2016 & 2021 Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation

The 2016 & 2021 Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation mapping application’s key features include: • Display of Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) information in the Halifax Regional Municipality for the 2016/2021 years. The Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) is an area-based index which uses Census of Population microdata to measure four key dimensions of deprivation at the dissemination area (DA)-level: residential instability, economic dependency, situational vulnerability and ethno-cultural composition. The CIMD allows for an understanding of inequalities in various measures of health and social well-being. While it is a geographically-based index of deprivation and marginalization, it can also be used as a proxy for an individual. The CIMD has the potential to be widely used by researchers on a variety of topics related to socio-economic research. Other uses for the index may include: policy planning and evaluation, or resource allocation. This application is intended for the public and can be found in the following Halifax Data, Mapping & Analytics Hub webpage: https://data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/pages/mapping-application

Publisher

Halifax Regional Municipality

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2026-08-11