Times have changed! Canadian cultural industries are undergoing important transformations - Canadians now have access to online movies that can be watched at the click of a button, books can be borrowed from the library without leaving the house, new bands are discovered through social media - everything is shared digitally and becoming more accessible!
According to preliminary estimates, Canada's population was 36,286,425 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 437,815 or 1.2% during the year 2015/2016. In absolute numbers, such an increase had not been recorded since 1988/1989 (+485,034)!
Some more highlights for 2015/2016:
We have new fillable PDF templates for creating customized Community Infographics! These of DIY Community Infographic templates are designed by the CCSD and offer CDP members an easy-to-use tool to report on a number of important social development themes. The infographics can be used for any individual community at any level of geography - all data is available in the CDP catalogue!
Now, there are 6 DIY Community Infographics:
Register for a free webinar from Statistics Canada on Finding Education Data, in English and French! Learn useful tips on how to access education data on Statistics Canada's website. Limited spaces available so register early!
Click on the link below to register (redirects to Shared Services Canada):
On October 17, 2016, Statistics Canada will launch its new crowdsourcing campaign!
The crowdsourcing pilot project will focus on mapping buildings across Canada, starting with Ottawa or Gatineau. Crowdsourcing involves collecting information from a large community of users, relying on the principle that individual citizens are experts within their local environments.
Indigenous populations in Calgary and Alberta: data sources and resources
Now that school is back in full swing, here is a quick look at education for adults (aged 25 to 64) from the 2011 National Household Survey:
The Columbia Basin-Boundary Community Data Consortium is CCSD’s 32nd to be established within the CDP. Located in southeast British Columbia, this consortium is led by Selkirk College through its Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute. The consortium catchment area includes the Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, in addition to Revelstoke, Golden, Valemount and Columbia Shuswap Regional District Areas A and B with a combined population of 161,741 (in 2011).
The overall collection response rate of 98.4 percent for the 2016 Census of Population is higher than for each of the 2011 and 2006 Census programs. The collection response rate for the long form was 97.8 percent, the best ever recorded!
Check out the response rates by province or territory here.
Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their time and commitment in this short video.