Canadian Census Data Inventory, 1666-2021

The Canadian Census Data Inventory is a project of the Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership (CCDDP). <br><br>The CCDDP project aims to facilitate historical research by reducing the barriers to access and use of Canadian census data. Using the search tab of <a href="https://zacktaylor.shinyapps.io/census_inventory_portal/">The Census Data Discovery Portal</a> users can discover historical and contemporary Canadian census materials and data items held by numerous institutions across the country. This dataset contains the original inputted and captured census items and corresponding metadata fields for the inventory tables in English and French including enhanced census terms for finding census data. Additional improvements are being made to the inventory and will be addressed by future infrastructure.
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Censuses, or population counts, have been conducted in the territory now known as Canada since 1665-66 in New France. Canada’s census is our most valuable primary economic, social, and cultural data set, and is an essential research tool for the formation of new knowledge and understanding about the populations that lived here in the past and present.
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The sources of information that make up these censuses are rich, diverse, and complex. They consist of databases of archival records, publications, and data files, containing a mix of primary data, expert analyses, and supporting documentation. This project is focused on those sources that contain data, and documentation that supports the use of the data.
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The CCDDP project is funded by a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (2021-2024). Key deliverables are inventorying Canada’s historical census data, the design and delivery of this proof-of-concept bilingual discovery portal, and developing a set of recommendations for future work. Please see the project website for the full list of project partners, investigators and collaborators, and join our listserv to receive project updates.
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Inventory data last updated: 2024-03-31

加拿大普查数据目录（Canadian Census Data Inventory）为加拿大普查数据发现伙伴关系（Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership，缩写CCDDP）旗下项目。

该CCDDP项目旨在通过降低加拿大普查数据的获取与使用门槛，推动历史学研究开展。用户可通过《普查数据发现门户》（The Census Data Discovery Portal）的搜索标签页，检索加拿大境内多家机构所藏的历史与当代普查资料及数据条目。本数据集包含英、法双语目录表的原始录入与采集的普查条目及对应元数据字段，其中涵盖用于检索普查数据的优化普查术语。当前该目录仍在进行优化升级，后续将通过配套基础设施完成全部更新工作。

自1665至1666年新法兰西时期起，现今加拿大境内便已开展人口普查（即人口计数）工作。加拿大普查数据是加拿大极具价值的核心经济、社会与文化数据集，亦是助力学界生成关于加拿大古今人口状况的新知与认知的关键研究工具。

构成这些普查数据的信息来源丰富多元且结构复杂，其涵盖档案记录数据库、出版物与数据文件，整合了原始数据、专家分析资料及辅助说明文档。本项目聚焦于包含普查数据及辅助数据使用说明文档的信息来源。

该CCDDP项目获加拿大社会科学与人文研究委员会（Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada，缩写SSHRC）2021-2024年度合作发展资助项目资助。项目核心交付成果包括：加拿大历史普查数据编目、本双语概念验证型发现门户的设计与上线，以及为后续工作制定系列建议方案。如需获取项目合作方、研究负责人及协作团队的完整名单，请访问项目官网；您亦可加入我们的邮件列表以获取项目最新动态。

目录数据最后更新时间：2024年3月31日

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集是加拿大人口普查数据清单，涵盖1666年至2021年的历史数据，旨在通过减少访问和使用障碍促进历史研究。数据集包含原始人口普查项目和元数据字段，支持双语（英语和法语），并包括增强的搜索术语。