Data tables on the social and economic conditions in Pre-Confederation Canada from the first census in 1665 to Confederation in 1867. The tables were transcribed from the fourth volume of the 1871 Census of Canada: Reprint of the Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871, available online from Statistics Canada, Canadiana, Government of Canada Publications, and the Internet Archive. Note on terminology: Due to the nature of some of the data sources, terminology may include language that is problematic and/or offensive to researchers. Certain vocabulary used to refer to racial, ethnic, religious and cultural groups is specific to the time period when the data were collected. When exploring or using these data do so in the context of historical thinking concepts – analyzing not only the content but asking questions of who shaped the content and why.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Household

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: No - Households: No - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: No - Special populations: No

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A dwelling is a separate set of living quarterwith a private entrace from outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building. This entrance must not be through someone else's living quarters. - Households: Refers to a person or group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. It usually consists of a family group with or without other non-family persons, of two or more families sharing a dwelling, of a group of unrelated persons, or of one person living alone. Household members who are temporarily absent on Census Day (e.g., temporary residents elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. For census purpose, every person is a member of one and only one household.

Universe

Canadian citizens and landed immigrants having a usual place of residence in Canada or residing aroad, on a military base or on a diplomatic mission. The file also includes data on non-permanent residents of Canada. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the population universe of the 1991 Census marks a change from previous census coverage. The file excludes institutional residents, residents of partial refusal Indian reserves or Indian settlements, and foreign residents, namely foreign diplomats, members of the armed forces of another country who are stationed in Canada, and resdients of another country who are visiting Canada temporarily.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Statistics Canada

SAMPLE DESIGN: (a) Systematic sample of every 5th household with a random start was given a long form. (b) The long form sample was then stratified within each georgraphic region. (c) The final sample was selected systematically using a sampling interval of 100/9, with a random start between 0 and the sampling interval. The sample size is equal to 3% of the target population.

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 3%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 809,654

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The long form which requested information about dwellings, households and individuals.

Data tables on the social and economic conditions in Pre-Confederation Canada from the first census in 1665 to Confederation in 1867. This dataset is one of three that cover the history of the censuses in Quebec. These tables cover the Province of Quebec for the years 1765-1790. For census data for the years 1825-1861, see the Lower Canada dataset; for census data for the years 1676-1754, see the New France dataset. The tables were transcribed from the fourth volume of the 1871 Census of Canada: Reprint of the Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871, available online from Statistics Canada, Canadiana, Government of Canada Publications, and the Internet Archive. Note on terminology: Due to the nature of some of the data sources, terminology may include language that is problematic and/or offensive to researchers. Certain vocabulary used to refer to racial, ethnic, religious and cultural groups is specific to the time period when the data were collected. When exploring or using these data do so in the context of historical thinking concepts – analyzing not only the content but asking questions of who shaped the content and why.

Replication files (syntax) and data from: Intergenerational mobility in a mid-Atlantic economy: Canada,1871-1901.

The 2021 Canadian Census of Population Profile exercise can be used to practice retrieving data in Statistics Canada's online census profile interface, and to introduce some basic census data literacy concepts.

These files from Statistics Canada present Census of Agriculture data allocated by standard census geographic polygons: Provinces and Territories (PR), Census Agricultural Regions (CAR), Census Divisions (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivisions (CCS). Five datasets are provided: 1. Agricultural operation characteristics: includes information on farm type, operating arrangements, paid agricultural work and financial characteristics of the agricultural operation. 2. Land tenure and management practices: includes information on land use, land tenure, agricultural practices, land inputs, technologies used on the operation and the renewable energy production on the operation. 3. Crops: includes information on hay and field crops, vegetables (excluding greenhouse vegetables), fruits, berries, nuts, greenhouse productions and other crops. 4. Livestock, poultry and bees: includes information on livestock, poultry and bees. 5. Characteristics of farm operators: includes information on age, sex and the hours of works of farm operators. Note: For all the datasets, confidential values have been assigned a value of -1. Correction notice: On January 18, 2023, selected estimates have been corrected for selected variables in the following 2021 Census of Agriculture domains: Direct sales of agricultural products to consumers (Agricultural operations category), Succession plan for the agricultural operation (Agricultural operators category), and Renewable energy production (Use, tenure and practices category).

Indigenous identity by gender and age for the population in private households which includes counts, percentage distribution and percentage change from the 2011 National Household Survey, and the 2016 and 2021 censuses.

The Census of Agriculture is conducted every 5 years with the Census of Canada. The 1871-1911 agricultural censuses for Ontario were compiled from the Census of Canada volumes by Dr. A. Michelle Edwards, University of Guelph.

