Federal Government

Canadian Heritage. Official Languages. Bilingualism in Canada

A chronology of key events charting the course of Canada's bilingualism since Confederation.

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.

Government of Canada. Indian Land Claims Commission

Includes information on treaties and other important Aboriginal documents.

New Canadian Perspectives

Various on-line articles relating to Canada’s Official Languages from the series entitled New Canadian Perspectives. Look for the link to "Languages in Canada: 1996 Census" by Louise Marmen and Jean-Pierre Corbeil.

Statistics Canada. 1996 Census of Population

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Dictionary

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Population

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Technical Reports and User Guides

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 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 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. 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. Language Composition of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census

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. The Daily. Tuesday, December 10, 2002

Other

Aboriginal Languages of Canada

Information on Aboriginal Languages from ETHNOLOGUE: Languages of the World, Thirteenth Edition.

Canadian Council on Social Development. Stats & Facts