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Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

Table: Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data
Ethnic origins	Total responses¹	Single responses	Multiple responses¹

Quebec !
Total population2	7,435,905	5,511,560	1,924,340
Canadian	4,474,115	3,213,525	1,260,595
French	2,151,655	859,715	1,291,940
Irish	406,085	79,850	326,235
Italian	299,655	173,490	126,165
English	245,155	41,330	203,825
North American Indian	219,815	71,550	148,265
Scottish	202,515	30,255	172,260
Québécois	140,075	94,890	45,185
German	131,795	24,935	106,860
Chinese	91,900	74,950	16,955
Haitian	91,435	73,410	18,025
Spanish	72,090	21,040	51,050
Jewish	71,380	38,190	33,190
Greek	65,985	47,325	18,655
Polish	62,800	20,730	42,070
Lebanese	60,950	42,670	18,285
Portuguese	57,445	38,420	19,025
Belgian	43,275	13,770	29,505
East Indian	41,600	30,810	10,790
Romanian	40,320	26,405	13,915
Russian	40,155	11,935	28,220
Moroccan	36,700	24,640	12,060
American	36,695	5,005	31,695
Métis	36,280	9,615	26,665
Vietnamese	33,815	27,090	6,730
Acadian	32,950	11,325	21,625
Arab, n.i.e.3	32,770	22,450	10,320
Ukrainian	31,955	9,510	22,445
African, n.i.e.3	30,170	14,995	15,180
Filipino	25,680	19,910	5,770
Algerian	25,150	18,270	6,880
British Isles, n.i.e.3	23,445	3,935	19,510
Armenian	23,230	16,095	7,135
Dutch (Netherlands)	23,015	5,125	17,890
Hungarian (Magyar)	22,585	7,715	14,870
Swiss	20,280	5,895	14,385
Egyptian	17,950	8,690	9,255
Salvadorean	15,770	11,285	4,485
Syrian	14,925	7,450	7,470
Colombian	14,845	11,005	3,835
Mexican	14,215	8,000	6,210
Berber	13,415	8,810	4,605
Inuit	12,915	9,255	3,660
Iranian	12,370	9,770	2,600
Peruvian	12,335	7,620	4,715
Jamaican	11,935	6,185	5,755
Pakistani	11,710	8,815	2,890
Chilean	11,585	6,415	5,170
Turk	11,385	6,375	5,015
Austrian	11,295	1,955	9,345
Sri Lankan	10,750	9,060	1,690
Cambodian	10,175	6,270	3,895
Welsh	9,815	515	9,305
Black	9,520	7,150	2,370
Tunisian	7,870	5,380	2,490
Bulgarian	6,955	5,270	1,685
Guatemalan	6,880	4,110	2,765
Laotian	6,425	4,745	1,680
Norwegian	6,350	1,035	5,315
Dominican, n.o.s.4	6,130	2,965	3,170
Bangladeshi	6,095	5,425	670
Yugoslav, n.i.e.3	6,090	2,620	3,470
Swedish	5,975	850	5,130
Afghan	5,855	5,400	455
Lithuanian	5,665	1,545	4,120
Korean	5,555	4,915	645
Czech	5,540	1,640	3,900
West Indian	5,420	2,190	3,225
Barbadian	5,340	2,250	3,100
Croatian	5,330	2,505	2,825
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.3	5,270	3,805	1,465
Danish	5,130	970	4,155
European, n.i.e.3	5,130	2,485	2,640
Congolese (Zairian)	5,115	4,115	995
Congolese, n.o.s.4	5,075	3,790	1,280
Palestinian	4,940	2,710	2,235
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	4,810	1,840	2,965
Japanese	4,560	2,355	2,210
Slovak	4,075	1,505	2,570
Serbian	4,065	2,345	1,720
Cuban	3,785	1,255	2,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America	3,610	555	3,055
Argentinian	3,600	655	2,945
Venezuelan	3,580	1,390	2,195
South Asian, n.i.e.3	3,520	3,090	435
Cameroonian	3,285	2,615	670
Guyanese	2,980	1,460	1,520
Honduran	2,875	1,935	945
Bengali	2,845	2,380	470
Iraqi	2,845	1,650	1,195
Burundian	2,835	2,570	265
Brazilian	2,745	755	1,990
Finnish	2,705	670	2,035
Rwandan	2,670	2,085	585
Senegalese	2,610	1,455	1,155
Basque	2,520	480	2,045
Bosnian	2,465	1,915	545
Ghanaian	2,455	1,870	585
Caribbean, n.i.e.3	2,405	905	1,500
