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1. eeeeeeee eee eee ee eere 32 LE D ENCES e DES 33 Limited Use Data Product Licence Agreement eorr torpore Ea potes bu pep SE ka esp ne eS Revo Rn Seb eno SE Pha e d OEE Ps sostener 34 Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef About this Guide 1 About this Guide This User s Guide provides an overview of the GeoRef CD ROM product including the general methodology used to create it The Overview section provides a summary of the data contents and the reference date of the product The Getting Started section describes the main menu of GeoRef and provides explanations on the various functions of the program It also includes four sample sessions with step by step examples of how to do different kinds of data requests Section 4 Data Quality provides information for users to evaluate the suitability of the data for a particular application Installation instructions are provided in section 5 Technical Specifications Supplementary information is provided in the appendices This user s guide is based on the best information available at the time of release It does not constitute a warranty of the data in the event that users may observe characteristics that deviate from those stated in this guide All efforts have been made to ensure that the verification of this product has been thoroughly done However there is no guaranty that the data are 100 accurate For further information see Secti
2. 1996 RO Economic region 68 74 4 1 5 S 16 11 8 6 8 8 1 1 Census division 290 288 10 3 18 15 99 49 23 18 19 28 1 5 Census division 73 73 10 3 23 18 19 Communaut urbaine 3 3 3 County 60 60 3 18 15 24 District 10 10 10 District municipality 1 1 1 Metropolitan 1 1 1 municipality Municipalit r gionale 93 93 93 de comt Region 7 6 1 5 Regional district 29 27 27 Regional municipality 10 10 10 United counties 3 3 3 Territory N A 1 1 Census consolidated 2 630 2 607 87 68 52 148 1 143 518 128 302 73 82 1 5 subdivision Census subdivisions 6 006 5 984 381 113 110 283 1 599 947 298 970 467 713 35 68 Designated place parts N A 871 80 64 197 40 54 167 256 13 Census agricultural TI 78 3 5 4 13 3 12 20 8 8 region Census metropolitan area 25 25 1 1 1 10 1 2 2 2 Census agglomeration 115 112 4 2 4 5 27 32 3 7 9 21 1 1 Primary census 12 11 1 d gt 2 1 metropolitan area Primary census 21 22 1 6 11 3 1 agglomeration Census tract 4 068 4 223 41 75 69 1 108 1 799 158 99 386 488 Urban area 893 929 44 7 38 38 228 265 43 63 103 97 2 6 Enumeration area 45 995 49 361 1 236 267 L511 1 393 11 684 16 469 2 050 2 844 4 746 6 880 111 170 Street network file 342 344 2
3. Designated Places The population and dwelling counts in GeoRef are consistent with those shown in the publication A National Overview Catalogue No 93 357 XPB The 1991 Census Population by 1996 Boundaries in GeoRef is called 1991 Population in the publication 4 5 Completeness Completeness expresses the degree to which the geographic entities features are captured according to the data capture specifications It also contains information about selection criteria definitions used and other relevant mapping rules Appendix B indicates the number of geographic units by province and territory These numbers were checked on the GeoRef files GeoRef contains the correct number of geographic areas The completeness of the specific data in GeoRef is provided below Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 22 Data Quality 4 5 1 Population and Dwelling Counts The 1996 Census population counts for a particular area represent the number of Canadians whose usual place of residence is in that area regardless of where they happened to be on Census Day Also included are any Canadians staying in a dwelling in that area on Census Day and having no usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada as well as those considered non permanent residents see the Special Notes in Appendix A In most areas there is little difference between the number of usual residents and the number of people staying in the
4. since this procedure will result in non response bias Even when a response is obtained it may not be entirely accurate The respondent may have misinterpreted the question or may have guessed the answer especially when answering on behalf of another possibly absent household member Such errors are referred to as response errors While response errors usually arise from inaccurate information provided by respondents they can also result from mistakes by the Census Representative when Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 28 Appendices completing certain parts of the questionnaire such as structural type of dwelling or when calling back to obtain a missing response Some of the questions on the census document require a written response During processing these write in entries are given a numeric code Coding errors can occur when the written response is ambiguous incomplete difficult to read or when the code list is extensive e g Major Field of Study Place of Work A formal Quality Control QC operation is used to detect rectify and reduce coding errors Within each work unit a sample of responses is independently coded a second time The resolution of discrepancies between the first and second codings determines whether re coding of the work unit is necessary Except for the Industry and Occupation variables much of the Census coding is now automated partly in an effort to reduce the extent of coding error
5. census data may be reported for geographic areas which have subsequently changed during this period Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started 3 Getting Started When you install GeoRef see section 5 2 by default a Census 96 Recensement program group is created The GeoRef icon is located in this program group Double clicking on this icon will launch the GeoRef program The first screen to appear will be the Statistics Canada logo followed by a language selection Choose the language of preference A licence agreement screen appears next with a choice of accepting the conditions of the licence agreement or not If you click on the Accept button you will proceed to the GeoRef Main Menu screen If you click on the Do not Accept button you will automatically exit from the system On the Main Menu screen there are six functions available Name Search Code Search Chart Search Reports Load Query and Quit These functions are described in detail in the following sections and the Windows Help There are Windows Help files found in the software You can access the Help from the Menu Bar or the Toolbar If you would like to get information on a particular topic go into the Help menu in the Menu Bar and select either Contents or Search for Help on to display a list of available help topics If you would like help on the screen that you are in then click on the Help button in the Toolbar to displa
6. eiie eee err oi atrasada Cv eese pue duco 19 4 4 T Internal Consistency eee E Ledger Ree e Pete Lade tag ioo Pul er Lect pete eh ge ie Lap dobbapenue pe tesis 19 44 2 1996 Census Land Area 5 reir te PEE LR etate REL e PEL EE eA E Ee beet tees minis 20 4 4 3 Population and Dwelling Counts Data enhn h ehe nn nn nn nn nn cnn nana enne enne 20 4 4 4 Hierarchy of Geographic Areas in the Chart Search Section ss 20 4 4 5 Consistency with other Products e e een n nenne hn en nnn 21 4 5 Completeriess RS 21 4 5 1 Population and Dwelling Counts 2 date cett divida 22 4 5 2 E Types ic penates ente teet Mea terea Edu abs e rhet re iode e Ele d Une ts odo de eese LI en c ee Ee uns 22 4 5 3 EA Comments oed ro deor Pu edis es pn esee dt epe ete nee es Mio aden Aa hens 22 4 5 4 Reference Maps AA RA 22 5 Technical Specifications cM MM suudopsudpedseneipaseunnd tubcenpusdassp unten tnt etes 24 She System AA A toca dede des cceecusebesate nent net sa ctp ed ov eeu Sect cutecnduvudecssensanes 24 5 2 Installation Of GeoRef 5 sc Deo le ERE EE e EA OR ERROR UR ES 24 5 3 Installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader v2 1 00e 25 Appendix A Data Quality of the 1996 Census e eee ee eee eee eee ee e eerte ones esaet hath sesso sa ease tese esses e sette t aeree 26 Appendix B Geographic Units by Province and Territory 1996 as of November 1996 ss 31 Appendix C Census Subdivision Types by Province and Territory 1996
7. 3 16 114 113 10 5 4 TI number of CSDs Block face 763 626 817 734 5 068 9 707 17 110 187 563 330 658 35 024 21 375 79 954 131 275 Totwatd sort tion atea 1 368 1 477 32 7 58 44 383 515 63 45 137 187 3 5 Postal code 652 826 680 910 7 073 2 737 18 864 16 144 175 885 244 909 22 821 20 778 64 530 105 801 864 504 Note Underlined numbers indicate that those CMAs CAs PCMAs and urban areas crossing provincial boundaries are counted in both provinces Representation Order For a list of census subdivision types see Appendix C Preliminary numbers Counts derived from the December 1991 and from the July 1996 Postal Code Conversion File 3 Statistics Canada Cat No 922F0085XCB GeoRef Appendices 32 Appendix C Census Subdivision Types by Province and Territory 1996 Total Nfld P E L N S N B Que Ont Man Sask Alta B C Y T N W T Census subdivision type 5 984 381 113 110 283 1 599 947 298 970 467 713 35 68 BOR Borough 1 1 C City Cit 145 3 2 2 7 2 51 5 13 15 43 1 1 CC Chartered Community 2 E E 2 CM County Municipality 28 E 28 T COM Community 163 130 33 x E x T CT Canton Municipalit de 88 88 as E we e CU Cantons unis Municipalit de 8 8 es E DM District Mu
8. Next button the Back button may then be used to return to Step 1 Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started You may delete queries you no longer want to save and recall any you may have just accidentally deleted 3 6 Quit This function allows you to exit GeoRef The next screen will ask you to confirm your intentions to exit GeoRef 3 7 Sample Sessions The steps for four sample data requests are detailed below These sample sessions have been designed to give an overview of the most useful functions of GeoRef and to review difficult selections for novice users 3 7 1 Searching for geographic areas and their data values In this sample session you will be searching for the Lambert coordinates of three EAs 24002001 24002010 and 35001010 1 From the Main Menu click the Code Search button 2 Click on the Level drop down list which initially contains All 3 From the list that appears scroll down until you can see EA Enumeration Area and click on the entry 4 The cursor will now be in the text box at the top of the screen Type in the EA Code for the first EA on which you need information 24002001 The list below displays the EAs in numerical order 5 Once you stop typing the information for that EA is displayed in the tabs in the bottom half of the screen Clicking on each Panel brings it forward so you can see the information grouped on it 6 Note the Lambert coordina
9. Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada Minister of Industry 1997 All rights reserved No part of this product may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission from Licence Services Marketing Division Statistics Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada K1A OT6 April 1997 Price 60 00 United States US 60 00 Other Countries US 60 00 User s Guide for Catalogue No 92F0085XCB ISBN 0 660 59272 X Ottawa Note of appreciation Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long standing co operation involving Statistics Canada the citizens of Canada its businesses governments and other institutions Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued co operation and goodwill Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ANA A O 1 A DA A fp EE ES 2 2 1 INTO UCI ia Tia a Pe ed 2 2 2 Reference Dater eei scien xa cone aa dla dia lso 2 3 Getting A DEI ILL CLIE 4 SEMINE dI rEEEEE 4 3 1 1 Step 1 of 4 Name Search uae eee eee p eter tee eee ee pee dene seduce ete ne a reete aient 4 3 1 2 Step 2 of 4 Select Lower Geographic Level eur nier aeree edet eee dota nan dose ee E aR 5 3 1 3 Step 3 0 4 Select Data senri eet eU tines be desee bx Eee Rd end 5 3 1 4 Step 401 4 View Data esns eee te
10. TP Township 468 468 sE EE i TR Terres r serv es 9 Es 9 x El as UNO Unorganized Non organis 152 112 20 11 2 2 5 V Ville 257 257 E E BE VC Village cri 8 8 ds a ud VK Village naskapi 1 1 E VL Village 863 76 154 108 38 322 117 43 4 1 VN Village nordique 14 _ E 14 as E a i ds as Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 33 References References Statistics Canada 1992 Policy Manual Policy on Informing Users of Data Quality and Methodology Statistics Canada April 7 1992 Statistics Canada 1997 A National Overview Ottawa Industry Canada 1997 1996 Census of Canada Catalogue number 93 357 XPB Statistics Canada 1997 1996 Census Dictionary Ottawa Industry Canada 1997 1996 Census of Canada Catalogue number 92 351 XPE Statistics Canada 1997 Large Urban Enumeration Area Reference Maps Ottawa Industry Canada 1997 1996 Census of Canada Catalogue number 92X0090XPB Statistics Canada 1997 Standard Geographical Classification Volume I Ottawa Industry Canada 1997 1996 Census of Canada Catalogue number 12 571 XPB Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 34 Limited Use Data Product Licence Agreement The Government of Canada Statistics Canada is the owner or a licensee of all intellectual property rights including copyright in thi
11. Urban Reference Maps Numeric fields were exported and checked for accuracy Data which are displayed as blank in GeoRef are exported as zero 0 This should be considered when using data from the population and dwelling count fields in GeoRef Blank fields are displayed for the final 1991 population counts when the final 1991 population counts are the same as the adjusted 1991 population counts Users are cautioned about this in using the final 1991 population counts refer to section 4 1 Lineage Blank fields are displayed when population and dwelling count data suppressed at the CSD and EA level due to the Indian Reserve Refusals Since the population counts for Indian Reserve Refusal CSDs are not included in any of the census counts the zero blank population at the CSD and EA level is consistent with the rest of the counts in GeoRef Refer to section 4 5 Completeness for more information on the effect of this suppression Name data were also exported and checked for accuracy Accents were not translated well on data exported to the DBF format and then imported in EXCEL Accents were translated well on data that was exported directly to EXCEL 4 3 2 Reports The data in the reports section were verified against an independent derivation of samples of each of five types of reports from the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base All problems detected were corrected 4 4 Logical Consistency Logical consistency is
12. are computed by an automated method that locates the point roughly in the visual centre of the land based portion of the EA If an EA is in multiple parts the representative point is located when possible in the portion with the largest number of occupied private dwellings based on the 1991 block face counts However in some cases the representative point is located in the EA portion having the largest land area For EAs outside SNF coverage representative points are located by a manual procedure based on a visual inspection of building and or street patterns on EA reference maps some of which have topographic base map information The representative point is located when possible within a predominant cluster of buildings and or streets If there is no predominant cluster then the point is located between two or more clusters In the absence of any cluster the point is placed at the visual centre of the EA If an EA is in multiple parts the point is located in the portion with the largest number of dwellings The representative point is normally located in the land based portion of the EA 4 1 9 Tracted This field indicates which census metropolitan areas census agglomerations CMA CA and primary census metropolitan areas primary census agglomerations PCMA PCA contain census tracts CTs A value of 1 in this field indicates that the CMA CA or PCMA PCA has census tracts The value is 0 for CMAs CAs and PCMAs PCAs with no cen
13. the degree to which features are accurately represented in the data structure and fulfil all the internal requirements of the data structure In other words how well elements of the data structure follow the rules imposed on them 4 4 1 Internal Consistency Consistency between the data at the various geographic levels was checked in the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base from which GeoRef data were extracted These included checks to ensure that lower level counts could be summed to obtain higher level counts and checks to ensure that the Indian Reserve Refusal flag was applied in a consistent manner between the geography levels For example if the Indian Reserve Refusal Flag was applied at the Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 20 Data Quality CSD level then the check ensured that the flag was also applied for the Province where the CSD was located Exceptional cases where the data were inconsistent are documented in the paragraphs below 4 4 2 1996 Census Land Area Land area data are not consistent between geographic levels The logical consistency among geographic areas for the 1996 land areas was verified by summing the data for various geographic areas to a common geographic level The land area for census tracts do not sum consistently to the land area for the CMAs CAs in which they are located As described in section 4 1 Lineage land area measurements were done separately for census tracts designated plac
14. 4 The last step 1s to click on the Next button to run the query and display your data in the View Data window You must have entered at least one item in the Selected Fields list in order to set a sort order or to access the next screen 3 1 4 Step 4 of 4 View Data Once you have selected the data fields for the area and level of geography this step will allow you to view print or export the results of your search perform calculations or save your query You can also use the Back button to retrace your steps through the search and repeat the search using a different geographic area or altering the fields or conditions Y ou can change the size of columns by using the mouse to grab the line between columns A symbol with two arrows will appear Drag the symbol to enlarge or shrink the columns 3 2 Code Search Geographic codes are created by Statistics Canada to identify geographic entities They are an alternative to searching for data by name The Code Search function allows you to search for a geographic code and retrieve data on the area You can then search for information on lower geographic levels within a geographic area There are four steps in this process The last 3 steps are identical to a Name Search Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started Step 1 Select a code for example a specific province code place name code or even all of Canada Step 2 Select the lower geographic level w
15. 92F0085XCB GeoRef 14 Data Quality of where they may have been on Census Day May 14 1996 The data were collected by census representatives for each enumeration area the enumeration area counts were then tabulated based on the enumeration area s relationship to higher level geographic areas Data for the higher level geographic areas reflect the boundaries in effect on January 1 1996 the geographic reference date for the census and the population and dwelling counts as reported by census respondents on Census Day May 14 1996 Refer to section 4 5 Completeness for details on the content of the population and dwelling count data See Appendix A for notes on the quality of the 1996 Census data 4 1 4 1996 Census Land Area 1996 Census land area refers to the area in square kilometres of the land based portions of the census geographic areas and excludes discernible bodies of water as found on the maps used to calculate land area All land areas apply to the boundaries in effect on January 1 1996 the geographic reference date for the 1996 Census Land area data were extracted from the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base A digital planimeter is used to measure land area Measurements are normally taken three times for each geographic unit and then averaged The map scales generally vary between 1 50 000 and 1 250 000 In very densely populated or sparsely populated regions of Canada larger or smaller scales may be used Only dis
16. Catalogue No 92F0085XCB GeoRef User s Guide 1996 Census Reference Products CENSUS RECENSEMENT Statisti Statisti p ESRB ses cu Canada Data in many forms Statistics Canada disseminates data in a variety of forms In addition to publications both standard and special tabulations are offered Data are available on the Internet compact disc diskette computer printouts microfiche and microfilm and magnetic tape Maps and other geographic materials are available for some types of data How to obtain more information For any questions about the data or software please call our toll free StatsCan Electronic Products Help Line at 1 800 949 9491 Fax 613 951 5520 For information about other products or services call the national inquiries line at 1 800 263 1136 National telecommunications device for the hearing impaired 1 800 363 7629 Order only line Canada and United States 1 800 267 6677 You can also visit our World Wide Web site http www statcan ca Standards of service to the public To maintain quality service to the public Statistics Canada follows established standards covering statistical products and services delivery of statistical information cost recovered services and services to respondents To obtain a copy of these service standards please contact your nearest Statistics Canada Regional Reference Centre Statistics Canada GeoRef User s Guide 1996 Census Reference Products
