LibGuides: SUST 1000 / SUST 1001: Municipal -- Halifax

HRM on the Web

Halifax.ca
official site of Halifax's municipal government; central access point to HRM web pages
By-laws and Legislation
for municipal by-laws and zoning regulations

2011 Census and National Household Survey (NHS)

For data about population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status and language.

Agriculture

Census of Agriculture
Statistics Canada portal for the 2011 census of agriculture.
Agriculture Reference Maps
PDF maps of census agricultural regions and census consolidated subdivisions for the 2011 census of agriculture.

Data

2011 Census Profiles
Available at different levels of geography. Click on "Nova Scotia" to get a list of NS places organized by levels of geography.
2011 Census Profiles - Halifax Profile (HRM)
Includes HRM as a whole, and the province for comparative context.

Canadian Census Analyser This link opens in a new window
The Canadian Census Analyzer allows users to download data from the Canadian census at many different levels of geography.

Canadian Census Analyzer - Data by Dissemination Area
Explains how to use the CHASS Canadian Census Analyzer to obtain census or NHS data for a specific dissemination area (when you know its code or location).

Documentation

2011 Census Dictionary
Concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms.
Random rounding
Why almost all counts end in a 0 or 5.

For data about immigration and ethnocultural diversity, aboriginal peoples, education and labour, mobility and migration, language of work, income and housing.

Data

2011 NHS Profiles
Available at different levels of geography. Click on "Nova Scotia" to get a list of NS places organized by levels of geography.
2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
These offer cross-tabulations of two or more variables, but only down to the CSD level.
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series
Data on Aboriginal Peoples, Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, Education, Labour, Income and Housing at different levels of geography.

Canadian Census Analyser This link opens in a new window
The Canadian Census Analyzer allows users to download data from the Canadian census at many different levels of geography.

Canadian Census Analyzer - Data by Dissemination Area
Explains how to use the CHASS Canadian Census Analyzer to obtain census or NHS data for a specific dissemination area (when you know its code or location).

Documentation

NHS Dictionary
Concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms.
National Household Survey User Guide
Statistics Canada's user guide including information about survey content, sampling design, data processing, data quality, and data dissemination.
Suppressed NHS Census Tracts
Including suppressed census tracts 4.2 and 8 in downtown Halifax.
Suppressed NHS Census Subdivisions
Includes several suppressed subdivisions in Nova Scotia.

2011 Boundary Files (geospatial software)
Different levels of 2011 Statistics Canada geography in ArcGIS, GML, and MapInfo.
2016 Census Geography
Statistics Canada geography portal for the census including reference maps.
2011 Census Profiles
Click on "Nova Scotia" to get a list of places organized by levels of geography.
GeoSuite
Free software to view Statistics Canada census geography (2006-2021) and extract geographical codes. Online version.
2011 Halifax Urban Census Tract Map
2011 Hierarchy of Standard Geographic Units
2011 Standard Geographical Classification
Click on geographic codes to drill-down to other levels of geography.
Scholars GeoPortal
Download boundary files from current and historical Canadian censuses.