Albanian	2,350	1,875	470
Israeli	2,340	570	1,765
Czechoslovakian	2,280	440	1,840
Slovenian	2,255	1,170	1,085
Tamil	2,255	1,155	1,100
Vincentian/Grenadinian	2,215	1,185	1,030
Nicaraguan	2,170	1,080	1,090
Guinean, n.o.s.4	1,895	1,185	705
Punjabi	1,865	1,140	735
Mauritian	1,785	690	1,100
Latvian	1,750	465	1,280
West Asian, n.i.e.3	1,715	1,065	645
Kurd	1,680	1,265	415
Thai	1,680	755	925
Ivorian	1,565	870	695
Ecuadorian	1,550	770	775
Grenadian	1,460	775	685
Flemish	1,435	350	1,085
Taiwanese	1,270	885	385
Panamanian	1,265	450	815
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.3	1,245	1,080	165
Uruguayan	1,230	435	795
Somali	1,220	1,085	135
Malagasy	1,210	645	565
Scandinavian, n.i.e.3	1,210	195	1,015
Bolivian	1,205	690	515
Nigerian	1,195	680	520
Malian	1,140	510	635
Togolese	1,130	605	520
Costa Rican	1,110	605	505
Maya	1,105	380	725
Byelorussian	1,100	345	760
Australian	1,045	85	960
Sicilian	970	255	715
Ethiopian	965	740	220
Jordanian	930	585	345
Peulh	850	475	370
Estonian	830	345	485
Maghrebi, n.i.e.3	770	305	465
Luxembourger	765	220	545
Maltese	755	100	660
Other provincial or regional groups	740	175	565
South African	720	75	645
Angolan	710	375	330
Gabonese	685	425	260
Martinican	685	125	565
Ontarian	675	175	500
Macedonian	660	295	365
Indonesian	645	200	445
Icelandic	635	110	525
Bantu	590	325	265
Chadian	545	460	85
Seychellois	545	355	190
Malaysian	525	105	420
Newfoundlander	485	85	400
Mongolian	480	175	305
Zimbabwean	475	360	115
Libyan	460	285	170
Khmer	460	265	195
Saudi Arabian	450	295	150
Slav (European)	445	185	255
St. Lucian	415	185	235
Tatar	395	135	255
Gypsy (Roma)	380	65	310
New Zealander	365	85	275
Cypriot	355	85	270
Hispanic	345	165	180
Nova Scotian	340	130	215
Puerto Rican	335	40	295
Azerbaijani	325	125	195
Georgian	310	95	210
Nepali	310	250	60
Assyrian	285	135	150
Montenegrin	285	120	160
Eritrean	275	220	55
Montserratan	275	110	160
Kenyan	270	145	120
Antiguan	265	75	190
Burmese	235	40	195
Yemeni	230	50	180
Sinhalese	220	155	65
Pashtun	220	185	30
Gambian	220	80	135
Ugandan	210	125	85
Bahamian	205	35	170
Kittitian/Nevisian	205	55	155
Carib	200	15	185
Yoruba	195	105	85
Kosovar	185	100	90
Sudanese	175	55	120
Kashmiri	170	90	85
Kuwaiti	165	100	75
Zambian	160	115	40
Bermudan	155	25	135
Gujarati	150	40	115
Zulu	145	30	120
Tibetan	140	125	15
Manx	140	15	125
Ashanti	135	95	40
Akan	105	80	25
Paraguayan	105	50	55
Hawaiian	100	15	85
Polynesian	100	10	90
Goan	95	15	80
Belizean	90	30	65
Frisian	75	15	65
Amhara	70	70	0
Afrikaner	70	25	45
Asian, n.o.s.4	65	25	45
Tanzanian	50	15	40
Sierra Leonean	50	20	30
Singaporean	40	10	30
Hmong	35	15	25
Ibo	35	35	0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.3	35	20	15
Maori	30	15	15
East African	30	10	20
Cornish	30	0	25
Samoan	25	0	30
Fijian	20	20	0
Tigrian	10	0	10
Dinka	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0

Notes:

1. Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once in this table, as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example, a respondent who reported 'English and Scottish' would be included in the multiple responses for English and for Scottish.

2. This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census.

3. The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'

4. The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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