Data and Statistics: Canadian Census Resources Expand All + Collapse All - Census Statistical TablesStatistics Canada Census PortalStatistics from the current census back to 1996 is available Includes:Census Profiles (i.e., information about a place; search by postal code)Data Tables (i.e, search by a topic)Canadian Census AnalyzerWebtool to help you identify key variables and data in a census profile and then compare one region to anotherGeographies from Province to Disessemination Area (DA)Census MicrodataCensus microdata can be accessed through odesi.ca, our microdata repository. ODESI holds census microdata and accompanying documentation produced by Statistics Canada. Microdata is normally stored in SPSS, Stata, and SAS formats, and sometimes in .CSVMicrodata is organized in ODESI's Census section by year, and are called PUMFs, public-use microdata files. StatCan usually produces two kinds of PUMFs:Individuals FileA Census Individuals File PUMF represents a sample of the Canadian population and provides access to individual records which have been anonymized. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people and includes a wealth of information on population characteristics.Most users are interested in the Individuals File.Hierarchical FileA Census Hierarchical File PUMF provides access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of 1% of the Canadian households. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population.A Hierarchical File enables the study of individuals in relation to their census families, economic families and households.Quick Links: Census Microdata: Individuals File Microdata and DocumentationThe following links bring you directly to Individuals File PUMFs for our recent census. Users should first log in to ODESI and then choose their census year on this page. Choose your year, then choose "Explore and Download." Once in ODESI, click on the disk icon in the grey bar to download.2016 Census of Population | Documentation2011 National Household Survey | Documentation2006 Census of Population | Documentation2001 Census of Population | Documentation1996 Census of Population | Documentation1991 Census of Population | DocumentationHow to access and download microdata on odesi.ca Enumeration Area (EA) and Dissemination Area (DA) dataSome census EA/DA data are available for scholarly, non-commercial research purposes on the Canadian Census Analyzer and from Laurier's Government Information Librarian.Researchers are to read and abide by Statistics Canada Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) Conditions of use.