17. Installer will inform you when the installation procedure is finished Click OK and the Adobe Acrobat program group will open Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 26 Appendices Appendix A Data Quality of the 1996 Census General The 1996 Census was a large and complex undertaking and while considerable effort was taken to ensure high standards throughout all collection and processing operations the resulting estimates are inevitably subject to a certain degree of error Users of census data should be aware such error exists and have some appreciation of its main components so that they can assess the usefulness of census data for their purposes and the risks involved in basing conclusions or decisions on these data Errors can arise at virtually every stage of the census process from the preparation of materials through the listing of dwellings and data collection to processing Some errors occur more or less at random and when the individual responses are aggregated for a sufficiently large group such errors tend to cancel out For errors of this nature the larger the group the more accurate the corresponding estimate It is for this reason that users are advised to be cautious when using small estimates There are some errors however which might occur more systematically and which result in biased estimates Because the bias from such errors is persistent no matter how large the group for which responses
18. Wetup g exe where x is the letter representing your CD ROM drive Then click the OK button 4 Choose the language for the installation instructions The language preference is for the installation instructions only GeoRef is a bilingual product and will prompt you to choose your language preference each time you run the program Note It is recommended that the installation language preference chosen be the same as your operating system 5 By default the option to leave the GeoRef data files on the CD Network Drive is selected To copy the data onto your hard drive click on the empty circle to the left of this option and either accept or over write the default location or make the appropriate selection from the available lists Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 25 Technical Specifications 10 11 12 To view and print the GeoRef User Guide Adobe Acrobat Reader software is required This box will already be checked if Acrobat Reader v2 1 is not on your computer For full Acrobat Reader installation instructions see section 3 Click on the Install button to run the installation program Follow the instructions on the screen GeoRef Setup will inform you when the installation is complete Click OK to finish the installation procedure If you selected in step 5 to have the data copied to your computer GeoRef Setup will copy the data now You will be informed when the data is copied Click OK
19. al reconstruction of the 1991 Digital Boundary File The modified 1991 EA Digital Boundary File used is the 1991 EA Digital Boundary File that was modified in consideration to cartographic enhancements made to the 1996 EA Digital Boundary File fuzzy tolerances of 1 and 2 meters were used to remove extremely small polygons in the overlaid files 4 2 Positional Accuracy Positional accuracy is the difference between the true position of a feature in the real world and the estimated position stored in the digital file or other product The only positional data on the 1996 GeoRef are the enumeration area representative points All EA representative points are guaranteed by an ARC INFO topology check to fall within the appropriate EA according to the Digital Boundary Files 4 3 Attribute Accuracy Attribute accuracy refers to the accuracy of the non positional information attached to each feature such as feature name and code 4 3 1 Name Search Code Search and Chart Search Samples of all of the data in the Name Search Code Search and Chart Search were checked against the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base Q GADB Errors found on the data base in the adjusted population flag at the CSD level and the spelling of a place name were corrected in GeoRef Errors in the final population and dwelling count data can result from the collection processing or derivation of the data for higher level geographic areas Appendix A desc
20. al statutes These include Canada CAN Provinces and territories PR Federal electoral districts FEDs 1987 Representation Order Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 12 Data Quality Census divisions CDs Census subdivisions CSDs Designated places DPLs only CSD parts of DPLs Statistical areas are defined by Statistics Canada as part of the spatial frame used to collect and disseminate census data These include Economic regions ERs Census consolidated subdivisions CCSs Census metropolitan areas CMAs Census agglomerations CAs Primary census metropolitan areas PCMAs Primary census agglomerations PCAs Census Tracts CTs Urban areas UAs Enumeration Areas EAs Geographic name data refer to the names given to standard geographic areas Geographic names however are not given to all standard geographic areas Named geographic areas include provinces and territories economic regions census divisions census consolidated subdivisions census subdivisions census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations designated places urban areas and federal electoral districts Although census tracts do not have geographic names they do have numeric names For provinces and territories as well as for economic regions the data base contains both English and French names The sources used for the names of the provinces and territories are the statutes of the respective province
21. and GeoRef Setup will now install the User Guide icon The User Guide will remain on the CD ROM an Adobe Acrobat icon is created which points to that file GeoRef Setup will inform you when the installation procedure is finished and the Census 96 Recensement program group will open If you selected in step 6 to have Acrobat Reader v2 1 installed on your computer then click OK to begin installation For full Acrobat Reader installation instructions see section 4 If you are using Windows 3 X you must reboot your computer when installation of GeoRef and or Acrobat Reader is complete Installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader v2 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader requires approximately 4 2 MB of disk space to be installed It can be installed on computers running Windows 3 X Windows 95 or Windows NT An Adobe Acrobat Reader Installer license agreement will appear on the screen Please read the terms of the agreement carefully Click the Accept button to comply with the conditions noted in the agreement and proceed with the installation or click the Decline button to quit Acrobat Reader Installer By default Acrobat Reader Installer will install the program in C ACROREAD To install to a different directory folder type a new drive and or directory in the Target Directory box Click Install to continue or click Cancel to quit the installation Follow the instructions on the screen Acrobat Reader
22. are aggregated and because bias is particularly difficult to measure systematic errors are a more serious problem for most data users than the random errors referred to previously For census data in general the principal types of error are as follows coverage errors which occur when dwellings and or individuals are missed incorrectly included or double counted non response errors which result when responses cannot be obtained from a small number of households and or individuals because of extended absence or some other reason response errors which occur when the respondent or sometimes the Census Representative misunderstands a census question and records an incorrect response processing errors which can occur at various steps including coding when write in responses are transformed into numerical codes data capture when responses are transferred from the census questionnaire to computer tapes by key entry operators and imputation when a valid but not necessarily correct response is inserted into a record by the computer to replace missing or invalid data valid and invalid referring to whether or not the response is consistent with other information on the record sampling errors which apply only to the supplementary questions on the long form asked of a one fifth sample of households and which arise from the fact that the results for these questions when weighted up to represent the whole population
23. area on Census Day For certain places however such as tourist or vacation areas or those including large work camps the number of people staying in the area at any particular time could significantly exceed the number of usual residents shown here The population counts include Canadians living in other countries but do not include foreign residents living in Canada the foreign residents category does not include non permanent residents see the Special Notes in Appendix A Given these differences users are advised not to interpret population counts as being the number of people living in the reported dwellings Unlike previous censuses the Temporary Residents Study was not carried out in 1996 Therefore the census did not verify on a sample basis if temporary residents persons found on Census Day at a place other than their usual place of residence were enumerated at their usual place of residence see the Special Notes in Appendix A The dwelling counts in GeoRef refer to all private dwellings in Canada occupied by their usual residents as well as temporary or foreign residents The dwelling counts do not include collective dwellings These are dwellings of a commercial institutional or communal nature The population in collective dwellings is however included in the population counts Some Indian settlements and Indian reserves were incompletely enumerated during the 1991 and or 1996 Censuses see the Special Notes in Append
