The following types of statistics are produced by Statistics Canada for the 2011 census:
Population and Dwelling Counts
These tables provide population and dwelling counts established by the 2011 Census of Population. The levels of geography covered are Canada, provinces and territories, and other geographic areas including census subdivisions (municipalities), census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations. For selected geographies, the tables provide percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2006. Data are also provided for land area and population density. Various tables provide sort capabilities that allow the data in a column to be sorted in descending or ascending order. Geographic boundaries are those in effect on January 1, 2011.
Population and dwelling count tables to the dissemination block level are available in odesi (CSV format). Some geographies are also available on the Statistics Canada website.
Profile Files
Census profiles present information from the 2011 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Profiles includes characteristics such as population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status and language.
Profiles are available from:
- CHASS Census Analyzer (custom data extraction tool)
- odesi (.csv and .ivt (Beyond 20/20) format, which requires a free viewer to access).
- Statistics Canada website
Topic-Based Tabulations
This series of cross-tabulations presents a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics including Age and Sex, Marital Status, Families and Households, and Language. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to simple to more complex cross-tabulations, and can include current and previous census data.
Topic-based tabulations are available from:
Tables in Beyond 20/20 (.ivt) format require a free viewer to access.
Highlight Tables
These tables provide information highlights by topic via key indicators for various level of geography. The tables allow users to perform simple rank and sort functions.
These tables are available on the Statistics Canada website.