Anticipating Great Things: A 2006 Census Preview June, 2006 DLI, Ottawa, ON Paul Schwets // Stuart Fyffe

 2006 Census Releases  2006 Census Products and Services Line  2001/2006 PUMF  Upgrades to Community Profiles  2006 Census Dissemination Website Module Overview of Presentation

 Development of a census analytic program according to broad themes to showcase the strength and value of census data to Canadians and policy-makers;  Proposing 8 major releases, 2 scheduled analytic releases, and an early geography release:  Will look at ways to expand the analysis beyond the major releases;  Grouping of some topics slightly different in 2006 based on feedback/experience of the 2001 releases;  January 2007 – early release of selected geography products (i.e. cartographic boundary file, GEOSEARCH – no counts, boundaries only); 2006 Census Releases

 For each major release, there will be:  A dedicated Daily;  Analytic document(s) with national, provincial/territorial and regional analysis;  Various data products including highlight tables and possible multi-media presentations (e.g. historical age-sex pyramids);  New for analytic releases following the release of some standard products (Mobility, Housing):  Release selected tables early for census data users, but release later a dedicated analytic article when additional census variables are available for richer analysis;  A dedicated analytic release for Housing (none in 2001) Census Releases

 Build on the success of 2001, offering a range of products disseminated via the Internet;  Promote census data as much as possible, making it accessible and relevant to the information needs of a broad range of data users;  Strengthen the product line in response to the increasing demand for more community level data;  Better organize and package the information on the census Internet module Census Products and Services Line: Overall Strategy

 2006 Census products and services line will have the same five basic components as in 2001…  Standard: A range of profiles for standard geographies; Topic-based tabulations; Some print products; Products for the research community (e.g. PUMF);  Reference (e.g. Dictionary/Handbook, User & Technical Guides);  Analysis series (looking at expanding for 2006);  Geography products & services (e.g. Road Network Files available earlier; all reference maps available on line);  Custom products and services Census Products and Services Line: General Direction

 Very popular with census data users: looking at trying to standardize content across profiles as much as possible for 2006, e.g. semi- custom basic profile similar in content as the standard cumulative profile;  Will produce a set of profiles for a range of geographic levels as in 2001;  New for will have a set of “characteristic” profiles for diverse populations:  Considering to produce for ethnic groups, immigrants, Aboriginal groups, detailed occupations; seniors/ youth, for example;  Were actually produced in 2001 as topic-based tabulations, but difficult to find;  Will re-package for 2006 so that are easier to find and use Census Products and Services Line: Profiles

 About 600 topic-based tabulations produced in 2001 for a variety of geographic levels and census topics;  Conducted a complete review of these tables for 2006; looking at content, use (views, downloads and sales), ease of use on the Internet, duplications, etc.;  For 2006, proposing a reduced, more streamlined, better organized set of tables;  Better cross-referencing of tables on the census website:  For example, a table cross-tabulating labour force activity and visible minorities, could be found under the “labour” and “visible minority” topics Census Products and Services Line: Topic-based Tabulations

 A set of cross-tabulations for Canada, provinces/territories, CMAs/CAs (including some historical tables):  Standardize legends where possible, e.g. age.  A set of basic cross-tabulations (BCT) for lower levels of geography:  Proposing to keep some standard geographies for all BCTs (e.g., CDs/CSDs, CTs);  For other geographies possibly produce only those tables most in demand;  Offer CSD tables as public good to better support the demands for community data – downloadable one CSD at a time;  Will be consulting on these proposed changes Census Products and Services Line: Topic-based Tabulations (2)

 A National Overview (available after Population & Dwelling release);  Print profiles for CDs/CSDs and Census Tracts same as in Census Products and Services Line: Print Products

 Census Dictionary: used extensively by users (will offer HTML, print-friendly formats, one print version in 2006);  Census Handbook: will merge content with the Dictionary;  User Guides for census topics/variables:  Available early in the cycle, possibly on day of release;  Focus on “how to use the data” with some data quality indicators;  Produce limited set of technical reports (e.g. coverage, sampling, specific content areas where there is change… e.g. education); 2006 Census Products and Services Line: Reference Products

2001 PUMF  Individuals File –  Small revisions made  Released April 26 th, 2006  Household File –  Two-phase release  1 st phase, data file and portions of documentation, SAS and SPSS code…….. released May 17 th  2 nd phase, conversion factors, tools used to measure quality, and user guides…….planned release date June 30 th

2006 PUMF  Produce Individuals file only for 2006 ?  Release earlier in cycle;  Complete review of census PUMFs for 2006 and data needs of research community.

 Community Profiles are highly successful; will look at ways to improve for 2006 (e.g. some expanded content, percentages to allow for appropriate comparisons);  Considering some new Internet Products:  Historical trends for provinces/territories, selected municipalities: A set of key historical summary measures (e.g. % lone parents, % recent immigrants, median/average earnings); Boundary changes may be an issue in terms of the extent of the time series.  City Neighbourhood (CT) Profile (similar in content to the Community Profiles); 2006 Census Products and Services Line: Some New Initiatives (1)

 Community Data Outreach Program  Exploring an initiative to provide data and support/outreach (e.g. how to use/find census data) to municipalities and community groups;  Explore with Infrastructure Canada potential for analytic series on Canadian cities using census data (similar project in 2001);  Thematic Mapping  Exploring what to have available on the census Internet site (had some thematic maps at the time of the 2001 releases);  Possible partnership with Atlas Canada (as in 2001); 2006 Census Products and Services Line: Some New Initiatives (2)

Next Steps & Comments Ongoing consultations and development/planning of the product line; Comments?