1926 Canadian census

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| country = Canada

| date =June 1, 1926

| population = 9,451,000 (estimate)

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| previous_census = 1921 Canadian census

| previous_year = 1921

| next_census = 1931 Canadian census

| next_year = 1931

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The 1926 Canadian census was the third of a series of special censuses conducted by the Government of Canada covering the rapidly expanding Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These censuses were conducted every ten years from 1906 to 1946. This census was conducted as at June 1, 1926.

The entire population of Canada for 1926 was estimated at 9,451,000, an increase of 1.7% over the previous year.{{cite web|title=Population of Canada and the provinces|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610028001&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=1926&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=1960&referencePeriods=19260101%2C19600101|website=Statistics Canada|accessdate=23 October 2024}}

Canada's Statistics Act legislation does not permit the release of personal information until 92 years have elapsed, meaning that detailed information from this census was due for release in 2018.{{cite web|title=After 1921|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx#after_1921|website=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=14 March 2015}} As of February 2019, census data was available on the Library and Archives of Canada website.{{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2019/1926-census.aspx |title=The 1926 Census of the Prairie Provinces database is now available! |author= |date=2019-02-26 |website=Library and Archives Canada |access-date=2019-03-11}}

The previous census was the nationwide 1921 census and the following census was the nationwide 1931 census.