There are a variety of sources of demographics for Vancouver, Metro Vancouver and other BC municipalities and regions. For data and statistics on other municipalities (Burnaby, Richmond, etc.) check their city websites.
BC government statistics. Includes census data and profiles for BC municipalities and regional districts; population estimates and projections. Select "Census" or "Demography" under "Statistics by Subject" at the top.
Counts of houses, apartments, farms and businesses throughout Canada, along with associated Forward Sortation Area (FSA) and Letter Carrier Walk (LCW) maps.
Available in print only, in the David Lam Library. Data on population, income, retail sales, disposable income, occupations, schooling, language, community newspapers, etc.
Detailed statistics for areas of Vancouver (e.g. Kitsilano, Fairview, West End). Click on UBC member on the right for CWL login, then search for “2006 Semi Custom Profile.” Data can only be viewed using Beyond 20/20 software. Click here for instructions.
Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using Canadian and US demographic, business, and marketing data.
Use Internet Explorer or Firefox. To use without creating an account, click Sign in as a guest. Your work will not be saved. User limit: 5 maximum.
This webpage provides access to thousands of Statistics Canada data tables. Users can search by keyword and apply filters to limit results by subject, geography, frequency, survey, or statistical program.
This interface is an updated way to access Statistics Canada data from the CANSIM (Canadian Socioeconomic Information Management) database. For users familiar with CANSIM, the old CANSIM table numbers can still be used in the keyword search to find specific tables, or their equivalent new content. A table providing concordance between the CANSIM IDs and new table IDs can be found here.
Terms of Use can be found here -https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/reference/licence
For tips to get the most from these Statistics Canada data tables see UBC Library's Data and Statistics Guide at https://guides.library.ubc.ca/datastatistics/statisticscanada
CANSIM is a comprehensive database from Statistics Canada containing more than 52 million numeric time series covering a wide variety of social and economic indicators.
A complete online collection of journals, books, and statistical series and databases published by the OECD since 1998. Use for: full-text access to books, journals and statistics from the OECD.
International statistical and market research reports for over 200 countries, covering consumer products and services, demographic and lifestyle reports and economic data.
Development-oriented statistics from the World Bank: social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for over 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering 1960 to the present.