For Canada, Esri provides advanced demographics datasets sourced from data supplied by Environics Analytics and ArcGIS Places datasets sourced from data supplied by Data Axle and SafeGraph. Visit Where to find ArcGIS Data to learn more about using Esri Demographics and ArcGIS Places.
Note:
Where applicable, all sales volume numeric data is in Canadian dollars.
Dataset release dates and vintages
Esri's Canadian data includes the following datasets, shown with the most recent release dates and vintages:
| Dataset | Description | Release date | Vintage |
|---|---|---|---|
Canadian businesses—categorized by standard industrial classification groups—and Canadian points of interest. | June 2026 | April and March 2026 | |
A catalog of the Canadian population based on data collected during the 2021 Census by Statistics Canada. | June 2026 | 2021 | |
An estimate of where people are likely to be during typical daytime hours, grouped by 10 variable types. | June 2026 | 2026 | |
A database of demographic and socioeconomic attributes about the Canadian population in current-year estimates, 3-, 5-, and 10-year projections, and 5-year historical data. | June 2026 | 2021, 2026, 2029, 2031, 2036 | |
Estimates and forecasts for Canadian households, household population, Canadian population, and household income over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected); includes year-over-year percentage change comparisons. | June 2026 | 2026 | |
A catalog of annual expenditures for Canadian households. This dataset provides current-year estimates of annual expenditures spanning 20 categories of the goods and services used by Canadian households—from fashion apparel and household furnishings to cell phones and charitable donations. | June 2026 | 2025 | |
Classifies Canada's neighborhoods into 67 unique lifestyle types that explore and detail the diversity of Canada's population. | June 2026 | 2026 | |
A national dataset of more than 3,000 shopping center records produced annually by EnsembleIQ. | June 2026 | 2026 |
Settlement points
Esri's Canadian settlement points use CAN block points (provided by Environics Analytics).
Location accuracy
The base level geography used by Canadian ArcGIS Places datasets is geocoded points.
Geography levels
| Esri geography name | Local geography name | Feature count |
|---|---|---|
Country | Canada | 1 |
Province/Territory | 13 | |
Federal Electoral District | 343 | |
Census Division | 293 | |
Census Subdivision | 5,161 | |
Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration Area | 152 | |
Census Tract | 6,247 | |
Forward Sortation Area | 1,674 | |
Aggregate Dissemination Area | 5,433 | |
Dissemination Area | 57,936 |
Canadian census geography is hierarchical, where smaller areas nest within larger areas. For example, dissemination areas (DAs) nest within census subdivisions (CSDs), which nest within census divisions (CDs). In 2016, Statistics Canada created a new census geography level, aggregate dissemination area (ADA), to ensure the availability of census data, where possible, across all regions of Canada.
Visualize demographic data variables
The data browser is an interface to help you visualize and explore the data categories and analysis variables available in Esri Demographics. See Explore data variables to learn more about this visualization tool.
Related links
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