Census Quick Reference Chart
C A N A D A
1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1906
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Census Quick Reference Chart |
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YEAR |
DATE |
ENUMERATED |
ADDRESS |
BIRTH PLACE |
NATIONALITY |
IMMIGRATION |
RELIGION |
AGE or |
SEX
MARITAL STATUS |
OCCUPATION EDUCATION or INFIRMITIES MILITARY SERVICE |
ADDITIONAL |
FULL |
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| 1787 | 17 Sept | Head of family only | No | No | No | No | No | Statistical by age group | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 1828 | Head of house only | No | No | No | No | No | Statistical by age group | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 1842 | Head of house only | No | Statistical by number in family born England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Europe, Canada, French or British | Inferred from birthplace statistics | Number of years in provice and number of aliens in household | Religion only | Statistical by age and sex groups | Yes | Statistical only | Yes | deaf, dumb, blind, idiots, lunatics | No | No | No | |
| 1848 | Head of family only | Yes | Statistical by number in family born England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Europe, Germany, Holland, Canada, French or British | Inferred from birthplace statistics | No | Religion plus number of blacks in house | Statistical by age and sex groups plus births during the year | Yes | Statistical only | Yes | Education plus deaf, dumb, blind, idiots, lunatics | No | Number of marriages and deaths during the year | No | |
| 1851 | Whole household plus number of people absent | No | Province or country only | No | No | Religion plus number of blacks and indians in house | Age at next birthday plus births during the year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Education plus deaf, dumb, blind, idiots, lunatics | No | Agricultural | No | |
| 1861 | Whole household plus number of people absent | Yes | Province or country only | No | No | Religion plus number of blacks and indians in house | Age at next birthday plus births during the year | Yes | Yes plus year of marriage | Yes | Ability to read and write plus physical infirmities | No | Agricultural | No | |
| 1871 | Whole household | Yes | Province or country | Yes | No | Religion only | Age plus month born if born during past year | Yes | Yes plus if married during past year | Yes | Ability to read and write plus physical infirmities | No | Returns for deaths during the year; public institutions; agricultural; industrial | Yes for Ontario only by head of house | |
| 1881 | Whole household | No | Province or country only | Yes | No | Religion only | Age plus if born during last 12 months | Yes | Yes | Yes | If in school, ability to read and write plus physical infirmities | No | Returns for deaths during the year; public institutions; agricultural; industrial | Yes, all Canada. Can be searched on-line at Family Search website. Can also be purcased on CD-Rom via above website. | |
| 1891 | Whole household plus relationship to head of house | Yes | Province or country plus if foreign the birth place of parents | Some | No | Religion plus if French Canadian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If in school, ability to read and write plus physical infirmities | No | Returns for deaths during the year; public institutions; agricultural; industrial |
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| 1901 | 31 March | Whole household plus relationship to head of house | Yes | Province, territory and if born urban or rual, plus if foreign then country of birth | Yes | Year of immigration | Yes | Age plus date of birth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ability to read and write, number of months during year in school, plus language spoken | No | Buildings, lands and churches |
No. All Canada can be searched by place on National Archives of Canada website.
Parts also on-line at: |
| 1906 |
4 July Northwest Provinces only, being: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba |
Whole household plus relationship to head of house | Yes by section, township, range and meridian as well as Post Office address | Province plus if foreign then country of birth | No | Year of immigration | No | Age only | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | On nominal schedule also requests number of livestock - horses, milk cows, cattle, sheep and hogs or pigs. | No. Northwest Provinces can be searched by place on National Archives of Canada website. |
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