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    Calgary, Canada Metro Area Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025

    • macrotrends.net
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    Updated Sep 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Calgary, Canada Metro Area Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/datasets/global-metrics/cities/20370/calgary/population
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1950 - Oct 7, 2025
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Calgary, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

  2. Calgary, AB, CA Demographics 2025

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    Updated 2025
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    Point2Homes (2025). Calgary, AB, CA Demographics 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Demographics/AB/Calgary-Demographics.html
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    Dataset updated
    2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Point2Homeshttps://plus.google.com/116333963642442482447/posts
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Calgary, Alberta
    Variables measured
    French, Health, English, Over 65, 1 person, 2 persons, 3 persons, 4 persons, Apartments, Immigrants, and 78 more
    Description

    Comprehensive demographic dataset for Calgary, AB, CA including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

  3. Population estimates, quarterly

    • www150.statcan.gc.ca
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    Updated Sep 24, 2025
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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2025). Population estimates, quarterly [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/1710000901-eng
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 24, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

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

  4. O

    Historical Community Populations

    • data.calgary.ca
    • splitgraph.com
    csv, xlsx, xml
    Updated Mar 13, 2018
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    The City of Calgary (2018). Historical Community Populations [Dataset]. https://data.calgary.ca/Demographics/Historical-Community-Populations/jtpc-xgsh
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    xml, csv, xlsxAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 13, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    The City of Calgary
    Description

    The population, occupied dwelling count, and person per unit calculation of Calgary communities since 1968.

    These data are collected from different sources and may be based on community boundaries that do not align perfectly with current boundaries. Data from 1968-1977 and 2016-present reflect community boundaries in those years. Data from 1978-2015 are based on the community boundaries in 2016. Where community boundaries have changed substantially over time, this is captured in the "notes" column. Population and dwelling unit totals do not include "Residual Sub Areas", so they may differ slightly from the totals published in official Civic Census records.

  5. Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census...

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    Updated Jan 16, 2025
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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2025). Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/1710014801-eng
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 16, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Annual population estimates as of July 1st, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.

  6. O

    2021 Federal Census Population and Dwellings by Community

    • data.calgary.ca
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    Updated Sep 23, 2024
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    The City of Calgary (2024). 2021 Federal Census Population and Dwellings by Community [Dataset]. https://data.calgary.ca/Demographics/2021-Federal-Census-Population-and-Dwellings-by-Co/f9wk-wej9
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    kml, application/geo+json, kmz, xlsx, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 23, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    The City of Calgary
    Description

    The Population and Dwellings data from the 2021 Federal Census covers population in private households by age and gender. For questions, please contact socialresearch@calgary.ca. Please visit Data about Calgary's population for more information.

    Population in private households refers to all persons or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. For census purposes, households are classified into three groups: private households, collective households, and households outside Canada. Unless otherwise specified, all data in census products are for private households only. Population in private households includes Canadian citizens and landed immigrants whose usual place of residence is Canada. Also includes refugee claimants, holders of work and study permits, Canadian citizens and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant or government vessels, and Canadian citizens away from Canada on military or diplomatic business. Excludes government representatives and military members of other countries and residents of other countries visiting Canada.

    Age refers to the age of a person (or subject) of interest at last birthday (or relative to a specified, well‑defined reference date).

    Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman, or non‑binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman). A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport, or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time. Statistics Canada collected data about transgender and non-binary populations for the first time on the 2021 Census. The category "Men+" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons. The category "Women+" also includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

    This is a one-time load of Statistics Canada federal census data from 2021 applied to the Communities, Wards, and City geographical boundaries current as of 2022 (so they will likely not match the current year's boundaries). Update frequency is every 5 years. Data Steward: Business Unit Community Strategies (Demographics and Evaluation). This dataset is for general public and internal City business groups.

  7. Calgary Population Components (2016 boundaries)

    • data.calgary.ca
    • splitgraph.com
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    Updated May 17, 2023
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    Statistics Canada (2023). Calgary Population Components (2016 boundaries) [Dataset]. https://data.calgary.ca/Demographics/Calgary-Population-Components-2016-boundaries-/2upi-evrj
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    csv, xlsx, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 17, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Calgary
    Description

    Components of population change in Calgary, based on 2016 boundaries

  8. G

    Population Distribution, Alberta Economic Regions

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    • open.alberta.ca
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    Updated Jul 24, 2024
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    Government of Alberta (2024). Population Distribution, Alberta Economic Regions [Dataset]. https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/9aa4ebc7-081a-460c-b38d-52ace234aa20
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    pdf, html, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    Government of Alberta
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    May 10, 2006 - May 10, 2011
    Area covered
    Alberta
    Description

    This Alberta Official Statistic provides the distribution of Alberta’s population within the 8 economic regions of Alberta for 2011. Alberta is divided into eight economic regions as follows: Lethbridge – Medicine -Hat; Camrose-Drumheller; Calgary; Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House; Red Deer; Edmonton; Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River; and Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake. The economic regions of Calgary and Edmonton account for the largest proportion (69.0%) of Alberta’s population. The remaining six economic regions each accounted for less than 10% of the population.

