Target group profiles (TGP) provide Census Profile variables for a subset, or target group, of the population. This TGP provides a profile of the population by Place of Work status. Note that Place of Work status is different from Place of Work geography. The Census Profile by Place of Work geography can be found here.
The tables include a profile of the population that
(a) Worked at home
(b) had No fixed workplace address
(c) had a Usual place of work
Note that the Total is the sum of these three Place of Work statuses and does not include 'Worked outside Canada'.
Target group profiles (TGPs) provide data for a specific group of persons (a "target group"). All variables in the Target Group Profile are ‘person-level’ variables: their age, their gender, their family status (e.g., are they in a census family), the languages they speak, and so on. Because TGPs deal with the universe of persons, they do not contain any family- or household-specific variables. For example, the average family size, household income or renter/owner status are variables that do not relate to a person, but to a family or household, and so they are not included in TGPs.
25% vs 100% samples – Comparing values with publicly accessible data
The 2021 short form Census questionnaire was sent out to 100% of all households. The 2021 long form Census questionnaire was sent out to 25% of all households. Target Group Profiles are produced using the 25% sample. Variables that are available in both the 25% sample and the 100% sample will have different values depending on the source of the data. For example, the total population of a city taken from the 25% sample (a Target Group Profile) will differ from that taken from the 100% sample (the online Census Profile).