Census Long Form Mobility Data for Nova Scotia Geographies
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Description
Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This table reports mobility within the province, country as well as from outside the country, sourced from the Census of Population long form. Geographies available include 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, and watersheds.
Use Cases
Analyze internal migration patterns within Nova Scotia based on mobility within the province.
Study international immigration flows to Nova Scotia based on mobility from outside the country.
Compare population movement across different administrative levels based on the many available geographies.
Assess demographic changes for public health planning based on data available for district health authorities and community health boards.
Research electoral district population shifts based on data for municipal, provincial, and federal electoral districts.
Strengths
Data is sourced from the authoritative Census of Population long form.
Available for a wide range of geographies including 15 different types such as watersheds and electoral districts.
License is OGL-CA-2.0, a standard open government license for Canada.
Limitations
Data is archived and not maintained or updated; users should refer to Statistics Canada for the latest information.
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
Sourced from the Census of Population (long form).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:15.022616; freshness should be verified as the data is archived.
Geography
Nova Scotia, Canada
Data is archived; latest information should be sought from Statistics Canada's Census Program.