The demographic estimates now incorporate the concept of gender, which was first introduced in the 2021 Census of Population. Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman). Demographic estimates are available for the gender category "Men＋", which includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons, and for the gender category “Women＋" category, which includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons. For the sake of uniformity, all data products from the Demographic Estimates Program now adopt the term ‘gender’ for all years and periods. Prior to 2021, the demographic estimates are based on the concept of sex at birth. Although gender and sex at birth are two different concepts, this change does not cause a significant break in the trend because the two concepts produce very similar distributions. Population estimates by age and sex at birth are available upon request (please contact statcan.demography-demographie.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).
This file contains population estimates for census subdivisions. Postcensal estimates are based on the latest census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage (including adjustment for incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements) and on the estimated population growth that occurred since that census, as calculated using fiscal data. Intercensal estimates are based on postcensal estimates and census counts adjusted of the censuses preceding and following the considered year. These estimates are based on the 2021 Standard Geographical Classification.
These annual population estimates are also available on Statistics Canada's website, as well as for other sub-provincial geographies.
- Census Subdivision: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014201
- Census Divisions: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710013901
- Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014801
- Economic Regions: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710015001
Statistics Canada provided this methodology note to describe how the Census Subdivision population estimates are created.
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