24. at enables users to get reference numbers for EA maps covering any standard geographic area and e a series of reports including EA Reference Lists which were available as separate publications for the 1991 Census These reports can be viewed on screen or printed 2 2 Reference Date The population and dwelling counts are generated from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing which was conducted on May 14 1996 The geographic reference date for the 1996 Census is January 1 1996 Names boundaries and other attributes of geographic areas change frequently for example municipal amalgamations annexations name and status changes Since the geographic framework is used for census data collection the geographic reference date must be set sufficiently in advance of Census Day to permit all changes to be processed in time Furthermore notification of these changes is normally not received from the applicable federal and provincial authorities until after the changes have Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Overview occurred For these reasons the census reports data according to the geographic areas that were in effect on January 1 1996 provided the information on the changes was received by Statistics Canada by March 1 1996 Since census data refer to conditions as they existed on Census Day May 14 1996 and the geographic framework is established according to the geographic areas in effect as of January 1 1996
25. ating an Excel file with CSDs of the type City and their 1996 population in the CMA of Toronto ordered by name 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 From the Main Menu click the Name Search button In the text box at the top of the screen type in Toronto Hit the tab key to move to the list of names Hit the down arrow to scroll through the Level column and select the only Toronto entry which is a CMA CA Click on the Next button to move to Step 2 of 4 Click on CSD Census Subdivision in the list of Geographic levels Click on the Next button to move to Step 3 of 4 In the Available Fields list double click on CSDname It should appear in the Selected Fields list Now use the scroll bars on the Available Fields list until CSDpop96 appears then double click on it Click on the Set Sort Order button Double click on CSD Name in the Selected Fields window It should appear in the Sort By list Click on the OK button to close this screen Click on the Set Condition button Click on the drop down list in the Field column and select CSDtype from the list Click on the drop down list in the Criterion column and select Equals Click in the Value column and then click on the Select from List button Double click in the row with C in the Type column and City Cit in the Description column to select that value Click on the OK button to close thi
26. by 17 paper based on best fit criteria For the other enumeration area reference maps the scale is provided wherever it was available Some of these other maps depict rural areas and the source material for these maps may not have had a scale Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 24 Technical Specifications 5 Technical Specifications 5 1 System Requirements GeoRef requires the following minimum system requirements 486 33 MHz or higher processor 12 MB RAM VGA or higher resolution monitor CD ROM drive Mouse or compatible pointing device Microsoft Windows version 3 x or Windows NT or Windows 95 Recommended system requirements are 486 66 MHz or higher processor 16 MB RAM six speed CD ROM drive 5 2 Installation of GeoRef GeoRef requires approximately 45 MB of disk space to install both the software and data lt can be installed on computers running Windows 3 X Windows 95 or Windows NT In Windows 3 X at least a 10 MB swap file is required by the Win32s subsystem Note It is strongly recommended that you close all running applications before installing GeoRef For Windows NT you must be logged onto the system as the system administrator 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 For Windows 3 X or Windows NT3 51 In the Program Manager select Run from the File menu For Windows 95 Windows NT4 0 Select Run from the Start menu 3 Type x
27. cernible bodies of water found on the maps are excluded The digital planimeter gives accurate readings only for small zones Consequently large geographic units are subdivided into smaller ones and measured individually the individual parts are then added together Geographic areas with boundary changes from one census to another are not measured in their entirety Only the land area gained or lost due to a boundary revision or update is measured and then added to or subtracted from the original figure Land area measurements for census subdivisions CSDs are aggregated to obtain the land areas for other geographic units namely primary census metropolitan areas primary census agglomerations PCMAs PCAs census metropolitan areas census agglomerations CMAs CAs census consolidated subdivisions CCSs census divisions CDs economic regions ERs and provinces territories Land area measurements are done separately for urban areas UAs designated places DPLs and census tracts CTs Land area data are available for all standard geographic areas in GeoRef except enumeration areas EAs and federal electoral districts FEDs Land area data are subject to a number of errors including measurement coding and transcription processing and overall cumulative historic errors The land area measurements are unofficial and are provided for the sole purpose of calculating population density 4 1 5 1991 Census Population by 1991 Census Bou
28. eei re eee dead das enn eene a enin pror hore Ee E Dre cadrid nt 14 4 1 5 1991 Census Population by 1991 Census Boundaries seen 14 4 1 6 1991 Census Population by 1996 Census Boundaries and the Adjusted Population Flag 15 4 1 7 Incompletely Enumerated Indian Reserve Flag for 1996 and 1991 sess 15 4 1 8 Positional bir E C 16 41 9 o ie eroi Lee Hei obe O ineo tt d s Pit ele te bate gti Qi 16 4 1 10 Enumeration Area Urban Rural Status ii nono enne ene enne enne nn nennen nennen 16 4 T1 Comment ci eere eed tee edid Me de Reset oise 17 41 12 Street Network Flag uidere ED eer til E erre Gite Saute ee loe EIE edo orte eoe ME dS 17 4 1 13 EX Reference Map List uso eR edel e Pee eere ip eee eene re net ere eere ade RE tnt 17 Statistics Canada Cat No 922F0085XCB GeoRef Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS concluded Page E CT 17 4 1 15 Secondary Province Code Eee eere ee ERR e CO donde SEESE NAE ER S era E AE NES A eka TEE 17 4 1 16 Enumeration Area Correspondence deett tere e tea erae e ane erba EESE oe e lese Sa Se er Re gend eb e rue 17 4 2 Positional ACCUTACY iniret verse tasse posa t Et EU texte tei ip rege dd iris 18 4 3 Attribute ds HTC 18 4 3 1 Name Search Code Search and Chart Search esses eee eene eee ener nnne nean 18 4 32 REPONSES en e ER ehe ee fe ture eee el Mte to Ea n a Lo Leeds 19 4 4 Logical ConsIstency
29. eports based on 1996 Census data These reports were formerly print publications of Statistics Canada There are five different reports available e CMA CA EA Reference List by CT alist of CMAs CAs that contain census tracts is displayed e CMA CA EA Reference List by CSD all CMAs CAs are available e CD EA Reference List by CSD all CDs are displayed with their codes to differentiate those with the same name e FED CSD Reference List all FEDs are listed e CSD CT Reference List all CSDs ina CMA CA are listed but not all will contain census tracts Select the report you want by clicking the appropriate button Click on the Select Area button to choose the geographic area for your report Reports may then be printed or viewed on screen You cannot export the reports to other applications through this window 3 5 Load Query A saved query is created by completing a Name Search or Code Search through the program data then saving the steps you used by clicking the Save Query button in the View Data screen Saved queries allow users to carry out identical searches through GeoRef but using different fields To load a query you created in an earlier search select its name and description and click OK This will open the Select Data screen and allow you to revise or re enter field selections sort order and conditions Clicking the Back button at this point will return you to the Load Query screen Once you have clicked the
30. es and urban areas Land areas for all other geographic levels were consistent with each other 4 4 3 Population and Dwelling Counts Data The 1996 population and dwelling counts and the 1991 Census population by 1996 boundaries were tested to ensure that they could be summed up to a common higher geographic level There were no errors found Users are cautioned against comparing 1996 population count and 1996 dwelling count data because different universes are being compared refer to section 4 5 Completeness The dwelling count data exclude data for collective dwellings and include dwellings occupied solely by foreign or temporary residents The population count data include data for people occupying collective dwellings and exclude foreign and temporary residents In addition to this Canadian residents who are overseas at the time of the census are included in the population counts The difference in the population and dwelling universe results in cases where there are population counts and no dwelling counts or the dwelling counts are higher than the population counts for certain geographic areas Users wishing to compare 1996 Census data with those of other censuses should take into account the fact that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another In order to facilitate comparison the 1991 Census population counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 1991 and 1996 Censuses refer
31. example the urban area of Flin Flon crosses Manitoba and Saskatchewan The PR code shows the code for Manitoba and the XPR code shows the code for Saskatchewan In Name Search and Code Search the other province is indicated as XProv This field is derived based on data in the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base 4 1 16 Enumeration Area Correspondence The Enumeration Area Correspondence EACorr file describes the relationship of the 1991 enumeration area EA with the 1996 EA The fields available through choosing EACorr are the enumeration area unique identifier EAuid the previous census enumeration area unique identifier PC_EAuid and the previous census part flag EApart91 The EApart91 indicates that the 1991 EA is partially contained within the 1996 EA boundary Together these fields allow comparison between the 1991 and 1996 enumeration areas This EApart91 is 0 if the 1991 EA corresponds to only one 1996 EA and 1 if it corresponds to more than one 1996 EA Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 18 Data Quality This file was derived by overlaying the 1996 EA Digital Boundary File and a modified version of the 1991 EA Digital Boundary File The overlay process in ARC INFO was used to determine where the 1991 EAs are contained in or equal to the 1996 EAs and where a 1991 EA corresponds to more than one 1996 EA Users should be aware that the EA Correspondence file was produced using a spati
