Statistics & data

Canada: Statistics Canada

Search Statistics Canada's current publications and research papers in print and electronic formats.
Search Statistics Canada Library's online catalogue for current and discontinued publications.
The Daily: official release of Statistics Canada data. Includes the latest Indicators on Canada’s economy, land, people and the State.

Latest Census: 2021 Census
Previous censuses (2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996)
Community Profiles. 2021 / 2016 / 2011 / 2006 / 2001 / 1996
Contains free tabular data for all communities in Canada (cities, town, villages, Indian Reserves and Indian Settlements, etc.) on population, education, income, families and dwellings, births and deaths. A map of the area is available.
Historical Statistics of Canada: from Confederation in 1867 to the mid 1970s. See also: the first and second editions (in print)
Census of Canada - Digitized Historical Census files (Library and Archives Canada): from 1825 - 1900's
Census of Canada (University of Toronto Map and Data Library): Very extensive guide to data tables, maps and digitized (pdf) volumes.
Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871 (Queen's University Library)

Search Statistics Canada's Data Tables
Canadian Census Analyser (via CHASS): a search and retrieval system for the Census of Canada back to 1961.
Odesi: Odesi is a portal giving access to a wide range of statistical data including public microdata files from Statistics Canada.
Other statistical databases, from the Databases by subject page.
See also: Government Information