Data Library Services - Statistics Canada spatial files

INTRODUCTION: Statistics Canada produces a variety of spatial products associated with the Census. These files include Census cartographic boundary files, Road network files, and Skeletal road network files. They come in ArcInfo (export) format, or in MapInfo format. Note that Reference maps are freely available on the Statistics Canada website.

ACCESS: These files are available to current faculty, students and staff of the University of Manitoba, for non-commercial purposes. Conditions for Displaying of Census data in map format on the internet by DLI Institutions To access these products, please contact Gary Strike at 474-7086 or by email at gary_strike@umanitoba.ca.

Statistics Canada: Free download Products

• Conditions for Displaying of Census data in map format on the internet by DLI Institutions
• Census Boundary Files for the 2006 Census
• Census Agricultural Regions boundary file for the 2001 Census of Agriculture and the 2006 Census of Agriculture
• Agricultural Ecumene Boundary File and Reference guide
• Statistics Canada Road Network File and Reference Guide 2005+ and Reference Guide 2001
• Health Regions provides boundaries, geographic information and population estimates
• (See Also: STC's 1991 Geo products and ArcView version 1: reference manual: introductory course. Statistics Canada. Reference G70.215 C2 S73 1996)
• Population Ecumene Census Divison boundary file and Reference guide

Statistics Canada: Standard Products: restricted to current faculty, students and staff to use for non-commercial purposes. To access these products, please contact Gary Strike at 474-7086 or by email at gary_strike@umanitoba.ca.

Canada:

• Cartographic Boundary Files Reference guide
• Census consolidated subdivisions
• Census divisions
• Census metropolitan area
• Census subdivision
• Census tract
• Designated places
• Designated place parts
• Dissemination area
• Federal electoral districts and Reference guide 2003 rep order or Reference guide 2004+
• Forward sortation areas and Reference guide
• Provinces and territories
• Economic regions
• Urban areas
• Rivers, lakes, etc.
• Road network files
• Skeletal road network files and Reference guide
• Postal Code Conversion File and Reference guide

Provinces and territories (13):

• Census consolidated subdivision
• Census subdivision
• Census tract
• Dissemination area
• Rivers, lakes, etc.
• Road network file
• Skeletal road network file

Census metropolitan areas (27) and Census agglomerations (19):

• Census subdivision
• Census tract
• Dissmeniation area
• Rivers, lakes, etc.
• Road network file
• Skeletal road network file

Contact Information: Gary Strike, Phone (204) 474-7086, Fax 474-7577
Contact email: gary_strike@umanitoba.ca

Local area analysis (Winnipeg neighbourhoods)

Research Data Centres Program ; Manitoba Research Data Centre
Studies from the RDCs