Changes were made to the variables in this product, to align with the output published by Statistics Canada from the 2021 Census Profile data series. This required variable names and descriptions to be adjusted from those used in the Census 2016 product. Census 2021 revisions made to returning content from Census 2016 are too numerous to detail.
This release includes eight standard census geographies, along with the Forward Sortation Area postal geography. Dissemination Area-level data in this release was aggregated to the Forward Sortation Area geographic level. Refer to the Number of records by geographic level section of these release notes for additional information.
File packaging and naming was modified to align with current table and delivery file naming standards.
As part of Precisely's standardization of digital data deliveries, the PreciselyID folder containing the pipe-delimited PBKEY-to-Dissemination Area code lookup table (and accompanying data schema) was moved into the data folder of the product delivery file for the first-stage release of the Census 2021 product. This folder structure was carried over into this release.