Ontario Migration to the Prairies, 1901-1911


Units

Area units:
In Ontario, counties or groups of counties are shown. Within these, settled area (ecumene) is coloured to represent the rate of migration from each county or groups of counties.
In the three Prairie provinces, census divisions for 1911 are shown. Within these, settled area (ecumene) is coloured to represent the percentage of total migrants from Ontario who settled in this census division.

Data units:
In Ontario, vertical bar symbols are shown for each county, representing number of migrants leaving.
In the three Prairie provinces, vertical bar symbols are shown for each census division, representing number of migrants arriving.


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Legend Description

Number of migrants
Vertical bar symbols are sized to show total estimated number of migrants during the 1901-1911 time period.
In Ontario, red bars are shown for each county, representing number of migrants leaving for the Prairies.
In the three Prairie provinces, orange bars are shown for each census division, representing number of migrants arriving from Ontario.

Origins of Ontario migrants
In Ontario, counties or groups of counties are shown. Within these, settled area (ecumene) is coloured to represent the rate of migration from Ontario counties in Migrants per 1000 people. Numbers of migrants were estimated based on a sample of Prairie newspaper obituaries.

Destinations of Ontario migrants
In the three Prairie provinces, Census divisions for 1911 are shown. Within these, settled area (ecumene) is coloured to represent the percentage of the total migrants from Ontario during this time period settling in each census division.

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Layers

This layer shows Ontario counties and migrants to the prairies. The bars for number of migrants can be turned off or on. This is an active layer. See explanation in Active Tools below.

This layer shows Census Divisions on the Prairies and migrants from Ontario to them. The bars for number of migrants can be turned off or on. This is an active layer. See explanation in Active Tools below.

This layer shows Modern Geography (current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities), and is available for reference.

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Active Tools

This is an active layer, when the ONTARIO COUNTIES 1901 layer name is highlighted in yellow. Only one layer can be active at a time. Use the tools below to get data about the migrants from Ontario counties in this layer.
This is an active layer, when the PRAIRIES CDS 1911 layer name is highlighted in yellow. Only one layer can be active at a time. Use the tools below to get data about the migrants from Ontario to these CDs in this layer.

Identify: Click on the Identify tool, then click on the map on one of the vertical bars, to pop up a box showing the total migrants from that Ontario county, or to that Prairie CD.

Table: Click on the Table tool, then click or drag a rectangle on the map across one or more counties or CDs, to select them and pop up a table showing information about Ontario migrants from or to them. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - ONTARIO COUNTIES 1901

COUNTY County or group of counties or comparable area, defined as origin for migrants
PROVINCE Province of origin - always Ontario in this dataset
SAMPLE SIZE Number of migrants in sample - districts of origin were based on a sample of Prairie newspaper obituaries
POPULATION 1901 Population of "County" in 1901 census
ESTIMATED MIGRANTS Estimated total number of migrants from "County"
MIGRANTS PER 1000 PEOPLE Migration rate per 1000 = Estimated migrants / Population 1901 * 1000

Table Fields - PRAIRIE CDs 1911

CENSUS DIVISION Prairie Census Division (CD) as defined in 1911 Census of Canada, destination for migrants
PROVINCE Province
PERCENT OF ONTARIO MIGRANTS Percentage of all Ontario migrants coming to this CD during this period
ESTIMATED MIGRANTS Total estimated number of Ontario migrants coming to this CD during this period

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Legend Notes

Extensive data source notes appear in the Authors and Sources page. Please refer to that page for details of data compilation.

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