Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016
Location of residence five years ago

Release date: May 3, 2017
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Definition

'Location of residence five years ago of person' refers to the person's usual place of residence five years prior to the reference day.

Statistical unit(s)

Person

Classification(s)

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2016
Statistical Area Classification - Variant of SGC 2016
Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2016

Reported in

2016 (25% sample); 2011Note 1 (30% sample); 2006, 2001 and 1996 (20% sample).

Reported for

Population aged 5 years and over residing in Canada, in private households

Question number(s)

Derived variable: Question 23

Responses

Not applicable

Remarks

Not applicable

Note

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