Census news

List of all releases

2012

• February 8, 2012
  • Mobile Census Profile: Community-level data formatted for your mobile device
  • Geography products: Maps, Reference documents, Spatial and Attribute information products
  • Data products: Population and dwelling counts: Census Profile, Highlight Tables, Visual Census and Census Data Navigator
  • Analytical products: Population and dwelling counts: Analytical document, Census in Brief and Focus on Geography Series

2011

• November 29, 2011
  • 2011 Census geographic products
• October 25, 2011
  • Release of the updated version of the Health Profile
  • Release of the updated version of Health Trends
• September 21, 2011
  • Preview of Census Products and Services
• August 23, 2011
  • Preview of Census Geography Products and Services
• July 26, 2011
  • Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
• June 28, 2011
  • Release of the updated version of the Health Profile, June 2011
• June 21, 2011
  • Release of the updated version of Health Trends, June 2011
• June 14, 2011
  • The 2008 Census Test: Content Analysis Report presents the findings of the census test conducted from May through July 2008.
• June 7, 2011
  • Recent evolution of immigrant-language transmission in Canada
• May 2, 2011
  • Hierarchical File, 2006 Census (Public Use Microdata Files)
• March 30, 2011
  • Official release of the condensed, mobile version of the 2006 Census Community Profiles.
• February 28, 2011
  • Statistics Canada is pleased to announce the release of the updated Health Profile, February 2011
• February 3, 2011
  • Release of a note titled From urban areas to population centres that explains the new terminology and classification of population centres.
• January 6, 2011
  • Applications are now being accepted for census jobs across Canada.

2010

• September 23, 2010
  • Release of a Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Anglophones in Quebec.
• September 9, 2010
  • Release of an article in Canadian Social Trends: Sharing their lives: women, marital trends and education
  • Release of a report on Characteristics and labour market outcomes of internationally-educated immigrants.
• July 21, 2010
  • Release of an article on Labour market activity among seniors.
• July 6, 2010
  • The 2006 Census Dictionary in PDF format (originally released on January 29, 2010) has now been updated to include the index.
• June 28, 2010
  • 2011 Census questionnaire: the questions for both the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture were prescribed by the Governor in Council through an Order in Council.
• June 15, 2010
  • Statistics Canada is pleased to announce the release of the updated Health Profile, June 2010 featuring the latest health data, including several new indicators.
• June 8, 2010
  • Release of articles in Canadian Social Trends: Migration from central to surrounding municipalities in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver and Foreign nationals working temporarily in Canada.
• May 14, 2010
  • Release of a Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in Ontario
• April 29, 2010
  • Release of an article on Women in Non-traditional Occupations and Fields of Study.
• April 20, 2010
  • Release of A portrait of mixed ethnocultural couples which examines the socio-demographic characteristics of mixed union couples in Canada.
• April 8, 2010
  • The third and last release of 2006 Census maps and accompanying analysis, produced in partnership with the Atlas of Canada, presents national and regional data results from the 2006 Census.
• April 6, 2010
  • A report entitled Comparing Income Statistics from Different Sources: Aggregate Income, 2005.
  • Release of Statistical Portrait of the French-Speaking Immigrant Population Outside Quebec (1991 to 2006).
• March 25, 2010
  • Release of the Coverage Technical Report, 2006 Census.
• March 24, 2010
  • Aboriginal Population Profiles for Selected Cities and Communities in: Ontario, Prairie provinces, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, British Columbia
• March 8, 2010
  • Canadian Social Trends release - The Census and the evolution of gender roles in early 20th century Canada
• March 4, 2010
  • Release of the 2006 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF), Individuals File DVD-ROM product (catalogue no. 95M0028XVB).
• February 24, 2010
  • Release of Immigrants working in regulated occupations
• February 9, 2010
  • Second edition of the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report
• January 29, 2010
  • 2006 Census Dictionary in PDF format

2009

• December 17, 2009
  • How do you use census data?
• August 11, 2009
  • 2006 Census Technical Report: Sampling and Weighting
• June 25, 2009
  • Release of the Health Profile which accompanies the latest issue of Health Indicators (82-221). Both feature the latest data from the 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. The Health Profile is also part of a new Health in Canada module launched today on the Statistics Canada home page.
• June 19, 2009

  • Canadian Social Trends is releasing the following census-related articles today (in PDF format) entitled:

    • The impact of working in a non-official language on the occupations and earnings of immigrants in Canada
    • Immigrants in Canada who work in a language other than English or French
    • Métis in Canada: Selected Findings of the 2006 Census
    • First Nations people: Selected findings of the 2006 Census

