Introduction to the electronic edition of Historical Statistics of Canada, Second Edition
Data in Many Forms
Statistics and History
Foreword
Preface
Section Chiefs and Panel Members (Second Edition)
Section Chiefs and Panel Members (First Edition)
Index HTML PDF
Section A: Population and Migration HTML PDF
| A1-247. | Population | |
| A248-259. | Household and Family Statistics | |
| A260-349. | Interprovincial and International Migration | |
| A350-416. | Immigration |
Section B: Vital Statistics and Health HTML PDF
| B1-81. | Vital Statistics | |
| B82-543. | Health |
Section C: Social Security HTML PDF
Section D: The Labour Force HTML PDF
| D1-123. | Labour Force at Census Dates | |
| D124-497. | Labour Force, Annual Data | |
| D498-521. | Growth between Census Dates | |
| D522-550. | Job Vacancies and Employment Indexes |
Section E: Wages and Working Conditions HTML PDF
| E1-40. | Labour Income | |
| E41-135. | Employment, Earnings and Hours of Work | |
| E136-151. | Employer Labour Cost | |
| E152-171. | Unemployment Insurance | |
| E172-174. | Employment Service | |
| E175-197. | Labour Unions and Strikes and Lockouts | |
| E198-375. | Index Numbers of Wage Rates, Wage Rates and Salaries | |
| E376-389. | Workmen's Compensation |
Section F: Gross National Product, the Capital Stock, and Productivity HTML PDF
| F1-152. | National Income and Expenditure | |
| F153-182. | Income Produced and Capital Formation by Industry | |
| F183-220. | Stock of Tangible Capital | |
| F221-224. | Book Value of Inventories | |
| F225-240. | Real Domestic Product, by Industry | |
| F241-294. | Indexes of Labour Productivity |
Section G: The Balance of International Payments, International Investment Position and Foreign Trade HTML PDF
| G1-151. | Canadian Balance of International Payments | |
| G152-380. | Canadian International Investment Position | |
| G381-487. | Foreign Trade |
Section H: Government Finance HTML PDF
| H1-51. | Federal Government Finance | |
| H52-381. | All Government Finances | |
| H382-493. | Miscellaneous Statistics |
Section J: Banking and Finance HTML PDF
Section K: Price Indexes HTML PDF
| K1-32. | Retail Price Indexes | |
| K33-55. | Wholesale Price Indexes | |
| K56-67. | Export and Import Price Indexes | |
| K68-107. | Industry Selling Price Indexes | |
| K108-159. | Construction Price Indexes | |
| K160-171. | Implicit Price Indexes of Gross Fixed Capital Stocks | |
| K172-183. | Implicit Price Indexes of Gross National Expenditures |
Section L: Lands and Forests HTML PDF
| L1-106. | Lands | |
| L107-210. | Forests |
Section M: Agriculture HTML PDF
| M1-248. | General Statistics | |
| M249-309. | Crop Statistics | |
| M310-412. | Livestock Statistics | |
| M413-489. | Exports and Domestic Disappearance | |
| M490-525. | Miscellaneous Statistics |
| N1-48. | Primary Operations | |
| N49-82. | Fish Processing | |
| N83-113. | Value of Exports and Imports | |
| N114-142. | Miscellaneous Fisheries Statistics |
| P1-81. | Metallic Minerals | |
| P82-150. | Non-metallic Minerals | |
| P151-162. | Principal Statistics |
Section Q: Energy and Electric Power HTML PDF
Section R: Manufactures HTML PDF
Section S: Construction and Housing HTML PDF
| S1-64. | Summary Statistics of Construction | |
| S65-166. | Non-residential Construction | |
| S167-219. | Residential Construction | |
| S220-246. | Housing Stock | |
| S247-335. | Mortgage Funding |
Section T: Transportation and Communication HTML PDF
| T1-82. | Rail Transport | |
| T83-141. | Water Transport and Canal Statistics | |
| T142-194. | Roads and Road Transport | |
| T195-246. | Civil Aviation | |
| T247-250. | Oil and Gas Pipelines | |
| T251-292. | Transportation Accident Victims | |
| T293-314. | Post Office Statistics | |
| 315-352. | Telecommunications Carrier Industry | |
| T353-359. | Radio and Television |
Section V: Internal Trade HTML PDF
| V1-331. | Retail Trade | |
| V332-409. | Wholesale Trade | |
| V410-448. | Service Establishments |
| W1-66. | Summary Statistics | |
| W67-306. | Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| W307-532. | Post-secondary Education |
Section Y: Politics and Government HTML PDF
| Z1-65. | Statistics On Crime And Law Enforcement | |
| Z66-172. | Statistics On Court Proceedings | |
| Z173-226. | Statistics On Penal Institutions, Pardons, and Parole | |
| Z227-291. | Statistics On Juvenile Delinquency | |
| Z292-328. | Population Statistics |
The second edition of Historical Statistics of Canada was jointly produced by the Social Science Federation of Canada and Statistics Canada in 1983. This volume contains about 1,088 statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s. The tables are arranged in sections with an introduction explaining the content of each section, the principal sources of data for each table, and general explanatory notes regarding the statistics. In most case, there is sufficient description of the individual series to enable the reader to use them without consulting the numerous basic sources referenced in the publication.
