The Canada 1941 census was a detailed enumeration of the

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population. The total population count was 11,506,655, representing a 10.9% increase over the 1931 census population count of 10,376,786. The 1941 census was the eighth comprehensive decennial census since

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on July 1, 1867. The previous census was the Northwest Provinces of

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, and

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1936 census and the following census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1946 census. The final report of this census was published on December 15, 1948, more than seven years after the census was taken. In line with legislation under the ''

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'', detailed information from this census should become available to the public in 2033, 92 years after the census was collected.

Population by province

For the second consecutive decade, British Columbia experienced the highest growth rate of the provinces, while Quebec added the largest number of new residents. Only Saskatchewan, reeling from the

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and the

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, experienced population decline.

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Population by province

See also

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