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Error of closure of the population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001, 2006 and 2011

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Error of closure of the population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001, 2006 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the postcensal estimate and the adjusted census at census date for the 2001, 2006 and 2011 censuses along with different indicators. The columns headers provide information on the postcensal estimate and the adjusted census, the error of closure (in number and percent), the census net undercoverage standard error and the t value. The columns headers also include letters indentifying the factors to calculate different indicators. The row headers provide information by census year for Canada, the provinces and territories.
Geography Postcensal estimate on Census Day Census adjusted for CNU 1 Error of closure CNU standard error 2 t value 3
A B C=A-B D=C/B*100 E F=C/E
  number % number
2011  
Canada 34,444,320 34,273,205 171,115 0.50 57,546 2.97
Newfoundland and Labrador 513,745 524,728 -10,983 -2.09 2,912 -3.77
Prince Edward Island 145,745 143,590 2,155 1.50 923 2.33
Nova Scotia 948,697 943,638 5,059 0.54 5,346 0.95
New Brunswick 756,630 755,101 1,529 0.20 3,335 0.46
Quebec 7,972,672 7,993,123 -20,451 -0.26 23,660 -0.86
Ontario 13,360,099 13,236,621 123,478 0.93 44,121 2.80
Manitoba 1,252,662 1,230,574 22,088 1.79 6,104 3.62
Saskatchewan 1,055,988 1,063,729 -7,741 -0.73 6,306 -1.23
Alberta 3,776,676 3,777,935 -1,259 -0.03 18,046 -0.07
British Columbia 4,548,383 4,491,451 56,932 1.27 19,494 2.92
Yukon 35,364 35,253 111 0.31 303 0.37
Northwest Territories 44,113 43,439 674 1.55 323 2.09
Nunavut 33,546 34,023 -477 -1.40 608 -0.78
2006  
Canada 32,565,797 32,521,670 44,127 0.14 53,926 0.82
Newfoundland and Labrador 508,881 510,515 -1,634 -0.32 2,710 -0.60
Prince Edward Island 137,748 137,754 -6 0.00 701 -0.01
Nova Scotia 933,827 938,020 -4,193 -0.45 4,885 -0.86
New Brunswick 748,785 746,056 2,729 0.37 3,105 0.88
Quebec 7,646,288 7,623,482 22,806 0.30 24,077 0.95
Ontario 12,664,181 12,641,497 22,684 0.18 41,363 0.55
Manitoba 1,176,919 1,182,731 -5,812 -0.49 6,469 -0.90
Saskatchewan 987,735 991,490 -3,755 -0.38 4,805 -0.78
Alberta 3,358,568 3,408,975 -50,407 -1.48 16,091 -3.13
British Columbia 4,299,225 4,235,151 64,074 1.51 16,591 3.86
Yukon 31,151 32,177 -1,026 -3.19 194 -5.29
Northwest Territories 42,165 43,084 -919 -2.13 236 -3.89
Nunavut 30,324 30,738 -414 -1.35 176 -2.35
2001  
Canada 31,016,011 30,966,063 49,948 0.16 44,749 1.12
Newfoundland and Labrador 533,712 522,331 11,381 2.18 1,782 6.39
Prince Edward Island 138,102 136,619 1,483 1.09 775 1.91
Nova Scotia 941,533 932,528 9,005 0.97 4,170 2.16
New Brunswick 754,180 749,593 4,587 0.61 3,555 1.29
Quebec 7,390,137 7,390,359 -222 0.00 21,033 -0.01
Ontario 11,873,643 11,862,355 11,288 0.10 33,472 0.34
Manitoba 1,149,561 1,150,596 -1,035 -0.09 5,423 -0.19
Saskatchewan 1,016,762 1,000,745 16,017 1.60 4,333 3.70
Alberta 3,051,245 3,049,641 1,604 0.05 11,308 0.14
British Columbia 4,068,196 4,072,543 -4,347 -0.11 15,598 -0.28
Yukon 29,737 30,097 -360 -1.20 372 -0.97
Northwest Territories 41,152 40,655 497 1.22 362 1.37
Nunavut 28,051 28,001 50 0.18 411 0.12
1.
Census net undercoverage includes the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
2.
Census net undercoverage excludes the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
3.
An error of closure with a t value greater than 1.96 or less than -1.96 is statistically significant at the 95% confidence level.
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