This page lists selected sources of population information. Please see the general Statistics guide for many more sources.
Statistics Canada's Census of Population, taken every five years, is the most reliable and detailed source of information about Canadians. It is such a rich collection, that it needs a separate page of its own.
Please see the Census tab on this guide for further information.
Since the Census only takes place every 5 years, government agencies produce estimates of the actual population annually
Future projections based on Census figures, birth and death rates, immigration, migration patterns, etc.