Canada — Census Profile API

What you can build

2,631 published 2021 Census Profile characteristics for Canada and each province/territory; detailed municipal and FSA profiles are not included. Use this dataset as a sourced input to an application, analytical model or retrieval tool. Retain its native dimensions when joining it with your own records.

Query Canada — Census Profile

The example below is a real bounded request against the available release. Replace the environment variable with your server-side API credential. Review endpoint parameters and response schemas before changing selectors.

curl --fail --get "https://api.geoamcan.com/v1/canada/data?limit=1&dataset=ca-census-profile" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GEOAMCAN_API_KEY"

Saved response excerpt

{
  "country": "CA",
  "dataset": "ca-census-profile",
  "records": [
    {
      "dguid": "2021A000011124",
      "geo_type": "national",
      "geo_uid": "11124",
      "vintage": "2021",
      "name": "Canada",
      "product_id": "2021-census-profile-sdmx",
      "characteristic": "1",
      "label": "Population, 2021",
      "unit": "source-defined",
      "universe": null,
      "period": "2021",
      "dimensions": {
        "gender": "1",
        "frequency": "A5",
        "statistic": "1"
      }
    }
  ],
  "returned_count": 1,
  "complete": false,
  "snapshot": {
    "ca-census-profile": {
      "release_id": 48,
      "release": "2021 Census provincial profiles SDMX revision 5d1108e9b967",
      "fingerprint": "4d54506e4d245a1e952b11d3cbee8b8e"
    }
  },
  "source_attribution": "Statistics Canada, published product and reference period; reproduced under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.",
  "coverage_limitations": [
    "Census reference vintage is 2021; comparator columns retain their published reference labels."
  ],
  "next_offset": 1
}

Captured 2026-10-26. Excerpt omits pagination credentials and may shorten nested records. Download verified source responses.

Coverage and interpretation

Coverage is limited to published source geographies and releases. Missing, suppressed and unavailable observations must not be treated as zero. Use Canadian DGUIDs and characteristic definitions; US GEOIDs are not interchangeable. This profile currently covers national and provincial geographies; municipal population is available separately.

The active release shown here is a catalog snapshot. Check the live catalog and response provenance for current readiness. The underlying public source and Geoamcan access terms are separate; consult the source’s licensing and attribution requirements.

Source and methodology

Source: Statistics Canada. Geoamcan is an independent API provider, with no agency affiliation or endorsement. Read our data methodology for source handling, geographic joins and update practices.

Related data

• Canada — Census Geographic Boundaries
• Canada — Census Population and Dwellings
• Canada — Reported Postal Areas and Population
• Canada — Business Counts