This is not an exhaustive list of census data products and documentation. Data releases for the 2021 census will be ongoing with major releases planned up to November 30, 2022 and further releases to be expected.
Statistics Canada portal for the census.
Data
Next major release on July 13, 2022. Major releases planned up to November 30, 2022. Further release are to be expected.
Available at different levels of geography. More variables will be added throughout 2022.
Predefined cross-tabulations of several census variables. More tables will be released throughout 2022.
Interactive mapping application that allows you to explore Statistics Canada's geography and find census data products available for specific locations at a specified level of geography.
Goes over gender diversity data in Canada. Includes tables and charts, most with 2021 data, and a list of some surveys from 2018 to 2022 that have included gender and sex at birth variables.
Data Products, 2021 Census
Index of data products produced to date from 2021 Census data. Includes community profiles, tables, data visualizations, interactive charts, key indicators, thematic maps, and interactive dashboards.
Documentation
Concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms.
"provides an overview of the Census of Population content determination, collection, processing, data quality assessment and data dissemination."
"This video is designed to provide viewers with a basic understanding of how census concepts (for example, focuses, population of interest and variables) are logically structured and to show different ways of looking at data. "
Dictionary, guides, questionnaire, supporting documentation, technical report.
This is not an exhaustive list of products and documentation, see the catalogue (last link in the documentation section) for more. More geographical products might make an appearance throughout 2022 and beyond.
Statistics Canada geography portal for the census including reference maps.
Products
PDF maps of different levels of geography for the 2021 census.
Different levels of geography for the 2021 census of population and census of agriculture in several formats compatible with geospatial software.
"Dataset at the dissemination block level that contains the links to all census geographic areas."
Free software to view Statistics Canada census geography (2006-2021) and extract geographical codes. Online version.
Documentation
Definitions of geographical terms.
Short illustrated definitions of geographical terms.
The classification structure allows you to navigate geographical codes to drill-down from regions to census subdivisions. The variants offer additional options.
"The objective of this course is to describe the role of geography in the context of the activities of the 2021 Census and previous censuses"
Contains references to all geography products and documentation including: population ecumene, road network file, geographic attribute file, etc.
The next major release for the 2021 Census of Agriculture is scheduled for June 15, 2022.
Statistics Canada portal for the census of agriculture.
Data and Products
Has data tables from the 2011 to the 2021 census of agriculture at various levels of geography including census divisions, census agricultural regions, and census consolidated subdivisions.
View data about types of farms, farm operators, paid labour, and operating revenues. Currently limited to provinces.
Maps and Geography
PDF maps of census agricultural regions and census consolidated subdivisions for the 2021 census of agriculture.
Different levels of geography for the 2021 census of population and census of agriculture - including the agricultural ecumene - in several formats compatible with geospatial software.
Documentation
Includes "A new conceptual definition of a 'farm' or an 'agricultural holding'" section that goes over a "significant conceptual change" introduced in the 2021 census.