Canada 1931 Census

The Canada 1931 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census count was taken as at 1 June 1931. The total population count was 10,376,379 representing a 17.9% increase over the 1911 Census population count of 8,800,249.^[1] The 1931 Census was the seventh comprehensive decennial census since the Confederation process forming the federal Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867. The following comprehensive national census was the 1941 Census.

This census should become available to the public in 2023, 92 years after the census was collected.

Population by province

Province	1931 Census[2]	1921 Census[2]	Difference	% Change
Prince Edward Island	88,038	88,615	-577	-0.7%
Nova Scotia	512,846	523,837	-10,991	-2.1%
New Brunswick	408,219	387,876	20,343	5.2%
Quebec	2,874,662	2,361,199	514,152	21.8%
Ontario	3,431,683	2,933,622	498,021	17.0%
Manitoba	700,139	610,118	90,021	14.8%
Saskatchewan	921,785	757,510	164,275	21.7%
Alberta	731,605	588,454	143,151	24.3%
British Columbia	694,263	524,582	169,681	32.3%
Yukon Territory	4,230	4,157	73	1.8%
Northwest Territories	9,316	7,988	1,173	14.4%
Royal Canadian Navy	0	485	N/A	N/A
Total	10,376,786	8,788,483	1,588,837	18.1%

The highest growth rate was in British Columbia, while Quebec added the largest number of new residents. Only Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia experienced a decline in population.

References

1. "Population Urban and Rural". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. "Historical Statistics of Canada: Population and Migration". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2016.