation of projection parameters, the various projection assumptions and their rationales.
    Release date: 2026-01-27
  • 2. Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-528-X
    Description: The Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada provides detailed descriptions of the most current data sources and methods used by the Centre for demography at Statistics Canada to produce demographic estimates as part of the Demographic estimates program. They comprise postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigrants; emigrants; returning emigrants; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population and intraprovincial migration; population estimates by age and gender; and census family estimates. A glossary of commonly used terms is available at the end of the guide.
    Release date: 2025-12-17
  • 3. Longitudinal Administrative Data Dictionary
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-585-X
    Description: This product is the dictionary for the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD). The dictionary contains a complete description for each of the income and demographic variables in the LAD, including name, acronym, definition, source, historical availability and historical continuity.

    The following is a partial list of LAD variables: age, sex, marital status, family type, number and age of children, total income, wages and salaries, self-employment, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada and Quebec Pension Plans, social assistance, investment income, rental income, alimony, registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) income and contributions, low-income status, full-time education deduction, provincial refundable tax credits, goods and service tax (GST) credits, Canada Child Tax Benefits, selected immigration variables, Tax Free Savings (TFSA) information and Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC) information.

    Release date: 2025-10-31
  • 4. Table builder: Part 6, Summary of data table components, table display and metadata
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021041
    Description: The purpose of this series of videos is to provide you with a good understanding of data table building concepts and to present you with some of the data table key components that might come into play when analyzing data. This video will explore data table components, table displays, and metadata.
    Release date: 2025-07-30
  • 5. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Date of birth (age), sex at birth and gender, relationship to Person 1, and marital status
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026001
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: date of birth (age), sex at birth and gender, relationship to Person 1, and marital status. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 6. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Mobility
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026008
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the questions on place of residence 1 year and 5 years ago (i.e., mobility). The tested changes are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 7. Table builder: Part 5, Geography
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021040
    Description: The purpose of this series of videos is to provide you with a good understanding of data table building concepts and to present you with some of the data table key components that might come into play when analyzing data. This video will explore census geographies and show you how to use them when building a table.
    Release date: 2025-05-07
  • 8. Census of Population web pages: Special Interest Profile
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021039
    Description: This video is part of a series that is designed to give you a basic understanding of the Census of Population web pages. The purpose of this video is to explain where to find and how to extract the data related to the Special Interest Profile, a data product of the 2021 Census of Population.
    Release date: 2025-02-19
  • 9. Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories: Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-620-X
    Description: This report aims to describe the methods used for the calculation of projection parameters, the various projection assumptions and their rationales.
    Release date: 2025-01-21
  • 10. Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 84-538-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This electronic publication presents the methodology underlying the production of the life tables for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (64)

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (64) (0 to 10 of 64 results)

  • 1. Population Projections for Canada (2025 to 2075), Provinces and Territories (2025 to 2050): Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 17-20-00032026002
    Description: This report aims to describe the methods used for the calculation of projection parameters, the various projection assumptions and their rationales.
    Release date: 2026-01-27
  • 2. Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-528-X
    Description: The Technical Guide on Demographic Estimates at Statistics Canada provides detailed descriptions of the most current data sources and methods used by the Centre for demography at Statistics Canada to produce demographic estimates as part of the Demographic estimates program. They comprise postcensal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigrants; emigrants; returning emigrants; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population and intraprovincial migration; population estimates by age and gender; and census family estimates. A glossary of commonly used terms is available at the end of the guide.
    Release date: 2025-12-17
  • 3. Longitudinal Administrative Data Dictionary
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-585-X
    Description: This product is the dictionary for the Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD). The dictionary contains a complete description for each of the income and demographic variables in the LAD, including name, acronym, definition, source, historical availability and historical continuity.

    The following is a partial list of LAD variables: age, sex, marital status, family type, number and age of children, total income, wages and salaries, self-employment, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada and Quebec Pension Plans, social assistance, investment income, rental income, alimony, registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) income and contributions, low-income status, full-time education deduction, provincial refundable tax credits, goods and service tax (GST) credits, Canada Child Tax Benefits, selected immigration variables, Tax Free Savings (TFSA) information and Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPC) information.

    Release date: 2025-10-31
  • 4. Table builder: Part 6, Summary of data table components, table display and metadata
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021041
    Description: The purpose of this series of videos is to provide you with a good understanding of data table building concepts and to present you with some of the data table key components that might come into play when analyzing data. This video will explore data table components, table displays, and metadata.
    Release date: 2025-07-30
  • 5. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Date of birth (age), sex at birth and gender, relationship to Person 1, and marital status
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026001
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: date of birth (age), sex at birth and gender, relationship to Person 1, and marital status. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 6. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Mobility
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026008
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the questions on place of residence 1 year and 5 years ago (i.e., mobility). The tested changes are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04
  • 7. Table builder: Part 5, Geography
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021040
    Description: The purpose of this series of videos is to provide you with a good understanding of data table building concepts and to present you with some of the data table key components that might come into play when analyzing data. This video will explore census geographies and show you how to use them when building a table.
    Release date: 2025-05-07
  • 8. Census of Population web pages: Special Interest Profile
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021039
    Description: This video is part of a series that is designed to give you a basic understanding of the Census of Population web pages. The purpose of this video is to explain where to find and how to extract the data related to the Special Interest Profile, a data product of the 2021 Census of Population.
    Release date: 2025-02-19
  • 9. Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories: Technical Report on Methodology and Assumptions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-620-X
    Description: This report aims to describe the methods used for the calculation of projection parameters, the various projection assumptions and their rationales.
    Release date: 2025-01-21
  • 10. Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 84-538-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This electronic publication presents the methodology underlying the production of the life tables for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
Geographic files and documentation (2)

Geographic files and documentation (2) ((2 results))

  • 1. GeoSearch
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-142-X
    Description: This interactive mapping application facilitates the search and visualization of geographic regions in Canada for which Census of Population data are available. GeoSearch also displays geographic regions related to the selected region, as well as links to census data products, analytical products, and maps associated with that region.
    Release date: 2022-02-09
  • 2. Geographic Attribute File
    Geographic files and documentation: 92-151-X
    Description:

    The Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the Geographic Attribute File.

    Release date: 2022-02-09

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