32. here you expect to find the information you need for example place names in the province or provinces in the country Step 3 Determine the data set you wish to view by selecting the fields sort order and adding any conditions on the data Step 4 View print or export the results of your search perform calculations or save your query 3 2 1 Step 1 of 4 Code Search Upon entering the screen your cursor is in the Enter Code field You may type in all some or none of the numbers of the desired code then press the tab key to move below to the List Panel Refer to 3 1 1 for a description of Step 1 of 4 3 2 2 Step 2 of 4 Select Lower Geographic Level Refer to 3 1 2 for a description of Step 2 of 4 3 2 3 Step 3 of 4 Select Data Refer to 3 1 3 for a description of Step 3 of 4 3 2 4 Step 4 of 4 View Data Refer to 3 1 4 for a description of Step 4 of 4 3 3 Chart Search The Chart Search function allows you to select and view data using a chart view that represents the geographic hierarchy To view data for a certain geographic level click on the acronym button that corresponds to it For example FED represents federal electoral district Clicking the FED button will display a list of federal electoral districts and columns of data about them in the Geography Data window You can choose more than one geographic level Each additional level you choose adds a page to the Geography Data window To view other pages yo
33. hewan Alberta Ottawa Hull Quebec Ontario The UA data is shown correctly in GeoRef For example if a list of the UAs in Manitoba is selected only the Manitoba portion of the population of Flin Flon will be shown on that list If the selection of UAs for a province is done by code then both the province code and the secondary province code should be considered The GeoRef hierarchy shows CMAs CAs as parts of provinces There were five exceptions for the 1996 Census where CMA CAs cross provincial boundaries These are Campbellton New Brunswick Quebec Pembroke Quebec Ontario Hawkesbury Quebec Ontario Lloydminster Saskatchewan Alberta Ottawa Hull Quebec Ontario The CMA CA data are shown correctly in GeoRef For example if a list of the CMA CAs in New Brunswick is selected only the New Brunswick portion of the population of Campbellton will be shown on that list If the selection of CMA CAs for a province is done by code then both the province code and the secondary province code should be considered GeoRef shows the CSD parts of designated places DPLs and this is consistent with the hierarchy shown in Chart Search 4 4 5 Consistency with other Products GeoRef refers to the census subdivision parts of designated places as Designated Places This is inconsistent with other products such as the Digital Boundary Files and the Digital Cartographic Files In these products whole designated places are referred to as
34. hy and provincial census tracts have been removed Prior to 1996 economic regions were called subprovincial regions In addition to the 1996 census data EA Reference Map Lists EA Correspondence File and Reports see section 3 4 are provided Most of the 1996 Census data in GeoRef have been directly extracted from the 1996 Query Geographic Attribute Data Base Q GADB a database maintained within Statistics Canada Therefore the quality of the data obtained by querying GeoRef results from the quality of the Q GADB the extraction derivation process and the GeoRef software 4 1 Lineage Lineage includes descriptions of the source material from which the data were derived and the methods of derivation All data in GeoRef excluding the reference map lists were originally extracted from the Q GADB The extraction from this data base was done on February 4 1997 The EA Reference Map Lists were compiled during the production of the reference maps for the 1996 Census Pertinent information about the methods used in the production of the data in GeoRef is provided below For brevity the lineage is described in terms of the various types of attribute information found in the data base 4 1 1 Geographic Areas their Names and their Types Statistics Canada disseminates census data by standard geographic areas These areas are either administrative or statistical Administrative areas are defined with a few exceptions by federal and provinci
35. idual undercoverage for Canada and each province and territory The Overcoverage Study is designed to investigate overcoverage errors The results of the Reverse Record Check and the Overcoverage Study when taken together furnish an estimate of net undercoverage Other Non sampling Errors While coverage errors affect the number of units in the various census universes other errors affect the characteristics of those units Sometimes it is not possible to obtain a complete response from a household even though the dwelling was identified as occupied and a questionnaire dropped off The household members may have been away throughout the census period or in rare instances the householder may have refused to complete the form More frequently the questionnaire is returned but information is missing for some questions or individuals Considerable effort is devoted to ensure as complete a response as possible Census Representatives edit the questionnaires and follow up on missing information Their work is then checked by both a supervisor and a quality control technician Despite this at the end of the collection stage a small number of responses is still missing Although missing entries are eliminated during processing by replacing a missing value by the corresponding entry for a similar record there remain some potential non response errors This is particularly serious if the non respondents differ in some respects from the respondents
36. inevitably differ somewhat from the results which would have been obtained if these questions had been asked of all households The above types of error each have both random and systematic components Usually however the systematic component of sampling error is very small in relation to its random component For the other non sampling errors both random and systematic components may be significant Coverage Errors Coverage errors affect the accuracy of the census counts that is the sizes of the various census universes population families households and dwellings While steps have been taken to correct certain identifiable errors the final counts Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 27 Appendices are still subject to some degree of error resulting from persons or dwellings being missed incorrectly included in the census or double counted Missed dwellings or persons result in undercoverage Dwellings can be missed because of misunderstanding of enumeration area EA boundaries or because they are not apparent e g unmarked dwellings or appear uninhabitable Persons can be missed when their dwelling is missed or is classified as vacant or when individual household members are omitted from the questionnaire because the respondent misinterprets the instructions on whom to include Some individuals may be missed because they have no usual residence and did not spend census night in any dwelling Dwellings or per
37. ingle address although some may have an address range Users should be aware that the source of this information is the census representatives taken at the time of census collection This information was then standardised during the production of the enumeration area reference maps for census tracts The information may or may not reflect the current name or address of the building or complex It is difficult to determine the data quality of this information 4 1 12 Street Network Flag This flag designates census subdivisions CSDs that are covered by a Street Network File SNF In the GeoRef tables a CSDsnf value of 1 indicates that a CSD is covered by a SNF If the field contains a zero the CSD is not covered by a SNF 4 1 13 EA Reference Map Lists The EA Reference Map Lists were compiled during the production of the enumeration area reference maps for the 1996 Census The lists were then provided for input to GeoRef 4 1 14 Reports The reports in GeoRef are derived based on the data extracted from the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base 4 1 15 Secondary Province Code The secondary province XPR field in Chart Search is used to indicate which census metropolitan areas census agglomerations CMA CA primary census metropolitan areas primary census agglomerations PCMA PCA and urban areas UA cross provincial boundaries XPR is read in conjunction with the PR code field to obtain the names of these provinces For
38. ix A These reserves and settlements are identified wherever they appear in GeoRef with the 1991 and or 1996 Indian Reserve Refusal flag as appropriate The 1996 population and dwelling counts of any enumeration area or census subdivision with a 1996 incompletely enumerated Indian reserve flag appears as a blank The 1991 population of census subdivision with a 1991 incompletely enumerated Indian reserve flag appears as a blank Because of the missing data users are cautioned that for the affected geographic areas comparisons e g percentage change between 1991 and 1996 are not exact While for higher level geographic areas Canada provinces census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations the impact of the missing data is very small the impact can be significant for smaller areas where the affected reserves and settlements account for a higher proportion of the population 4 5 2 CSD Type Appendix C indicates the number of census subdivision types by province and territory These numbers were checked on the GeoRef files GeoRef contains the correct number of the census subdivision types 4 5 3 EA Comments The EA comment field is only available in GeoRef for selected EAs that are contained in census tracts 4 5 4 Reference Maps The map scale is not available for the Large Urban Enumeration Area Reference Maps since these maps were Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 23 Data Quality produced on 11
39. n ne ne A code EE Ea EE A Lt N te 5 3 2 Code Search A EE a A E On en NE E E NE EN 5 3 2 1 Step L of 4 Code Search a e eee ete nn are hi nn nel 6 3 2 2 Step 2 of 4 Select Lower Geographic Level ono eee ture trees et eee cdi 6 3 2 3 Step 3 06 42 Select Datan A e dee A eee Lege era ee e PRU ae 6 3 2 4 Step 4 014 View Data ete et ote rete pepe eer dote tive eet Et Aa eee ope trente 6 3 9 Chart Seati iie ee Deu ertet ee obese ide iae het ies lest tpeeetate ee o eet otaldtasanted Pese o Pete ee fe se 6 3 4 Reports E c e e dep pd ner 7 3 5 NI A pe der pO le ved cele RARE see dee nde eut RE mi dante Se tae dede REOR ded 7 O 8 37 TII ANTI 8 3 7 1 Searching for geographic areas and their data values 8 3 7 2 Browsing data using the Chart Search function ss 8 3 7 3 Creating an Excel file of population for a CMA by CSDs eee 9 3 7 4 Creating a list of the FEDs for a Cross Provincial CMA CA sise 10 EII O O TN 11 Z NEUTER 11 4 1 1 Geographic Areas their Names and their Typ8S ooooooooonononnonnncnonononononononononononononono hehehe hehe hehehe nnne 11 4 1 2 Codes and Unique Identifiers rer eee decree Lures Mop oido DE Dre PUR ele ica pae PET inst 13 4 1 3 1996 Census Population and 1996 Census Private Occupied Dwellings ss 13 4 1 4 1996 Census Land Area 13 e
