2016 Census Profile Web Data Service (WDS) - User Guide
Release date: September 13, 2018Updated on: November 13, 2019
Returns all 2016 Census Profile data for a geography of interest.
Resource URL
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/rest/census-recensement/CPR2016{.type}?lang={lang}&dguid={dguid}&topic={topic}¬es={notes}&stat={stat}
Resource information
- Response formats
- JSON, XML
- Requires authentication
- No
- GET
- Yes
- POST
- No
Parameters
Six parameters can be added to the main URL. These parameters are for format type, language, geography, topic, footnotes and statistic type.
Name | Required | Value and notes |
---|---|---|
type | Yes |
json|xml where:
|
lang | No |
E|F (default = E) where:
|
dguid | No |
one dguid (default=2016A000011124) Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier - DGUID It is an alphanumeric code, composed of four components. It varies from 10 to 21 characters in length. The first 9 characters are fixed in composition and length. Vintage (4) + Type (1) + Schema (4) + Geographic Unique Identifier (1-12). To find dguid, use any GEO_UID (i.e., DGUID) returned by the 2016 Census geography web data service. Geographic area note: Global non-response rates and data quality flags associated with a geography are provided by the 2016 Census geography data service. For more information on the DGUID definition and structure, please refer to the Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier: Definition and Structure, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 92F0138M-2019001. |
topic | No |
Integer 0-14 (default=0) where:
|
notes | No |
0|1 (default = 0) where:
|
stat | No |
0|1 (default = 0) where:
|
Resource parameters
- PROV_TERR_ID
- The province or territory geocode i.e., 35 = Ontario.
- PROV_TERR_NAME_NOM
- Name of the province or territory.
- GEO_UID
- The geographic identifier (i.e., DGUID) which include geography boundary vintage, level and code. For more information, please refer to Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier: Definition and Structure.
- GEO_ID
- The geographic code for the geography.
- GEO_NAME_NOM
- The geographic name
- GEO_TYPE
- The geographic area type, if applicable, i.e., C = City. Otherwise, null.
- TOPIC_THEME
- Topic name.
- TEXT_ID
- Text identifier.
- HIER_ID
- Returns a numbering sequence to identify topic, grouping, parent, child relationship of the TEXT_NAME_NOM field. The first digit identifies topic, the second digit identifies grouping, the third and subsequent digits identify the relationship between TEXT_NAME_NOM fields within a topic/grouping.
- INDENT_ID
- Returns the number of indentations for the TEXT_NAME_NOM field.
- TEXT_NAME_NOM
- Text for the data line.
- NOTE_ID
- Footnote number, if applicable. Otherwise, null.
- NOTE
- Footnote text that would accompany the text for the data line, if applicable. Otherwise, null.
- T_DATA_DONNEE
- Data point value for total.
- T_SYM
- Symbol that would accompany or replace the total data point value.
- M_DATA_DONNEE
- Data point value for male.
- M_SYM
- Symbol that would accompany or replace the male data point value.
- F_DATA_DONNEE
- Data point value for female.
- F_SYM
- Symbol that would accompany or replace the female data point value.
Note: For T_SYM, M_SYM and F_SYM
- ..
- not available for a specific reference period
- ...
- not applicable
- E
- use with caution
- F
- too unreliable to be published
- r
- revised
- x
- suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Source and Citation
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
Example request
GET
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/rest/census-recensement/CPR2016.json?lang=E&dguid=2016A000011124&topic=1¬es=0&stat=0
Note: The returning result is proceeded with two forward slashes (i.e., //) which should be bypassed when using the results.
Example result
//{
"COLUMNS": [
"PROV_TERR_ID",
"PROV_TERR_NAME_NOM",
"GEO_UID",
"GEO_ID",
"GEO_NAME_NOM",
"GEO_TYPE",
"TOPIC_THEME",
"TEXT_ID",
"HIER_ID",
"INDENT_ID",
"TEXT_NAME_NOM",
"NOTE_ID",
"NOTE",
"T_DATA_DONNEE",
"T_SYM",
"M_DATA_DONNEE",
"M_SYM",
"F_DATA_DONNEE",
"F_SYM"
],
"DATA": [
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1000,
1.1.1,
0,
"Population, 2016",
1,
null,
35151728,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1001,
1.1.2,
0,
"Population, 2011",
1,
null,
33476688,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1002,
1.1.3,
0,
"Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016",
null,
null,
5,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1003,
1.1.4,
0,
"Total private dwellings",
2,
null,
15412443,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1004,
1.1.5,
0,
"Private dwellings occupied by usual residents",
3,
null,
14072079,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1005,
1.1.6,
0,
"Population density per square kilometre",
null,
null,
3.9,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
],
[
"01",
"Canada",
"2016A000011124",
"01",
"Canada",
null,
"Population",
1006,
1.1.7,
0,
"Land area in square kilometres",
null,
null,
8965588.85,
null,
null,
"...",
null,
"..."
]
]
}
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