What you will need:
- A recent version of Adobe Reader. This product can be downloaded at no cost at the Adobe website.
- Data from the CDP catalogue corresponding to the theme and the community. Click here for a list of variables and download links.
Steps to follow:
- Select your preferred infographic: available templates are listed below.
- Determine the specific place for which you’d like to create a customized Community Infographic.
- Compile the data: all the data needed to create your own customized infographic is linked below.
- Open the template using Adobe Reader. Use the “Tab” key on your keyboard to identify locations for data entry.
- Type in the name or value into each blank field of the template.
- Save the file with a new file name. Note that the file will remain editable after you’ve saved it.
- Create as many Community Infographics for as many places as you want!
- Contact us by email at information@communitydata.ca if you have any questions.
Advanced instructions for adding your logo to the Community Infographic
Requirements: A version of Adobe Acrobat license with editing capability (this may require a paid subscription)
For Adobe Acrobat 9 or 10:
- Go to Advanced Editing
- Select Touch Up Object tool
- Right click or control click to Place Image
- Select your logo image file. Rescale to fit in upper right hand corner.
For Adobe Acrobat 11 or later:
- Go to Tools > Edit > Add Image
- Select your logo image file. Rescale to fit in upper right hand corner.
Click here to download a PDF version of these instructions.
DIY Infographics Available
List of fillable infographics: |
Online infographic tools:
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List of Variables and Download Links
Click on the infographic title for the corresponding variable table and links:
- Village of 100 (2016 data)
- Regional Profile (2016 data)
- Education (2011 data)
- Employment (2016 data)
- Income (2016 data)
- Housing (2016 data)
- Poverty - T1FF (2015 data)
- Poverty - NHS (2011 data)
- Health Profile (2016 data)
- Immigration Profile (2016 data)
1. Village of 100 |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Gender: male or female (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Age: 0-14, 15-24, 25-64, 65-74, 75+, median age (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Marital status: single/never married (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Marital status: common law (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Marital status: married (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Marital status: divorced/separated/widowed (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Languages spoken at home: English (#) or French (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Languages spoken at home: top non-official (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: Aboriginal peoples (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: visible minorities (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: immigrants (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: employed (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: low-income* (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: renters (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Miscellaneous: owners (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
* After-tax Low Income Measure (LIM)
2. Regional Profile |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Population, total (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Households, total (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Couple families (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Lone parent families (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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People living alone (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median after-tax income ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Unemployment: employed (%) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Poverty: live in poverty* (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Education: post secondary degrees (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Housing cost: spend more than 30% of income on housing (%) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Households: renter households (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Aboriginal Peoples: First Nations, Métis or Inuit people (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Seniors: aged 65+ (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Immigrants: between 2011-2016 (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
* After-tax Low Income Measure (LIM)
3. Education |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population (15+) # |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Full-time post secondary students # |
Depends on source |
Your local source |
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Average undergraduate tuition fees (provincial) $ |
PR |
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Less than high school (15+) % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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High school (15+) % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) aboriginal % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) non-aboriginal % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) low-income % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) not low-income % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) recent immigrant % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Post secondary (15+) Canadian-born % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Low-income, less than high school % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Low-income, high school % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Low-income, post secondary % |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Top field of study 1 |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Top field of study 2 |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Top field of study 3 |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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Top field of study 4 |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, custom geos |
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4. Employment |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population, 25-64 (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Employment rate (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Unemployment rate (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Annual employment growth (%) |
PR |
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Employment rate: men (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Employment rate: women (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Employment rate: Aboriginal peoples (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Employment rate: immigrants (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Employment rate: new immigrants (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Employment rate: age 15-24 (%) |
PR |
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Employment rate: age 25-54 (%) |
PR |
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Employment rate: age 55-64 (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: full-time (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: part-time (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: employees (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: permanent (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: temporary workers (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: self-employed (%) |
PR |
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Labour force: working poverty rate (%) |
CD, CMA/CA, CT, FSA |
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Top occupation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
5. Income |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population, 15+ (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median household income: couple families ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median household income: lone-parent families ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median household income: not in a family ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median individual income: men ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income: women ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income: Aboriginal peoples ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income: non-Aboriginal peoples ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income: immigrants ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income: non-immigrants ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income by age: 15-24 ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income by age: 25-54 ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income by age: 55-64 ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Median individual income by age: 65+ ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Top 1%: number (#) |
PR, CMA |