    Please be advised the HTML versions were released on May 12, 2009

• May 12, 2009
  • Part 1 of the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, 2006 Census
• April 16, 2009
  • Release of 2006 Census Print Profiles
• April 3, 2009
  • Census of Agriculture - Canola: a Canadian success story and Sour cherries in Canada - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• March 3, 2009
  • Release of Portrait of Official-language Communities in Canada, 2006 Census (DVD-ROM)
• January 29, 2009
  • Release of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, 2006 Census (CD-ROM)
  • Release of the 2011 Census dissemination discussion forum (only available on Network B)
• January 22, 2009
  • Release of additional topic-based tabulations for Language
• January 16, 2009
  • Release of the 2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults

2008

• December 4, 2008
  • Final version of the Income and Earnings Reference Guide
• December 2, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - Agriculture-Population Linkage Data - publication
• November 25, 2008
  • Release of the Profile for Statistical Area Classification, 2006 Census
• November 14, 2008
  • Release of the 2006 Census Results Teacher's Kit - Lessons 6 to 8
• October 28, 2008
  • Release of additional topic-based tabulations for Language, Labour and Education
• September 30, 2008
  • Release of additional topic-based tabulations for Housing and shelter costs, Place of work and commuting to work, Ethnic origin and visible minorities and Income and earnings; Bundle: Aboriginal population profile, 2006 Census
• September 26, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - Turkey industry adapting to new Canadian demographics - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• September 8, 2008
  • Release of the 2006 Census 'FED Finder'. In anticipation of the upcoming federal election, users can access census data related to their Federal electoral district (FED).
• August 27, 2008
  • Release of the complete Cumulative Profile for Dissolved Census Subdivisions (2001 to 2006)
• August 26, 2008
  • Release of the 2006 Census Results Teacher's Kit - Lessons 1 to 5
• August 5, 2008
  • Final version of the Education Reference Guide
• July 29, 2008
  • Additional topic-based tabulations for Aboriginal peoples, Education, Labour, and Place of work and commuting to work; Final versions of Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Visible Minority Population and Population Group Reference Guide and Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide
• July 25, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - Fork in the road: Canadian agriculture and food on the move - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• July 24, 2008
  • 2011 Census Content Consultation Report, Release of Health Regions within Community Profiles
• July 23, 2008
  • Additional topic-based tabulations and Thematic Maps for Mobilty and migration; Analytical perspective article produced by Demography Division entitled 'Portrait of the mobility of Canadians in 2006: Trajectories and characteristics of migrants' which is being released through the Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada, 2005-2006.
• 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
• May 26, 2008
  • 2008 Road Network File
• May 23, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - That beet is sweet! - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• May 22, 2008
  • 2008 Census Subdivision Boundary File and Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names, January 2, 2006 to January 1, 2008
• May 1, 2008
  • Income and earnings and housing and shelter costs
• April 16, 2008
  • Ethnic origin and visible minorities - Thematic maps and profile release components for lower levels of geography
• April 8, 2008
  • Additional topic-based tabulations for Immigration and citizenship, Language, Mobility and migration, as well as reference guides
• April 2, 2008
  • Ethnic origin and visible minorities
  • Place of work and commuting to work
  • Additional topic-based tabulations for Aboriginal peoples
• March 28, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - Organic: from niche to mainstream - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
  • Official launch of 2006 Census data search tool (Phase 1)
• March 18, 2008
  • Labour market activity, Industry, Occupation, Education, Language of work, Place of work and mode of transportation profile release components for lower levels of geography.
• March 6, 2008
  • Statistics Canada's Living Census takes visitors on a virtual tour of more than 340 years of census-taking in Canada.
• March 5, 2008
  • Mobility and Migration Reference Guide (update)
• March 4, 2008
  • Labour, education, language of work and place of work and commuting to work
• February 29, 2008
  • Content structure preview of Income, earnings and shelter costs Topic-based tabulations and profile release components from the 2006 Census release 8.
• February 20, 2008
  • Geography Working Paper Series: "Defining and Measuring Metropolitan Areas: A Comparison Between Canada and the United States"
• February 19, 2008
  • Additional topic-based tabulations for Marital status, Families and households, and Housing and shelter costs.
• February 14, 2008
  • Content structure preview of Education Topic-based tabulations and profile release components from the 2006 Census release 6.
• February 12, 2008
  • Aboriginal peoples profile release components for lower levels of geography
• February 7, 2008
  • Geography Working Paper Series - Delineation of 2006 Urban Areas: Challenges and Achievements
• February 5, 2008
  • 2006 Agriculture Community Profiles
• January 30, 2008
  • Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF), 2006 Census - Update, Postal Code by Federal Riding (2003 Representation Order) File (PCFRF), 2006 Census - Update
• January 25, 2008
  • Census of Agriculture - Bison on the comeback trail - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• January 15, 2008
  • Aboriginal peoples
• January 9, 2008
  • Profile release components of Language, Immigration, Citizenship, Mobility and migration

