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Questions asked for the first time before 1981 |
Census (including long form) |
Census |
| 1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2011 |
| Demographic characteristics |
| Name |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Date of birth |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Age (in addition to date of birth) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Sex |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Marital status |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Legal marital status |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Common-law status |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Mobility - Place of residence one year ago |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Mobility - Place of residence five years ago |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Number of moves since previous census |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Date of first marriage |
1941 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Number of children ever born |
1941 |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Languages and ethnocultural characteristics |
| Knowledge of official languages |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Knowledge of non-official languages |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Home language |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Mother tongue |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Language of work |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Place of birth |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Place of birth of parents |
1891 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Citizenship |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Landed immigrant status |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Period/year of immigration |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Ethnic origin |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Registered or Treaty Indian status |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Membership in a First Nation or Indian band |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Aboriginal group (Aboriginal identity [single question]) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Aboriginal identity (derived) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Visible minority group |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Religion (usually asked every 10 years) |
1871 |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
| Activity limitations |
| At home |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| At school or at work |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| In other activities |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Long-term disabilities or handicaps |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Difficulties with daily living activities |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Education |
| School attendance |
1871 |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Highest grade of elementary or secondary schooling |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Years of schooling (university) |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Years of schooling (other) |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Total years of schooling |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Highest level of educational attainment |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent |
1976 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Completion of full-time vocational course |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Non-university certificate or diploma |
1976 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Registered apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma |
1981 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| College certificates or diplomas |
1981 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| University certificates, diplomas, degrees |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Highest certificate, diploma or degree |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Major field of study |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Province of elementary or secondary schooling (or outside Canada) |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Province, territory or country where highest certificate, diploma, degree (above high school) was completed |
2006 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| Household activities |
| Unpaid housework |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Caring for children without pay |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Providing unpaid care/assistance to seniors |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Labour market activities |
| Actual hours worked last week |
1951 |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Usual hours worked each week |
1911 |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Last date of work |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Industry |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Occupation |
1871 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Class of worker |
1891 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Weeks worked in reference year |
1911 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Full-time/part-time work |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Temporary lay-off/absent from job |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| New job to start in four weeks or less |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Looked for work in past four weeks |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Availability for work |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Incorporation status |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Journey to work |
| Place of work |
1971 |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Mode of transportation to work |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Income characteristics |
| Income in year previous to census year |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Wages and salaries |
1901 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Net non-farm self-employment income |
1961 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Net farm self-employment income |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Family allowances |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Federal Child Tax Credits / child benefits |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Old Age Security Pension (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Benefits from Employment Insurance |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Other income from government sources |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Interest, dividends and other investment income |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Retirement pensions, superannuation, annuities |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Other money income |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Income tax paid |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| Family and household characteristics |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agricultural operator |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Household maintainer(s) |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Relationship to Person 1 or head of household |
1891 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Family head (in addition to household head) |
1921 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Tenure (owned/rented) |
1921 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Tenure (condominium) |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Tenure (band housing) |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Presence of mortgage |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Who holds first mortgage |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Number of persons per household |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Shelter costs - renter |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Payment of reduced rent (e.g., government subsidized housing) |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Automobiles available for personal use |
1941 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Vacation home ownership |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Major home appliances |
1931 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Yearly payments of electricity |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Yearly payments of natural gas, oil, coal, wood, etc. |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Yearly payments of water |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Shelter costs - owner mortgage |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Shelter costs - owner property taxes |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Shelter costs - owner condominium |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Shelter costs - owner condominium fees |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Dwelling characteristics |
| Number of rooms |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Number of bedrooms |
1971 |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Number of bathrooms |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Period of construction |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Condition of dwelling |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Type of dwelling |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Value of dwelling |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Number of dwellings in the building |
1941 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Garage |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Piped running water in the dwelling |
1941 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Bath or shower |
1941 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Use of flush toilet in building |
1941 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Unoccupied dwelling, reason for |
1976 |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Seasonal/marginal dwelling |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Length of occupancy |
1941 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Source of water supply |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Method of sewage disposal |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Principal type of heating equipment |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Principal fuel used for cooking |
1971 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Principal fuel used for heating |
1941 |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Principal fuel used for water heating |
1971 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Coverage |
| Did you leave anyone out? |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Household roster |
1971 |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Number of temporary residents |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Number of usual residents |
1971 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Other |
| Wartime service |
1951 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Access to personal information 92 years after the census |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
