Statistics Canada has released population and dwelling counts data from the 2021 census of population. UBC experts are available to comment.
Dr. Lawrence Frank
Affiliate Professor, School of Population & Public Health and Director, Health and Community Design Lab
Telephone: 604-290-4260
Interview language(s): English
- Urban planning and public health
Dr. Nathanael Lauster
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Email: nathan.lauster@ubc.ca
Twitter: @lausterna
Interview language(s): English
- General population trends
- Uncertainties regarding the census during the pandemic
*Available February 10th
Dr. Mary Ann Murphy
Associate Professor, Department of History and Sociology (Okanagan campus)
Email: mary-ann.murphy@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Census data
- Family statistics, including fertility rates
*Unavailable Feb 11th 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Dr. Carlos Teixeira
Professor, Department of Geography (Okanagan campus)
Telephone: 250-762-6389
Email: carlos.teixeira@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, French and Portuguese
- Immigration, immigrants in Canada, neighbourhood change
*Available Feb 10th and 11th from 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Dr. Martino Tran
Associate Professor, School of Community & Regional Planning
Email: martino.tran@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Vulnerable populations
- Essential services
- Mobility
- Well-being
Dr. Mark Turin
Associate Professor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Department of Anthropology
Email: mark.turin@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, Dutch
- Language, literacy and cultural identity
- Census as a political and administrative tool
Dr. Henry Yu
Associate Professor, Department of History
Email: henry.yu@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Multiculturalism, immigration