Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. The bureau is commonly called StatCan or StatsCan. It has regularly been considered the best statistical organization in the world by The Economist,^[1] Public Policy Forum and others.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Statscanlogo. ... This article is about the field of statistics. ... The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ...

Statistics is a federal responsibility in Canada and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, Statistics Canada undertakes a country-wide census every five years on the first and sixth year of each decade. By law, every household must complete the census form.^[2] The last Canadian census was held in May 2006 and was the first time an Internet version was made widely available. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

Leadership

The head of Statistics Canada is the Chief Statistician of Canada. The heads of Statistics Canada and the previous organization, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, are: The Chief Statistician of Canada is a deputy of the Minister Responsible for Statistics Canada - the Minister of Industry. ...

• Ivan P. Fellegi (1985 - Present)
• Martin B. Wilk (1980 - 1985)
• James L. Fry (1980)
• Peter G. Kirkham (1975 - 1980)
• Sylvia Ostry (1972 - 1975)
• Walter E. Duffett (1957 - 1972)
• Herbert Marshall (1945 - 1956)
• Sedley A. Cudmore (1942 - 1945)
• Robert H. Coats (1918 - 1942)

Ivan Peter Fellegi, O.C., B.Sc. ... Martin Bradbury Wilk (born 18 December 1922) is a Canadian statistician, academic, and the former Chief Statistician of Canada. ... Sylvia Ostry (née Knelman) (born June 3, 1927) is a Canadian economist and public servant. ... Robert Hamilton Coats (1874-1960) was Canadas first Dominion Statistician. ...

Legislation

Statistics Canada is governed by:

• Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada 1985

The Statistics Act was an Act by the Canadian government in 1918 which created the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. ...

Publications

Statistics Canada publishes numerous documents covering a range of statistical information about Canada, including census data, economic and health indicators, immigration economics, and social and justice conditions. A press release on April 24, 2006, indicated that "effective today, all electronic publications on Statistics Canada's Web site will be available free of charge."^[3] Canada Census Records Census of Canada. ... Canada is one of the worlds wealthiest nations, a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). ... The economic impact of immigration to Canada is a much-debated topic in Canada. ...

Terms

Statistics Canada uses a variety of terms to designate regions in Canada for statistical purposes:

• Census Agglomeration - Metropolitan areas smaller than 100,000 people
• Census Metropolitan Area - Metropolitan areas greater than 100,000 people
• Census division - Collection of census subdivisions
• Census subdivision - Cities, towns, municipalities, etc.
  • City
  • Chartered community - found in the Northwest Territories
  • County municipality - rural territories in Alberta
  • Community - villages in Prince Edward Island
  • Canton - Townships in Quebec
  • United cantons - Townships which have been united in Quebec
  • District municipality - Rural or urban territories of British Columbia
  • Hamlet - Small communities in the territories
  • Improvement district - Rural territories in Alberta
  • Indian government district - found in British Columbia
  • Inuit land - found in Quebec
  • Island municipality
  • Local government district - found in Manitoba
  • Municipality - Rural territories in Quebec
  • Municipal district - Rural territories in Alberta and Nova Scotia
  • Northern hamlet - found in Saskatchewan
  • Nisga'a land
  • Northern village - found in Saskatchewan and Quebec (Village nordique)
  • Nisga'a village - found in British Columbia
  • Parish - rural territories in Quebec (Parish municipalities) and New Brunswick
  • Indian reserve
  • Rural community
  • Regional district electoral area - Unorganized rural areas in British Columbia
  • Region
  • Regional municipality - At the CSD level, an amalgamation of a large region. Found in Alberta and Nova Scotia
  • Rural municipality - rural territories in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
  • Resort village - found in Saskatchewan
  • Indian settlement
  • Special area - rural territories in Alberta
  • Subdivision of county municipality - rural territories of Alberta
  • Settlement - small communities in the territories
  • Subdivision of unorganized - unorganized rural territories of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Summer village - found in Alberta
  • Town
  • Township - At the CSD level, only in Ontario
  • Township and royalty - Rural territories in Prince Edward Island
  • Teslin land
  • Reserve lands - found in Quebec
  • Unorganized area
  • Ville - cities and towns in Quebec
  • Cree village - found in Quebec
  • Naksapi village
  • Village
• Urban area
• Designated place

A Census Agglomeration, or CA is a Canadian census geographic concept used to describe smaller urban areas. ... A census metropolitan area, or CMA is a Canadian census subdivision comprising a large urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. ... Outline map of Canadas Census Divisions in 2001 Note: This page refers only to subdivisions in Canada. ... Census subdivision is a Canadian political region organized by Statistics Canada and determined by the provinces. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Not to be confused with a country. ... A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ... This is a list of townships (cantons) in the Canadian province of Quebec: Amherst, Quebec Arundel, Quebec Aumond, Quebec Bedford Township, Quebec Bristol, Quebec Chester-Est, Quebec Chichester, Quebec Clarendon, Quebec Clermont Township, Quebec Cleveland, Quebec Cloridorme, Quebec Denholm, Quebec Dundee, Quebec Elgin, Quebec Godmanchester, Quebec Gore, Quebec Granby Township... A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including British Columbia, Canada and Lithuania. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... An improvement district is a special district created to make improvements, typically to infrastructure, in a given area. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually known as just districts) are a type of local government district in England. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Municipal Districts are Census subdivision used in Canada for the administration of rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as hamlets. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... This is a list of regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A regional municipality (or region) is a type of Canadian municipal government which works much like a county; the method of government depends on how it is defined. ... A rural municipality is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ... Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for census purposes. ... The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Albertas Special Areas. ... A summer village is a form of municipal government used in Alberta, Canada beginning in 1913. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... This is a list of townships, known as lots, for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. ... Ville is the French word for city or town. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ...

See also

• Maxime Bernier

Maxime Bernier, PC is Canadas Minister of Industry. ...

References and notes

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External links

• Statistics Canada website
• 2006 Census