2011 Canadian census

2011 enumeration of the Canadian population June 2026 2011 Canadian census Canada Census 2011 logo.png Statistics Canada logo.svg Canada May 10, 2011 33,476,688 5.9% province/territory Ontario (12,851,821) Nunavut (31,906) 2006 Canadian census 2006 2016 Canadian census 2016 The 2011 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey (NHS),http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/5178-eng.htm National Household Survey Statcan.gc.ca April 21, 2011 June 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110603225424/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/5178-eng.htm June 3, 2011 mdy-all Statement on 2011 Census http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/05709.html Industry Canada July 13, 2010 August 11, 2010 a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire; this substitution was the focus of much controversy. Completion of the (short form) census is mandatory for all Canadians, and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to prison sentences.Has anyone ever been jailed for not filling out the long form census? http://communities.canada.com/VANNET/blogs/commcons/archive/2010/08/04/has-anyone-ever-been-jailed-for-not-filling-out-the-long-form-census.aspx Canada.com Blogs August 4, 2010 August 4, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110506055353/http://communities.canada.com/vannet/blogs/commcons/archive/2010/08/04/has-anyone-ever-been-jailed-for-not-filling-out-the-long-form-census.aspx May 6, 2011 mdy-all The Statistics Act mandates a Senate and/or House of Commons (joint) committee review of the opt-in clause (for the release of one's census records after 92 years) by 2014.http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills_ls.asp?lang=E&ls=s18&source=library_prb&Parl=38&Ses=1 Bill S-18: An Act to amend the Statistics Act July 3, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060714183730/http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills_ls.asp?lang=E&ls=s18&source=library_prb&Parl=38&Ses=1 July 14, 2006 dead The 2011 census was the fifteenth decennial census and, like other censuses, was required by section 8 of the Constitution Act, 1867.http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/const/const1867.html#sec8 Constitution Act, 1867 Canlii.org June 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140810164041/http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/const/const1867.html#sec8 August 10, 2014 mdy-all As with other decennial censuses, the data was used to adjust federal electoral district boundaries.http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=gen&document=ec90820&dir=bkg&lang=e Elections Canada: General Information July 3, 2006 As of August 24, 2011, Canada's overall collection response rate was 98.1%,http://census2011.gc.ca/ccr01/ccr01_014-eng.htm 2011 Census: Response Rates Statistics Canada August 24, 2011 September 20, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111020184642/http://census2011.gc.ca/ccr01/ccr01_014-eng.htm October 20, 2011 mdy-all up over a percentage point from 96.5% in the 2006 census.http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3901&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2#a3 Census of Population: Detailed information for 2006 (Data accuracy) Statistics Canada June 27, 2007 September 20, 2011 Ontario and Prince Edward Island each held the highest response rate at 98.3%, while Nunavut held the lowest response rate at 92.7%. In an article in the New York Times in August 2015, journalist Stephen Marche argued that by ending the mandatory long-form census in 2011, the federal government "stripped Canada of its capacity to gather information about itself" in the "age of information." Nearly 500 organizations in Canada, including the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Federation of Students, and the Canadian Catholic Council of Bishops protested the decision to replace the long form census in 2011 with a shorter version.Information for survey participants http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/participant04-eng.htm Statistics Canada March 13, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140305104808/http://statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/participant04-eng.htm March 5, 2014 mdy-allhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/opinion/sunday/the-closing-of-the-canadian-mind.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 The Closing of the Canadian Mind New York Times August 14, 2015 August 14, 2015 Stephen Marche Toronto Sunday Reviewhttps://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/students-dismayed-at-governments-deepening-disregard-for-accurate-data-510206541.html Students dismayed at government's deepening disregard for accurate data www.newswire.ca en 2018-05-07 Questionnaire revision Short form The original schedule of the short-form questions for the 2011 Census of Population was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on August 21, 2010.http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-08-21/html/order-decret-eng.html Canada Gazette > Part I: Notices and Proposed Regulations > 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100923082935/http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-08-21/html/order-decret-eng.html September 23, 2010 mdy-all The 2011 census consisted of the same eight questions that appeared on the 2006 census short-form questionnaire, with the addition of two questions on language. Tories make language concession on census https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-make-language-concession-on-census/article1669639/ The Globe and Mail August 11, 2010 September 16, 2010 Toronto Steven Chase The federal Minister of Industry Tony Clement's announcement