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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 ...
The Census of Prince Edward Island (1871) was a detailed enumeration in the colony of Prince Edward Island, and the last to take place prior to joining Canada in 1873. The census took place in April 1871, and published on August 23, 1871. [1] The total population count of Prince Edward Island in 1871 was 94,021.
1871: 3,485,761 1871 Canadian census: 2nd: 1881: 4,278,327 1881 Canadian census: 3rd: 1891: ... The census records are made publicly available when 100 years have ...
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.
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.
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 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 ...