Environics Analytics

Esri uses census, business, and demographic data provided by Environics Analytics (EA) to create the advanced demographics datasets for Canada.

Environics Analytics is a provider of consumer and market data in North America, including census, population, marketing, business, household spending, and market segmentation.

Vintages

The following table contains a description of the Canadian advanced demographics datasets provided by Esri including the most recent vintages. See the linked topics in the table for more information about these datasets, such as use cases and related documents.

Dataset	Description	Vintage
ArcGIS Places - Canada	Canadian businesses—categorized by standard industrial classification groups—and Canadian points of interest.	August 2025
CensusPlus	A catalog of the Canadian population based on data collected during the 2021 Census by Statistics Canada.	2021
DaytimePop	An estimate of the population that occupy a geographic location during daytime hours.	2025
DemoStats	A database of demographic and socioeconomic attributes about the Canadian population in current-year estimates, 3, 5, and 10-year projections, and a 5-year historical data.	2020, 2025, 2028, 2030, 2035
DemoStats Trends	Estimated and projected household counts, household population, population, household income, and household average income.	2025
HouseholdSpend	An authoritative estimate of annual expenditures for Canadian households spanning 18 categories of goods and services—from fashion apparel and household furnishings to cell phones and charitable donations.	2024
PRIZM®	Classifies Canada's neighborhoods into 67 unique lifestyle types that explore and detail the diversity of Canada's population.	2025
ShoppingCentres	A national file of more than 3,000 shopping center records produced annually by EnsembleIQ.	2025

Available geographies

See Geography levels in the Canada topic; each dataset lists applicable geography levels.

Update frequency

Most Environics Analytics datasets are updated annually; the CensusPlus dataset is updated annually but is based on the quinquennial (5 year) Canadian census; the ArcGIS Places datasets sourced from data supplied by Data Axle and SafeGraph are updated 3 times per year.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available variables by category for the Canadian CensusPlus, DemoStats, DemoStats Trends, DaytimePop, and HouseholdSpend datasets. See the Related links sections in those topics for further documentation.

