Census

A tradesperson stands atop a condo tower under construction, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts

Apartments in buildings with 5 or more storeys, make up 10.9 per cent of all dwellings in B.C.

 

Residents are shown at Idola Saint-Jean long-term care home in Laval, Que., Friday, February 25, 2022. The latest census release on aging marks another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for Canada’s elders. CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

2021 census shows number of seniors over 85 expected to triple in next 25 years

Last year the oldest baby boomers turned 76, and most probably live independently

 

Gemma Hickey, poses for a photograph in Toronto on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Statistics Canada has released data offering an unprecedented snapshot of the transgender community at a population level. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

New census data offers snapshot of Canada’s transgender population for first time

2021’s national survey shows about 100,815 people are transgender or non-binary

 

A Statistics Canada 2016 Census mailer sits on the key board of a laptop after arriving in the mail at a residence, in Ottawa in a May 2, 2016, file photo. By the time the 2016 census rolled around, the ranks of Canada’s seniors over age 65 had for the first time outnumbered the nation’s youth 14 years of age and younger. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Upcoming census release to show how country is aging, detail gender for first time

2016 was first time Canadians over age 65 outnumbered the nation’s youth 14 years of age and younger

A Statistics Canada 2016 Census mailer sits on the key board of a laptop after arriving in the mail at a residence, in Ottawa in a May 2, 2016, file photo. By the time the 2016 census rolled around, the ranks of Canada’s seniors over age 65 had for the first time outnumbered the nation’s youth 14 years of age and younger. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A pedestrian walks on a trail with the Calgary skyline in the background on Thursday, July 15, 2021.Once Canada’s boomtown, the latest census from Statistics Canada suggests Wild Rose Country is becoming just another Canadian province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Census data suggests Alberta economy shifting but growth expected to stay strong

Canada’s former boom province has actually fallen behind the national average in growth

A pedestrian walks on a trail with the Calgary skyline in the background on Thursday, July 15, 2021.Once Canada’s boomtown, the latest census from Statistics Canada suggests Wild Rose Country is becoming just another Canadian province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Masked shoppers crowd the aisles at a store in Burnaby, B.C, Sunday, December, 13, 2020. One in 10 Canadians now call smaller urban centres home, according to the 2021 Census from Statistics Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Squamish B.C. leads the way as Canadians flock to smaller urban centres

Affordable housing, proximity to nature drawing people as census shows new trend

Masked shoppers crowd the aisles at a store in Burnaby, B.C, Sunday, December, 13, 2020. One in 10 Canadians now call smaller urban centres home, according to the 2021 Census from Statistics Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Statistics Canada’s offices at Tunny’s Pasture in Ottawa are shown on Friday, March 8, 2019. Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year’s census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Statistics Canada reminds people to fill out 2021 census, may follow up in person

Statistics Canada says enumerators will not go inside anyone’s home because of the health risk

Statistics Canada’s offices at Tunny’s Pasture in Ottawa are shown on Friday, March 8, 2019. Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year’s census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A Statistics Canada 2016 Census mailer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Statistics Canada sees more demand to fill out census online during pandemic

The agency made a change to anyone in the country to file through the internet-based form for the first time ever

A Statistics Canada 2016 Census mailer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A 2021 census questionnaire. (Black Press Media file photo)

2021 census responses due May 11

By law, every household must complete a census questionnaire

A 2021 census questionnaire. (Black Press Media file photo)
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