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These 2021 Census products provide statistical information about the population, age, sex at birth and gender, type of dwelling, families, households and marital status, Canadian military experience, income, language, Indigenous peoples, housing, immigration, place of birth and citizenship, ethnocultural and religious diversity, mobility and migration, education, labour, and commuting as measured in the Census Program.

The 2021 Census Program Census in Brief articles provide an overview of key findings from the 2021 Census Program topics. More detailed articles are published in Insights on Canadian Society, a publication that provides information on various aspects of Canadian society that affect the lives of Canadians. Key findings are also presented through videos, infographics and thematic maps.

Reference materials are designed to help users make the most of census data. They cover various aspects of the census and are intended to support the use of data. Every effort has been made to simplify the text or add simple explanations to the technical text in order to make the information accessible to as many people as possible.

The 2021 Census of Population Program offers a wide range of analysis, data, reference and geographical information according to topics (subjects) that paint a portrait of Canada and its population.

This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Using the search or browse options below, users can search for an area of interest by typing its place name, postal code or geographic code or by browsing a list.

Use link to "Census Program" to access data, topics, previous censuses, and other services & information.

This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Using the search or browse options below, users can search for an area of interest by typing its place name, postal code or geographic code or by browsing a list.

Census of Population: 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996
Census of Agriculture: 2011, 2006, 2001

From Library and Archives Canada/history, links, aids, and strategies for searching.
(Includes link to Finding Aid 300 "...a comprehensive guide to early census and related records found at Library and Archives Canada, which date from 1640 to the 1800s. There are also some records from the 1900s, including Newfoundland and Labrador, 1921 to 1945....")

A brief history