Variables by category	Data category	Description
Population by age	Age	Estimates and forecasts of population, categorized by gender, in five-year age ranges; includes aggregate, average, and median ages.
Household population by age	Age	Estimates and forecasts of household population, categorized by gender, in five-year age ranges; includes aggregate, average, and median ages.
Household population by educational attainment	Education	Estimates and forecasts of household population—age 15+ or 25-64—grouped by educational attainment categories, such as those with a high school diploma or a graduate degree.
Household trend	Households	Estimates and forecasts of total households over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected). A household is a person or group of people (whether related, unrelated, or a combination) who occupy the same private or collective dwelling and do not have another place of residence.
Household change	Households	A year over year percentage change comparison of total households for a 30-year range. For example, the projected percentage change to the number of households from 2031 – 2032.
Household population trend	Households	Estimates and forecasts of total household population over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected).
Household population change	Households	A year over year percentage change comparison of total household population for a 30-year range. For example, the projected percentage change to total household population from 2031 – 2032.
Households by type	Households	Estimates and forecasts of households grouped by specific relationship dimensions. Household type differentiates between Census family (parent-child) households and non-Census family and other households (including not parent-child, multi-family, extended family, nonrelatives, and other households).
Households by size	Households	Estimates and forecasts of households grouped by the number of persons in the household (up to 5+ persons).
Census families by family size	Households	Estimates of Census families grouped by the number of persons in the family (up to 5+ persons). A Census family is a parent-child or grandparent-child (without parents) family that lives in the same dwelling, no matter the age or marital status of the child, provided the child does not live with a spouse, partner, or child of their own.
Census families and Census family households by family structure	Households	Estimates and forecasts of Census families (parent-child) and Census family households grouped by specific relationship dimensions and types of unions.
Children at home by age	Households	Estimates and forecasts of children living in a parent-child household grouped by the child's age in five-year ranges.
Household population by religion	Households	Estimates of household population grouped by specific religious affiliation categories, such as Catholic or Buddhist.
Households by maintainer age	Households and Age	Estimates and forecasts of households grouped by the age of the maintainer in ten-year ranges. The maintainer is the first person listed on a Census form who pays the rent, mortgage, property taxes, or utilities for the household.
Household population by mobility status (1-year and 5-year)	Households	Estimates of household population grouped by 1-year or 5-year mobility categories, such as intraprovincial migrants or non-movers. Mobility status refers to the respondent's place of residence on the Census date in relation to their place of residence on the same date one or five years earlier.
Housing units	Housing	Estimates and forecasts of occupied private dwellings (primary residences). Private dwellings are separate living quarters with a private entrance that meet a minimum criteria for year-round occupancy: a source of heat or power and shelter from the elements.
Occupied private dwellings by band status	Housing	Estimates and forecasts of households in private dwellings by band status. Band status refers to a household occupying a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation, or Indian band.
Condo status	Housing	Estimates and forecasts of households in private dwellings by condo status. Condo (condominium) status refers to a household occupying a private dwelling that is part of a residential complex in which dwellings are owned individually while land and common elements are held in joint ownership with others.
Occupied private dwellings by period of construction	Housing	Estimates of households in private dwellings grouped by period of construction ranges. Includes houses constructed prior to 1960 through those constructed between 2016 – 2021.
Occupied private dwellings by structural type	Housing	Estimates and forecasts of occupied private dwellings by structural type, such as row houses, detached houses, apartments, flats, and so forth.
Occupied private dwellings by tenure	Housing	Estimates and forecasts of households in private dwellings by tenure. Tenure refers to whether the household owns or rents the dwelling. Owned dwellings are those where some member of the household owns the residence, even if it is still being paid for. Rented dwellings are those where no member of the household owns the residence; it is considered rented even if no monetary rent is paid.
Household income and after-tax income (current year $)	Income	Estimates and forecasts of households grouped by household income or after-tax income ranges in current year $; includes aggregate, average, and median measures. Current year income describes the year in which the income was earned. For example, 2021 dollars are expressed at the 2021 value, unadjusted for inflation.
Household income (constant year $)	Income	Estimates or forecasts of households grouped by household income ranges in constant year $; includes aggregate, average, and median measures. Constant year income values remove the effects of inflation and price changes as if prices are constant; values are expressed in base year dollars.
Household population income (current year $)	Income	Estimates of household population age 15+ grouped by income ranges in current year $; includes aggregate and average measures. Current year income describes the year in which the income was earned. For example, 2021 dollars are expressed at the 2021 value, unadjusted for inflation.
Income trend (constant year $)	Income	Estimates and forecasts of household income in constant year $ over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected). Constant year income values remove the effects of inflation and price changes as if prices are constant; values are expressed in base year dollars.
Income change (constant year $)	Income	A year over year percentage change comparison of household income in constant year $ for a 30-year range. For example, the percentage change to total household income in constant year $ from 2031 – 2032. Constant year income values remove the effects of inflation and price changes as if prices are constant; values are expressed in base year dollars.
Average income trend (constant year $)	Income	Estimates and forecasts of average household income in constant year $ over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected). Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. Constant year income values remove the effects of inflation and price changes as if prices are constant; values are expressed in base year dollars.
Average income change (constant year $)	Income	A year over year percentage change comparison of average household income in constant year $ for a 30-year range. For example, the percentage change to average household income in constant year $ from 2031 - 2032. Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. Constant year income values remove the effects of inflation and price changes as if prices are constant; values are expressed in base year dollars.
Average income trend (current year $)	Income	Estimates and forecasts of average household income in current year $ over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected). Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. Current year income describes the year in which the income was earned. For example, 2021 dollars are expressed at the 2021 value, unadjusted for inflation.
Average income change (current year $)	Income	A year over year percentage change comparison of average household income in current year $ for a 30-year range. For example, the percentage change to average household income in current year $ from 2031 - 2032. Average household income is the sum of all household incomes divided by the number of households. Current year income describes the year in which the income was earned. For example, 2021 dollars are expressed at the 2021 value, unadjusted for inflation.
Labour force activity	Jobs	Estimates and forecasts of household population age 15+ grouped by labour force participation categories: employed, unemployed, in the labour force, or not in the labour force.
Class of worker	Jobs	Estimates and forecasts of employed household population age 15+ grouped by class of worker categories, such as self-employed or employee. Class of worker refers to whether a person is an employee or self-employed.
Occupation	Jobs	Estimates of employed household population age 15+ grouped by NOC2017 occupation categories, such as 3: Health.
Industry	Jobs	Estimates of employed household population age 15+ grouped by NAICS 2017 industry categories, such as 23: Construction.
