https://github.com/wkhchow/census_canada_2021

Repo containing sql scripts to process Statistics Canada census 2021 data.
https://github.com/wkhchow/census_canada_2021

2021 census census-data geopackage geospatial postgis sql statistics

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Repo containing sql scripts to process Statistics Canada census 2021 data.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wkhchow/census_canada_2021
• Owner: wkhchow
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-02-15T21:12:16.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-22T00:23:40.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-18T19:42:00.739Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: 2021, census, census-data, geopackage, geospatial, postgis, sql, statistics
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• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# census_canada_2021

~~Current processed data up to August 17, 2022 Linguistic diversity and use of English and French in Canada~~

~~Current processed data up to September 21, 2022 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada, Canada's housing portrait~~

***Current processed data up to November 30, 2022 Education in Canada, The changing dynamics of the Canadian labour force and how people get to work, and Instruction in the minority official language***

Repo containing sql scripts, links to source and processed data for census 2021 data dissemination. Source data is imported into a PostgresSQL database with PostGIS, and tablefunc extension. Then it is processed and attached with census boundaries exported into GeoPackage for GIS use.

Census Profile data is released in stages, and is downloaded to be processed when new data becomes available.

You can find the download page [here.](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/download-telecharger.cfm?Lang=E)

Release schedule can be found [here.](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/prodserv/release-diffusion-eng.cfm)

Scripts are stored in the script folder in GitHub whereas source / processed data is stored on [OneDrive.](https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArfoJn5WUSjQgsZgK3uSHRasQDDQSA?e=N5YxBW)

- census_profile_lut_legend.xlsx  - Census profile lookup table. The CHARACTERISTIC_ID corresponds to the columns in the processed geopackages. 

## scripts

- Scripts to process census data in PostgreSQL after import from QGIS.

[Link to OneDrive for stored and processed data](https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArfoJn5WUSjQgsZgK3uSHRasQDDQSA?e=N5YxBW)

All data compressed in 7zip. 7-Zip can be downloaded and installed at [https://www.7-zip.org/](https://www.7-zip.org/)

- boundaries - boundary geometries / reference table

	- Census_Boundaries_2021_Cartographic.7z

	- Census_Boundaries_2021_Digital.7z

	- DGUID_Reference.7z - DGUID lookup table to reference to various census geometry levels

 - db_backup - database dumps

	- census_2021_db_aug.7z (up to August 17, 2002 census release)

	- census_2021_db_sept.7z (up to Sept 21, 2002 census release)

	- census_2021_db_nov.7z (up to Nov 30, 2002 census release)

 - processed - processed GeoPackages

 	- census_profile_august_da_canada.7z - August census release, dissemination area geometry

	- census_profile_sept_da_canada.7z - Sept census release, dissemination area geometry

	- census_profile_nov_processed.7z - Nov census release, dissemination area geometry

	- census_profile_july2022.7z - July census release, in dissemination area, and aggregated to census subdivision, census division, and province/territorial geometries

	- population_db.7z - population, dissemination block geometry

- source data - source data compiled from Statistics Canada

	- census profile july.7z - July data release

	- census profile august.7z - August data release

	- census profile sept.7z - Sept data release

	- census profile nov.7z - Nov data release

	- population_dwelling_db.7z - population at disseimation block level