  9. Calgary Population Components (2021 boundaries)

    • data.calgary.ca
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    Updated Jun 17, 2024
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    Statistics Canada (2024). Calgary Population Components (2021 boundaries) [Dataset]. https://data.calgary.ca/Demographics/Calgary-Population-Components-2021-boundaries-/sa58-i5tt
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    xlsx, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 17, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistics Canadahttps://statcan.gc.ca/en
    Area covered
    Calgary
    Description

    Components of population change in Calgary, based on 2021 boundaries

  10. Metropolitan area population in Canada 2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Jan 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Metropolitan area population in Canada 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443749/canada-population-by-metropolitan-area/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Canada's largest metropolitan area is Toronto, in Ontario. In 2022. Over 6.6 million people were living in the Toronto metropolitan area. Montréal, in Quebec, followed with about 4.4 million inhabitants, while Vancouver, in Britsh Columbia, counted 2.8 million people as of 2022.

  11. Population Change, 2001-2006 (by census subdivision)

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    Updated Jan 26, 2017
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    Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada (2017). Population Change, 2001-2006 (by census subdivision) [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/www_data_gc_ca/ZTgxYzY1NjEtODg5My0xMWUwLWI5OGItNmNmMDQ5MjkxNTEw
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    zip, jp2Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 26, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    Ministry of Natural Resources of Canadahttps://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    8ecb17d8a920a4b73996202851698c76229574d0
    Description

    Between 2001 and 2006, Canada’s population grew by 5.4%. Only two provinces, Alberta and Ontario and three territories registered growth rates above the national average. The three Maritime provinces (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) had the smallest population growth, while Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan experienced population declines. In 2006, about 21.5 million people, almost two-thirds of Canada’s population lived in 33 census metropolitan areas (CMAs). Between 2001 and 2006, the population of these CMAs climbed 6.9%, faster that the national average. Barrie registered the fastest population growth of any CMA (19.2%), followed by Calgary (13.4%), Oshawa (11.6%) and Edmonton (10.4%).

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    Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-West. Compiled from the...

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    Updated Apr 12, 2023
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    (2023). Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-West. Compiled from the 2021 Census of Canada [Dataset]. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ped-2021-calgary-west
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 12, 2023
    Area covered
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Description

    Presents detailed demographic and socio-economic information for the Provincial Electoral Division of Calgary-West for the 2023 provincial general election. Data have been specifically tabulated from the 2021 Census of Canada and include age, gender, marital status, household types and family structure, language, Indigenous identity, immigrant population, visible minorities, religion, mobility, dwelling characteristics, education, labour force activity and income. A map of the electoral division is included.

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    Local Geographic Area (LGA) Age-Standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000...

    • data.urbandatacentre.ca
    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    (2025). Local Geographic Area (LGA) Age-Standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000 population) by Three Year Period, 2012/2014 - 2019/2021 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) [Dataset]. https://data.urbandatacentre.ca/dataset/ab-local-geographic-area-lga-age-standardized-mortality-rates-by-three-year-period
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    Jun 24, 2025
    Description

    Figure 7.1 provides the age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population, for the three selected causes of death and all causes combined. The three selected causes of death are Circulatory System, Neoplasms and External Causes (Injury). Age standardization is a technique applied to make rates comparable across groups with different age distributions. A simple rate is defined as the number of people with a particular condition divided by the whole population. An age-standardized rate is defined as the number of people with a condition divided by the population within each age group. Standardizing (adjusting) the rate across age groups allows a more accurate comparison between populations that have different age structures. Age standardization is typically done when comparing rates across time periods, different geographic areas, and or population sub-groups (e.g. ethnic group). This indicator dataset contains information at both Local Geographic Area (for example, Lacombe, Red Deer - North, Calgary - West Bow, etc.) and Alberta levels. Local geographic area refers to 132 geographic areas created by Alberta Health (AH) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) based on census boundaries. This table is the part of "Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles" report published August 2022

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    Local Geographic Area (LGA) versus Alberta Age-Standardized Mortality Rates...

