The Geography Catalogue describes the geography products and services available from Statistics Canada for the 2001 Census. It contains additional information, illustrations and a glossary that are not available in the STC online catalogue (Our Products and Services on the STC home page).
The Census Division and Census Subdivision Reference Maps Reference Guide is available for the following products: Census Division and Census Subdivision Reference Maps, by Province or Territory, 2001 Census (Catalogue Nos. 92F0149XIB, 92F0149XCB and 92F0149XPB). The Reference Guide describes the content and applications of these products, as well as data quality, record layouts, and other information.
The GeoSuite Reference Guide is available for the following product: GeoSuite, 2001 Census (Catalogue no. 92F0150XCB). The Reference Guide describes the content and provides explanations of the various functions of the product, as well as installation instructions and other information.
The 2001 Census Dictionary provides detailed information on all of the concepts, universes, variables and geographic terms of the 2001 Census. The information provided for each variable includes a definition, the associated census question (s), the application response categories or classifications and special notes, for instance, on historical aspects. New this year in the Internet version is the inclusion of supplemental plain language definitions for certain variables, without census or Statistics Canada jargon, to help users better understand the meaning of the definitions. The Internet version of the 2001 Census Dictionary will be updated periodically. This series includes six general reference products: Preview of products and services, Census dictionary, Catalogue, Standard products stubsets, Census handbook and Technical reports.
Includes subject area sections that describe all pertinent census data products available, i.e. "Business--trade and services", "Geography", "Transportation," etc.
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