40. ndaries These are the population counts as enumerated in the 1991 Census according to boundaries that were in effect as of January 1 1991 These data are provided for all standard geographic areas except EAs and DPLs Since designated places are new for Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 15 Data Quality this census no 1991 Census Population by 1991 Census Boundaries population counts are available Users are cautioned that these data are only provided for reference purposes in cases where the 1991 Census population by 1991 Census boundaries is not the same as the 1991 Census population by 1996 Census boundaries Since data are provided by the 1996 Census boundaries and geographic structure calculations on data from the 1996 GeoRef should only be done using the 1991 data adjusted to the 1996 boundaries Corrections made to the final 1991 Census data are reflected in the 1991 data adjusted to the 1996 boundaries 4 1 6 1991 Census Population by 1996 Census Boundaries and the Adjusted Population Flag Users wishing to compare the 1996 Census data with those of other censuses should be aware that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another In order to facilitate this comparison the 1991 Census population counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 1991 and the 1996 Censuses The 1991 Census Population by 1996 Census Boundaries is also known as
41. nicipality 50 Er 50 us HAM Hamlet 36 E E 2 34 ID Improvement District 10 2 ES 8 E 2 IGD Indian Government District 2 zs 2 m LGD Local Government District 21 B 21 E x LOT Township and Royalty 67 67 gt E m M Municipalit 557 557 MD Municipal District 49 12 37 2 SG NH Northern Hamlet 12 B S 12 2 NT Northern Town 2 a 2 2 E NV Northern Village 13 2 13 a P Paroisse Municipalit de 344 344 PAR Parish 152 152 E J R Indian Reserve R serve indienne 996 1 4 24 19 30 140 77 120 88 487 4 2 RC Rural Community 1 E 1 K EN M RGM Regional Municipality 1 1 a RM Rural Municipality 404 106 298 RV Resort Village 42 42 S E Indian Settlement tablissement indien 33 5 10 4 1 4 3 6 SA Special Area 3 3 SCM Subdivision of County Municipality 38 38 1 amp EN SET Settlement 31 13 18 SM Specialized Municipality 2 2 5 SRD Subdivision of Regional District 71 71 ER SUN Subdivision of Unorganized 91 91 SV Summer Village 54 54 E T Town 685 156 T 33 28 147 36 145 111 14 3 5 TI Terre inuite 10 10 E
42. nt residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long term residents persons living in a country for one year or longer be enumerated in the census Total population counts as well as counts for all variables are affected by this change in the census universe Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991 or 1996 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non permanent residents These include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario Quebec and British Columbia Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non permanent residents factors such as language difficulties and the reluctance to complete a government form or understand the need to participate may affect the enumeration of this population Non permanent residents can only be identified through the long questionnaire completed by 20 per cent of Canadian households The 1996 Census estimate of non permanent residents wail not be known until the release of the immigration data in November 1997 Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 31 Appendices Appendix B Geographic Units by Province and Territory 1996 as of November 1996 Geographic unit CANADA Nfld P E I N S N B Que Ont Man Sask Alta B C VER N W T 1991 1996 Federal electoral district 295 295 7 4 11 10 75 99 14 14 26 32 1 2 1987 RO Federal electoral district N A 301 7 4 11 10 75 103 14 14 26 34 1 2
43. on 4 Data Quality Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction GeoRef is a powerful search tool based on the 1996 Census geographic reference information and includes population and dwelling count data for all standard geographic areas With GeoRef users may retrieve data explore the links between geographic areas and obtain information on those areas The information available includes 1996 population counts 1996 dwelling counts land area except for federal electoral districts and enumeration areas geographic codes names and in some cases 1991 Census population counts both final and adjusted for growth calculations This version of GeoRef contains data for the following standard Census and geographic units Canada CAN Provinces Territories PR Economic Regions ER Census Divisions CD Census Consolidated Subdivisions CCS Census Subdivisions CSD Designated Places DPL the CSD parts of DPLs Federal Electoral Districts FED based on the 1987 Representation Order Census Metropolitan Areas Census Agglomerations CMA CA Primary Census Metropolitan Areas Primary Census Agglomerations PCMA PCA Census Tracts CT Urban Areas UA Enumeration Areas EA GeoRef also provides access to the following information e EA Correspondence data that relate the 1991 Census enumeration areas to the 1996 Census enumeration areas e EA Reference Map listing th
44. onsidered inadequate These geographic areas are called incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements For the 1996 Census there were a total of 77 incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and settlements For 1991 there were a total of 78 incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and settlements Data for the list of enumeration areas in incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements were suppressed The higher level geographic areas with a component enumeration area on this list were also given an incompletely enumerated Indian reserve flag these geographic areas were determined by the linkage between enumeration areas and higher level geographic areas The 1996 Indian reserve refusal flag indicates whether population and dwelling count data were suppressed for that geographic area or part of it for the 1996 Census The 1991 Indian reserve refusal flag indicates whether the population counts were suppressed for that geographic area or part of it for the 1991 Census Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 16 Data Quality 4 1 8 Positional Data GeoRef contains coordinates for enumeration area EA representative points An enumeration area representative point is a single x y co ordinate that represents an enumeration area In GeoRef the representative points are available in both Lambert projection and latitude longitude For EAs within Street Network File SNF coverage representative points
45. oolbar at the top of the screen You may then press Next to go to the next screen or Back to go back to the Main Menu Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started When the CT Census Tract level is selected from the Level pull down list a Select CMA CA button appears This button allows you to narrow your search and view only the CTs in a specific CMA CA 3 1 2 Step 2 of 4 Select Lower Geographic Level All of the choices available for the place selected in Step 1 are displayed and you must choose one level of geographic data that you want to view Not every selection will bring up data There may or may not be data present for the levels and the area you selected in the previous screen 3 1 3 Step 3 of 4 Select Data In this screen you select fields to output for the chosen area and the level of geographic data you wish to view Note you can select fields from a higher geographic level by clicking on the Select fields from table pull down list For instructions on how to move items from one list to the other see Using Selection Lists in the Windows Help files Click on the Set Sort Order button to sort the data in a particular order Click on the Set Condition button to add conditions and view a subset that matches the conditions Click on the No Duplicate option to eliminate duplicate records in the data you select to view For more information on the No Duplicate option see Sample Session 3 7
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47. ribes the errors that can result from the collection and processing Several quality assurance processes were done on the Q GADB on the derivation of the data for higher level geographic areas Samples of population and dwelling count data from GeoRef were checked against the Q GADB No problems were detected in the comparison After the data were loaded on Q GADB an error was found in the census data which affects two census subdivisions in Quebec Wemindji Terre R serv e TR and Wemindji Village Cri VC Due to operational constraints it was not possible to make adjustments to the 1996 Census data for these two census subdivisions The original and revised population and dwelling counts are as follows Wemindji TR 1996 total population originally 0 corrected 1 013 1996 private occupied dwellings originally 0 corrected 221 Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 19 Data Quality Wemindji VC 1996 total population originally 1 013 corrected 0 1996 private occupied dwellings originally 221 corrected 0 Land area data are subject to a number of errors including measurement coding and transcription processing and overall cumulative historic errors The land area measurements are unofficial and are provided for the sole purpose of calculating population density Please see Lineage and the Logical Consistency section The EA addresses in the EA comment field may conflict with the position of the EAs in the Large
48. rious administrative records such as birth registrations and municipal assessment records Such comparisons can indicate potential quality problems or at least discrepancies between the sources In addition to these aggregate level comparisons there are some micro match studies in progress in which census responses are compared with another source of information at the individual record level For certain stable characteristics such as Age Sex Mother Tongue Place of Birth the responses obtained in the 1996 Census for a sample of individuals are being compared with those for the same individuals in the 1991 Census For further information on the quality of census data contact the Social Survey Methods Division at Statistics Canada Ottawa Canada K1A OT6 613 951 6934 Special Notes Temporary Residents Unlike previous censuses the Temporary Residents Study was not carried out in 1996 Therefore the census did not verify on a sample basis if temporary residents persons found on Census Day at a place other than their usual place Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 29 Appendices of residence were enumerated at their usual place of residence In the 1991 Census the number of people included as a result of the Temporary Residents Study was as follows see Catalogue No 92 341 E pages 19 26 Province Territory Estimated Total Standard Error Canada 92 584 2 307 Newfoundland 2621 344 Prince Edward I
