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Classifications, variables and statistical units by subject
Title	Subject	Type
Acceptable housing	Housing	Classification
Accommodations of collective dwellings	Housing	Classification
Admission category	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
After-tax income	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
After-tax income of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Age categories by five-year age groups	Population and demography	Classification
Apprenticeship certificates	Education, training and learning	Classification
Canadian citizenship status	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Canadian Classification of Institutional Units and Sectors (CCIUS) 2012	Economic accounts	Classification
Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 2.0 - Field of Research (FOR)	Science and technology	Classification
Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 2.0 - Socioeconomic Objective (SEO)	Science and technology	Classification
Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 2.0 - Type Of Activity (TOA)	Science and technology	Classification
Census family status	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Census family structure	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Census family structure (for census family)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Census family type	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Balance sheet accounts - Assets	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Balance sheet accounts - Equity	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Balance sheet accounts - Liabilities	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Income statement - Expenses	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Income statement - Extraordinary Gains/Losses, Non-recurring Items & Adjustments	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Income statement - Gains/Losses, Corporate Taxes and Other Items	Economic accounts	Classification
Chart of accounts (COA) Canada 2006 - Income statement - Revenue	Economic accounts	Classification
Child presence	Children and youth; Families, households and marital status	Classification
Class of Worker	Labour	Classification
Class of worker - variant on employees and self-employed	Labour	Classification
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0	Education, training and learning	Classification
Classification of the Economic Territory of Canada (CETC) 2011	Economic accounts	Classification
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificates or diplomas	Education, training and learning	Classification
Combinations of certificates, diplomas and degrees awarded	Education, training and learning	Classification
Combinations of college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma with a bachelor's degree or higher	Education, training and learning	Classification
Combinations of trades certificates and diplomas	Education, training and learning	Classification
Commuting destination	Labour	Classification
Commuting vehicle occupancy	Labour	Classification
Completion of secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate	Education, training and learning	Classification
Condominium status	Housing	Classification
Core housing need	Housing	Classification
Country of Citizenship 2021	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	Education, training and learning	Classification
Drainage Regions - Variant of SDAC 2003	Environment	Classification
Duration of commute	Labour	Classification
Dwelling condition	Housing	Classification
Ecological Land Classification (ELC) 2017	Environment	Classification
Economic family status	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Economic family type	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Educational qualifications responses	Education, training and learning	Classification
Educational qualifications responses - variant for alternate reporting	Education, training and learning	Classification
Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language by detailed eligibility criteria	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language by single and multiple eligibility criteria	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Employed Status	Labour	Classification
Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Ethnic or cultural origin: Single or multiple response indicator	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Ethnic or cultural origins 2021 - List	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Family size	Families, households and marital status	Classification
First Official Language Spoken	Languages	Classification
Frequency of Participation in Religious Activities (with once a day)	Society and community	Classification
Frequency of Participation in Religious Activities (without once a day)	Society and community	Classification
Full-time and Part-Time Work Hours	Labour	Classification
Full-time or part-time weeks worked during the reference year	Labour	Classification
Gender	Population and demography	Classification
Gender composition of couple (for couple)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Gender composition of couple (for couple)	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Gender composition of couple (for couple), variant	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Gender composition of couple (for person)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Gender composition of couple (for person)	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Gender composition of couple (for person), variant	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Gender, variant	Population and demography	Classification
Generation status	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Health problems, self-reported	Health	Classification
Health Regions (HR) 2017	Health	Classification
Health Regions for Alternate Reporting - Variant of HR 2017	Health	Classification
Health satisfaction, self-assessed	Health	Classification
Highest certificate, diploma or degree	Education, training and learning	Classification
Highest educational attainment	Education, training and learning	Classification
Highest educational attainment - variant for alternate reporting	Education, training and learning	Classification
Homelessness experience	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Hours of activity per week	Labour	Classification
Household living arrangements	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Household maintainer status	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Household type	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Housing suitability	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Immigrant status	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Immigration applicant type	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Income sources	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Indigenous ancestry	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Indigenous ancestry responses 2021 - List	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Indigenous group	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Indigenous group response	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Indigenous identity	Indigenous peoples	Classification
In-Migration, Five years	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
In-Migration, One year	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Institution of school attendance	Education, training and learning	Classification
Knowledge of Official Languages	Languages	Classification
Labour Force Status	Labour	Classification
Labour Force Status - Collapsed classification	Labour	Classification
Languages 2021 - Collapsed classification	Languages	Classification
Languages 2021 - Indigenous languages variant - List	Languages	Classification
Languages 2021 - Inuit languages variant	Languages	Classification
Languages 2021 - List	Languages	Classification
Languages 2021 - total responses - List	Languages	Classification
Legal marital status	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Level of perceived health	Health	Classification
Living in family household	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Location of study	Education, training and learning	Classification
