Archived data from the Census of Population long form reporting where residents were born. The dataset is sourced from the Government of Nova Scotia and covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts. Users should refer to Statistics Canada for the latest information.
Use Cases
- Analyze immigration patterns based on reported birthplace data
- Compare demographic composition across different geographic regions like municipalities and electoral districts
- Study historical population trends for archival research and reference
Strengths
- Data covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts
- Available in multiple file formats including CSV, XML, HTML, and RSS
Limitations
- Data is archived and not maintained or updated; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Collection Method
- Census of Population (long form)
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, school areas, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds)