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Census 2021

Welcome to the 2021 Census
2021 Census Data Products
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.
2021 Census Analytic Products
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.
2021 Census Reference Material
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.
2021 Census Topics
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.
2021 Census Profile
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.

Online Census Quicklinks

Main Census Page
Use link to "Census Program" to access data, topics, previous censuses, and other services & information.
2021 Census Profile
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.
2016: Census Profile - 2016 Census
Previous Censuses
Census of Population: 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996
Census of Agriculture: 2011, 2006, 2001
2011 National Household Survey Profile

Government of Canada Publications
A catalogue of over 502,000 publications. Access to more than 381,000 digital publications.

Type census and the year of the census you wish in the Title Field.You may opt for pdf as a format near the bottom of the Advanced search page. Items which have been digitized will be returned. The collection is not complete, but additions are ongoing.

Example
census 1971

Censuses
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....")

Government of Canada: Advanced Search
Search government repositories, websites, documents, Statistics Canada. A good choice for beginning a search for Canadian materials.

More than a century of censuses in Canada
A brief history

Print Census Publications at the BU Library

The Brandon University Government Documents Collection is home to the majority of Census print publications in the BU Library. Some of this collection may be searched using the Library Catalogue Search. If you have questions about the Census holdings in the BU Library, please contact the staff in the Government Documents Office at 204-727-9773.

BU Library Catalogue
Search the library catalog for books, journals, and online links

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