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence	Education, training and learning	Classification
Low-income status	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Main reason for absence from work (main reason for time lost)	Labour	Classification
Main reason for not working the full year	Labour	Classification
Main reason for work interruptions	Labour	Classification
Main reason for working mostly part time	Labour	Classification
Marital status	Families, households and marital status; Society and community	Classification
Membership in a First Nation	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Military service status	Society and community	Classification
Mobility status, five years	Population and demography	Classification
Mobility status, one year	Population and demography	Classification
Mode of commuting	Labour	Classification
National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0	Labour	Classification
Non-official languages 2021 - List	Languages	Classification
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0	Labour	Classification
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0	Manufacturing	Classification
Number of bedrooms	Housing	Classification
Number of children ever born	Population and demography	Classification
Number of Citizenships	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Number of Non-official Language(s)	Languages	Classification
Number of persons per room	Housing	Classification
Number of rooms	Housing	Classification
Number of rooms - Collapsed classification	Housing	Classification
Number of years of education attended	Education, training and learning	Classification
Number of years of education completed	Education, training and learning	Classification
Number of years of other non-university education completed	Education, training and learning	Classification
Number of years of primary schooling in a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Number of years of primary schooling in an English-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Number of years of secondary schooling in a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Number of years of secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Number of years of university education completed	Education, training and learning	Classification
Opposite- or same-sex married spouse or common-law partner	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Opposite- or same-sex status	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Opposite- or same-sex status of couple	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Out-Migration, Five years	Population and demography	Classification
Out-Migration, One year	Population and demography	Classification
Period of construction	Construction; Housing	Classification
Place of birth	Population and demography	Classification
Place of birth of parent	Population and demography	Classification
Place of birth of parents	Population and demography	Classification
Place of work status	Labour	Classification
Population Centre and Rural Area Classification 2016	Population and demography	Classification
Population group	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity; Population and demography	Classification
Pre-admission experience	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Primary activity status	Labour	Classification
Primary or secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Programs and credentials	Education, training and learning	Classification
Programs and credentials - professional degree variant	Education, training and learning	Classification
Recipient of unpaid service	Labour	Classification
Registered or Treaty Indian status	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Religions 2021 - Collapsed List	Society and community	Classification
Religions 2021 - List	Society and community	Classification
Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Residence on or off reserve 2021	Indigenous peoples	Classification
Residential structures	Housing	Classification
Retirement	Labour; Older adults and population aging	Classification
Sex at birth	Population and demography	Classification
Sex of reference person in a family	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Sex of reference person of lone-parent family	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Sexual orientation	Population and demography	Classification
Shelter cost to income ratio	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Source(s) of financial compensation received during absence from work	Labour	Classification
Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI) 2022	Population and demography	Classification
Standard Drainage Area Classification (SDAC) 2003	Environment	Classification
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021	Population and demography	Classification
Status of presence of mortgage payments	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Status of school attendance	Education, training and learning	Classification
Status of school enrolment	Education, training and learning	Classification
Status of subsidized housing	Housing	Classification
Status of tenure of household	Housing	Classification
Stepfamily status	Children and youth; Families, households and marital status	Classification
Stepfamily structure	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Stepfamily structure (for stepfamily)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Time arriving at work	Labour	Classification
Time leaving for work	Labour	Classification
Total income	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Total income of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Total number of years of primary and secondary schooling in a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Total number of years of primary and secondary schooling in an English-language school in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Type of Canadian Citizenship	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Type of Citizenship Response	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Type of French program attended in Canada	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Type of French program attended in Canada and level of instruction	Education, training and learning, Languages	Classification
Type of Participation in Religious Activities	Society and community	Classification
Type of union of couple	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Unpaid care	Labour	Classification
Usual Weekly Work Hours	Labour	Classification
Usual Weekly Work Hours - Collapsed classification	Labour	Classification
Variant of NAPCS Canada 2012 Version 1.1 - Capital expenditures on non-residential construction	Construction	Classification
Variant of NOC 2016 Version 1.0 - Highly aggregated data	Labour	Classification
Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Agricultural Regions	Population and demography	Classification
Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Economic Regions	Population and demography	Classification
Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for North and South	Population and demography	Classification
Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Statistical area classification	Population and demography	Classification
Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Statistical area classification by Province and Territory	Population and demography	Classification
Variant of status of tenure of household	Housing	Classification
Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings	Education, training and learning	Classification
Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings	Education, training and learning	Classification
Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings	Education, training and learning	Classification
Variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 for Analysis by TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility) categories	Labour	Classification
Variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)	Science and technology	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Content and media sector	Digital economy and society	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Durable and non-durable manufacturing industries	Manufacturing	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Energy sector	Energy	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Goods and services producing industries	Business and consumer services and culture	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Industrial production (based on the 1950 United Nations definition)	Manufacturing	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Industrial production (based on the 2008 International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics)	Manufacturing	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Information and communication technology (ICT) sector	Digital economy and society	Classification
Variant of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Labour force	Labour	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Agricultural goods (extension variant)	Agriculture and food	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Farm Product Price Index - FPPI (regrouping variant)	Agriculture and food	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Industrial Product Price Index - IPPI (regrouping variant)	Prices and price indexes	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Manufacturing and Logging - Update 1 (extension variant)	Manufacturing	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Merchandise import and export accounts (regrouping variant)	International trade; Economic accounts	Classification
Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Raw Materials Price Index - RMPI (regrouping variant)	Prices and price indexes	Classification
Variant of the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest 2022 for Social Statistics	Society and community	Classification
Variant: Population Centre and Rural Area 2016 by Province and Territory	Population and demography	Classification
Visible minority	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Classification
Weeks worked during the reference year	Labour	Classification
Work activity during the reference year	Labour	Classification
Work interruption in the reference period	Labour	Classification
Building	Housing; Construction	Statistical unit
Building unit	Housing; Construction	Statistical unit
Census family	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Collective dwelling	Housing; Construction	Statistical unit
Company	Business performance and ownership	Statistical unit
Couple	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Couple family	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Couple family with children	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Dwelling	Housing; Construction	Statistical unit
Economic family	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Employed person	Population and demography; Labour	Statistical unit
Enterprise	Business performance and ownership	Statistical unit
Establishment	Business performance and ownership	Statistical unit
Experienced labour force person	Population and demography; Labour	Statistical unit
Female	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Foreign resident	Population and demography; Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Statistical unit
Geographic area	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Household	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Immigrant	Population and demography; Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Statistical unit
Location	Business performance and ownership	Statistical unit
Lone-parent family	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Non-permanent resident	Population and demography; Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Statistical unit
Owner household	Families, households and marital status; Housing	Statistical unit
Person	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Person 15 years or over	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Person aged 55 or over	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Person not in a census family	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Person not in economic family	Population and demography; Families, households and marital status	Statistical unit
Person with recent work experience	Population and demography; Labour	Statistical unit
Private dwelling	Housing	Statistical unit
Private household	Families, households and marital status; Housing	Statistical unit
Renter household	Families, households and marital status; Housing	Statistical unit
Stepfamily	Population and demography	Statistical unit
Absences from work of employed person	Labour	Variable
Acceptable housing of private household	Housing	Variable
Accommodation type of collective dwelling	Housing	Variable
Adjusted after-tax income of economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Adjusted after-tax income of person not in economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Adjusted after-tax income of private household	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Adjusted total income of private household	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Admission category of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
After-tax income of census family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
After-tax income of economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
After-tax income of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
After-tax income of private household	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Age at immigration of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Age of person	Population and demography	Variable
Age-specific fertility rate of females	Population and demography	Variable
All languages spoken at home of person	Languages	Variable
All languages used at work of person 15 years or over	Languages	Variable
Applicant type of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Bedrooms of private dwelling	Housing	Variable
Census family status of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Child presence in census family	Children and youth; Families, households and marital status	Variable
Child presence in economic family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Children ever born of female	Population and demography	Variable
Citizenship of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Class of worker of employed person	Labour	Variable
Class of worker of experienced labour force person	Labour	Variable
Class of worker of person with recent work experience	Labour	Variable
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificates or diplomas of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Commuting destination of employed person	Labour	Variable
Commuting duration of employed person	Labour	Variable
Commuting vehicle occupancy of employed person	Labour	Variable
Components of migration (in and out), five years, of geographic area	Population and demography	Variable
Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area	Population and demography	Variable
Condominium status of private dwelling	Housing	Variable
Core housing need of private household	Housing	Variable
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Distance (straight-line) from home to work of employed person	Labour	Variable
Dwelling condition of private dwelling	Housing	Variable
Economic family status of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Economic family structure (for economic family)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Economic family structure	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Educational attainment of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Educational qualifications of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language of person	Education, training and learning, Languages	Variable
Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Ethnic or cultural origin of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Family size (for census family)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Family size (for economic family)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Field of study of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
First official language spoken of person	Languages	Variable
Gender of person	Population and demography	Variable
Generation status of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Health problems, self-reported of person	Health	Variable
Health satisfaction, self-assessed of person	Health	Variable
