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Table 4
Distribution of census families by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006
Regions	Total families	Married families		Common-law families		Lone-parent families		Percentage growth for census families - 2001 to 2006
Regions	Total families	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Percentage growth for census families - 2001 to 2006
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Canada	8,896,840	6,105,910	68.6	1,376,870	15.5	1,414,060	15.9	6.3
N.L.	155,730	114,630	73.6	16,935	10.9	24,165	15.5	0.9
P.E.I.	39,185	28,700	73.2	4,085	10.4	6,400	16.3	2.0
N.S.	267,415	187,420	70.1	34,705	13.0	45,290	16.9	1.7
N.B.	217,795	151,210	69.4	30,995	14.2	35,585	16.3	1.3
Que.	2,121,610	1,156,930	54.5	611,855	28.8	352,825	16.6	5.1
Ont.	3,422,315	2,530,560	73.9	351,040	10.3	540,715	15.8	7.2
Man.	312,810	225,875	72.2	33,720	10.8	53,210	17.0	3.3
Sask.	267,460	194,165	72.6	28,850	10.8	44,445	16.6	0.7
Alta.	904,845	658,900	72.8	115,685	12.8	130,265	14.4	11.5
B.C.	1,161,425	844,430	72.7	141,830	12.2	175,165	15.1	6.9
Y.T.	8,335	4,640	55.7	1,965	23.6	1,725	20.7	6.7
N.W.T.	10,880	5,555	51.1	2,990	27.5	2,330	21.4	12.2
Nvt.	7,035	2,890	41.1	2,205	31.3	1,940	27.6	10.6