2001 Census of Canada in Beyond 20/20 format

Census 2001

Access to some Census data is restricted. Full access is available to the McGill community and to other Quebec Universities which are members of CREPUQ. Restricted tables can be accessed from workstations on-campus, via McGill DAS (Dial-up Access Service) or from other authorized IP addresses.

How Census Data are organized:

Census Variables

The second organizing principle, in parallel with determining geographic boundaries, is selecting the thematic content. Consultations are held in the years prior to each census to reach broad agreement among all interested parties on which questions will be included. In 2001, 59 questions were asked as part of the census questionnaire. The following themes are developed from these data: :

Population and Families:

Population and Dwelling Counts
Age and Sex
Marital status of Canadians
Families and household living arrangements

Housing:

Dwellings, household types and size
Value and type of dwellings

Social Portrait:

Language Composition
Immigration and citizenship
Ethnocultural portrait of Canada
Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Education in Canada: school attendance and levels of schooling
Education in Canada: major fields of study
Religions in Canada

Canada at Work:

Canada's workforce: paid work
Canada's workforce: unpaid work
Place of work
Commuting to work
Language use at work
Earnings of Canadians
Income of individuals, families and households