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General information

Catalogue number :	97F0010XCB2001041
Release date :	October 29, 2003
Topic :	Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Selected Ethnic Groups (100) Age Groups (5A) Sex (3) Selected Educational Characteristics (29) Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3)

Note

Special Note: Data Quality for School Attendance

The overall quality of the education variables from the 2001 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 2001 Census data on school attendance are cautioned that the counts for the 15 to 19 year olds not attending school category may be too high. The proportion of persons aged 15 to 19 who indicated they had not attended school in the school year prior to the census increased from 18% in 1996 to 23% in 2001. This variable requires further research.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador St. John's Prince Edward Island - Île-du-Prince-Édouard Nova Scotia - Nouvelle-Écosse Halifax New Brunswick - Nouveau-Brunswick Saint John Quebec - Québec Chicoutimi - Jonquière Québec Sherbrooke Trois-Rivières Montréal Ontario Ottawa - Hull Ottawa - Hull (Que. part - Partie Qc) Ottawa - Hull (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Kingston Oshawa Toronto Hamilton St. Catharines - Niagara Kitchener London Windsor Greater Sudbury Thunder Bay Manitoba Winnipeg Saskatchewan Regina Saskatoon Alberta Calgary Edmonton British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique Abbotsford Vancouver Victoria Yukon Territory - Territoire du Yukon Northwest Territories - Territoires du Nord-Ouest Nunavut

Selected Ethnic Groups (100) Canadian English French Scottish Irish German Italian Chinese Ukrainian North American Indian Dutch (Netherlands) Polish East Indian Norwegian Portuguese Welsh Jewish Russian Filipino Métis Swedish Hungarian (Magyar) American (USA) Greek Spanish Jamaican Danish Vietnamese British, n.i.e. Austrian Lebanese Romanian Belgian Finnish Swiss Korean Québécois African (Black), n.i.e. Croatian Iranian Japanese Haitian Czech Icelandic Pakistani Arab, n.i.e. Acadian Yugoslav, n.i.e. Sri Lankan West Indian Inuit Serbian Black Guyanese Slovak Trinidadian/Tobagonian South Asian, n.i.e. Punjabi Latin/Central/South American, n.i.e. Egyptian Armenian Tamil Mexican Lithuanian Chilean Somali Czechoslovakian Maltese Scandinavian, n.i.e. Macedonian Slovenian Salvadorean Australian Afghan Turk Barbadian Latvian Estonian Syrian Moroccan European, n.i.e. Cambodian Iraqi South African Taiwanese Peruvian Laotian Ghanaian Colombian Ethiopian Bosnian Algerian Bulgarian Albanian Palestinian Newfoundlander Bangladeshi Flemish Caribbean, n.i.e. Fijian

Age Groups (5A) Total - Age groups 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

This table details selected educational characteristics , selected ethnic groups , age groups , sex and single and multiple ethnic origin responses for population 15 years and over in Canada^{Footnote 1}

Selected Educational Characteristics (29)	Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 2	Single ethnic origin responsesFootnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 4
Total population 15 years and over by school attendanceFootnote 5	9,071,320	5,270,100	3,801,225
Not attending school	7,572,930	4,449,115	3,123,810
Attending school full time	1,109,305	620,185	489,115
Attending school part time	389,090	200,795	188,295
Total population 15 years and over by highest level of schoolingFootnote 6	9,071,320	5,270,100	3,801,225
Less than high school graduation certificate	3,027,775	1,971,555	1,056,220
High school graduation certificate only	1,476,425	908,860	567,570
Some postsecondary educationFootnote 7	912,005	481,930	430,075
Trades certificate or diploma	1,018,540	610,910	407,630
College certificate or diplomaFootnote 8	1,352,120	697,925	654,190
University certificate or diploma below bachelor's degree	205,150	112,375	92,770
University degree	1,079,305	486,540	592,770
Bachelor's degree	779,530	360,920	418,610
University certificate above bachelor's degree	109,995	46,435	63,560
Master's degree	165,375	69,640	95,735
Earned doctorate	24,410	9,540	14,870
Total population 15 years and over by major field of studyFootnote 9	9,071,325	5,270,100	3,801,225
No postsecondary qualifications	5,416,205	3,362,345	2,053,860
Educational, recreational and counselling services	402,025	191,750	210,275
Fine and applied arts	208,770	112,460	96,310
Humanities and related fields	222,170	102,725	119,445
Social sciences and related fields	345,745	161,155	184,585
Commerce, management and business administration	824,695	446,255	378,440
Agricultural, biological, nutritional, and food sciences	173,170	92,855	80,315
Engineering and applied sciences	109,920	52,620	57,300
Applied science technologies and trades	850,170	488,900	361,270
Health professions and related technologies	405,575	202,310	203,265
Mathematics, computer and physical sciences	102,210	50,065	52,145
No specialization	10,665	6,650	4,015

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0010XCB2001041.

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