Canadian Census Maps

Explore the 2016 and 2021 Canadian Census of Population on a map.

Language

Census year

Area

3515014Census subdivision

For example, your home town, a Census subdivision name, or a postal code

Topic

Population by ethnic or cultural origin reported.

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Ethnic or cultural origin reflects the ethnic or cultural origins of a person's ancestors and is self-reported. Read more

Percentages are computed only over the population in private households, which excludes residents of collective dwellings such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, prisons, and university residences. A dissemination area dominated by such a facility can have a much smaller percentage denominator than its overall population suggests.

These estimates come from the long-form questionnaire, which was distributed to a 25% sample of private households. They are subject to sampling variability and may differ from a full enumeration. Read more

To protect confidentiality, Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts up or down to a multiple of 5 or 10. Totals are rounded independently of their parts, so sub-totals may not match the total and percentages may not add up to 100%. Read more