The 1966 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the
Canadian
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...
population. Census day was June 1, 1966. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 20,014,880. This was a 9.7% increase over the 1961 census of 18,238,247.
The previous census was the
1961 census and the following census was the
1971 census. This was the first census in which Canada recorded a population of more than 20 million, and the first census since
1906
Events
January–February
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where
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 ...
had a larger population than neighbouring
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
.
This census was the last one conducted by the
Dominion Bureau of Statistics The Dominion Bureau of Statistics was a Canadian government organization responsible for conducting Census in Canada, censuses.
It was formed in 1918 by the Statistics Act, but was replaced by Statistics Canada in 1971.
The Dominion Statisticians w ...
prior to its name change to
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
on August 3, 1971.
Canada by the numbers
A summary of information about Canada.
Population by province
A different population for the Northwest Territories excludes areas not included within the
Mackenzie River Electoral District. If such areas were excluded, the Northwest Territories had only 14,895 people in 1961, representing an increase of 13,843 people or 92.9% in 1966.
See also
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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 ...
References
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Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
Censuses in Canada
1966 censuses