This was the first census to include Newfoundland, having joined Confederation only two years prior.

Canada's Statistics Act legislation does not permit the release of personal information until 92 years have elapsed.

[2] Ontario added the largest number of new residents since the 1941 census, while British Columbia saw the highest growth rate among the provinces, becoming the first western province to reach one million inhabitants.

Saskatchewan experienced a second consecutive decade of population decline, falling behind both Alberta and British Columbia in size.

Newfoundland, where the previous census was in 1945, recorded a 12.3% increase in population.