that questions about language would appear on the mandatory short-form census came in response to a lawsuit brought by the Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities, which claimed that the voluntary status of the long-form census would impact language-related government services. In addition to possible questions on activity limitation,http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/products/reference/consultation/contentreport-activity.htm 2006 Census Consultation Report: Activity Limitation July 3, 2006 May 24, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060524133906/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/products/reference/consultation/contentreport-activity.htm dead various organizations called for the following changes to the 2011 census: Adding "Aboriginal identifier" to the short form (already found on the long form).http://www.abo-peoples.org/Res2004/Resolutions1to7.htm Congress of Aboriginal Peoples: Annual General Assembly: Resolution 2 April 17, 2004 July 3, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051221184652/http://www.abo-peoples.org/Res2004/Resolutions1to7.htm December 21, 2005 Relationship of same-sex married couples.http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/2006/05/15/1581468-cp.html Same-sex marriage supporters say wording of 2006 census discriminates Canoe July 3, 2006 April 2026 medicmedic Place of work and transportation-related questions.http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/pdf/uc-minutes-0905.pdf Transportation Association of Canada: Urban Transportation Council (minutes) July 3, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094112/http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/pdf/uc-minutes-0905.pdf September 28, 2007 Food security questions.http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/committees/cms/cms060308/it029.pdf Toronto Board of Health: Food Security: Implications for Early Years Population July 3, 2006 National Household Survey The National Household Survey (NHS) began within four weeks of the May 2011 census and included approximately 4.5 million households.http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/gazette-eng.cfm 2011 Census questionnaire August 20, 2010 September 7, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110826155600/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/gazette-eng.cfm August 26, 2011 mdy-all The information collected by the NHS was intended to replace the data from the previous long-form census questionnaire. Various industry professionals indicated that the data collected by the NHS is not comparable with the data previously collected by the long form questionnaire.Critics say census changes could result in biased information http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=3268332&sponsor= Canada.com July 12, 2010 August 10, 2010 September 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Many of the same professionals indicated that the data gathered by a voluntary survey would not be of the same quality as the previous mandatory long form.Sources: Clement to face MPs on census https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/clement-to-face-mps-on-census-1.924192 CBC News July 24, 2010 July 24, 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100725071531/http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/23/census-clement-statscan.html July 25, 2010 StatsCan in turmoil over census https://montrealgazette.com/technology/StatsCan+turmoil+over+census/3311661/story.html The Montreal Gazette July 23, 2010 July 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724053418/http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/StatsCan+turmoil+over+census/3311661/story.html July 24, 2010 dead mdy-all The bizarre decision on the census http://www.canada.com/bizarre+decision+census/3358361/story.html Canada.com August 4, 2010 August 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100811042527/http://www.canada.com/bizarre+decision+census/3358361/story.html August 11, 2010 dead mdy-all Count on it: long-form census basic to decision-making in Canada http://www.canada.com/technology/Count+long+form+census+basic+decision+making+Canada/3288863/story.htm Canada.com July 17, 2010 August 4, 2010 StatsCan warned of poor census response rate https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/statscan-warned-of-poor-census-response-rate-1.894958 CBC News August 10, 2010 August 10, 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100815083854/http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/08/10/census-government-emails.html August 15, 2010 Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council http://cthrc.ca/en/member_area/member_news/federal_government_census_changes_leads_to_future_lmi_data_reductions.aspx CBC News July 5, 2010 August 10, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100711234246/http://cthrc.ca/en/member_area/member_news/federal_government_census_changes_leads_to_future_lmi_data_reductions.aspx July 11, 2010 mdy-all Tories scrap mandatory long census https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tories-scrap-mandatory-long-census-1.888048 CBC News June 29, 2010 August 10, 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100702054501/http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/06/29/census-longform-scrapped.html July 2, 2010 mdy-all Professors may need more funding after census changes https://www.ctvnews.ca/professors-may-need-more-funding-after-census-changes-1.582414 CTV News December 8, 2010 December 8, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111102112858/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20101205/professors-funding-census-changes-101205/ November 2, 2011 mdy Voluntary long-form survey controversy