2021 Census Teacher's Kit—Activity 1—Simplified 2016 Census data
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2021 Census Teacher's Kit—Activity 1—Simplified 2016 Census data (PDF, 68 KB)
Simplified 2016 Census data
Centre 1: Month of birth
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 100 people in Canada has a birthday in that month.
Centre 2: Age
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 10 people in Canada is in that age group.
0 to 14 years old
15 to 64 years old
65 years old and over
Centre 3: Language spoken at home
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 10 people in Canada speaks English, French or another language at home.
Speaks English at home
Speaks French at home
Speaks another language at home
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 10 people in Canada doesn't speak English, French or another language at home.
Does not speak English at home
Does not speak French at home
Does not speak another language at home
Centre 4: Number of people in a household
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 10 people in Canada lives in a household that has that many people.
One-person household
Two-person household
Three-person household
Four-person household
Five-person household
Six-or-more-person household
Centre 5: Official languages
This symbol (
) means 1 person from a group of 100 people in Canada speaks English or French well enough to conduct a conversation.
I only speak English.
I only speak French.
I speak English and French.
I do not speak English or French.
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