Guide to the Census

Federal census data are aggregated to standard geographic units, including:

Dissemination Area (DA)

Aggregated Dissemination Area (ADA) new in 2016

Census Tract (CT)

Census Subdivision (CSD)

Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)

Census Division

Federal Electoral District

Forward Sortation Area

Check Statistics Canada's Illustrated Glossary for more definitions and concepts.

Custom tabulation: Calgary Community Districts

Scholars GeoPortal Census boundary files 1911-2016

SANDS file server

• 2016 Census
• 2011 Census/NHS
• 2006 Census

Statistics Canada Census website

• Boundary files  Canada wide, 2001 - 2016

Calgary Community Districts

• 2001 & 2006
• starting 1999 Calgary Open Data

Canadian Century Research Infrastructure - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1911-1951

1951 CMA and Census Tract boundaries from UBC, for 16 major Canadian cities, shape format

1981 Census Tract Boundaries from University of Toronto, major Canadian cities, shapefile and jpg formats