Canadian Census of Population
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The Canadian Census of Population is a nationwide statistical survey conducted regularly by the Government of Canada to collect detailed demographic, social, and economic information about all residents.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian census | 1 |
| Census of Population | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national population census
ⓘ
statistical survey ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Chief Statistician of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collects |
Indigenous identity data
ⓘ
age data ⓘ education data ⓘ ethnic origin data ⓘ household composition data ⓘ housing characteristics data ⓘ immigration and citizenship data ⓘ income data ⓘ labour market activity data ⓘ language data ⓘ marital status data ⓘ sex and gender data ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Statistics Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| covers |
Canadian residents
ⓘ
usual residents of Canada ⓘ |
| dataCollectionMode |
in-person interview
ⓘ
mail-out ⓘ online questionnaire ⓘ telephone interview ⓘ |
| dataConfidentiality | protected by law ⓘ |
| dataRelease | aggregate statistics only ⓘ |
| dataUse |
academic research
ⓘ
business market analysis ⓘ electoral boundary redistribution ⓘ federal government programs ⓘ municipal planning ⓘ provincial government programs ⓘ |
| frequency | every 5 years ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Indian reserves and settlements where possible
ⓘ
all provinces ⓘ all territories ⓘ |
| includesInstrument |
long-form questionnaire
ⓘ
short-form questionnaire ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Statistics Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longFormName | Census of Population long-form ⓘ |
| nextScheduledCensusYear | 2026 ⓘ |
| purpose |
collect demographic information
ⓘ
collect economic information ⓘ collect social information ⓘ produce official population counts ⓘ support allocation of public funds ⓘ support government planning ⓘ support policy development ⓘ |
| recentCensusYear |
2016
ⓘ
2021 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| shortFormName | Census of Population short-form ⓘ |
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Census of Population
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Canadian census