Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
conducts a country-wide census that collects demographic data every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. The
2021 Canadian Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
enumerated a
total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 percent over the 2016 figure.
Between 2011 and May 2016, Canada's population grew by 1.7 million people, with immigrants accounting for two-thirds of the increase. Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 percent overall growth. The main driver of population growth is
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
and, to a lesser extent, natural growth.
Canada has one of the highest
per-capita immigration rates in the world, driven mainly by
economic policy
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and, to a lesser extent,
family reunification
Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries because of the presence of one or more family members in a certain country, therefore, enables the rest of the divided family or only specific members of the family to e ...
.
In 2021, a total of 405,330 immigrants were admitted to Canada, mainly from Asia.
New immigrants settle mostly in major urban areas such as
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
,
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
and
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
. Canada also accepts large numbers of
refugee
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. s, accounting for over 10 percent of annual global
refugee resettlements.
Population
The
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
had a total population count of 36,991,981 individuals, making up approximately 0.5% of the world's total population.
[ A population estimate for 2022 put the total number of people in Canada at 38,232,593.]
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.
*One birth every 1 minutes
*One death every 2 minutes
*One net migrant every 2 minutes
*Net gain of one person every 1 minute
Death rate
:8.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 81
Net migration rate
:5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 21st
Urbanization
:urban population: 81.8% of total population (2022)
:rate of urbanization: 0.95% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Provinces and territories
Population distribution
The vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia.
:Sources: Statistics Canada
Cities
Census metropolitan areas
Fertility rate
The total fertility rate
The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if:
# she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime
# she were t ...
is the number of children born in a specific year cohort to the total number of women who can give birth in the country.
In 1971, the birth rate for the first time tipped below replacement and since then has not rebounded.
The current fertility rate of Canada is 1.57 children per woman. The total birth rate is 10.17 births/1,000 population in 2022.
Mother's mean age at first birth
In 2019, the average age of which a woman in Canada gives birth is 29.4 years.
Family size
The average family size in Canada has shifted more towards either childless couples or couples who have either 1 to 2 children at a maximum.
Population projection
According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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(OECD)/World Bank
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, the population in Canada increased from 1990 to 2008 with 5.6 million and 20.4% growth in population, compared to 21.7% growth in the United States
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and 31.2% growth in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. According to the OECD/World Bank population statistics, for the same period the world population
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growth was 27%, a total of 1,423 million people.[CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion](_blank)
Population 1971–2008
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pages 83–85) IEA (OECD/ World Bank) original population ref e.g. in IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2010 page 57 However, over the same period, the population of France
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grew by 8.0%. And from 1991 to 2011, the population of the UK increased by 10.0%.
The current population growth rate for Canada in 2022 was 0.75%.
Life expectancy
Life expectancy in Canada has consistently risen since the country's formation.
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
:total: 16 years
:male: 16 years
:female: 17 years (2016)
Infant mortality rate
:total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births. Country comparison to the world: 180th
:male: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
:female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
Age characteristics
Age structure
:0-14 years: 15.99% (male 3,094,008/female 2,931,953)
:15-24 years: 11.14% (male 2,167,013/female 2,032,064)
:25-54 years: 39.81% (male 7,527,554/female 7,478,737)
:55-64 years: 14.08% (male 2,624,474/female 2,682,858)
:65 years and over: 18.98% (male 3,274,298/female 3,881,126) (2020 est.)
Median age
:total: 41.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 40th
:male: 40.6 years
:female: 42.9 years (2020 est.)
:
:total: 40.6 years
:male: 39.6 years
:female: 41.5 years (2011)
:
:Median age by province and territory in 2011
:# Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
: 44.0
:# Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
: 43.7
:# New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
:43.7
:# Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...
: 42.8
:# Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
: 41.9
:# British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
: 41.9
:# Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
: 40.4
:# Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
: 39.1
:# Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
: 38.4
:# Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
: 38.2
:# Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
: 36.5
:# Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
: 32.3
:# Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
: 24.1
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.
Dependency ratio
The dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force (the ''dependent'' part ages 0 to 14 and 65+) and those typically in the labor force (the ''productive'' part ages 15 to 64). It is used to measure the press ...
s
:total dependency ratio: 47.3
:youth dependency ratio: 23.5
:elderly dependency ratio: 23.8
:potential support ratio
The potential support ratio (PSR) is the number of people age 15–64 per one older person aged 65 or older. This ratio describes the burden placed on the working population (unemployment and children are not considered in this measure) by the non ...
