Function reference • cancensus

Retrieving Census data
`get_census()`	Access to Canadian census data through the CensusMapper API
Data discovery
`list_census_datasets()`	Query the CensusMapper API for available datasets.
`list_census_regions()`	Query the CensusMapper API for available regions in a given dataset.
`as_census_region_list()`	Convert a (suitably filtered) data frame from `list_census_regions` to a list suitable for passing to `get_census`.
`list_census_vectors()`	Query the CensusMapper API for available vectors for a given dataset.
`find_census_vectors()`	Query the CensusMapper API for vectors using exact, semantic, or keyword search
`search_census_regions()`	Query the CensusMapper API for regions with names matching a searchterm.
`explore_census_vectors()`	Interactively browse Census variables and regions on Censusmapper.ca in a new browser window
`explore_census_regions()`	Interactively browse Census variables and regions on Censusmapper.ca in a new browser window
`search_census_vectors()`	Query the CensusMapper API for vectors with descriptions matching a search term or phrase (deprecated)
`get_intersecting_geometries()`	Get identifiers for census regions intersecting a geometry
Working with Census data
`label_vectors()`	Return Census variable names and labels as a tidy data frame
`add_unique_names_to_region_list()`	Convenience function for creating unique names from region list
`child_census_vectors()`	List all child variables from vector hierarchies given either a list of Census variables returned by `list_census_vectors`, `search_census_vectors`, `find_census_vectors`, or a direct string reference to the vector code.
`parent_census_vectors()`	List all parent variables from vector hierarchies given either a list of Census variables returned by `list_census_vectors`, `search_census_vectors`, `find_census_vectors`, or a direct string reference to the vector code.
`dataset_attribution()`	Get attribution for datasets
Managing cached data
`list_cancensus_cache()`	List cached files
`remove_from_cancensus_cache()`	Remove cached files
Recalled data
`list_recalled_cached_data()`	List recalled data stored in local cache
`remove_recalled_cached_data()`	Remove recalled data from local cache
User settings
`set_cancensus_api_key()`	Set Censusmapper API key
`set_cancensus_cache_path()`	Set persistent cancensus cache location
`show_cancensus_api_key()`	View saved Censusmapper API key
`show_cancensus_cache_path()`	View saved cache directory path
Getting data directly from StatCan
`get_statcan_wds_data()`	Query the StatCan WDS for data
`get_statcan_wds_metadata()`	Query the StatCan WDS for metadata
`get_statcan_geographies()`	Read the geosuite data
`get_statcan_geographic_attributes()`	Read the Geographic Attributes File
`get_statcan_geography_relationships()`	Read the Dissemination Geographies Relationship File
`get_statcan_geo_suite()`	Read the geosuite data
Data
`CODES_TABLE`	A dataset with code table summaries for census data
`COV_SKYTRAIN_STATIONS`	A dataset City of Vancouver skytrain station locations

Reference

Retrieving Census data

Data discovery

Working with Census data

Managing cached data

Recalled data

User settings

Getting data directly from StatCan

Data