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    (2025). Local Geographic Area (LGA) versus Alberta Age-Standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000 population) for Three-Year Period 2019-2021 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) [Dataset]. https://data.urbandatacentre.ca/dataset/ab-local-geographic-area-versus-alberta-age-standardized-mortality-rates-for-3-year-period-2019-2021
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 24, 2025
    Area covered
    Alberta
    Description

    This figure provides the age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population, for the three selected causes of death and all causes combined for both the local geographic area and Alberta for the most recent three-year period available. The three selected causes of death are Circulatory System, Neoplasms and External Causes (Injury). Age standardization is a technique applied to make rates comparable across groups with different age distributions. A simple rate is defined as the number of people with a particular condition divided by the whole population. An age-standardized rate is defined as the number of people with a condition divided by the population within each age group. Standardizing (adjusting) the rate across age groups allows a more accurate comparison between populations that have different age structures. Age standardization is typically done when comparing rates across time periods, different geographic areas, and or population sub-groups (e.g. ethnic group). This indicator dataset contains information at both Local Geographic Area (for example, Lacombe, Red Deer - North, Calgary - West Bow, etc.) and Alberta levels. Local geographic area refers to 132 geographic areas created by Alberta Health (AH) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) based on census boundaries. The figure is the part of "Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles" report published August 2022

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    Local Geographic Area (LGA) Age-Standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000...

    • data.wu.ac.at
    • open.alberta.ca
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    xlsx
    Updated Jun 27, 2018
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    Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta (2018). Local Geographic Area (LGA) Age-Standardized Mortality Rates (per 100,000 population) by Three Year Period, 2001/2003 - 2008/2010 [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/www_data_gc_ca/NmVkMGY1YzgtMzdiZS00ZjU1LWFhMzEtYjk5NmVkMmU5NGIw
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 27, 2018
    Dataset provided by
    Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta
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    http://open.alberta.ca/licencehttp://open.alberta.ca/licence

    Description

    This table provides the age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population, for the three selected causes of death and all causes combined. The three selected causes of death are Circulatory System, Neoplasms and External Causes (Injury). Age standardization is a technique applied to make rates comparable across groups with different age distributions. A simple rate is defined as the number of people with a particular condition divided by the whole population. An age-standardized rate is defined as the number of people with a condition divided by the population within each age group. Standardizing (adjusting) the rate across age groups allows a more accurate comparison between populations that have different age structures. Age standardization is typically done when comparing rates across time periods, different geographic areas, and or population sub-groups (e.g. ethnic group). This indicator dataset contains information at both Local Geographic Area (for example, Lacombe, Red Deer - North, Calgary - West Bow, etc.) and Alberta levels. Local geographic area refers to 132 geographic areas created by Alberta Health (AH) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) based on census boundaries. This table is the part of "Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles" report published February 2013

  16. Number of Japanese residents in Calgary 2013-2018

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    Updated Jul 18, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Number of Japanese residents in Calgary 2013-2018 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092811/japan-number-japanese-residents-calgary/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 18, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Japan, Canada
    Description

    The number of Japanese residents in the Canadian city Calgary amounted to almost *** thousand people as of October 2018. The resident population increased by about *** people compared to the previous year. The statistic, which is based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, does not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenship are counted.

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    Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-Falconridge. Compiled from...

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    Updated Apr 12, 2023
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    (2023). Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-Falconridge. Compiled from the 2021 Census of Canada [Dataset]. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ped-2021-calgary-falconridge
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    Apr 12, 2023
    Area covered
    Calgary, Falconridge, Alberta, Canada
    Description

    Presents detailed demographic and socio-economic information for the Provincial Electoral Division of Calgary-Falconridge for the 2023 provincial general election. Data have been specifically tabulated from the 2021 Census of Canada and include age, gender, marital status, household types and family structure, language, Indigenous identity, immigrant population, visible minorities, religion, mobility, dwelling characteristics, education, labour force activity and income. A map of the electoral division is included.

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    Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-Foothills. Compiled from...

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    Updated Apr 12, 2023
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    (2023). Alberta provincial electoral divisions : Calgary-Foothills. Compiled from the 2021 Census of Canada [Dataset]. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ped-2021-calgary-foothills
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 12, 2023
    Area covered
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Description

    Presents detailed demographic and socio-economic information for the Provincial Electoral Division of Calgary-Foothills for the 2023 provincial general election. Data have been specifically tabulated from the 2021 Census of Canada and include age, gender, marital status, household types and family structure, language, Indigenous identity, immigrant population, visible minorities, religion, mobility, dwelling characteristics, education, labour force activity and income. A map of the electoral division is included.

