References and Links

Federal Government

Aboriginal Canada Portal

A gateway to national and provincial Aboriginal organizations, economic development, claims and treaties, environment and natural resources, language, heritage and culture.

Department of Justice Canada, Employment Equity Act

Government of Canada. Canada's Digital Collections. Aboriginal Digital Collections

Gateway to web sites of Canadian Aboriginal images and information, created by Aboriginal youth with funding from Industry Canada.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Information on the Department and on services offered to First Nations People. See "Publications and Research" for recent data on Aboriginal population, First Nations Profiles, news on treaties and land claims, etc.

Statistics Canada. 1996 Census. Population Counts, Showing Distribution Inside and Outside Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, for Canada, Provinces and Territories.

A census table provided by Statistics Canada clearly demonstrates the higher population base of census metropolitain areas in relation to regions outside of these areas. A link to important information on 1996 census tables on the Internet is also available.

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Dictionary

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Population

Statistics Canada. 2001 Census Technical Reports and User Guides

Statistics Canada. 2001 Community Profiles

Statistics Canada. Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census

Statistics Canada. Analysis Series

Statistics Canada. Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census

Statistics Canada. Free Internet publications. 1996 Census. Social Conditions. Understanding Rural Canada: Structures and Trends

This 1996 Statistics Canada slide show presents several images, as well as brief descriptions on the topic of rural demography.

Statistics Canada. Highlight Tables. Population and Dwelling Counts

Statistics Canada. Historical Statistics of Canada. Section A: Population and Migration

Statistics Canada presents a large collection of population-related data derived from national censuses dating back to the late 1800’s to 1977.

Statistics Canada. Learning Resources. Animated Age Pyramids

Statistics Canada features animated population pyramids to show the change in population distribution of Canada, the provinces and territories from 1971 to 2004. Other useful sections can also be explored on this web site.

Statistics Canada. Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities, 1996

Statistics Canada. The Daily

The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public. The Daily issues news releases on current social and economic conditions and announces new products. It provides a comprehensive one-stop overview of new information available from Statistics Canada.

Provincial/Territorial Government

Government of Alberta: Official Population List

This Government of Alberta Web page publishes the official population figures on municipalities available as of October 1st, 1996. The First Nation population by band is also shown.

Government of Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island: Population Strategy

This government of Prince Edward Island Web page provides an insight into the mandate and objectives of the province on the issue of population. As supplements, two links to documents (PDF) on population are available.

Nova Scotia: Demographic Trends Into the Twenty First Century

This Government of Nova Scotia paper presents an overview of various aspects of the province’s population: population change, population growth, age structure and other themes.

Yukon Facts: Population

This Government of Yukon Web page posts population figures by community profile, gender population as of December 1999, migration, ethnic origin and population age group.

Other

Canadian Council on Social Development. Stats & Facts

Inuit Tapisirat.

A site on Inuit culture created by the Inuit Tapisirat.