Data tables on the social and economic conditions in Pre-Confederation Canada from the first census in 1665 to Confederation in 1867. This dataset is one of three that cover the history of the censuses in Quebec. These tables cover Lower Canada 1825-1861. For census data for the years 1765-1790, see the Province of Quebec dataset; for census data for the years 1676-1754, see the New France dataset. The tables were transcribed from the fourth volume of the 1871 Census of Canada: Reprint of the Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871, available online from Statistics Canada, Canadiana, Government of Canada Publications, and the Internet Archive. Note on terminology: Due to the nature of some of the data sources, terminology may include language that is problematic and/or offensive to researchers. Certain vocabulary used to refer to racial, ethnic, religious and cultural groups is specific to the time period when the data were collected. When exploring or using these data do so in the context of historical thinking concepts – analyzing not only the content but asking questions of who shaped the content and why.

The Canadian Industry in 1871 project involved digitizing the manuscript schedules of the 1871 Census of Canada, the only detailed industrial census returns to survive so completely from the past. The database includes more than 45,000 industrial establishments, each with up to 100 variables, including many that never appeared in the published census reports. This resource provides uniquely valuable snapshots of industrial activity just after Confederation, at a time of transition in technology, business organization and work discipline. As part of the project, a website was developed to provide access to the CANIND71 database, including an online search interface and a detailed user guide. The search tool was a SAS application that dynamically returned records from the underlying CANIND71 database in response to queries from links on pages within the website, and from user-customizable queries submitted via a search tool on the website. As of 2021, the CANIND71 website and online search tool were decommissioned. The database and supplementary materials are now available through the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories.

Estimated number of persons on July 1, by 5-year age groups and gender, and median age, for Canada, provinces and territories.

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

IMPORTANT NOTICE This item has moved to a new organization and entered Mature Support on February 3rd, 2025. This item is scheduled to be Retired and removed from ArcGIS Online on October 2nd, 2025. We encourage you to switch to using the item on the new organization as soon as possible to avoid any disruptions within your workflows. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below or email our Living Atlas Curator (livingatlascurator@esri.ca) The new version of this item can be found here Group of neighbouring municipalities joined together for the purposes of regional planning and managing common services (such as police or ambulance services). These groupings are established under laws in effect in certain provinces of Canada. Census division (CD) is the general term for provincially legislated areas (such as county, municipalité régionale de comté and regional district) or their equivalents. In other provinces and the territories where laws do not provide for such areas, Statistics Canada defines equivalent areas for statistical reporting purposes in cooperation with these provinces and territories. Census divisions are intermediate geographic areas between the province/territory level and the municipality (census subdivision). Census divisions (CD) have been established in provincial law to facilitate regional planning, as well as the provision of services that can be more effectively delivered on a scale larger than a municipality. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, provincial or territorial law does not provide for these administrative geographic areas. Therefore, Statistics Canada, in cooperation with these provinces and territories, has created equivalent areas called CDs for the purpose of disseminating statistical data. In Yukon, the CD is equivalent to the entire territory. Next to provinces and territories, census divisions (CD) are the most stable administrative geographic areas, and are therefore often used in longitudinal analysis. Click here for more information about census divisions from Statistics Canada. Follow this storymap to learn more about Canada"s census geographies.

The census is Canada's largest and most comprehensive data source conducted by Statistics Canada every five years. The Census of Population collects demographics and linguistic information on every man, woman and child living in Canada. The data shown here is provided by Statistics Canada from the 2006 Census as a custom profile data order for the City of Vancouver, using the City'​s 22 local planning areas. The data may be reproduced provided they are credited to Statistics Canada, Census 2006, custom order for City of Vancouver Local Areas. Data accessThis dataset has not yet been converted to a format compatible with our new platform. The following links provide access to the files from our legacy site: Census local area profiles 2006 (CSV) Census local area profiles 2006 (XLS)Dataset schema (Attributes)Please see the Census local area profiles 2006 attributes page. NoteThe 22 Local Areas is defined by the Census blocks and is equal to the City'​s 22 local planning areas and includes the Musqueam 2 reserve. Vancouver CSD (Census Subdivision) is defined by the City of Vancouver municipal boundary which excludes the Musqueam 2 reserve but includes Stanley Park. Vancouver CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) is defined by the Metro Vancouver boundary which includes the following Census Subdivisions: Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, District of Langley, Delta, District of North Vancouver, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, City of North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Port Moody, City of Langley, White Rock, Pitt Meadows, Greater Vancouver A, Bowen Island, Capilano 5, Anmore, Musqueam 2, Burrard Inlet 3, Lions Bay, Tsawwassen, Belcarra, Mission 1, Matsqui 4, Katzie 1, Semiahmoo, Seymour Creek 2, McMillian Island 6, Coquitlam 1, Musqueam 4, Coquitlam 2, Katzie 2, Whonnock 1, Barnston Island 3, and Langley 5. In 2006 there were changes made to the definition of households. A number of Single Room Occupancy and Seniors facilities were considered to be dwellings in 2001, and collective dwellings in 2006. As a result the residents of those buildings would not be considered to be households in 2006. There is a high likelihood that residents of such facilities have low incomes, and there will have been an impact on the count of households considered to have a low income.A number of changes were made to the census family concept for 2001 which account for some of the increase in the total number of families, single parent families and children living at home.Occupied Dwellings are those with a household living in them. The change to the definition of households (already noted) also affects the number of occupied dwellings.In 2006 there was a change made to the definition of duplex. While it is still defined as a dwelling in a building with two dwellings, one above the other, in 2001 these were only detached properties. In 2006 the definition changed so they could be joined to other similar properties. In 2006 Statistics Canada also seem to have identified more duplexes than before.In 2006 Statistics Canada conducted the Census with a mail-in or online response. To facilitate this, they identified more secondary addresses in houses. This probably also contributes to the increase from 2001 in the number of duplexes, and the reduction in the number of single-family dwellings.Data products that are identified as 20% sample data refer to information that was collected using the long census questionnaire. For the most part, these data were collected from 20% of the households; however they also include some areas, such as First Nations communities and remote areas, where long census form data were collected from 100% of the households. Data currencyThe data for Census 2006 was collected in May 2006. Data accuracyStatistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions. Websites for further information Statistics Canada 2006 Census Dictionary Local area boundary dataset

