The 1991 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 4, 1991. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 27,296,859. This was a 7.9% increase over the 1986 census of 25,309,331.
The previous census was the 1986 census and the following census was in 1996 census.
Canada by the numbers
A summary of information about Canada.
Total population 27,296,859 Dwellings 10,018,270 Men 13,454,580 Women 13,842,280Average earnings $24,329
Population by province
Rank Province or territory Population as of1991 census Population as of1986 census Change Percentchange 1Ontario 10,084,885 9,101,694 983,191 10.8 2Quebec 6,895,963 6,532,461 363,502 5.6 3British Columbia 3,282,061 2,883,367 398,694 13.8 4Alberta 2,545,553 2,365,825 179,728 7.6 5Manitoba 1,091,942 1,063,016 28,926 2.7 6Saskatchewan 988,928 1,009,613 -20,685 -2.0 7Nova Scotia 899,942 873,176 26,766 3.1 8New Brunswick 723,900 709,442 14,458 2.0 9Newfoundland and Labrador 568,474 568,349 125 0.0 10Prince Edward Island 129,765 126,646 3,119 2.5 11Northwest Territories 57,649 52,238 5,411 10.4 12Yukon 27,797 23,504 4,293 18.3 Canada 27,296,859 25,309,331 1,987,528 7.9
See also Population and housing censuses by country References