Find Answers Quickly: Business FAQ

SimplyAnalytics:

1. Sign in as a guest, or create an account to save work.
2. Select New Project and enter a location (e.g. London, ON)
3. Select Create project without seed variables
4. Select the Map view by clicking “Create”
5. Choose a variable of interest from the Data menu (e.g. Household Income)
6. Select Done to create the map using the selected Location and Data
7. Zoom in or out to see different geographic regions from the entire province to small dissemination areas within cities 
8. Select the “i” icon and click a geographic region to see the specific value for mapped data rather than a range   

Statistics Canada:

• See the latest Census Profiles 2021: Search by place name or search a postal code to see demographic tables for corresponding geographic levels from province/territory to small dissemination areas.
• Search using the StatsCan GeoSearch tool.
  • Use the map to zoom in to a location or search a location name/postal code using the search bar
  • Scroll below the map to view data and analysis on the area specified in the map including census profiles

Ontario Ministry of Finance Demographics: Includes a section on population projections, access to the Ontario Demographic Quarterly publication, and census highlights.

MarketLine City Statistics:  Select one of the tabs at the top of the dashboard (e.g. demography). Set the Geographic filter to North America, Canada, and select cities in Ontario including Sudbury, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, London, Oshawa, Ottawa-Gatineau, Peterborough, St. Catherines-Niagara, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Windsor. 

Conference Board of Canada: Search for a city in Ontario and look for "Metropolitan Outlook" or "Major City Insights" reports.

If you require further assistance, please contact the Business Library.