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Maps • Geospatial Centre

Statistics Canada Census Data: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011

Description:

This data resource from Statistics Canada covers all of Canada, showing all Canadian census profiles for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006. Census profiles are available in the following census geographic units: Federal Electoral District, Census Metropolitan Area, Census Division, Census Subdivision, Census Tract and Census Dissemination Area.

2011 census profiles for age/sex, language and marital/ families/ households are now available. Other 2011 census profiles will become available when Statistics Canada releases them.

       Census Geographic Units         (descending order)

For the Region of Waterloo the library also has 2006 population and household profiles at the Dissemination Block (DB) geographic boundary level.

Census Profiles available for 1996, 2001 and 2006:

Profiles Attributes

 

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These data sets are available in geographic (lat/long) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.

Data Access:

In order to access these data sets, please visit the Geospatial Centre during reference hours. Library reference staff are available to provide further information about these data sets and to deliver data upon request. Under the terms of the Library's license agreement, these data sets are for use by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Waterloo only.

Data Manipulation:

There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to GIS software, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UW faculty, students and staff may copy these data to other media (Zip disk or CD-R) for use elsewhere.

Data Output:

These data may be exported from the GIS software as a bitmapped image (e.g., jpg) or may be printed as a map view using one of the library's colour printers.

Use Restrictions/Licensing/Copyright:

This material is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. A data release agreement must be signed before the data is delivered. Statistics Canada should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.

Citation:

Statistics Canada Census Boundaries [computer file]. Ottawa, Ontario: Statistics Canada, [2006].

Sample View of the Data:

census tract


, Library Assistant
April 16, 2013