Ahead of the 2011 census, the Conservative government announced that the long-form questionnaire would no longer be mandatory. This decision was made by the June 17, 2010 Order in Council, created by the Minister of Industry, defining the questions for the 2011 census as including only the short-form questions. This was published in the Canada Gazette on June 26, 2010; http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/order-decret-eng.html Canada Gazette – ORDERS IN COUNCIL Gazette.gc.ca July 6, 2010 June 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110603225426/http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/order-decret-eng.html June 3, 2011 mdy-all however, a news release was not issued by Minister of Industry Tony Clement until July 13, 2010. This release stated in part "The government will retain the mandatory short form that will collect basic demographic information. To meet the need for additional information, and to respect the privacy wishes of Canadians, the government has introduced the voluntary National Household Survey." https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2010/07/statement-2011-census.html Statement on 2011 Census Government of Canada 13 July 2010 On July 30, 2010, Statistics Canada published a description of the National Household Survey, intended to be sent to about 4.5 million households. Industry minister Tony Clement stated that the change to voluntary forms was made because of privacy-related complaints, though he acknowledged that the decision was made without consulting organizations and governments that work closely with Statistics Canada. Clement had previously said that this change was made on the advice of Statistics Canada. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/835932--statscan-recommended-move-to-voluntary-census-clement-says StatsCan recommended move to voluntary census, Tony Clement says Toronto Star Campion-Smith Bruce July 16, 2010 July 21, 2010 The move was criticized by a number of organizations and individuals and was the subject of some satirical articles. http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1960-introducing-the-new-hire-and-census-form Introducing the New Hire and Census Form The Mark News Wheeldon Johannes July 30, 2010 August 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100802140441/http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1960-introducing-the-new-hire-and-census-form August 2, 2010 mdy-all Ivan Fellegi, the former Chief Statistician of Canada, originally appointed in 1985 by the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney, said that he would have quit his job if the government had taken this change during his tenure. He claims that those who are most vulnerable (such as the poor, new immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples) are least likely to respond to a voluntary form, which weakens information about those demographic groups. http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1116971 Former StatsCan head slams census decision by Tories The Canadian Press Ditchburn Jennifer July 1, 2010 October 20, 2010 Munir Sheikh, Fellegi's successor as Chief Statistician appointed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper on February 15, 2008,http://economics.uwo.ca/alumni/ Alumni Announcements Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario July 16, 2010 July 21, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100226113231/http://economics.uwo.ca/alumni/ February 26, 2010 resigned on July 21, 2010, in protest of the Conservative government's change in policy. https://vancouversun.com/news/StatsCan+boss+reflecting+after+census+mess/3305387/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121018053756/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/StatsCan+boss+reflecting+after+census+mess/3305387/story.html dead October 18, 2012 StatsCan boss quits over census changes Vancouver Sun Proudfoot Shannon July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 In a public letter, Sheikh wrote that he could not legally comment on what advice he had given the government regarding the census, but he did comment against the government's decision, writing: I want to take this opportunity to comment on a technical statistical issue which has become the subject of media discussion. This relates to the question of whether a voluntary survey can become a substitute for a mandatory census. It cannot.http://www42.statcan.ca/smr09/smr09_019-eng.htm Media advisory: 2011 Census Munir A. Sheikh 22 July 2010 Statistics Canada 22 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100723190104/http://www42.statcan.ca/smr09/smr09_019-eng.htm July 23, 2010 mdy-all The National Citizens Coalition and the Fraser Institute supported the change.https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/07/29/WhyAttackCensus/ Why Attack the Long Census? July 27, 2010 Donald Gutstein The Tyee August 11, 2010 There were groups against the change from all parts of the political spectrum, and including the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; Atlantic Provinces Economic Council; City of Toronto government; National Statistics Council;https://www.thestar.com/article/834321--siddiqui-gutting-of-census-stirs-opposition-to-stephen-harper Siddiqui: Gutting of census stirs opposition to Stephen Harper Toronto The Star July 10, 2010 Canadian Jewish Congress; Evangelical Fellowship of Canada;https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ditching-census-upsets-faith-groups-1.931805 Ditching census upsets faith groups CBC July 16, 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100718080123/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/16/census-faith016.html 18 July 2010 Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops; https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/bishops-castigate-clement-on-census-change/article1657511 Bishops castigate Clement on census change The Globe and Mail Perreaux Les Toronto dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101003100708/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/bishops-castigate-clement-on-census-change/article1657511/ October 3, 2010 mdy-all Canadian Medical Association;https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/836240--axing-long-form-census-threatens-health-care-improvements-doctors-warn Axing long form census threatens health-care improvements, doctors warn Campion-Smith Bruce Toronto Star July 15, 2010 Statistical Society of Canada; the American Statistical Association;https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dont-mess-with-census-statisticians-tell-tories/article1635031/ Don't mess with census, statisticians tell Tories Thorne Stephen July 17, 2010 The Globe and Mail Toronto Registered Nurses Association of Ontario; Canadian Conference of the Arts; and the governments of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba. Jason Fekete https://montrealgazette.com/news/Census+consensus+eludes+premiers+Several+scold+Harper/3369649/story.html Census consensus eludes premiers: Several scold Harper Montreal Gazette Calgary Herald 6 August 2010 26 January 2019 9 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180909035719/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Census%20consensus%20eludes%20premiers%20Several%20scold%20Harper/3369649/story.html dead On July 19, 2010, representatives from several institutions signed a letter expressing their disapproval of the change and their desire to speak to Clement to find another solution. The organizations represented were: Canadian Association for Business Economics Canadian Nurses Association Caledon Institute of Social Policy Canadian Institute of Planners Institute for Research on Public Policy Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Canadian Labour Congress Canada West Foundation United Way of Canada Glendon School of Public and International Affairs National Specialty Society for Community Medicine Environics Analytics The University of Toronto School of Public Policy and Governance and Rotman School of Management Nanos Research Canadian Public Health Association Canadian Association of University Teachers Canadian Council on Social Development Canadian Economic Association Toronto Board of Trade A House of Commons industry committee special hearing on July 27, 2010, heard that during the previous census, out of approximately 12 million forms, 166 complaints were known to be received directly or indirectly. In answer to Clement's claim that those who do not fill out the census risk jail time, Jack Layton, leader of the national New Democratic Party, noted that in the entire history of the census, the government had not prosecuted and jailed a single person for failing to complete the census, and pointed out that the threat could be removed entirely by amending the legislation so that incarceration is no longer a penalty for refusal to complete the census.https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/layton-calls-for-census-compromise-1.923500 Layton calls for census compromise CBC 29 July 2010 11 February 2020 In response, the government announced plans to introduce legislation to remove the threat of jail time for anyone refusing to fill out any mandatory government surveys.https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/clement-amends-census-changes-1.948445 Clement amends census changes August 11, 2010 August 11, 2010 CBC News live https://web.archive.org/web/20100815071844/http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/08/11/census-clement-changes.html August 15, 2010 Some groups have argued that the decision was motivated by a wish to destroy a useful tool for social advocacy, by making it harder to identify and count disadvantaged groups. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/08/12/TeaPartyNorth The Tyee Murdoch Frances Russell Opinion Harper's Latest Step in Building 'Tea Party North' However, the Conservative government maintains that its reasoning for the cancellation is that they do not believe it is appropriate to force Canadians to divulge detailed personal information under threat of prosecution.http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Statement-on-2011-Census-1289664.htm Statement on 2011 Census July 13, 2010 September 7, 2010 On October 20, 2010, Statistics Canada predicted that a voluntary long-form would result in a decline of total respondents from 94% to 50%. Consequently, they expect a "substantial risk of non-response bias" and plan to "[adapt their] data collection and other procedures to mitigate as much as possible against these risks." The response rate also led them to predict an increased risk of sampling errors, because only 16% of the Canadian population would be surveyed, as opposed to 19% under a mandatory long-form similar to the one in 2006.http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/nhs-enm-eng.htm Statistics Canada October 20, 2010 October 24, 2010 National Household Survey: data quality dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101202065026/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/nhs-enm-eng.htm December 2, 2010 mdy-all The government announced in August 2010 that it would spend$30 million on a campaign aimed at increasing the response rate to the voluntary form, but information released by Statistics Canada in December 2010 revealed that half of this money would be required for tasks unrelated to the promotional campaign.