The Gentrification, Urban Interventions, and Equity (GENUINE) Tool is a map-based gentrification tool for Canadian metro areas. The primary envisioned use for GENUINE is policy evaluation and research studies that assess the potential health and societal impacts of gentrification processes. Accompanying maps for each Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are published online. The mapping platform simultaneously shows four gentrification measures for each CMA, facilitating comparisons between measures. We developed GENUINE to integrate gentrification measures relevant to the Canadian context, adapting four published gentrification measures that have been applied to U.S. and Canadian census data. We computed these measures for all 36 Canadian CMAs to illustrate where gentrification occurred between 2006 and 2016. The GENUINE data were developed by Caislin Firth, Benoit Thierry, Daniel Fuller, Meghan Winters, and Yan Kestens, as part of the gentrification workgroup of INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. GENUINE measures have been developed using 2006 and 2016 census tract areas to identify areas that have gentrified by 2016. Please refer to the Technical Document for methods used to calculate each gentrification measure. GENUINE data were linked to all 2016 six-digit DMTI spatial single link postal code locations in Canada by CANUE staff. NOTE: all postal codes within a Census Tract are assigned the same value. Summing data is not appropriate. Original census tract data can be downloaded directly from links provided in the technical documentation.

Important InformationRecently, many jurisdictions have begun to reduce the frequency of their updates, and in many cases have removed some data metrics altogether. Because of this, Esri Canada has switched to a weekly reporting of provincial Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations effective April 15, 2022. The data in this dataset is no longer being updated.This is a public view of the Regional Health Unit data. The data contains in this service is maintained by the Esri Canada Community Maps team by visiting the Source URLs each day.The RegionalHealthBoundaires Layer contains the 92 polygons, the current (most recent and where reported) counts for Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Test. It also contains Regional Health Unit ID number, English and French Names, Population data from Environics for 2019, the updated data and the Source URLThe ArchiveCaseDataTable contains an extract of the Cases, Deaths, Recoveries and Tests for each region by date. New rows (92) are added to this table each day (one for each health region).Note: The 2019 population data included in this layer is based on the Data Estimates and Projections (DEP) from Environics Analytics, and apportioned to the polygon areas through the geoenrichment process in ArcGIS Online. The foundation of the Environics Analytics DEP data is based on the foundation of the 2016 Canadian Census.

(StatCan Product) Customization details: This information product has been customized to present information on data quality indicators, demographic profiles of internet use from any location and internet use indicators (including locations of use, connection type, and selected online activities) for the below mentioned geographies. Canadian Internet Use Survey Survey content includes the location of use (e.g., at home, at work), the frequency and intensity of use, the specific uses of the Internet from the home, the purchase of products and services (electronic commerce), and other issues related to Internet use (such as concerns over privacy). This content is supplemented by information on individual and household characteristics (e.g., age, income, education, family type) and some geographic detail (e.g. province, urban/rural, and Census Metropolitan Area). Reference period: 12 months prior to collection date Collection period: Month following reference period Definitions, data sources and methods

Census of Agriculture, 1921 to date. Total farm area, land in crops, summerfallow land, tame or seeded pasture and all other land.

Estimated number of persons by quarter of a year and by year, Canada, provinces and territories.

Data records showing births and deaths for Alberta (beginning in 1971) and for Alberta and 19 Census Divisions and 8 Economic Regions (beginning in 1996). Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Estimates based on the 2011 Standard Geographical Classification (SGC). Note: Births and deaths which occurred to Alberta residents and are registered in Canada.