Geographic reference files

Question
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

Block-face data

Question

Is it possible to purchase block-face data?
There is an area of Montreal which is currently “gentrifying” – but it is part of an former industrial area and the DA is almost the entire CT – so the students from Urban Planning are hoping to get shape-files and block face data since 1996. Possible? Expensive??

Answer
I spoke with an Account-Executive and a Custom Product Consultant about your question and they indicated that it may be possible to purchase block-face data as a custom service if the area of interest has a population of 100 or more. The minimum cost would be $1200. Shape files would not be available but a representative point file could be provided. Please let me know if the students wish to look into this custom service option and I will refer you to an Account-Executive in our Montreal Regional Office.