Library and Academic Services: Nursing Community Assessment: 3. Population

Population

Census

The main source of population data is the Census of Canada, carried out every five years. The census for years ending in "1" (e.g., 2001) cover topics (e.g., Religion) that are not covered in the censuses for years ending in "6" (e.g., 1996, 2006).

Census data are compiled from questionnaires distributed to each Canadian household. Information is collected for each person resident in the household on census day. Two types of questionnaire forms are distributed. The "short" form goes to 80 percent of households. The "long form" goes to 20 percent of households, randomly selected. The "long form" contains all the questions on the "short form", plus many other questions on topics like income, religion, and educational level.

It takes years for census data to be processed and released. As census data are released announcements appear on Statistics Canada's web site.

The most recent census is 2016.

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Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the national statistical office. The agency ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada's economy, society and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers.
2016 Census (Statistics Canada)
The Census Program provides a statistical portrait of the country every five years. The 2016 Census Program includes the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture.

Scroll down for more targeted links regarding the 2016 Census.
Manitoba Collaborative Data Portal (MbCDP)
The Manitoba Collaborative Data Portal (MBCDP) aspires to be a single place for Manitobans to find the data they need to support their work in communities. On the MBCDP, community and government organizations and agencies can easily find a wide range of neighborhood and local-level information. The information can be used to support programs and policies, engage the public, conduct further analyses, and better understand our province and the people in it.
Note: This collection is continuing to evolve. Some sections may be under construction.
Community Data maps (MbCDP)
These maps are authored using Mango Maps, an on-line web-based mapping tool.
They not only allow one to view map layers and data, they also allow the extraction of population counts for custom areas, the exploration of neighborhoods using Google Street View, the retrieval of detailed neighborhood census reports, and the production of compelling map outputs for presentations and reports.

(click the "Mapping & Dashboards" tab, Select "Web Mapping", then "Interactive Web Maps", finally click on a map)
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Tips:

Ensure only the "Community Area Boundary" box is ticked on the "Map Legend" (right side) to outline community regions – including your community assessment area.

Scroll your mouse to zoom in on the map; you can also use the zoom feature in the top right navigation (beside the "search" box)

Click "Maps" (top left navigation) - for a number of specialized maps to explore. For example: select the “Food Assets 2019” map, add layers using the "Map Legend" to refine your map. Another map of interest might be the "Transportation and Urban Design 2018" map, check the box for ‘Parks & green spaces’
Demographic Dashboards (Population) (MbCDP)
Anyone who engages with their community needs to have detailed demographic information about that community. This is especially true of the health and social sectors - how could they possibly plan and deliver services and programs to their constituents if they know nothing about them? This section of the Manitoba Collaborative Data Portal uses a series of interactive dashboards to provide detailed demographic data about the Manitoba population. The information is derived primarily from the 2016 Census.

Birth Rate

Birth Rate Statistics (Manitoba)

Birth rate cannot be found in the Census, but these tables can provide information by region.

Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0016-01 Estimates of births, by sex, annual
(on this table you can select region, ex. Canada or Manitoba)
Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0418-01 Crude birth rate, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rate (live births)
(this table will give the crude birth rate by age range, ex. "Age-specific fertility rate, females 15 to 19 years". You can also filter by place of residence of the mother, ex. Canada or Manitoba)

Census Data: Winnipeg

Since the Winnipeg Health Region boundaries are based on the City of Winnipeg's neighbourhood boundaries, population profiles for small areas within the WHR communities are available on the City of Winnipeg web site.

* older, archived Statistics Canada data tables - see 2016 Census tables for most current information.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority: Census Profiles 2001 contains detailed census data for each of the WHRA communities. (note: while this document is based on the 2001 Census data it is still a very useful tool for understanding the fields and variables found in census data. it can be used as a guide to finding numbers in the 2016 census.)

Centre for Municipal and Local Data

As part of an ongoing partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and in the context of the Disaggregated Data Action Plan, Statistics Canada is bringing data to municipalities. Functions of the Centre for Municipal and Local Data include: a data catalogue for access to data pertinent to municipalities, such as the integration of census data, as well as statistics on housing, health, crime, and more; an experimental municipal finance dashboard, which currently allows comparisons across select Canadian municipalities on standard financial indicators, including those relating to infrastructure spending; and a mapping function, which displays a set of key indicators geographically and through data visualisations.

https://www159.statcan.gc.ca/index-eng.htm

Census Data: Census of Population (search by community)

Census products provide statistical information about the population, age and sex, type of dwelling, families, households and marital status, language, income, immigration and ethnocultural diversity, housing, Aboriginal peoples, education, labour, journey to work, language of work and mobility and migration, as measured in the census program.

Here are some links:

2016 Census Products

Previous censuses (profiles of population and agriculture) *

* older, archived Statistics Canada data tables - see 2016 Census tables for most current information.

Census Data: Highlight Tables

Highlight tables provide information highlights by topic via key indicators for various levels of geography. The tables allow users to perform simple rank and sort functions.

2016 Census Highlight Tables

Topics include:

Aboriginal Peoples
Age and Sex
Education
Families, Households and Marital Status
Housing
Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity

Income
Labour
Language
Population and Dwelling Counts
Type of Dwelling

2011 Census Highlight Tables *

2006 Census Highlight Tables *

2001 Census: Highlight Tables *

* older, archived Statistics Canada data tables - see 2016 Census tables for most current information.

(For information about Gimli, Neepawa and Portage la Prairie, look for data tables that contain cover "Census Subdivisions" or "CSD" (subdivisions are cities, towns, villages, rural municipalities, etc.))

Census Data: Topic Based Data Tables

This series of cross-tabulations present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.

To use the 2016 Census Data tables:

Under Browse by Topic, click on a topic (this will give you a list of the Census Data Tables for that particular topic, ex. Education).
Note: you can also browse by variable or use the Map feature.
Select a table by clicking on the Catalogue Number hyperlink, ex. 98-400-X2016268. Table names are comprised of the main variables.
"About this Product" page will give you more information about the table.
Click on Variables links for more information about individual variables.
Click "View/Download this product" to see the table
On the product page, you will be able to customize the table by selecting features such as geographical region and other variable options ex. age range. Click Submit to make the changes. You will be able to download this data.