This manual provides detailed descriptions of the data sources and methods used by Statistics Canada to estimate population. They comprise post-censal and intercensal population estimates; base population; births and deaths; immigration; emigration; non-permanent residents; interprovincial migration; subprovincial estimates of population; population estimates by age, sex and marital status; and census family estimates. A glossary of principal terms is contained at the end of the manual, followed by the standard notation used. This manual is intended to be a compendium of the methods and the current procedures used by Statistics Canada to produce and release population and family estimates.--Document and publisher's website.
This report presents the results of six population projection scenarios by age group and sex up to 2031 for the provinces and territories and up to 2056 for Canada. Using the July 1, 2005 population estimate as the starting point, these projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
This report contains a range of population projections, describes the methodology and assumptions, and provides a brief analysis of the results. The projections in this report use 1993 preliminary population estimates adjusted for net census undercoverage as their base. They also include two new components: non-permanent residents, and returning Canadians. Moreover, they take into account emerging demographic trends, primarily based on recent changes in the components of population growth.
This report presents the results of six population projection scenarios by age group and sex up to 2031 for the provinces and territories and up to 2056 for Canada. Using the July 1, 2005 population estimate as the starting point, these projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
This report presents the main results of population projections according to some ethnocultural variables (visible minority group, immigrant status, religion, mother tongue) for Canada, provinces and selected metropolitan areas. Based on the January 1st 2001 estimation of the permanent resident population, results of five projection scenarios from a micro-simulation model that take into account differentials in behaviors and intergenerational transfers are presented for the years 2001 to 2017.
In response to the importance of internal migration issues, the Population Estimates Program at Statistics Canada has been producing migration estimates using administrative sources of data. As such, there are two versions of migration estimates: preliminary and final, based on the monthly Child Tax Benefit file and the annual income tax return file respectively. The preliminary estimates of migration differ from the final estimates in that a diferent time frame is used to define a move. The objectives of this report are: to describe the discrepancies between the final & preliminary estimates; and to introduce & describe six approaches to decrease the discrepancies using the regression method, simple time series analysis, and the United States Bureau of Census method. Results of calculations are presented based on evidence from 1994/5 to 2000/01 to illustrate the best approach to achieve improved convergence between the final & preliminary migration estimates.
The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility of using provincial and territorial health care files of new registrants as an independent measure of preliminary inter-provincial and inter-territorial migration. The study aims at measuring the conceptual and quantifiable differences between this data source and our present source of the Canada Revenue Agency's Canadian Child Tax Benefit. Criteria were established to assess the quality and appropriateness of these provincial/territorial health care records as a proxy for our migration estimates: coverage, consistency, timeliness, reliability, level of detail, uniformity and accuracy. Based on the present analysis, the paper finds that these data do not ameliorate the estimates and would not be suitable at this time as a measure of inter-provincial/territorial migration. These Medicare data though are an important independent data source that can be used for quality evaluation.--Publisher's website.
This report presents the results of six population projection scenarios by age group and sex up to 2031 for the provinces and territories and up to 2056 for Canada. Using the July 1, 2005 population estimate as the starting point, these projections are based on assumptions that take into account the most recent trends relating to components of population growth, particularly fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and interprovincial migration.
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