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Top 1%: median household income ($) |
PR, CMA |
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EI caseloads (#) |
Depends on source |
Your local source |
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Social assistance caseloads (#) |
Depends on source |
Your local source |
6. Housing |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Private households: in families (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Private households: on their own (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median value of private homes ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median monthly shelter costs: owners ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Median monthly shelter costs: renters ($) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Private dwellings (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Privately owned (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Rental housing (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Dwellings in need of major repair (#) |
CD, CSD, DA, CMA/CA, CT, ER, ADA |
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Vacancy rates (2015) 2 bed apartment (%) |
PR, CMA |
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Waiting list for social housing (#) |
Depends on source |
Local source |
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Households living in unaffordable housing: owners (%) |
CMA/CA |
2016 Census - Housing |
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Households living in unaffordable housing: renters (%) |
CMA/CA |
2016 Census - Housing |
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Poverty rate by housing status: owners (%) |
CMA/CA |
Data available soon |
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Poverty rate by housing status: renters (%) |
CMA/CA |
Data available soon |
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Poverty rate by housing status: subsidized housing (%) |
CMA/CA |
2016 Census - Housing |
7. Poverty – T1FF |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Low Income Rate*: total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Family Type: couple families with children (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Family Type: couple families without children (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Family Type: lone-parent families (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Family Type: not in a census family (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, children < 18 years: living in couple family (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, children < 18 years: living in lone-parent family (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, adults 18-64 years: living in family (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, adults 18-64 years: living on own (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, seniors 65+ years: living in family (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Low Income Rate by Age, seniors 65+ years: living on own (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Working poverty rate (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Income inequality 90/10 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Income inequality 90/50 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
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Income inequality 50/10 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA, FSA |
* After-tax Low Income Measure (LIM)
8. Poverty – NHS 2011 |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Poverty rate (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Aboriginal total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Aboriginal aged under 18 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Aboriginal aged 18-64 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Aboriginal aged 65+ years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Non-Aboriginal total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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People with disabilities total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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People with disabilities aged under 18 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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People with disabilities aged 18-64 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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People with disabilities aged 65+ years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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People without disabilities total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants aged under 18 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants aged 18-64 years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants aged 65+ years (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants total population (%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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9. Health Profile |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Quality of life: life expectancy at birth (years) |
PR, Health regions |
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Quality of life: premature mortality per 100,000 population (#) |
PR, Health regions |
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Quality of life: self-rated health as good, very good or excellent, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Quality of life: self-rated mental health as good, very good or excellent, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Quality of life: participation / activity limitation as sometimes or often, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): diabetes, 20+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): asthma, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): high blood pressure, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): COPD*, 35+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): cardiovascular disease, 20+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Health Conditions (self-reported): overweight or obese, 18+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: access to regular doctor, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: influenza immunization within the past year, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: household food security, moderate or severe (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: wear bike helmets most of the time or always, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: physical activity, moderately active or active, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: leisure screen time 15+ hours/wk, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
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Healthy Living and Supports: daily or occasional smoker, 12+ (%) |
PR, Health regions |
Health region reference maps: click here
10. Immigration Profile |
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Variable |
Geography |
Source |
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Total population (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Population: Canadian-born (#) |
CD, CSD |
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Population: Immigrants (#) |
CD, CSD |
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Immigrants by age: 0-15 (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants by age: 15-24 (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants by age: 25-64 (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Immigrants by age: 65+ (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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By period of immigration: 2011-2016 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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By period of immigration: 2001-2010 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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By period of immigration: 1991-2000 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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By period of immigration: 1981-1990 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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By period of immigration: before 1981 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Top countries of origin: 1, 2, 3, 4 (#) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Economic status: employment rate (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Economic status: unemployment rate (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Economic status: median individual income ($) |
CMA/CA |
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Economic status: poverty* rate LIM-AT (%) |
CMA/CA |
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Highest level of education, 15+: less than high school (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Highest level of education, 15+: high school (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
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Highest level of education, 15+: post secondary (#/%) |
CD, CSD, CMA/CA |
* After-tax Low Income Measure (LIM)