The 1906 Canadian census was the first of a series of special censuses conducted by the
Government of Canada
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, covering the rapidly expanding Northwest Provinces of
Alberta
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,
Saskatchewan
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, and
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
. These censuses were conducted every ten years from 1906 to 1946.
In the census, a total of 808,863 individuals were identified:
* 365,688 people were enumerated in Manitoba;
* 257,753 people were enumerated in Saskatchewan; and
* 185,412 people were enumerated in Alberta.
No nationwide estimate was provided in the census. Additionally, this was the last census prior to
1966
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in which Manitoba had a greater population than Saskatchewan.
The paper records of responses were
microfilm
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ed and the original paper forms were destroyed. The microfilm has since been scanned and converted into a series of images which are now available online at the
Library and Archives Canada
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web site.
The previous census was the nationwide
1901 census and the following census was the nationwide
1911 census.
See also
*
Population and housing censuses by country
This is a list of national population and housing censuses.
Census advisory
The United Nations recommends a census enumeration at least once every ten years, and once every five years for even better data, rather than simply relying on estim ...
External links
Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906
{{People of Canada
Census
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Censuses in Canada
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