Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021

Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021 is an open dataset from Statistics Canada with 12 files (HTML, ESRI REST, FGDB/GDB, MXD, WMS); catalogue record updated 2025-04-07. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

The Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) is an area-based index which used 2021 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. Using factor analysis, DA-level factor scores were calculated for each dimension. Within a dimension, ordered scores were assigned a quintile value, 1 through 5, where 1 represents the least deprived and 5 represents the most deprived. 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. *** Correction October 22, 2024 *** A correction has been made to the variables in the following downloadable 2021 CIMD index datasets : Canada, Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies, and British-Columbia. This…

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Statistics Canada

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12

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2025-04-07