Federal Government

Aboriginal Canada Portal

A gateway to national and provincial Aboriginal organizations, economic development, claims and treaties, environment and natural resources, language, heritage and culture.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Department of Justice Canada, Employment Equity Act

Government of Canada. Canada's Digital Collections. Aboriginal Digital Collections

Gateway to web sites of Canadian Aboriginal images and information, created by Aboriginal youth with funding from Industry Canada.

Human Resource and Social Development Canada

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Information on the Department and on services offered to First Nations People. See "Publications and Research" for recent data on Aboriginal population, First Nations Profiles, news on treaties and land claims, etc.

Statistics Canada. 1996 Census. Population Counts, Showing Distribution Inside and Outside Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, for Canada, Provinces and Territories.

A census table provided by Statistics Canada clearly demonstrates the higher population base of census metropolitain areas in relation to regions outside of these areas. A link to important information on 1996 census tables on the Internet is also available.

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Dictionary

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Population

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Technical Reports and User Guides

Statistics Canada. 2001 Community Profiles

Statistics Canada, 2003. Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: Process, Progress and Prospects.

This article is based on the results from the first wave of interviews conducted for the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), which was designed to study the process by which new immigrants adapt to Canadian society.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Aboriginal Population Profiles

These profiles contain free information on the Aboriginal identity population for various communities in Canada where the Aboriginal identity population is above 250. Communities, include; cities, towns, villages, Indian reserves and Indian settlements, counties or their equivalents and metropolitan areas.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census. Analysis Series

This series, launched via The Daily for each of the eight major releases, includes a number of comprehensive analytical articles which will supplement day of release information. These catalogued articles provide an analytical perspective on 2006 Census topics.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Dictionary

The 2006 Census Dictionary provides detailed definitions of the Census of Population concepts, universes, variables and geographic terms, including historical information to facilitate the comparison of variables between census years.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Highlight Tables

This page provides tables for population and dwelling counts; age and sex; families and households; languages, immigration and citizenship; Aboriginal peoples; labour, language used at work, place of work, commuting to work, education; ethnic origin and visible minorities; income, and earnings, and shelter costs.  Available on each official day of release, the tables will present information highlights by topic via key indicators for various levels of geography.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Maps - Immigration and Citizenship

Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census: Data tables, figures and maps.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Maps - Visible Minorities

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census. Topic-based tabulations

This series of cross-tabulations presents a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Trends

This product presents a series of summary data trends spanning three censuses: 2006, 2001 and 1996. The product is designed to facilitate the analysis and comparison of the changing demographic and socio-economic composition of selected geographic areas across Canada.

Statistics Canada. 2006 Community Profiles

These profiles present community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users can search for an area of interest using the search engine provided in this site. Users can access data on population and dwellings, age, marital status, families, income, languages, immigration, education, labour force, income, and more.

Statistics Canada, 2007. Canadian Social Trends - Immigrants' perspectives on their first four years in Canada: Highlights from three waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.

Statistics Canada. Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census

Statistics Canada. Analysis Series

Statistics Canada. Census Tract (CT) Profiles, 2006 Census

Census tracts are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000. They are identified using seven-character numeric 'names' (e.g., 0005.00) and are located in census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and larger census agglomerations (CAs). From this page you can visualize each census tract via a map and/or retrieve profile data for the census tract.

Statistics Canada. Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census

Statistics Canada. Free Internet publications. 1996 Census. Social Conditions. Understanding Rural Canada: Structures and Trends

This 1996 Statistics Canada slide show presents several images, as well as brief descriptions on the topic of rural demography.

Statistics Canada. Highlight Tables. Population and Dwelling Counts

Statistics Canada. Historical Statistics of Canada. Section A: Population and Migration

Statistics Canada presents a large collection of population-related data derived from national censuses dating back to the late 1800’s to 1977.

Statistics Canada. Learning Resources

This page gives support material, such as data, reference material and lesson plans, for teaching and learning in schools at elementary, secondary and postsecondary levels.

Statistics Canada. Learning Resources. Animated Age Pyramids

Statistics Canada features animated population pyramids to show the change in population distribution of Canada, the provinces and territories from 1971 to 2004. Other useful sections can also be explored on this web site.

Statistics Canada. Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities, 1996

Statistics Canada. The Daily

The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public. The Daily issues news releases on current social and economic conditions and announces new products. It provides a comprehensive one-stop overview of new information available from Statistics Canada.

Provincial/Territorial Government

Government of Alberta: Official Population List

This Government of Alberta Web page publishes the official population figures on municipalities available as of October 1st, 1996. The First Nation population by band is also shown.

Government of Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island: Population Strategy

This government of Prince Edward Island Web page provides an insight into the mandate and objectives of the province on the issue of population. As supplements, two links to documents (PDF) on population are available.

Nova Scotia: Demographic Trends Into the Twenty First Century

This Government of Nova Scotia paper presents an overview of various aspects of the province’s population: population change, population growth, age structure and other themes.

Yukon Facts: Population

This Government of Yukon Web page posts population figures by community profile, gender population as of December 1999, migration, ethnic origin and population age group.

Other

Canadian Council on Social Development. Stats & Facts

Inuit Tapisirat.

A site on Inuit culture created by the Inuit Tapisirat.

Metropolis Canada

Metropolis is an international network for comparative research and public policy development on migration, diversity, and immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world.