JGI 346 – the urban planning process in Canada – assignment 2 census resources

1. JGI 346 – the urban planning process in Canada – assignment 2 census resources Laine Ruus <laine.ruus@utoronto.ca> Data Library Service, 5th Floor, Robarts Library <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/> 2007/11/15 URL: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/classes/jgi346/jgi346_07f.ppt

2. Neighbourhoods, census tracts, dissemination areas – what’s the difference?

3. Neighbourhoods (in ‘Old’ Toronto): URL: http://www.torontoneighbourhoods.net/search/search.html

4. Census tract numbers by neighbourhood name (2001): URL: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/reference/to_ngbh/to_ng03alpha.csv

5. 2001 Census tract maps are available at: URL: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/c/cc01/doc/reference_maps/ct-da/toronto/

6. Census tract map showing dissemination areas (2001):

7. Location of census tracts in Toronto: • 2001 census tract map is available at: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/c/cc01/doc/reference_maps/cma-ca-ct/Toronto%20(535).pdf Also available as paper copies on 5th floor of Robarts • 2006 census tract maps available at: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/geo/index.cfm

8. 2006 Toronto census tract map number 7

9. Translating geographic codes from the maps to geographic codes in the census data in Statistics Canada products: • Census tracts • If it’s in Toronto, add CMA code ‘535’ • E.g. census tract ‘0010.00’ becomes ‘5350010.00’ • Dissemination areas • if it’s in Toronto, add province code ’35’ • E.g. dissemination area ‘203160’ becomes ‘35203160’

10. Finding census data: who lives there? From here on in, you must login to myaccess.library.utoronto.ca to Access any of these resources, if you are working off campus.

11. URL: http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/census/

12. URL: http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/census/ct.html

13. URL: http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/census/2001_ct_all.html

14. N.B. There are over 1700 characteristics for each census tract. Use <ctrl>+<click> to select them. URL: http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/census/2001_ct_all.html

15. Selecting a census tract and adjusting the output: URL: http://dc1.chass.utoronto.ca/census/2001_ct_all.html

16. Output:

17. What about 2006 census data?

18. URL: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/release/index.cfm

19. Census of population, 2006 profile files URL: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/cc06/profil06.htm

20. 2006 census profile statistics (NB Beyond 20/20 format)

21. Finding census data: who works there?

22. Census 2001: topic-based tabulations for … URL: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/cc01/bct01.htm#pow

23. Who worked in Toronto ct 5350010.00 in 2001:

24. Both 2006 census profile data and 2001 census place of work data require the Beyond 20/20 browser: • Download it from: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib/caq/b2020.htm#down • Available on campus on public computers at: Robarts (floor 3 and above), Gerstein (all public computers) • For help, come to Data & GIS Centre, 5th floor of Robarts Library

25. Shortcuts to Beyond 20/20 tasks: • To switch rows and columns: click & drag the column title onto the row titles (or vice versa) • To bring a background dimension forward: click & drag the title into the row or column titles • To select only some items: select with <ctrl><click> and menu Item/Show • Made a mistake? Menu Dimension/Reset

26. More shortcuts in Beyond 20/20: • To make a dimension ‘active’: click on the title or any item in the dimension • To search an active dimension: use ‘Display active dimension’ icon to check how it’s coded, then the ‘Search’ icon to search the best field