Does anyone know if the following geographic reference products exist?
- Geographic attribute file - 2001
- Block face data file - 2001 and onwards
Answer
We believe that the block face data file was discontinued for 2001 onwards due to concerns about maintaining confidentiality.
There is more information on the block-face definition, and changes made to it in 2001, in the Illustrated Glossary:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92-195-x/2011001/other-autre/bf-ci/def-eng.htm
I couldn’t find the file in our 2001 Geography folder either, I asked someone and I was told that GeoSuite 2001 offers the same data as the 2001 Geographic Attribute File.
It can be downloaded from the Geography page of our website:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/ref/geosuite-eng.cfm
We believe that the block face data file was discontinued for 2001 onwards due to concerns about maintaining confidentiality.
There is more information on the block-face definition, and changes made to it in 2001, in the Illustrated Glossary:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92-195-x/2011001/other-autre/bf-ci/def-eng.htm
I couldn’t find the file in our 2001 Geography folder either, I asked someone and I was told that GeoSuite 2001 offers the same data as the 2001 Geographic Attribute File.
It can be downloaded from the Geography page of our website:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/ref/geosuite-eng.cfm