: 4.2 (2015 est.)
Vital statistics
(c) = Census results
Current vital statistics
Employment and income
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
:total: 20.2%
:male: 20.9%
:female: 19.4% (2020 est.)
Ethnicity and visible minorities
Canadians as ethnic group by province
All citizens of Canada are classified as "Canadians" as defined by Canada's nationality laws. "Canadian" as an ethnic group has since 1996 been added to census questionnaires for possible ancestral origin or descent. "Canadian" was included as an example on the English questionnaire and "Canadien" as an example on the French questionnaire. "The majority of respondents to this selection are from the eastern part of the country that was first settled. Respondents generally are visibly European (Anglophones and Francophones) and no longer self-identify with their ethnic ancestral origins. This response is attributed to a multitude or generational distance from ancestral lineage.
Ethnic origin
According to the 2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
, over 450 " ethnic or cultural origins" were self-reported by Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
. The major panethnic groups chosen were; European
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to:
In general
* ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe
** Ethnic groups in Europe
** Demographics of Europe
** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...
(), North American
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Ca ...
(), Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
(), North American Indigenous (), African
African or Africans may refer to:
* Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa:
** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa
*** Ethn ...
(), Latin, Central and South American (), Caribbean
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(), Oceanian
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(), and Other (). Statistics Canada reports that 35.5% of the population reported multiple ethnic origins, thus the overall total is greater than 100%.
The country's ten largest self-reported specific ethnic or cultural origins in 2021 were Canadian (accounting for 15.6 percent of the population), followed by English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
(14.7 percent), Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
(12.1 percent), Scottish (12.1 percent), French (11.0 percent), German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
(8.1 percent), Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
(4.7 percent), Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
(4.3 percent), Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
(3.7 percent), and Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
(3.5 percent).
Of the 36.3 million people enumerated in 2021 approximately 25.4 million reported being "white
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
", representing 69.8 percent of the population. The indigenous population representing 5 percent or 1.8 million individuals, grew by 9.4 percent compared to the non-Indigenous population, which grew by 5.3 percent from 2016 to 2021. One out of every four Canadians or 26.5 percent of the population belonged to a non-White and non-Indigenous visible minority
A visible minority () is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connect ...
, the largest of which in 2021 were South Asian
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(2.6 million people; 7.1 percent), Chinese (1.7 million; 4.7 percent) and Black
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(1.5 million; 4.3 percent).
As data is completely self-reported, and reporting individuals may have varying definitions of "Ethnic origin" (or may not know their ethnic origin), these figures should not be considered an exact record of the relative prevalence of different ethno-cultural ancestries but rather how Canadians self-identify.
Data from this section from Statistics Canada, 2021.
The most common ethnic origins per province are as follows in 2006 (total responses; only percentages 10% or higher shown; ordered by percentage of "Canadian"):
* Quebec (7,723,525): Canadian (59.1%), ''French'' (29.1%)
* New Brunswick (735,835): ''Canadian'' (50.3%), French (27.2%), English (25.9%), Irish (21.6%), Scottish (19.9%)
* Newfoundland and Labrador (507,265): ''Canadian'' (49.0%), ''English'' (43.4%), Irish (21.8%)
* Nova Scotia (906,170): ''Canadian'' (39.1%), Scottish (31.2%), English (30.8%), Irish (22.3%), French (17.0%), German (10.8%)
* Prince Edward Island (137,375): ''Scottish'' (39.3%), Canadian (36.8%), English (31.1%), ''Irish'' (30.4%), French (21.1%)
* Ontario (12,651,795): ''Canadian'' (23.3%), English (23.1%), Scottish (16.4%), Irish (16.4%), French (10.8%)
* Alberta (3,567,980): ''English'' (24.9%), Canadian (21.8%), German (19.2%), Scottish (18.8%), Irish (15.8%), French (11.1%)
* Manitoba (1,174,345): ''English'' (21.8%), German (18.6%), Canadian (18.5%), Scottish (18.0%), ''Ukrainian'' (14.9%), Irish (13.2%), French (12.6%), North American Indian (10.6%)
* Saskatchewan (1,008,760): ''German'' (28.6%), English (24.9%), Scottish (18.9%), Canadian (18.8%), Irish (15.5%), Ukrainian (13.5%), French (12.2%), ''North American Indian'' (12.1%)
* British Columbia (4,324,455): ''English'' (27.7%), Scottish (19.3%), Canadian (19.1%), German (13.1%), ''Chinese'' (10.7%)
* Yukon (33,320): ''English'' (28.5%), Scottish (25.0%), Irish (22.0%), North American Indian (21.8%), Canadian (21.8%), German (15.6%), French (13.1%)
* Northwest Territories (40,800): ''North American Indian'' (37.0%), Scottish (13.9%), English (13.7%), Canadian (12.8%), Irish (11.9%), Inuit (11.7%)
* Nunavut (31,700): ''Inuit'' (85.4%)
''Italics'' indicates either that this response is dominant within this province, or that this province has the highest ratio (percentage) of this response among provinces.