49. s The information on the questionnaires is key entered onto a computer file Two procedures are used to control the number of data capture errors First certain edits such as range checks are performed as the data are keyed Second a sample from each batch of documents is re keyed and compared with the original entries Unsatisfactory work is identified and corrected and the remainder of the batch is re keyed as needed Once captured the data are edited where they undergo a series of computer checks to identify missing or inconsistent responses These are replaced during the Imputation stage of processing where either a response consistent with the other respondent s data is inferred or a response from a similar donor is substituted Imputation ensures a complete data base where the data correspond to the census counts and facilitate multivariate analyses Although imputation may introduce errors the methods used have been rigorously tested to minimise systematic imputation errors Various studies are being carried out to evaluate the quality of the responses obtained in the 1996 Census For each question response rates and edit failure rates have been calculated These can be useful in identifying the potential for non response errors and other types of errors Also tabulations from the 1996 Census have been or will be compared with corresponding estimates from previous censuses from sample surveys such as the Labour Force Survey and from va
50. s and territories Economic region names have been standardized for 1996 The source of the geographic names of federal electoral districts is the 1987 Representation Order of the Chief Electoral Office Elections Canada For those census divisions and census subdivisions that respect the administrative fabric within the provinces the sources of the names and census subdivision types were the provincial governments Statistics Canada receives input from the provincial governments concerning all boundary name and type changes to their respective municipal structure The census reflects the administrative structure within provinces that was in effect on the geographic reference date of January 1 1996 Where no provincial or territorial administrative areas exist some census divisions and census subdivisions and their associated names and census subdivision types are created in consultation with provincial or territorial authorities The names of Indian reserves and settlements are provided to Statistics Canada by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada For census consolidated subdivisions names are derived from their component census subdivisions The census consolidated subdivision s name coincides with the name of the largest census subdivision component in terms of land Due to operational constraints Statistics Canada enforced a cut off date of March 1 1996 for the receipt of information concerning changes This ensured that the change
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52. s screen Click on the Next button to see the data Click on the Export button on the Toolbar or select the Export option from the Tools menu Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 10 Getting Started 20 Enter the file name to save the data Use the Browse button to select a directory path or a filename that already exists 21 Click in the Type drop down list and select the appropriate Microsoft Excel entry 22 Click on the OK button to complete the export The data file can now be opened from within Excel 3 7 4 Creating a list of the FEDs for a Cross Provincial CMA CA In this sample session you will be creating a list of the FEDs federal electoral districts either partly or completely in the Ottawa Hull CMA census metropolitan area 1 2 Select Name Search from the GeoRef Main Menu The cursor will now be in the text box at the top of the screen Type in the name Ottawa Hull for the CMA CA on which you need information The list below displays the CMAs CAs in alphabetical order More than one Ottawa Hull will appear in the list Scroll to the Ottawa Hull which is identified as a CMA CA in the Level column Click Next Select EA Enumeration Area from the display window of lower geography levels Click Next From the Select fields from table list choose FED federal electoral district From the Available Fields list choose FEDname Click No Duplicates to eliminate duplica
53. s would be instituted prior to Census Day May 14 1996 Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 13 Data Quality area The census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name is usually based on that of the largest urban centre s within the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration Place names are not considered part of the standard geography hierarchy The primary sources of Statistics Canada s place names are 1 names reported by the census representatives during the past censuses historical census subdivision records name changes dissolutions and 3 names approved by the provincial and territorial authorities federally represented by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names CPCGN After the extraction from the Q GADB an accent was corrected on a place name The place name spelled W rtele was corrected to W rtele a u with an umlaut on GeoRef Information on the delineation criteria for geographic areas as well as the sources of geographic names is provided in the 1996 Census Dictionary 4 1 2 Codes and Unique Identifiers A geographic code is a unique number used to identify and access standard geographic areas for the purpose of data storage retrieval and display The system of geographic codes for provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions is the Standard Geographical Classification SGC This classification system is a hierarchical coding s
54. sland 323 64 Nova Scotia 3 683 517 New Brunswick 2 459 344 Quebec 16 462 985 Ontario 30 920 1 379 Manitoba 4 098 412 Saskatchewan 4 808 452 Alberta 11 092 829 British Columbia 15 330 943 Yukon Territory 345 89 Northwest Territory 443 96 Incompletely Enumerated Indian Reserves and Indian Settlements On some Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 1996 Census enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed Moreover for some Indian reserves and Indian settlements the quality of the collected data was considered inadequate These geographic areas a total of 77 are called incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements Data for 1996 are therefore not available for the incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements and are not included in tabulations Data for geographic areas containing one or more of these reserves and settlements are therefore noted accordingly Because of the missing data users are cautioned that for the affected geographic areas comparisons e g percentage change between 1991 and 1996 are not exact While for higher level geographic areas Canada provinces census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations the impact of the missing data is very small the impact can be significant for smaller areas where the affected reserves and settlements account for a higher proportion of the population It was possible after the census to obtain population and dwelling co
55. sons that are incorrectly included or double counted result in overcoverage Overcoverage of dwellings can occur when structures unfit for habitation are listed as dwellings or when units which do not meet the census definition of a dwelling are listed separately instead of being treated as part of a larger dwelling Double counting of dwellings also can occur because of ambiguity over EA boundaries Persons can be double counted because their dwelling is double counted or because the guidelines on whom to include on the questionnaire have been misunderstood Occasionally someone who is not in the census population universe such as a foreign resident or a fictitious person may incorrectly be enumerated in the census On average overcoverage is less likely to occur than undercoverage and as a result counts of dwellings and persons are likely to be slightly underestimated In 1996 three studies are used to measure coverage error In the Vacancy Check a sample of dwellings listed as vacant was revisited to verify that they were vacant on Census Day Adjustments have been made to the final census counts for households and persons missed because their dwelling was incorrectly classified as vacant Despite these adjustments the final counts are still subject to some undercoverage Undercoverage tends to be higher for certain segments of the population such as young adult males and recent immigrants The Reverse Record Check study is used to measure the res
56. sus tracts The CMA CA tracted flags were computed at the enumeration area level if the enumeration area was contained in a census tract and ina CMA CA The tracted flag was set to 1 for CMA CAs whose EAs were also part of CTs Otherwise the flag was set to 0 Similarly the PCMA PCA tracted flags were computed at the enumeration area level if the enumeration area was contained in a census tract and a PCMA PCA The tracted flag was set to 1 for PCMAs PCAs whose EAs were also part of CTs Otherwise the flag was set to 0 4 1 10 Enumeration Area Urban Rural Status For enumeration areas EAs this code indicates the urban rural status of EAs inside and outside Census Metropolitan Areas Census Agglomerations CMAs CAs The code assignment is as follows Code Definition 1 Urban core 2 Urban fringe 3 Rural fringe 4 Urban Area outside CMAs CAs 5 Rural area outside CMAs CAs These codes were calculated at the enumeration area level based on the enumeration areas linkages to urban areas census subdivisions and CMA CAs Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 17 Data Quality 4 1 11 Comment This field contains address information for selected enumeration areas EAs An EA may be a single apartment building large townhouse complex hospital jail or a Canadian Armed Forces ship This information includes the name of the building or complex if available and address Most of these EAs have a s
