This Census in Brief examines population growth of Canada's rural areas and their changing proportion within the country. It also presents international comparisons, a portrait of population growth according to the remoteness index and population changes in the three territories.| www12.statcan.gc.ca
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret age, sex at birth and gender data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.| www12.statcan.gc.ca
This document reports the work performed by Statistics Canada in order to propose the inclusion of a question on gender to the 2021 Census, while keeping a question on sex at birth. The context in which this work was performed is presented, as well as the data needs, and results from the 2019 National Census Test.| www12.statcan.gc.ca
Data from the Census of Population are important for all communities and are vital for planning services such as schools, day care, family services, housing, police services, fire protection, roads, public transportation and skills training for employment. Governments, businesses, associations, organizations and many others use these data to make important decisions. The census provides information that reflects Canada's changing society and is the primary source of sociodemographic data for ...| www12.statcan.gc.ca
The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables and geographic terms, as well as historical information. By referring to the Census Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data and how to compare variables between census years. The Census Dictionary will be released iteratively starting with geography and non-data dependent topic definitions, tables, figures and ...| www12.statcan.gc.ca
This report helps users understand how we balance protecting confidentiality and meeting needs for data. It provides information at a high level for major variables such as those related to gender, Indigenous peoples, visible minority, ethnocultural diversity, instruction in the official minority language and religious groups.| www12.statcan.gc.ca
This fact sheet provides the context for the addition of the gender question on the 2021 Census, as well as the definitions related to gender and sex at birth. It also explains what gender-related information will be available in the April 27th, 2022 Census release.| www12.statcan.gc.ca
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret Indigenous peoples data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.| www12.statcan.gc.ca