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The 1871 Canadian census marked the first regularly scheduled collection of national statistics of the Canadian population on April 2, 1871, [1] [2] as required by section 8 of the British North America Act. [3] The constitution required a census to be taken in 1871 and every tenth year thereafter. [3]
This is a list of Canadian historical population by province and territory, drawn from the Canadian census of population data and pre-Confederation censuses of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1871, Canada has conducted regular national census counts. The data for 1851 to 1976 is drawn primarily from Historical Statistics of Canada, 2nd edition ...
April 2 – The first Canadian census finds the population to be 3,689,257; May 8 – The Treaty of Washington reaches agreements on fishing rights and Great Lakes trade between Canada and the United States; May 17 – New Brunswick abandons separate schools.
A collection of four maps showing the distribution of population for 1851 (Newfoundland 1857), 1871 (Newfoundland 1869), 1901 and 1921 by historical region. This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census.
LAC traces its origins to the Dominion Archives, formed in 1872, and the National Library of Canada, formed in 1953. The former was later renamed as the Public Archives of Canada in 1912, and the National Archives of Canada in 1987. In 2004, the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada were merged to form Library and ...
The 1901 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census was started on June 1, 1901. All reports had been received by February 26, 1902. The total population count of Canada was 5,371,315. [1] This was an increase of 11% over the 1891 census of 4,833,239. The previous census was the 1891 census and the ...
The act creates section 18.1 of the Statistics Act, which releases personal census records to LAC for censuses taken between 1910 and 2005, inclusive, 92 years after the taking of a census. In the 2006 census, Canadians were asked for the first time whether they consent to the release of their personal census information after 92 years.
The Census of Canada 1890–91 was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census took place on April 5, 1891. The total population count of Canada was 4,833,239, [1] an increase of 11.8% over the 1881 census of 4,324,810. The previous census was the 1881 census and the following census was the 1901 census.