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- Interactive Toronto Map
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- Ward Profiles
The 25 Ward Profiles listed below reflect the latest...
- Road Classification Maps
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The Census Tract Reference Maps display the boundaries and...
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M5J. Legend. digits of postal code) Priority Area Major Arterial StreetNotes: The priority areas are composed of neighbourhoods, neighbourhood areas (two or more joined neighbourhoods) and one special area (Kingston-Galloway) which. s built out of Statistics Canada Dissemination Areas (DAs). For information on all the City's 140 neighbourhoods ...
- Population Glossary
- Dwellings Glossary
- Families Glossary
- Structures Glossary
- Household Maintainer Glossary
- Migration, Mobility and Languages Glossary
- Education Glossary
- Ethnocultural Glossary
- Labour Force Glossary
- Income and Shelter Costs Glossary
Population
The population universe (target population) of the 2016 Census includes the following groups: 1. Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) with a usual place of residence in Canada. 2. Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) who are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission. 3. Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent re...
Institutional Population
Person who lives in an institutional collective dwelling, such as a hospital, a nursing home or a prison. This includes residents under care or custody (e.g., patients or inmates) or employee residents and family members living with them if any.
Population in Private Households
Other than the Total Population by Age, population in private households is the applicable population for all 2016 Ward Profile topics based on the 2016 Census long-form questionnaire.
Household size
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Household type
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households. A non-family household consists of either one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family. Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.
Structural type of dwelling
Characteristics that define a dwelling’s structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Single-detached house – A single dwelling not attached to any other dwelling or structure (except its own garage or shed). A single-detached house has open space on all sides, and has no dwellings either above it or below it. Semi-detached house – One of the two dwellings attached side by side (or back to fron...
Census family structure
Refers to the classification of Census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a Census family include grandchildren l...
Period of Construction
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed. This refers to the period in which the building was originally built, not the time of any later remodelling, additions or conversions.
Private Dwellings
The private dwellings occupied by usual residents universe is composed of variables which pertain to characteristics of dwellings in Canada. Dwellings are distinct from households. Dwelling characteristics refer to the physical attributes of a set of living quarters, whereas household characteristics pertain to the person or the group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
Tenure
Refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling, or whether the dwelling is band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).
Primary Household Maintainer
Refers to whether or not a person residing in the household is responsible for paying the rent, or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity or other services or utilities. Where a number of people may contribute to the payments, more than one person in the household may be identified as a household maintainer. If no person in the household is identified as making such payments, the reference person is identified by default. An occupied private dwelling will have at least one Primary Hou...
Age Group of Primary Household Maintainer
Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2016.
Private Households
The private households universe is composed of sub-universes and variables which pertain to the person or the group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household variables are distinct from dwelling variables, in that the latter ones pertain to dwelling characteristics, not to persons occupying the dwelling.
Generation Status
Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person’s parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more. Generation status is derived from responses to questions concerning the person’s place of birth and the place of birth of his or her parents. Within the generation status variable, the three main categories are defined as follows: ‘First generation’ includes persons who were born outside Canada. For t...
Immigrant Status
Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident. Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth. Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian...
Recent Immigrant
Refers to an immigrant who first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status between January 1, 2011, and May 10, 2016.
Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree
Information indicating the person’s most advanced certificate, diploma or degree. This is a derived variable obtained from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported. The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school graduation, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the ‘in-class’ duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, di...
Ethnic Origin
Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent’s ancestors.
Visible Minority
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as ‘persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.’ The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West A...
Employed
Persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016: Did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; Had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their...
Labour Force
Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016. The number of Employed persons and the Unemployed persons added together to equate to the Labour force.
Not in the Labour Force
Refers to persons who, during the week Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, were neither employed nor unemployed. Occupation (based on the National Occupational Classification [NOC-S 2016]) Refers to the kind of work performed by persons during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The 2016 Census occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016. The 2011 National Household Surv...
Household Income
]The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household.
Average Household Income
Average income of households refers to the sum of total incomes in 2015 of households divided by the total number of households. Average incomes of households are calculated for all units, whether or not they had income.
Average Individual Income
Average income of individuals refers to the dollar amount obtained by adding up the total income of all individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2015 and dividing this sum by the number of individuals with income.
Open Data. The City makes data available to the public, businesses, institutions, visitors and other levels of government. Neighbourhoods & Communities. Detailed information regarding Toronto neighbourhoods and Wards, including profiles, census and community data. Research & Reports.
Here is a list of helpful resources for geospatial (GIS) and numeric data pertaining to Toronto within the Map & Data Library collection. Unless access to a resource is specifically listed as “public”, any resources listed here are restricted for use by University of Toronto faculty, staff, and students. Theme.
Within Toronto city limits: 311. Outside city limits: 416-392-CITY (2489) Always call 911 for emergencies. 416-338-0889. 416-338-0685. The City of Toronto has a wide range of geographic data services and map products available.
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