Canada — Census Population and Dwellings API

What you can build

2021 Census population and dwelling counts with published 2016 comparators; source symbols retained. 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 Population and Dwellings

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-population" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GEOAMCAN_API_KEY"

Saved response excerpt

{
  "country": "CA",
  "dataset": "ca-population",
  "records": [
    {
      "dguid": "2021A000011124",
      "geo_type": "national",
      "geo_uid": "11124",
      "vintage": "2021",
      "name": "Canada",
      "product_id": "98100002",
      "characteristic": "1",
      "label": "Population, 2021",
      "unit": "count",
      "universe": "All persons, 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data",
      "period": "2021",
      "dimensions": {}
    }
  ],
  "returned_count": 1,
  "complete": false,
  "snapshot": {
    "ca-population": {
      "release_id": 45,
      "release": "2021 Census population revision fd5565bab6cf",
      "fingerprint": "97771ec7b844424b68937ebaf6d6a8c6"
    }
  },
  "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.

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 Profile
• Canada — Reported Postal Areas and Population
• Canada — Business Counts