Fall of the Canadian farm
Census of agriculture shows 11% decline in number of operations in five years
May 15 | FULL STORY 
Falling fertility rates means fewer workers
Immigration will become one of
the most crucial issues of the century for countries such as Canada that have
declining birth rates, according to the demography guru at the United
Nations.
March 16 | FULL STORY
Canada is 30 million, but will that last?
Census shows population growth slowing, and some fear a decline within a decade
March 13 | FULL STORY
The Boomtown: Fort McMurray, Alta.
March 13 | FULL STORY
The Shrinking Town: Trepassey, Nfld.
March 13 | FULL STORY
Urban centres blossom
March 13 | FULL STORY
Can Canada's border cities accomodate their growth?
March 13 | FULL STORY
Life on the edge a satisfying affair
March 13 | FULL STORY
Now we are 30,007,094
Canadian census data for 2001 indicate one of slowest growth rates, up only 4 per cent
March 12 | FULL STORY
Atlantic: Newfoundland plunges; PEI edges up
March 12 | FULL STORY
Quebec: Lags behind national growth rate
March 12 | FULL STORY
Ontario: Population up more than 656,000
March 12 | FULL STORY
The West: Alberta growing fastest
March 12 | FULL STORY
B.C.: Growth above average but slowing
March 12 | FULL STORY
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COMMENT
It's hard to find a cheap datum
The huge cost spread between Canadian and U.S. census data is hampering business here, argues DAVID AKIN.
April 3
Look, there are enough of us
Panic and a misunderstanding of past practice are guiding our population policy, says former immigration director JAMES BISSETT
April 2
What's your vote worth?
The fastest-growing provinces are increasingly underrepresented in Parliament, says political scientist JOHN COURTNEY. This won't be easy to fix
March 14
Building stairways to heaven
Vancouver has the third-highest urban density in North America, writes PAUL SULLIVAN. As developers fight over the dwindling space, there's nowhere to go but up
March 13
City Dwellers 'R' Us
Today's new census data prove Canada is more urbanized than ever. Let's get serious about that and fix our crumbling cities, urges urban affairs reporter JENNIFER LEWINGTON
March 12
BACKGROUNDER
2001 census data ready for release
Population count conducted last May 15 to have wide-ranging implications
March 12
THE REPORTS
Here are the (planned) release dates for Statistic's Canada's 2001 census reports:
March 12: Population
July 16: Age and sex
Oct. 22: Marital and common-law status; families; dwellings and households
Dec. 10: Languages; mobility and migration
Jan. 21, 2003: Citizenship; immigration; birthplaces of parents; ethnic origins; visible minorities; aboriginal peoples
Feb. 11, 2003: Labour-force activities; classes of workers; occupations; industries; places of work; modes of transportation; languages of work, unpaid work
March 11, 2003: School attendance; education; fields of study; highest levels of schooling; earnings
May 13, 2003: Religions; incomes and social and economic characteristics of individuals, families, households; shelter costs
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