Canadian Census 

Canadian demographics
(local, regional and national)

The principle source for demographic information in Canada is the Census. It is a wealth of information based in many cases on sample sizes of  nearly 98% of households.  The Census provides you with statistics on age and gender, marital status, income, occupation,  household characteristics, ethnic origin, home language, housing characteristics, religion, and immigration dates among many other variables.

As yet only the initial results from the 2006 Census are available.  The first release was on March 13, 2007 and only covered total population and dwelling counts.   As of September 12, 2007, age and gender, family, household and dwelling details are now available as well.

The following table provides a list of the expected release dates for more 2006 Census data.  Click on live links to view available highlights.

Click here for information on accessing local community and neighbourhood data.

2006 Census Release Schedule & Data Links

Release no. 1: Tuesday, March 13, 2007

• Population and dwelling counts

 

Release no. 2: Tuesday, July 17, 2007

• Age and sex

 

Release no. 3: Wednesday, September 12, 2007

• Marital status (including common-law status)

• Families and households

• Housing and shelter costs (including dwelling characteristics)

 

Release no. 4: Tuesday, December 4, 2007

• Language

• Mobility and migration

• Immigration and citizenship

 

Release no. 5: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

• Aboriginal peoples

 

Release no. 6: Tuesday, March 4, 2008

• Labour (including labour market activity, industry and occupation)

• Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation)

• Education

• Language (including language of work)

 

Release no. 7: Wednesday, April 2, 2008

• Ethnic origin and visible minorities

 

Release no. 8: Thursday, May 1, 2008

• Income and earnings

• Housing and shelter costs

If you need up-to-date demographic details not yet available through the 2006 Census try the resources we have profiled in our Market Research - Demographics research guide.

You can still access full details from the 2001 Census.

© John White, GDSourcing - Research & Retrieval 2007