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Documentation: Canada Census 1996
Descriptions of how the census is collected, and processed:
- Data quality index
- Special notes
- Notes and abbreviations
- Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and settlements
- Census dictionary (1996, final edition) - definitions of census terminology
and data quality considerations- Census questionnaires
- Census handbook [PDF format] 221 p
- Technical reports [PDF format] 75 p
- Comparison of the census and alternative Statistics Canada sources of data
- Comparative table of Canadian census questions since Confederation
- Milestones in the history of the Canadian Census
Tables by subject:
(152 tables total)
| IVT File | Table Title & description | Geography | File size |
| labour1.ivt | Population 15 years and over by age groups (5d) and school attendance (4), showing labour force activity (8) and sex (3) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 421 Kb |
| labour2.ivt | Population 15 years and over by age groups (9) and highest level of schooling (11a), showing labour force activity (8), sex (3) and Census year 96,91,81 (3) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 2.2 Mb |
| labour3.ivt | Population 15 years and over in private households by marital status (7), age groups (5c) and presence of children by age groups (11a), showing labour force activity (8) and sex (3), | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 6.7 Mb |
| labour4.ivt | Population 15 years and over in private households by marital status (7), age groups (5c) and presence of children by age groups (11a), showing number of children (5), labour force activity (8) and sex (3) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 8.9 Mb |
| labour5.ivt | Population 15 years and over by age groups (9) and labour force activity (8), showing visible minority population (14), immigrant status and period of immigration (9) and sex (3) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 4.9 Mb |
| labour6.ivt | Selected geographic, demographic, cultural, educational, labour force, income and family-related characteristics (325) by sex (2), showing unpaid work activities (19) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 2.2 Mb |
| labour7.ivt | Selected labour force, demographic, cultural, educational and income characteristics (245) by sex (3), showing detailed occupation (713) (based on the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification) (Revised ed. 26/06/2000) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 36Mb |
| labour8.ivt | Selected labour force, demographic, cultural, educational and income characteristics by sex (3), showing detailed industry (382) (based on the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 21.4 Mb |
| labour9.ivt | Population 15 years and over with employment income who worked full time, full year by sex (3) and industry divisions and major groups (95) (based on the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification), showing detailed occupation (711) (based on the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification) and 1995 employment income (2) | Canada, provinces, territories, CMAs (n=40) | 7.5 Mb |
| IVT File | Table Title & description | Geography | File size |
| pow1.ivt | Employed labour force 15 years and over by place of work status (3),
work activity (4a) and total income
groups (12), showing age groups (7) and sex (3) |
workplaces in Canada, provinces, territories, CDs & CSDs (n=4,853) | 19.1 Mb |
| pow2.ivt | Employed labour force 15 years and over by place of
work status (3) and home language (17), showing age groups (7) and sex (3) |
workplaces in Canada, provinces, territories, CDs & CSDs (n=4,853) | 6.3 Mb |
| pow3.ivt | Employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual
place of work by mode of transportation (9) and broad occupational categories (11) (based on the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification), showing age groups (7) and sex (3) |
workplaces in CMAs, CAs, & corresponding CSDs (n=1,031) | 2.7 Mb |
| pow4.ivt | Employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work by mode of transportation (9) and industry divisions (19) (based on the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification), showing age groups (7) and sex (3) | workplaces in CMAs, CAs, & corresponding CSDs (n=1,031) | 4.5 Mb |
| pow5.ivt | Employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual
place of work by mode of transportation (9) and total income groups (12), showing age groups (7) and sex (3) |
workplaces in CMAs, CAs, & corresponding CSDs (n=1,031) | 4.1 Mb |
| IVT File | Table Title & description | Geography | File size |
| Abor1.ivt | Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics (167) of the total population by on/off reserve (3), age groups (6) and sex (3), showing aboriginal groups (8A) (94F0009XDB96001) | Canada, provinces, territories
(n=13) |
4.4 Mb |
| Abor2.ivt | Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force and income characteristics (167) of the total population by on/off reserve (3), age groups (6) and sex (3), showing aboriginal groups (8A) (94F0009XDB96001) | census metropolitan areas
(n=27) |
2.8 Mb |
| Abor3.ivt | Aboriginal ethnic origin population by age groups (11), sex (3) and on/off reserve (3), showing ethnic origin (12), (94F0009XDB96185) | Canada, provinces, territories and census metropolitan areas (n=40) | 185 Kb |
| Abor4.ivt | Aboriginal ethnic origin population in private households by ethnic origin (12), age groups (11) and sex (3), showing census family status (10) (94F0009XDB96186) | Canada, provinces, territories census metropolitan areas
(n=40) |
372 Kb |
| Abor5.ivt | Aboriginal ethnic origin population by ethnic origin (12), registered Indian status (3) and on/off reserve (3), showing Indian Band/First Nation membership (3) (94F0009XDB96187) | Canada, provinces, territories
(n=13) |
107 Kb |
| Abor6.ivt | Aboriginal ethnic origin population by ethnic origin (12) and mother tongue (27), showing knowledge of Aboriginal languages (17) (94F0009XDB96188) | Canada, provinces, territories
(n=13) |
150 Kb |
| Abor7.ivt | Selected demographic, cultural, educational, labour force, dwelling, household, family and income characteristics (1705) for selected census subdivisions with high concentration of Aboriginal population (94F0009XDB96195) | Selected Census Subdivisions (n=696) | 2.4 Mb |
| IVT File | Table Title & description | Geography | File size |
| lang1.ivt | Characteristics (386) of English, French or English and French language groups (mother tongue (4)) by sex (3) (20% sample data) | Canada, provinces, territories,
census divisions and census subdivisions (n=5,544) |
70 Mb |
| lang2.ivt | Characteristics (525) of English, French or English and French language groups (first official language spoken (4)) by sex (3) (20% sample data) | Canada, provinces, territories,
census divisions and census subdivisions (n=5,544) |
78 Mb |
| Prepared by
Joshua
Walker and Anastassia Khouri
Last updated: November 23, 2001 (TC) © EDRS - McGill University |