  19. S

    2021 Federal Census Employment by City

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    • data.calgary.ca
    Updated Oct 11, 2024
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    calgary-ca (2024). 2021 Federal Census Employment by City [Dataset]. https://www.splitgraph.com/calgary-ca/2021-federal-census-employment-by-city-8w7b-2yqx/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 11, 2024
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    calgary-ca
    Description

    The Employment data from the 2021 Federal Census covers labour force status, employment status, labour force participation rate, industry, and occupation. For questions, please contact socialresearch@calgary.ca. Please visit Data about Calgary's population for more information.

    Labour force status refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the reference period. Not in the labour force refers to persons who were neither employed nor unemployed during the reference period. This includes persons who, during the reference period were either unable to work or unavailable for work. It also includes persons who were without work and who had neither actively looked for work in the past four weeks nor had a job to start within four weeks of the reference period.

    Employment status refers to the employment status of a person during the period of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021. An employed person is one who did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date). While an unemployed person is one who was without paid work or without self-employment work and was available for work. An unemployed person either: had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; was on temporary lay-off and expected to return to his or her job; or had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less.

    Labour force participation rate refers to the total labour force in that group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that group.

    Industry refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The industry data are produced according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

    Occupation refers to the kind of work performed in a job, a job being all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete their duties. An occupation is a set of jobs that are sufficiently similar in work performed. The occupation data are produced according to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021.

    This is a one-time load of Statistics Canada federal census data from 2021 applied to the Communities, Wards, and City geographical boundaries current as of 2022 (so they will likely not match the current year's boundaries). Update frequency is every 5 years. Data Steward: Business Unit Community Strategies (Demographics and Evaluation). This dataset is for general public and internal City business groups.

    Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on this data to power Web applications. For example:

    See the Splitgraph documentation for more information.

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    Influence of Urbanization on Demography of Little Brown Bats (Myotis...

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    Updated May 31, 2023
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    Joanna L. Coleman; Robert M. R. Barclay (2023). Influence of Urbanization on Demography of Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) in the Prairies of North America [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020483
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    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2023
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    PLOS ONE
    Authors
    Joanna L. Coleman; Robert M. R. Barclay
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Canadian Prairies, North America
    Description

    BackgroundWe address three key gaps in research on urban wildlife ecology: insufficient attention to (1) grassland biomes, (2) individual- and population-level effects, and (3) vertebrates other than birds. We hypothesized that urbanization in the North American Prairies, by increasing habitat complexity (via the proliferation of vertical structures such as trees and buildings), thereby enhancing the availability of day-roosts, tree cover, and insects, would benefit synanthropic bats, resulting in increased fitness among urban individuals. Methodology/Principal FindingsOver three years, we captured more than 1,600 little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) in urban and non-urban riparian sites in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This species dominated bat assemblages throughout our study area, but nowhere more so than in the city. Our data did not support most of our specific predictions. Increased numbers of urban bats did not reflect urbanization-related benefits such as enhanced body condition, reproductive rates, or successful production of juveniles. Instead, bats did best in the transition zone situated between strictly urban and rural areas. Conclusions/SignificanceWe reject our hypothesis and explore various explanations. One possibility is that urban and rural M. lucifugus exhibit increased use of anthropogenic roosts, as opposed to natural ones, leading to larger maternity colonies and higher population densities and, in turn, increased competition for insect prey. Other possibilities include increased stress, disease transmission and/or impacts of noise on urban bats. Whatever the proximate cause, the combination of greater bat population density with decreased body condition and production of juveniles indicates that Calgary does not represent a population source for Prairie bats. We studied a highly synanthropic species in a system where it could reasonably be expected to respond positively to urbanization, but failed to observe any apparent benefits at the individual level, leading us to propose that urban development may be universally detrimental to bats.

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MACROTRENDS (2025). Calgary, Canada Metro Area Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/datasets/global-metrics/cities/20370/calgary/population

Calgary, Canada Metro Area Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025

Calgary, Canada Metro Area Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025

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Dataset updated
Sep 30, 2025
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MACROTRENDS
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Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Time period covered
Dec 1, 1950 - Oct 7, 2025
Area covered
Canada
Description

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Calgary, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

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