1991 Canadian Census Long Form Labour Occupation Data for Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia's archived 1991 Census long form data reports employment by occupation across multiple geographic levels. The dataset is provided by the Government of Nova Scotia for archival purposes and is sourced from the Census of Population. It covers provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, and various administrative districts.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical occupational distribution based on the reported employment by occupation.
• Comparing labour market structures across different geographies such as counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.
• Studying demographic and economic trends in Nova Scotia using archived census data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, communities, and 12 other administrative district types.
• Sourced from the authoritative Census of Population long form.

Limitations

• Data is archived and has not been maintained or updated since 1991.
• 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 | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Census of Population (long form)

Time Range

1991

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:27:16.801445; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds)