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Find Canadian census statistics, and business, economic and social statistics about Canada.

Canadian Crime Statistics

Highlights of Statistics Canada annual reports on Canadian crime statistics.

Canadian Business Statistics

Where to find useful business statistics.

Chief Statistician Resigns

Munir Sheikh, Chief Statistician of Canada and head of Statistics Canada, has resigned over the government's handling of its decision to scrap the long- form census questionnaire and replace it with a voluntary National Household Survey (NHS).

Base Canadian Government Policy on Facts

Eliminating the long-form census questionnaire reinforces a growing tendency for Canadian government policy to be based on ideology rather than factual analysis.

"The Daily"

The latest Canadian statistics from Statistics Canada. Searchable archives.

Economic Indicators

Summary of monthly key economic indicators including GDP, personal disposable income, savings rate and unemployment rates. From Statistics Canada.

Education Statistics

Canadian education statistics on enrolment, graduates, funding, expenditures and employment in education. From Statistics Canada.

Social Statistics

Statistics fact sheets on demographics, families, health, education, economic security and the labour market from the Canadian Council on Social Development.

The 2006 Census of Canada

On May 16, 2006, Statistics Canada takes the census of approximately 32 million people in Canada. For the first time Canadian census questionnaires can be completed online.

Canada Census 2006

Canadian statistics gathered in the 2006 Census of Canada.

Canadian Border Statistics

Statistics on services provided at the Canadian border by the Canadian Border Services Agency in 2004, including immigration, tax collection and weapons and drug seizures.

Canadian Life and Death Statistics 2003

A quick overview of 2003 statistics on life expectancy, deaths and causes of death in Canada.

Canada Counts - The 2001 Census of Canada

On May 15, 2001, about 11.8 million Canadian households and 276,000 farm operations completed questionnaires for the 2001 Census of Canada.

Canada Census - 2001

Statistics on the population of Canada gathered in the 2001 Canadian census.

The Canadian Workforce

Statistics on the Canadian workforce from the 2001 Canada Census.

Statistics on Languages in Canada

Canada is increasingly becoming a multilingual society according to language statistics from the 2001 Census of Canada.

Canadian Farms Get Bigger

While the number of farms operating in Canada continues to decline, they are producing more, according to the 2001 Canadian Census of Agriculture.

Statistics Canada

Caanda's central statistics agency provides statistics on the Canadian population, resources, economy, society and culture.

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