Census forms and instructions [textual record] Archives / Collections and Fonds

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Census forms and instructions [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Context of this record:

Statistics Canada fonds

Census records

Census forms and instructions

Sub-series includes:

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Finding aid

Textual records Finding aids are available; see the linked sub-sub-series descriptions for details by census year. If consulting the paper finding aids, consult FA 31-10 (for volumes 1252, 1307-1322), FA 31-11 (for volumes 1336-1340), FA 31-12 (for volumes 1341-1352), FA 31-13 (volume 1570), and FA 31-14 (volume 1571). Finding aid 31-10 is available as a PDF attached to this record. (Electronic) (90: Open) PDF
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/31-10_134472_vols. 1252_1299_1307-1322_Open.pdf
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/31-11_134472_open.pdf
Record information

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Census forms and instructions [textual record]

Date:

1847-1981.

Reference:

R233-39-X-E, RG31-C-3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134472

Date(s):

1847-1981.

Bilingual equivalent:

See French record description

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

6.8 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

Scope and content:

Sub-series consists of a collection of forms used for the census of population and the census of agriculture, as well as instructions to enumerators, training guides, census manuals, pamphlets, prepared statements, and more. This core documentation was compiled and itemized by Statistics Canada and its precursor, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

Sub-series also consists of similar materials used for various census tests, as compiled by Statistics Canada and its precursor the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

Additional information:

Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Custodial history:

Majority of sub-series' forms and instructions dating from 1871 to 1971 were transferred from Statistics Canada to the Public Archives in November 1971., 1911 and 1956 enumeration area descriptions moved to Census maps and geography sub-series (Arc. Ref. R233-113-7-E; 2019 December). The Register of Parishes for Quebec ca. 1852 moved to Census internal working documents sub-series (Arc. Ref. R233-38-8-E; 2019 December).

Arrangement note:

Sub-series arranged, in December 2019, into sub-sub-series according to year of census or census test (except when multiple years were originally grouped together by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics). Note a collection of agriculture schedules for most Census years 1926-1971 are in RG31 1571.

Availability of other formats note:

Instructions to various census personnel for census years 1860, 1871, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1941, 1946 are also available in Library and Archives Canada's library collection, many in e-book format available online; search library catalogue using keywords 'census' and 'instructions' as well as the desired census year.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected for later census years.

Related material:

1986 Census: example questionnaires in ca. 30 languages used by Statistics Canada's Eastern and Northern Ontario regional offices during the 1986 census may be found in box 46 of accession 2004-00577-7. A card catalogue of forms used by a Regional Census Office, likely in Sturgeon Falls (ON), is found in box 50 of accession 2004-00577-7., Blank and specimen schedules for the 1906 through 1946 censuses may also be found in RG31 1476 file no. 5375.

Link to related resource:

Scanned copies of manuals and instructions for various personnel, for census years 1871, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, have been made available by Statistics Canada. To search, use metadata keyword "instructions" for census years 1871-1951, and "manual" for census years 1951-1966. Link: https://archive.org/details/statisticscanada

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

RG31-C-3

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Textual records

[Consultation 96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [RG31]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1252;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1307--1309;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1311--1314;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1316--1322;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1336--1346;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1571;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG31] 1347--1352

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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