Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Census profiles are available for over 75,000 standard census geographies. To find a profile for a geography of interest, users can search by place name, postal code or geographic code.

Search by place name

Users may search full or partial names of a geography of interest. Search text is not case sensitive. Results will be found for any geography that contains the search text. For example, a search for "bay" would show results for "Bay Bulls," "Little Bay Islands" and "Alert Bay."

For more information on place names, see 2021 Census Dictionary: Place name (PN).

For more information on standard census geographies, see Table 1.1 Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census and Figure 1.1 Hierarchy of standard geographic areas for dissemination, 2021 Census.

Search by postal code^OM or forward sortation area^©

Users may search for a geography using a six-character postal code^OM (e.g., "K1A 0T6" or "K1A0T6") or a three-character forward sortation area^© (e.g., "K1A"). Search by postal code will return a list of geographies that contain the postal code.

For more information on postal codes^OM, see 2021 Census Dictionary: Postal code^OM.

For more information on forward sortation areas^©, see 2021 Census Dictionary: Forward sortation area (FSA)^©.

Canada Post Corporation provides a service to find a postal code by searching a street address, rural route, PO box or general delivery.

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Postal code is an official mark of Canada Post Corporation.

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This data includes information copied with permission from Canada Post Corporation.

Search by geographic code

Users may search by exact Unique Identifier (Uid) or by the Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier (DGUID). No partial matches are identified.

For more information on geographic codes, see 2021 Census Dictionary: Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier (DGUID) and Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier: Definition and Structure.