Annual Estimates for Census Families and Individuals (T1 Family File)

Question

I have a researcher asking for Annual Estimates for Census Families and Individuals (T1 Family File). Statistics Canada web site indicates that the file supposed to be released on June 17, 2010. If it has been released, would you please let us know where we can locate it?

Answer

Products based on the Annual Estimates for Census Families and Individuals (T1 Family File) are available through CANSIM (see the CANSIM tables listed under Links to related products at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4105&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2), through the DLI collection (see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/saad-dra-eng.htm; these tables are at the Canada and province-level) and as custom products. The division that publishes these products creates them using data from administrative files from the T1 tax form they receive from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) once a year. They have indicated that a microdata file with these data unfortunately isn't available.

The division expects to release 2008 data for the Small Area and Administrative Data Families spreadsheet that is in the DLI collection in late September (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/ftp/saad-dra-eng.htm).

I hope that this information is helpful. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.