Visible minority population
Note: Indigenous population decline between 1991 and 1996 censuses attributed to change in criteria in census count; "the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples used a more restrictive definition of Aboriginal".
Indigenous population
''Note: Other Indigenous and mixed Indigenous groups are not listed as their own, but they are all accounted for in total Indigenous''
Future projections
Statistics Canada projects that visible minorities will make up between 38.2% and 43.0% of the total Canadian population by 2041, compared with 26.5% in 2021. Among the working-age population (15 to 64 years), meanwhile, visible minorities are projected to represent between 42.1% and 47.3% of Canada's total population, compared to 28.5% in 2021.
Languages
Knowledge of language
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses, and first appeared on the 1991 Canadian census
The 1991 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 4, 1991. On that day, Statistics Canada
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. The following figures are from the 1991 Canadian census, 2001 Canadian census, 2011 Canadian census, and the 2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
.
Mother tongue
Work
Home
Immigration
According to the 2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
, immigrants in Canada
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number 8.3 million persons and make up approximately 23 percent of Canada's total population. This represents the eighth-largest immigrant
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
population in the world, while the proportion represents one of the highest ratios for industrialized
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Western countries
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Since confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports have detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population, while the greatest number of foreign-born individuals admitted to Canada in single year occurred in 2021, with 405,330 new immigrants accounting for 1.1 percent of the total population.
Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
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* 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.
Religion
In 2021, 53.3% of Canadians were Christians
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, down from 67.3% in 2011. 29.9% were Catholic
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while 11.4% were Protestant
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(all other listed denominations excluding Christian Orthodox, Latter Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses). 7.6% were Christian not otherwise specified, 2.1% were "other Christian and Christian-related traditions", 1.7% were Christian Orthodox, 0.4% were Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...
and 0.2% were Latter Day Saints
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Jo ...
adherents.
34.6% of Canadians were non-religious or secular, up from 23.9% in 2011. Of the non-Christian religions listed, 4.9% of Canadians were Muslim
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(3.2% in 2011), 2.3% were Hindu
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(1.5% in 2011), 2.1% were Sikh
Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
(1.4% in 2011), 1.0% were Buddhist
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(1.1% in 2011), 0.9% were Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
(1.0% in 2011), 0.2% were believers of traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality (same as 2011), and 0.6% were believers of other religions and spiritual traditions (0.4% in 2011).
See also
* Demographics of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
* 1666 census of New France
* Canada 2016 Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
* Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
* List of Canadian census areas demographic extremes
This is a list of census areas of demographic notability in Canada. Data is from the 2021 Canadian census, Canada 2021 Census.
All census subdivisions
*Most populous municipality: Toronto, Ontario, 2,794,356
*Highest percentage increase in popu ...
* Interprovincial migration in Canada
Interprovincial migration in Canada is the movement by people from one Canadian province or territory to another with the intention of settling, permanently or temporarily, in the new province or territory; it is more-or-less stable over time. I ...
* Canada immigration statistics
Since confederation in 1867 through to the contemporary era, decadal and demi-decadal census reports in Canada have compiled detailed immigration statistics. During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, ...
* '' Cahiers québécois de démographie'' academic journal
* '' Canadian Studies in Population'' academic journal
Notes
References
Further reading
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* Roderic Beaujot and Don Kerr, (2007)
The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population
', Canadian Scholars' Press, .
External links
– Statistics Canada
– Statistics Canada
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