Census geography covers a wide range of geographic areas - from provinces and territories down to city blocks. These geographic areas have boundaries, names, and other information that make it possible to locate them on the ground and to relate census data to them.
Learn more about census geography online through maps, data and supporting reference material.

As of November 29, 2011, various 2011, 2006 and 2001 census geography products are available for free to the public. For more information, refer to the list of Geography products available for free to all users.

Data highlights are provided in the exclusive issue of The Daily for March 12, 2002, the day of release for the 2001 Census population and dwelling counts. Population & dwelling counts for the 2001 Census are available for a wide range of standard geographic areas.

Illustrated glossary presents a plain language overview of geography concepts, products and services. Catalogue provides information about the geographic products and services offered by Statistics Canada. Reference guides provide information on the various geographic products.

GeoSearch makes it easy to find any place in Canada, see it on a map, and get basic Census data for that place. Reference maps show the location of standard geographic areas. Thematic maps show census themes such as population density on a map.