Homelessness experience of person	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Household living arrangements of person not in a census family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Household maintainer status of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Household size	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Household size of private household	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Household type of private household	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Household type of person	Families, households and marital status	Classification
Household type of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Housing suitability of private household	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Immigrant status of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Income sources of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Indigenous ancestry of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Indigenous group of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Indigenous identity of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Industry of employed person	Labour	Variable
Industry of establishment	Business and consumer services and culture	Variable
Industry of experienced labour force person	Business and consumer services and culture	Variable
Industry of person with recent work experience	Labour	Variable
Knowledge of non-official languages of person	Languages	Variable
Knowledge of official languages of person	Languages	Variable
Labour force status of person	Labour	Variable
Language spoken most often at home of person	Languages	Variable
Language used most often at work of person 15 years or over	Languages	Variable
Legal marital status of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Living in a family household (for person)	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Location of residence five years ago of person	Population and demography	Variable
Location of residence one year ago of person	Population and demography	Variable
Location of study of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Location of workplace of employed person	Labour	Variable
Low-income status of economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Low-income status of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Low-income status of private household	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Main mode of commuting of employed person	Labour	Variable
Main reason for not working the full year of person 15 years or over	Labour	Variable
Main reason for working mostly part time of person 15 years or over	Labour	Variable
Marital status of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Membership in a First Nation or Indian band of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Military service of person	Society and community	Variable
Mobility status, five years, of person	Population and demography	Variable
Mobility status, one year, of person	Population and demography	Variable
Mother tongue of person	Languages	Variable
Multiple modes of commuting of employed person	Labour	Variable
Number of earners	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Classification
Number of earners of economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Number of years of education attended of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Number of years of education completed of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Number of years of other non-university education completed of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Number of years of primary and secondary schooling in the minority official language in Canada of person	Education, training and learning, Languages	Variable
Number of years of university education completed of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Occupation of employed person	Labour	Variable
Occupation of experienced labour force person	Labour	Variable
Occupation of person with recent work experience	Labour	Variable
Opposite- or same-sex married spouse or common-law partner of person	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Other language(s) spoken regularly at home of person	Languages	Variable
Other language(s) used regularly at work of person 15 years or over	Languages	Variable
Participation in religious activities of person	Society and community	Variable
Perceived health of person	Health	Variable
Period of construction of private dwelling	Construction	Variable
Persons per room of private household	Housing	Variable
Place of birth of parent of person	Population and demography	Variable
Place of birth of person	Population and demography	Variable
Place of origin of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Place of work status of employed person	Labour	Variable
Population group of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Potential demand for federal communications and services in the minority official language of geographic area	Education, training and learning, Languages	Variable
Pre-admission experience of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Presence of mortgage payments of owner household	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Primary or secondary schooling in the minority official language in Canada of person	Education, training and learning, Languages	Variable
Province or territory of intended destination of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Registered or Treaty Indian status of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Religion of person	Society and community	Variable
Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Residence on or off reserve of person	Indigenous peoples	Variable
Retirement of person aged 55 or over	Labour; Older adults and population aging	Variable
Rooms of private dwelling	Housing	Variable
School attendance of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Sex at birth of person	Population and demography	Variable
Sex of reference person of economic family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Sex of reference person of lone-parent family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Sexual orientation of person	Population and demography	Variable
Shelter cost of private household	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Shelter-cost-to-income ratio of private household	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Stepfamily status of couple family with children	Children and youth; Families, households and marital status	Variable
Structural type of private dwelling	Housing	Variable
Subsidized housing of renter household	Housing	Variable
Tenure of private household	Housing	Variable
Time arriving at work of employed person	Labour	Variable
Time leaving for work of employed person	Labour	Variable
Total fertility rate of females	Population and demography	Variable
Total income of census family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Total income of economic family	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Total income of person	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Total income of private household	Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Trades certificates and diplomas of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Type of census family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Type of economic family	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Type of union of couple	Families, households and marital status	Variable
Unpaid care provided by person	Labour	Variable
Unpaid housework by person	Labour	Variable
Usual place of residence in Canada of person	Population and demography	Variable
Usual work hours of employed person	Labour	Variable
Value (owner estimated) of private dwelling	Housing; Income, pensions, spending and wealth	Variable
Visible minority of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Work activity during the reference year of person 15 years or over	Labour	Variable
Work interruptions of person	Labour	Variable
Year of arrival of person	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable
Year of certificate, diploma or degree completion of person	Education, training and learning	Variable
Year of immigration of immigrant	Immigration and ethnocultural diversity	Variable

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