This second edition published by Statistics Canada in 1983, like the earlier volume published by the Macmillan Company of Canada in 1965, was the result of a collaboration of many persons from the academic community, Statistics Canada and the Social Science Research Council of Canada. Both editions enjoyed wide circulation and use, but are long out of print.
To preserve this important source of historical statistics on Canada, the original book was scanned and re-captured in electronic form as text and tables. All data have been verified to reflect what was originally published. No changes have been made other than correcting obvious mistakes in the original paper volume such as incorrect references to footnotes. None of the statistics have been corrected, revised or updated.
The electronic version of this historical publication is accessible on the Internet site of Statistics Canada as a free downloadable document. Two formats are offered:
A wide range of socio-economic data
Statistics Canada, the nation's central statistical agency, provides social and economic data and analysis used for planning, evaluation, research and decision-making. Information produced and disseminated by the agency describes most of the characteristics, conditions and activities of Canadians. Data are provided in a variety of forms and special tabulations are available.
The agency also offers consultative services that assist users to locate statistics and to employ them as effectively as possible.
How to obtain more information
Statistics Canada's advisory services are available at regional reference centres across Canada. Inquiries about this publication, or about any other of Statistics Canada's programs and services, should be directed to the regional office nearest you.
The following symbols are used in this edition:
- nil or zero
.. not available (this symbol was not used in the first edition)
e estimate
r revised
X figure not given for reasons of confidentiality
Statistics Canada should be credited when reproducing or quoting any part of this document
As the current Chief Statistician of Canada, it is my pleasure to be able to comment on this historical document, which was started well before my tenure.
In the press of rapidly changing current events, and with the need and desire to provide statistical services relevant to those events, it is essential to sustain an historical perspective. This volume, a joint product of the Social Science Federation of Canada and Statistics Canada, contributes to that perspective.
Just as current statistical information provides the foundation and matrix for identification of current societal issues, for policy formulation and for program monitoring, so also does historical statistics help portray the realities of Canadian history.
In this volume, one can trace the historical conditions of Canadians respecting inflation, housing, employment, health, education, balance of payments - all matters of current relevance.
This volume also displays the many changing complexities and difficulties of statistical measurement of social, economic, institutional and environmental phenomena. Concepts, definitions, design, methods, and processing procedures must be evolved over time, but with balanced attention to consistency among statistical series and to continuity over time.
I want to express my appreciation to all those who contributed to this work - some are further identified in the following foreword and preface. In particular, Professor M.C. Urquhart deserves unique thanks for his persistence in the production of this work.
This volume, like its predecessor, contains a wide range of economic, social and political data and a considerable amount of material descriptive of the data for the period from Confederation to the mid-1970s. The justification for the preparation of such a compendium has been amply demonstrated by the breadth of circulation and use of the original edition. This edition, like the earlier volume, is the result of a wide collaboration involving many persons from the academic community and from the public service.
The sponsors, on this occasion, have been the Social Science Federation of Canada and Statistics Canada. The Social Science Federation appointed a Steering Committee to set broad policy with respect to content and to arrange for the appointment of section authors and their advisors; it also paid half of the salary of the chief officer of the project, Mr. Leacy. Statistics Canada provided all other financial and material support of the project, including support of its staff, provision of office space, and processing of material to an advanced state in what is ordinarily considered the publication process. Statistics Canada, of course, also provided much help with the data themselves through its subject matter divisions.
It is impossible to acknowledge individually the contributions of the host of people who helped in the project in one way or another - we can make only a general although most genuine expression of gratitude to them for their part in the undertaking. However, a special acknowledgement must be made of the debt of the project to Mr. Frank Leacy and Mr. D.A. Worton.
Mr. Leacy's contribution has been indispensable. He was in effect the chief executive officer of the project, with full responsibility for co-ordinating and aiding the work of the section chiefs, for arranging for much of the substantive work on the tables to be done in Statistics Canada and other parts of the public service, and for guiding the preparation of the text through a considerable part of the publishing process. But his work went far beyond this. It is in the nature of such a project that some parts of the project stall or lag. In such circumstances, Mr. Leacy did much of the preparation of text and of materials in the tables himself. He wrote the texts for four of the sections and redrafted those for two others. He did the major part of the preparation of the tables for five sections and prepared at least some tables in most other sections. Without his effort there would not have been a volume. We owe him our special gratitude.
Mr. D.A. Worton, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada, made the arrangements for the support of the project in Statistics Canada, for collaboration in these arrangements with the Social Science Federation and for publication and also provided general encouragement and support for the project from the beginning. His understanding of the problems encountered in carrying out the project, his work on the time-consuming task of changing arrangements in Statistics Canada as parts of the project beyond his control were delayed, and his facilitation of work within Statistics Canada itself have made all of us greatly indebted to him.
Finally, acknowledgement should be made of the contribution of those who participated in the preparation of the first volume. Much of the material of that volume is reproduced in the new edition. Since a list of participants in the preparation of the first volume is reproduced in this new edition, it is not necessary to name them here. However, we take the occasion to acknowledge Kenneth Buckley's outstanding contribution to both volumes through his work as assistant editor of the first edition and as author of three of its sections.
March 26, 1979
Postscript
After the above foreword was written, at the time of completion of the section manuscripts, it turned out the publication process took longer than anticipated. The camera-ready copy needed extensive tidying up and correction in its format and these tasks took longer than expected. These matters led to a regrettably long delay in publication date. The project is most indebted to Miss Frances O'Malley of Statistics Canada for her heroic efforts in revising the form of the camera-ready copy and in arranging for the translations and to Mr. Lorne Rowebottom, Mr. Jeffrey Holmes and Mr. Tim C. Davis of Statistics Canada for taking in hand the publication arrangements in 1982 and carrying them through with dispatch.
Most regrettably Mr. Leacy has not lived to see the results of his labours in published form. His death occurred shortly after he had completed his work on the project in 1979. This volume then becomes a memorial to him.
June 30, 1982
The purpose of the present volume is to bring up-to-date the material from the first edition of Historical Statistics of Canada, which was published by the Macmillan Company of Canada, Toronto, in 1965. In the course of preparing the present edition, it became apparent that a substantial number of new series and important revisions of older series had become available since 1960, the last date of most of the series in the original volume. Thus the present edition is both an updating and a revision of the first edition.
The first and second editions are similar with respect to the self-contained nature of the text and tables. In most cases there is a sufficient description of the content of the individual series to enable the reader to use them without reference to the numerous basic sources. The contents of the editions are also alike, the only exceptions being now more distinctly identified sections on Vital Statistics and Health; Social Security; Minerals; and Energy.
A few series which terminated prior to 1960 have not been reproduced in the present volume and lengthy lists of earlier source material have also been dropped. In such cases, the necessary references have been provided to locate the source material in the first edition.
The organization of textual material in the new edition follows closely that of the first, providing information on each section's contents, the principal sources of material, and general explanatory notes regarding the statistics. The majority of the series in the present volume end in 1975, although a few series have been updated to 1976 or 1977.
The project to revise the first edition was initiated in 1974, under the joint sponsorship of the Social Science Federation of Canada (formerly the Social Science Research Council of Canada) and Statistics Canada. A Policy Steering Committee was formed, consisting of the following members:
M.C. Urquhart, Queen's University, (Chairman);Subsequently, Mr. Jan Loubser of the Social Science Federation replaced Mr. John Banks on the Steering Committee and Mr. Frank H. Leacy was appointed editor and co-ordinator of the project. Office space, facilities and staff were provided by Statistics Canada which also took responsibility for proofreading, typesetting and preparation of the final copy.
The section chiefs were appointed by the Steering Committee and they in turn chose panel members to assist in the determination of content specifications. The work on actually obtaining and compiling the statistics was overseen by the co-ordinator through the various subject-matter divisions of Statistics Canada, other government departments and agencies, or various outside sources.
Sincere thanks for hard work, patience and persistence to all those who participated in the production of this volume.
The affiliation of the section chiefs, panel members and others who helped directly in the preparation of the volume is that at the time that the main work of preparing the material was done. Some of those listed will have a different affiliation at the time the volume appears.
Panel members:
There was no section chief for this chapter. The work of preparing text and tables was done in the Transportation and Communications Division of Statistics Canada, under the Director, G.E. Clarey. The officers, principally responsible for both text and tables were Miss June Forgie and Mr. Murray McRae of that division. Advice in the early stages of the work was given by John Baldwin, Department of Economics, Queen's University.
The following members of the Merchandising and Services Division, Statistics Canada, made important contributions to the preparation of this section: John Cline, Morris Griese, Ben Marios, Shalom Perel, Ronald Tanner, Marcel Tremblay and Ed Yablonski.
Listed here are the section chiefs and others who contributed to the First Edition of Historical Statistics of Canada and whose work was of great value to those who prepared this subsequent volume.