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/government-slashes-funding-for-campaign-to-encourage-census-participation-111862969.html Government slashes funding for campaign to encourage census participation Criticism of the National Household Survey re-emerged in 2013 following the release of the first set of results from the survey.http://www.therecord.com/opinion/columns/article/935539--national-household-survey-data-worthless The Record.com National household survey data worthless May 21, 2013 May 27, 2013https://www.sogosurvey.com/blog/what-are-household-surveys/ What are household surveys? August 13, 2012 www.sogosurvey.com Reforms since 2011 Private member's bill In September 2014, Liberal MP Ted Hsu introduced private member's bill "Bill C-626, An Act to amend the Statistics Act" with the intention of appointing a Chief Statistician and reinstatement of the long-form census in Canada. Despite wide support,https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberal-mps-bill-to-resurrect-long-form-census-voted-down-on-second-reading/article22797835/ Liberal MP's bill to resurrect long-form census voted down on second reading The Globe and Mail this failed at Second Reading in February 2015, as is common for private members' bills.Bill 626-An Act to amend the Statistics Act (appointment of Chief Statistician and long-form census) https://openparliament.ca/bills/41-2/C-626/?tab=mentions openparliament.ca November 3, 2014 2016 amendments Following the election of the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development introduced in the House of Commons Bill C-36, An Act to Amend the Statistics Act on December 7, 2016. The amendments were passed by Royal Assent on December 13, 2017. The Government of Canada press release stated that the amendments were made to the Statistics Act to "ensure that decisions on statistical matters are transparent and are based on professional considerations."Government of Canada News Release Government of Canada fulfills commitment to give Statistics Canada greater independence https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2017/12/government_of_canadafulfillscommitmenttogivestatisticscanadagrea.html 3 June 2020 Statistics Act 2015 reinstatement of Mandatory Long Form Census One day after its election in November 2015, the new Liberal government reinstated the mandatory census long formhttps://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/05/liberals-restore-mandatory-long-form-census.html Canada's long-form census is back for 2016 Campion-Smith Bruce November 5, 2015 The Star [Toronto] June 20, 2020 and it was used in the 2016 census.http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3Instr.pl?Function=getInstrumentList&Item_Id=295122&UL=1V& Guide to the Census of Population, 2016 January 5, 2017 Statistics Canada Chapter 5 – Census of Population questionnaires Data releases Census of Population The results of short form were released among five census topics on the following dates in 2012:http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/rt-td/rt-td-eng.cfm 2011 Census topics and release dates Statistics Canada November 11, 2010 December 16, 2010 Population and dwelling counts – February 8, 2012; Age and sex – May 29, 2012; Families, households and marital status – September 19, 2012; Structural type of dwelling and collectives – September 19, 2012; and Language – October 24, 2012. Census of Agriculture Farm and farm operator data from the Census of Agriculture was released on May 10, 2012. National Household Survey (NHS) The release dates of the five NHS topics occur on the following dates in 2013:http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/rt-td/rt-td-eng.cfm National Household Survey – Topics and release dates, 2011 Statistics Canada April 30, 2013 May 27, 2013 Aboriginal peoples – May 8, 2013; Immigration and ethnocultural diversity – May 8, 2013; Education and labour – June 26, 2013; Mobility and migration – June 26, 2013; and Income and housing – August 14, 2013. Population and dwellings Rank Province or territory Population as of2011 census Population as of2006 census Change Percentchange 1Ontario 12,851,821 12,160,282 691,539 5.7 2Quebec 7,903,001 7,546,131 356,870 4.7 3British Columbia 4,400,057 4,113,487 286,570 7.0 4Alberta 3,645,257 3,290,350 354,907 10.8 5Manitoba 1,208,268 1,148,401 59,867 5.2 6Saskatchewan 1,033,381 968,157 65,224 6.7 7Nova Scotia 921,727 913,462 8,265 0.9 8New Brunswick 751,171 729,997 21,174 2.9 9Newfoundland and Labrador 514,536 505,469 9,067 1.8 10Prince Edward Island 140,204 135,851 4,353 3.2 11Northwest Territories 41,462 41,464 −2 0.0 12Yukon 33,897 30,372 3,525 11.6 13Nunavut 31,906 29,474 2,432 8.3 Canada 33,476,688 31,612,897 1,863,791 5.9 See also Demographics of Canada Statistics Act Elections Canada Population and housing censuses by country References 30em External links Census home page (Statistics Canada) Census of Agriculture and Census of Population questions (PDF) National Household Survey questions (PDF) 2011 Census dissemination discussion forum https://web.archive.org/web/20160116141211/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/consultation/forum/Index-eng.cfm 2016-01-16 (Statistics Canada) 2011 Census and Geography Dissemination Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20150115113617/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/consultation/DissDiffGuide/index-eng.cfm 2015-01-15 (Statistics Canada) 2011 Census Content Consultation Report https://web.archive.org/web/20160116141211/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/consultation/ContentReport-RapportContenu/index-eng.cfm 2016-01-16 (Statistics Canada) 2011 Census Content Consultation Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160116141211/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/consultation/92-136/index.cfm 2016-01-16 (Statistics Canada) expanded Census Category:Censuses in Canada Canada Census