2007

• December 11, 2007
  • Census of Agriculture - Selected Historical Data from the Census of Agriculture
• December 4, 2007
  • Language
  • Immigration and citizenship
  • Mobility and migration
  • Phase 1 release of Census trends, new product presenting a series of summary data trends spanning the 2006, 2001 and 1996 censuses.
• November 22, 2007
  • 2007 Road Network File
• November 20, 2007
  • Content structure preview of Topic-based tabulations and profile release components from the 2006 Census releases 6 and 7.
• November 1, 2007
  • Update to the Preview of Products and Services, 2006 Census
• October 31, 2007
  • Families Reference Guide, 2006 Census
• October 26, 2007
  • Census of Agriculture - The soybean, agriculture's jack-of-all-trades, is gaining ground across Canada - Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
• October 19, 2007
  • Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF), 2006 Census, Postal Code by Federal Riding (2003 Representation Order) File (PCFRF), 2006 Census - Update
• October 12, 2007
  • Housing and Dwelling Characteristics Reference Guide, 2006 Census
• October 10, 2007
  • Profile release components of Marital status, common-law status, families, dwellings and households - Lower levels of geography
• September 12, 2007
  • Families and households
  • Marital status
  • Housing and shelter costs
• August 21, 2007
  • New and improved Statistics by subject modules on www.statcan.gc.ca.
• August 15, 2007
  • Content structure preview of the place of work and commuting to work Topic-based tabulations from 2006 Census.
• August 14, 2007
  • Profile release components of Age and sex - Lower levels of geography
• August 2, 2007
  • 2006 Census - Age and sex population comparison pyramid, a feature that allows users to compare the population distributions by years of age and sex for any two different areas. (Note)
• July 17, 2007
  • Age and Sex Highlight Tables, 2006 Census
  • Topic-based tabulations: Age and sex
  • Cumulative profile and release components: Age and sex
  • Census Tract (CT) Profiles, 2006 Census
  • GeoSearch2006
  • Thematic Maps
  • Age and sex
  • Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census
  • 2006 Community Profiles
• July 12, 2007
  • Census Forward Sortation Areas: Population and dwelling counts and boundary files
• July 11, 2007
  • 2011 Census Content Consultation Guide - Make your views known
• June 28, 2007
  • Official release of print publication: A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts, 2006 Census
• June 26, 2007
  • Update to the Preview of Products and Services, 2006 Census
• June 13, 2007
  • Additional content structure preview of the 2006 Census Topic-based tabulations and Cumulative profile and release components.
• May 30, 2007
  • Content structure preview of the 2006 Census Topic-based tabulations and Cumulative profile and release components for the next two major census releases.
• May 24, 2007
  • Your Guide to Data Sources on Census-related Topics provides you with lists of alternate sources of information which complement the census.
• May 16, 2007
  • 2006 Census of Agriculture data
• May 8, 2007
  • Additional 2006 Census Dictionary definitions
• March 13, 2007
  • Population and dwelling counts
  • Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006
  • Highlight tables - Population and dwelling counts
  • 2006 Community Profiles
  • GeoSearch2006
  • GeoSuite ($)
  • Geographic Attribute File ($)
  • Thematic Maps
  • Urban Area Boundary Files ($)
  • Designated Place Boundary Files ($)
  • Population Ecumene Cartographic Boundary File
  • Road Network and Geographic Attribute File ($)
  • Illustrated Glossary
  • Geography Catalogue
• February 14, 2007
  • Boundary files ($) for dissemination block, dissemination areas, census tracts and federal electoral districts
  • Correspondence Files
  • 2006 Census Dictionary (geography definitions only)
• January 16, 2007
  • Dissemination area reference maps
  • Census tract reference maps

2006

• October 18, 2006
  • 2006 Boundary Files
  • Standard Geographical Classification (SGC). Volume II. Reference Maps
• October 17, 2006
  • Preview of Products and Services
• September 29, 2006
  • Road Network File