Statistics Canada undertakes a national census every five years. The last national census day was May 15, 2001.
The GNWT has expressed significant concerns about coverage related to the 2001 census and completed its own population survey to assess the level of undercoverage in the 2001 census. Since it appears that about 10% of the population may have been missed in the 2001 census, results from this census should be used with caution. In particular, analysis of absolute values with previous census years should be avoided.
The following tables provides summaries of 2001 census information released to date. In each case, tables are included that show community results.
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Population Counts |
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Age and Sex |
 Age and Sex (2 tables) |
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Marital Status, Family Structure and Household Size |
Marital Status (2 tables)Family Status and Characteristics (5 tables)Number of Children (2 tables) |
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Aboriginal Identity & Immigrant Status |
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Housing |
Housing (5 tables) |
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Language |
Language (3 tables) |
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Labour Force |
Labour Force (7 tables) |
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Income |
Income (5 tables) |
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Religion |
Religion (2 tables) |
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Education |
Education (2 tables) |
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The following provides a brief description of the random rounding approach used by Statistics Canada that is used to protect confidentiality of individual respondents.