Unofficial Population Forecasts 2016 to 2041

Please note that this dataset is now provided for historical reference only and is not intended for analytical use. As of July 1, 2024, Peel Region's planning and development responsibilities were transferred to the Ontario Government and local municipalities under Bill 185 ‘Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act 2024’.

This dataset provides unofficial population forecast data for Peel Region by 2016 Census Tracts. The forecasts are provided for each Census Tract in Peel in 5-year age groups for each Census year (5 year intervals from 2016 to 2041).

Please note that this dataset is now provided for historical reference only and is not intended for analytical use. As of July 1, 2024, Peel Region's planning and development responsibilities were transferred to the Ontario Government and local municipalities under Bill 185 ‘Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act 2024’.  

This dataset provides unofficial population forecast data for Peel Region by 2016 Census Tracts. The forecasts are provided as-is for each Census Tract in Peel in 5-year age groups for each Census year (5 year intervals from 2016 to 2041).

Please note: there are some known issues with age forecasts when aggregating values from the Census Tract level to the municipal level.  These aggregated Census Tract values will be different than the municipal totals that are provided.  The municipal totals take precedence and provide the correct municipal-level population values.
 

These forecasts have not been endorsed by Regional Council and are not used for Regional Official Plan or Planning purposes. These forecasts have been created to aid in other programming and estimates the Region performs and are neither official nor endorsed.

For Council endorsed values at the municipal level, please see Population Forecasts 2006-2031.


When Should I Use These Forecasts?

These forecasts, while they are not official and can't be used for Planning purposes, can still be useful to you.  They provide approximate population and age information at a sub-neighbourhood level.  This can be used to help in program or business planning with data that was never publicly available before.

When Shouldn't I Use These Forecasts?

If your work or research is related to the Regional Official Plan, Planning (as in city planning), or municipal infrastructure planning, then you need to look at the current Council-endorsed Forecasts that are in the current Regional Official Plan.  If you want to see the draft approved for consultation forecasts by Secondary Plan Area (SPA), they are available on the Open Data Portal.

Notes

  • These forecasts have been created to aid in other programming and estimates the Region performs and are neither official nor endorsed for Planning purposes.
  • Due to rounding errors, values may not always add up to their totals.
  • Population values include a net under-coverage (undercount) that has been applied.
     

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 20:52 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 20:52 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title
Title for the Dataset.
Unofficial Population Forecasts 2016 to 2041
Description
A description of the dataset.

Please note that this dataset is now provided for historical reference only and is not intended for analytical use. As of July 1, 2024, Peel Region's planning and development responsibilities were transferred to the Ontario Government and local municipalities under Bill 185 ‘Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act 2024’.

This dataset provides unofficial population forecast data for Peel Region by 2016 Census Tracts. The forecasts are provided for each Census Tract in Peel in 5-year age groups for each Census year (5 year intervals from 2016 to 2041).

Please note that this dataset is now provided for historical reference only and is not intended for analytical use. As of July 1, 2024, Peel Region's planning and development responsibilities were transferred to the Ontario Government and local municipalities under Bill 185 ‘Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act 2024’.  

This dataset provides unofficial population forecast data for Peel Region by 2016 Census Tracts. The forecasts are provided as-is for each Census Tract in Peel in 5-year age groups for each Census year (5 year intervals from 2016 to 2041).

Please note: there are some known issues with age forecasts when aggregating values from the Census Tract level to the municipal level.  These aggregated Census Tract values will be different than the municipal totals that are provided.  The municipal totals take precedence and provide the correct municipal-level population values.
 

These forecasts have not been endorsed by Regional Council and are not used for Regional Official Plan or Planning purposes. These forecasts have been created to aid in other programming and estimates the Region performs and are neither official nor endorsed.

For Council endorsed values at the municipal level, please see Population Forecasts 2006-2031.


When Should I Use These Forecasts?

These forecasts, while they are not official and can't be used for Planning purposes, can still be useful to you.  They provide approximate population and age information at a sub-neighbourhood level.  This can be used to help in program or business planning with data that was never publicly available before.

When Shouldn't I Use These Forecasts?

If your work or research is related to the Regional Official Plan, Planning (as in city planning), or municipal infrastructure planning, then you need to look at the current Council-endorsed Forecasts that are in the current Regional Official Plan.  If you want to see the draft approved for consultation forecasts by Secondary Plan Area (SPA), they are available on the Open Data Portal.

Notes

  • These forecasts have been created to aid in other programming and estimates the Region performs and are neither official nor endorsed for Planning purposes.
  • Due to rounding errors, values may not always add up to their totals.
  • Population values include a net under-coverage (undercount) that has been applied.
     
Tags / Keywords
Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
328.0
Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
58680c4d2b34469bbccc691b090be653
Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
2019-11-20
Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
Field Value
Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
public
License
License used to access the dataset.
Open Data Licence for The Regional Municipality of Peel (Version 1.0)
Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
Location
Location of the dataset.
https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/RegionofPeel::unofficial-population-forecasts-2016-to-2041
Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
Owner
Owner of the dataset.
[email protected]_RegionofPeel
Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
Regional Municipality of Peel
Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
http://www.peelregion.ca/
Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
Regional Municipality of Peel
Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
Author
Author of the dataset.
[email protected]_RegionofPeel
Author Email
Email of the author.
Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
2026-02-05
Field Value
Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
58680c4d2b34469bbccc691b090be653
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
English
Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/RegionofPeel::unofficial-population-forecasts-2016-to-2041
Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
Portal Type
Platform type of the source portal.
Field Value
Version
Version of the datatset
None
Source
Source of the dataset.
None
Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
Region of Peel - Corporate Services
Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
Field Value
Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
Field Value
Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
1494
Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
26
Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
38844
Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.

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