Update: Census of Population (2021)

Description

Last Updated: December 17, 2024

Updates to the Census of Population (2021)are now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

A new version (V2) of the 2021 Census Research Data Centre (RDC) File and User Guides has been produced.

The number of variables in V2 of 2021 Census Research Data Centre (RDC) File is mostly the same as that of V1. However, some variables have been added or deleted to reflect the availability of additional data since the initial release.

Additions:

  • Income: Adjusted disposable income for 2018-base Northern MBM of economic family for all persons (EFDIMBM_SZ_PP_2018_N)

  • Income: Disposable income for 2018-base Northern MBM (DIMBM_2018_N)

  • Income: Disposable income for 2018-base Northern MBM of economic family for all persons (EFDIMBM_PP_2018_N)

  • Income: Low-income gap based on 2018-base Northern MBM (LOMBM_GAP_2018_N)

  • Income: Low-income gap ratio based on 2018-base Northern MBM (LOMBM_RATIO_2018_N)

  • Income: Low-income status based on 2018-base Northern MBM (LOMBM_2018_N)

  • Income: Medical expenses for 2018-base Northern MBM of economic family for all persons (EFMEDEXP_PP_2018_N)

  • Income: Non-discretionary spending for 2018-base Northern MBM (DEDUC_2018_N)

  • Income: Northern Market Basket Measure, 2018-base (LOMBM_LINE_2018_N)

  • Income: Northern MBM regions, 2018-base (MBMGEO_2018_N)

  • Income: Population below 2018-base Northern MBM counter (NUMLOMBM_2018_N)

  • Income: Population counter for Northern MBM universe (DENLOMBM_2018_N)

  • Income: Severity of low income based on 2018-base Northern MBM (LOMBM_SEV_2018_N)

  • Income: Tenure type adjustment for 2018-base Northern MBM of economic family for all persons (TTA_PP_2018_N)

  • Labour: Occupation (based on the NOC 2021 recoded to NOC 2016 version 1.3) (NOC2016)

  • Language: Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language – Variant with Canadian citizenship of parent(s) (LI_ELIG_CANCITIZN_CRIT)

  • Non-permanent resident type (NPRTYPE)

  • Population Centre and Rural Area Type (POP_CNTR_RA_TYPE)

     

Deletions:

  • Labour: Hours worked for pay or in self-employment, no zero value in statistics (Hours_No_Zeros)

  • Labour: Weeks worked during the reference year, no zero value in statistics (Weeks_No_Zeros)