57. te records in the output data Click Next Federal electoral districts contain many enumeration areas Choosing No Duplicates assures that FED names will appear only once in the data output A list of FEDs in the Ottawa Hull CMA appears in the data output window Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 11 Data Quality 4 Data Quality The purpose of this data quality statement is to provide detailed information so that users may evaluate the suitability of the data for their use Five fundamental components of a data quality statement are lineage positional accuracy attribute accuracy logical consistency and completeness See Statistics Canada 1992 The 1996 GeoRef is a data base containing 1996 Census population and dwelling count data by geographic area The 1996 population and private occupied dwelling counts and related data are provided for standard geographic areas see section 4 1 Lineage Data by the standard geographic areas are available in Name Search Code Search and Chart Search options from the Main Menu in GeoRef refer to section 2 1 The user can also search in Name Search and Code Search by place names PNs Place names are not a standard geographic area and no census data are available for these However in Name Search and Code Search data are provided for the census subdivision to which the Place Name is linked For the 1996 Census designated places have been added to the geographic hierarc
58. tes on paper or print the information using the Print button on the toolbar at the top of the screen or use the Print option from the File Menu 7 Use the scroll bar on the list of codes or the down arrow key to scroll down to the next record 24002010 8 To view the information on the final EA double click in the Enter Code text box at the top of the screen This will shade the numbers you typed in previously so they will be overwritten when you start to type in the next code Type in 35001010 3 7 2 Browsing data using the Chart Search function In this sample session you will be using the Chart Search function to browse FEDs in Ontario 1 From the Main Menu click the Chart Search button 2 In the Chart window click on the PROV TERR button This opens the data panel in the Geographic Data window listing all of the provinces 3 In the Chart click on the FED button This opens a FED data tab behind the tab labelled PR Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started 4 In the Geographic Data window click in the record for Ontario to select it Now click on the FED tab The table contains each of the FEDs in Ontario Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the data to reveal the rest of the fields Use the scroll bar at the side of the data to move down through the rest of the records 3 7 3 Creating an Excel file of population for a CMA by CSDs In this sample session you will be cre
59. the 1991 adjusted population Where the 1991 adjusted population counts did not equal the 1991 final population counts the adjusted population flag was set to 1 Most of these cases are the result of boundary changes however the 1 may also refer to corrections to the 1991 population counts which are reflected in the 1991 adjusted population counts In the case of census subdivisions this flag is also set to 1 to identify newly incorporated municipalities census subdivisions Since designated places are new for this census 1991 population counts data for designated places are considered adjusted 1991 adjusted population counts are provided for all levels of standard geography except for provinces territories federal electoral districts and enumeration areas No change in boundaries has occurred for provinces and territories or federal electoral districts between the 1991 and 1996 Censuses and therefore adjusted population counts are not applicable After the extraction from the Query Geographic Attribute Data Base corrections were made to the adjusted population flags for census subdivisions on GeoRef 4 1 7 Incompletely Enumerated Indian Reserve Flag for 1996 and 1991 On some Indian reserves and settlements during the 1991 and or the 1996 Census enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed Moreover for some Indian reserves and Indian settlements the quality of the collected data was c
60. to section 4 5 Completeness A detailed description of intercensal changes made to the geographic areas can be found in the publication entitled Standard Geographical Classification 1996 Volume I Catalogue No 12 571 XPB Please note that the final 1991 population counts the 1991 Census population by 1991 Census boundaries for various geographic areas cannot be summed to a common higher geographic level This is because these data are not provided for every geographic unit and also some 1991 Census geographic units no longer exist in the 1996 Census geographic structure They are only shown in GeoRef when the adjusted population count is not the same as the 1991 Census population by 1991 Census boundaries Users are also advised that when performing calculations using the Calculate button records with blanks in them for the variable are included in the calculations The blank fields are simply set to zero in the calculation For example the average of a 2 and a blank would result in 1 and not 2 4 4 4 Hierarchy of Geographic Areas in the Chart Search Section The GeoRef hierarchy shows urban areas UAs as parts of provinces There were five exceptions for the 1996 Census where UAs cross provincial boundaries These are Campbellton New Brunswick Quebec Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 21 Data Quality Flin Flon Manitoba Saskatchewan Hawkesbury Quebec Ontario Lloydminster Saskatc
61. u need to click on the appropriate tab When you make a selection by clicking on a geographic level only the geographic levels that are on the same path will stay enabled The other choices are dimmed to show they are disabled When more than one geographic level is selected the data in the lower level will be a subset of the units for the currently selected unit in the higher level You can remove levels from the Geography Data window by clicking on the appropriate button on the chart again Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef Getting Started There are two ways to toggle between the Chart Search screen and the Data Display window You can click any part of the screen you want to see This will bring it to the front You can also use the toggle button to display whichever window is not in front You can change the size of columns by using the mouse to grab the line between columns A symbol with two arrows will appear Drag the symbol to enlarge or shrink the columns You can also re position and change the order of columns by clicking and dragging a column heading to another part of the display window You can also click on the small black box in the lower left hand corner of the data page and drag to the right to split the chart This is useful to keep the codes or names to the left while scrolling through the fields to the right 3 4 Reports This function displays a list of five standard frequently requested r
62. unts for the Wendake Quebec Indian reserve These certified counts amount to 1 462 persons and 563 occupied private dwellings These numbers are not included in the census population and dwelling counts since they were established after the census using a different methodology Non permanent Residents In 1991 and 1996 the Census of Population included both permanent and non permanent residents of Canada Non permanent residents are persons who hold student or employment authorisations or Minister s permits or who are refugee claimants Prior to 1991 only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census The only exception to this occurred in 1941 Non permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated Statistics Canada Cat No 92F0085XCB GeoRef 30 Appendices Today in Canada non permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population especially in several census metropolitan areas Their presence affects the demand for such government services as health care schooling employment programs and language training In 1991 the census enumerated 223 410 non permanent residents in Canada representing slightly less than 1 of the total population The inclusion of non permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics marriages divorces births and deaths which include this population In addition this inclusion of non permane
63. y the help topic for that screen 3 1 Name Search The Name Search function allows you to search for a geographic name or area and to retrieve data on the area There are four steps in this process Step 1 Select an area for example a specific province place name or even all of Canada Step 2 Select the lower geographic level where you expect to find the information you need for example place names in the province or provinces in the country Step 3 Select the data set you wish to view by selecting the fields and sort order and adding any conditions on the data Step 4 View print or export the results of your search perform calculations or save your query 3 1 1 Step 1 of 4 Name Search Upon entering the this screen your cursor is in the Enter Name field You may type in all some or none of the letters of the desired name then press the tab key to move below to the List Panel You may want to use the Level list to view only the names of a particular geographic type To do this pull down the list on the right By default all of the names in Canada are displayed The data for the name selected in the list panel are displayed in the three data information panels Users can toggle between the panels by clicking on the three tabs 1996 Census Info Geographic Levels and 1991 Census Info The data for the selected geographic area may be printed using either the Print command on the Menu Bar or the Print button on the T
64. ystem that provides a unique identifier for each level of this hierarchy This coding system is developed by Statistics Canada and approved by provincial authorities For a census consolidated subdivision the code is derived from the component census subdivisions The census consolidated subdivision s code coincides with its largest census subdivision component in terms of land area The source of the geographic codes of federal electoral districts is the 1987 Representation Order of the Chief Electoral Office Elections Canada All other codes are developed by Statistics Canada In GeoRef the unique identifier uid is a concatenation of geographic codes that uniquely identify standard geographic areas in Canada For example each enumeration area EA is assigned a three digit code that is unique within a federal electoral district FED In order to uniquely identify each EA in Canada the three digit EA code must be preceded by the two digit province code PR and the three digit FED code This concatenated code PR FED EA is called the EAuid The unique identifier is established by Statistics Canada 4 1 3 1996 Census Population and 1996 Census Private Occupied Dwellings The population and dwelling count data were derived from the 1996 Census Population counts are determined according to the de jure method This means that people are enumerated at their usual place of residence regardless Statistics Canada Cat No

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