Place of work	Jobs	Estimates of employed household population age 15+ grouped by place of work categories, such as at home or outside the province.
Mode of transportation to work	Jobs	Estimates of employed household population age 15+ grouped by mode of transportation to work categories, such as bicycle or public transit.
Visible minority status	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by specific visible minority status categories. Visible minority refers to the definition provided by the Canadian Employment Equity Act.
Indigenous identity	Language-Immigration	Estimates of population or households grouped by indigenous identity or no indigenous identity and refined by specific indigenous peoples categories. Indigenous identity refers to population identified with or members of a band of the indigenous peoples of Canada, including First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), or Registered or Treaty Indians (related to the Indian Act of Canada).
Knowledge of official languages	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population categorized by their fluency in English, French, both, or neither.
First official language spoken	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population categorized by the first official Canadian language learned: English, French, both, or neither.
Generation status	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by the number of generations the family has resided in Canada (up to 3+ generations). Generation status refers to whether a person or the person's parents were born in Canada.
Immigration or recent immigration status and place of birth	Language-Immigration	Estimates and forecasts of household population grouped by immigrants or non-immigrants and refined by specific country of origin or place of birth locations.
Mother tongue	Language-Immigration	Estimates and forecasts of household population grouped by specific mother tongue language categories. Mother tongue is the first or most frequent language learned at home in early childhood and still understood by the respondent.
Language spoken most often at home	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by specific languages spoken most frequently at home, such as Ojibway or Czech.
Period of immigration	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by immigrants or non-immigrants and refined by immigration date range categories, from immigration prior to 1980 through 2022 – present.
Age at immigration	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by immigrants or non-immigrants and refined by age at immigration ranges.
Citizen or non-citizen age	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by Canadian citizenship status and refined by age ranges (older or younger than age 18).
Citizenship	Language-Immigration	Estimates of household population grouped by age and Canadian citizenship status categories.
Marital status	Marital Status	Estimates and forecasts of population age 15+ grouped by types of union categories, including single, divorced, living with spouse/partner, and widowed.
Population	Population	Estimates and forecasts of the population.
Daytime population	Population	Estimates of population grouped by at home or at work status and refined by age or location categories. Daytime population includes those at work (in the labour force)—both residents who work locally and commuters—and those at home (not in the labour force) either permanently or temporarily, such as children, seniors, caregivers, those on vacation or sick leave, or unemployed.
Population trend	Population	Estimates and forecasts of total population over a 30-year range (10 years prior and 20 years projected).
Population change	Population	A year over year percentage change comparison of total population for a 30-year range. For example, the percentage change to total population from 2031 - 2032.
PRIZM household count	Segmentation	Estimates of households grouped by dominant PRIZM® segment.
PRIZM population count	Segmentation	Estimates of population grouped by dominant PRIZM® segment.
Canada spending facts	Spending	Estimates of household annual total spending; aggregates of income, discretionary income, and disposable income; total household expenditures, taxes, and consumption.
Clothing	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on clothing and related categories, such as men's, women's, children's, and infant's apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, and clothing service and maintenance.
Education	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on education and related categories, such as tuition, books, supplies, and test preparation.
Food	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on food, including dining at home and dining out, food purchased from stores, farms, markets, cafeterias, meal-preparation services, and vendors, and all related food preparation or meal purchasing costs.
Furnishings and equipment	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on furnishings and equipment, including large and small appliances, art, textiles, power tools, furniture, luggage, cutlery, and furnishings and equipment service and maintenance.
Games of chance net	Spending	Current year estimated net annual household spending on games of chance, including lotteries, casinos, raffles, and so forth.
Gifts of money and contributions	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on gifts of money and contributions, including alimony and child support, charitable contributions, and other gifts and donations.
Goods and services purchased	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on goods and services by purchase method.
Health and personal care	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on health and personal care and related categories, such as doctor and dentist visits, health care equipment, prescriptions, vitamins, drugs, medical supplies, grooming products for teeth, hair, nails, shaving, body, deodorant, and salons.
Household operations	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on household operations, such as cleaning supplies, pet care, child care, lawn care, home security, household maintenance, cell phone, internet, household utilities, snow removal, and so forth.
Insurance and pensions	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on insurance and pensions, including insurance premiums, retirement and pension fund contributions, employment insurance, and related expenditures.
Miscellaneous expenditures	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on miscellaneous expenses, including costs, fees, and service charges related to banking, funerals, accounting, memberships, and so forth.
Reading materials	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on reading materials, including printed material, newspapers, magazines, books (other than school books), maps, sheet music, prints, services related to reading materials, and so forth.
Real Estate	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on real estate, including household renovations, repairs, and additions, fencing, septic systems, HVAC systems, home security installations, exterior repairs and replacements, new home purchases and sales, labor fees, contractor fees, and so forth.
Recreation	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on recreation and related categories, such as televisions, cable or channel subscriptions, and audio-video equipment; sports viewing or participation, such as entry fees, season tickets, sporting equipment, and team activities; games, including board games, video games, and apps; music, e-books, audiobooks, subscriptions, CDs, live music tickets, musical instruments, and lessons; bicycles, trailers, motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, and storage; some travel expenses, such as parking fees; photography, such as cameras, apps, and dark room fees; and so forth.
Shelter	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on shelter maintenance and other expenses, includes remodeling, and repairs, such as repairs to roofs, gutters, chimneys, interior and exterior doors, windows, septic systems, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, paint, and home security; also includes spending on primary and secondary dwelling, such as rent, fees, parking, taxes, insurance, condo/HOA fees, legal fees, accommodation fees (short or long term) including primary and secondary dwelling costs, hotels or motels, heating fuel, real estate commissions, property taxes, and so forth.
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages. Tobacco products encompasses tobacco, cigarettes, cannabis and cannabis by-products, e-cigarettes, pipes, and smoking-related products, such as wrapping papers. Alcoholic beverages encompasses beer, wine, and any other alcohol or beverage containing alcohol whether consumed at home or away from home, as well as at-home brewing equipment.
Transportation	Spending	Current year estimated annual household spending on transportation and related expenses, including costs related to the purchase, lease, insurance and regulatory fees, and other expenses for vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs), fuel costs, transportation services, insurance premiums, public transportation, commercial vehicle expenses, rideshare services, moving and storage services, and so forth.