Census of Canada
The census provides a statistical portrait of Canada and its people. The most recent census was on May 16, 2006. Learn more about the census.
Spotlight
- June 26, 2008 - Release of Federal electoral district (FED) profile; Additional topic-based tabulations for Income and earnings; Product updates: Community profiles and Thematic Maps
- June 11, 2008 - Census of Agriculture - 2006 Agricultural Ecumene Census Division Boundary File
- June 10, 2008 - Final versions of the Labour Market Activity and Unpaid Work Reference Guide, 2006 Census and the Journey to Work Reference Guide, 2006 Census
- June 4, 2008 - Analysis and data: Changing patterns in Canadian homeownership and shelter costs and Shelter costs highlight tables; Product updates: GeoSearch2006, Thematic Maps, Census trends and Aboriginal population profile
- May 29, 2008 - Complete cumulative profile, including Income and earnings, and Shelter costs for lower levels of geography
- March 28, 2008 - Official launch of 2006 Census data search tool (Phase 1)
- Sign up by using the 'My account' feature to be notified of 2006 Census of Population releases.
2006 Census
1996 Census
Info-Census
- Census questions on income: New features and important changes
- Census questions on education: Some important changes
- 2006 Census: A decade of comparable data on Aboriginal Peoples
- Immigration trends in Canada
- Nearly one in five households completed their census questionnaire online
- Difference between Statistics Canada's census counts and population estimates
- 2006 Census information on same-sex common-law and married couples
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