The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
Common-law Couple Families
Common-law couple families as a proportion of all husband-wife families based on the data derived from the 1996 Census, 20% sample data. Please see the map description for an explanation of the patterns across the country.
Female lone-parent families as a proportion of all lone-parent families based on the data derived from the 1996 Census, 20% sample data. Please see the map description for an explanation of the patterns across the country.
Lone-parent families as a proportion of all families based on the data derived from the 1996 Census, 20% sample data. Please see the map description for an explanation of the patterns across the country.
Married couple families as a proportion of all husband-wife families based on the data derived from the 1996 Census (20% sample data). Please see the map description for an explanation of the patterns across the country.
Base map components are features that provide a geographic
context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps.
These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries,
populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of
Canada base map components are available for immediate free
download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats.
The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base
frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online
maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web
page on GeoGratis.
