Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
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- Figure 1.1 Hierarchy of standard geographic areas for dissemination, 2021 Census
- Figure 1.2 Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) hierarchy
- Figure 1.3 Statistical Area Classification (SAC) hierarchy
- Figure 1.4 Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories)
- Figure 1.5 Example of census consolidated subdivisions (CCSs) and census subdivisions (CSDs)
- Figure 1.6 Delineation Core rule
- Figure 1.7 Forward commuting flow rule
- Figure 1.8 Reverse commuting flow rule
- Figure 1.9 Spatial contiguity rule
- Figure 1.10 Historical comparability rule
- Figure 1.11 Example of a merged census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA)
- Figure 1.12 Example of a census metropolitan area or a census agglomeration, showing core, secondary core, fringe and rural area
- Figure 1.13 Example of data retrieval with user‑defined boundaries
- Figure 1.14 Example of a map projection and unprojected coordinates
- Figure 1.15 Example of blockface and dissemination block representative points
- Figure 1.16 Manual adjustment rule
- Figure 2.1 Dwelling categories
- Figure 2.2 Family membership and family status
- Figure 2.3 Overview of the census family and economic family variables
- Figure 2.4 Languages classification
- Figure 2.4A Indigenous languages
- Figure 2.4B Afro‑Asiatic languages
- Figure 2.4C Austronesian languages
- Figure 2.4D Creole languages
- Figure 2.4E Indo-European languages
- Figure 2.4F Niger-Congo languages
- Figure 2.4G Nilo-Saharan languages
- Figure 2.4H Sino-Tibetan languages
- Figure 2.4I Turkic languages
- Figure 2.4J Germanic languages
- Figure 2.4K Indo-Iranian languages
- Figure 2.5 Immigrants, non‑immigrants and non‑permanent residents, by place of birth and generation status
- Figure 2.6 Immigrants, non‑immigrants and non‑permanent residents, by citizenship and place of birth
- Figure 2.7 Indigenous identity population in the Census of Population
- Figure 2.8 Admission category classification
- Figure 2.9 Population and labour force status components, 2021 Census of Population
- Figure 2.10 Relationship between the category of mobility status and the 2021 Census of Population question on place of residence one year ago
- Figure 2.11 Relationship between the category of mobility status and the 2021 Census of Population question on place of residence five years ago
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