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Profile of Aboriginal Peoples for Designated Places, 2006 Census

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Catalogue number :94-578-XCB2006008
Release date :February 12, 2008
Topic :Aboriginal peoples
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Data Quality - Age at immigration

There was a slight overestimation of age at immigration in the 2006 Census. For more information on the age at immigration variable, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, 2006 Census, catalogue number 97-557-GWE2006003.

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Census family

A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Dwelling universe

The dwelling universe pertains to characteristics of dwellings in Canada. Dwellings are distinct from households. Dwelling characteristics refer to the physical attributes of a set of living quarters, whereas household characteristics pertain to the person or the group of persons (other than temporary or foreign residents) who occupy a dwelling. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: First official language spoken

The definitions of first official language spoken and official language minority are outlined in the Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations issued pursuant to the Official Languages Act (1988).

Information on first official language spoken is not collected directly from respondents. Rather, it is derived from three language variables on the census questionnaire: knowledge of official languages, mother tongue, and home language (language spoken most often at home). The first step in the derivation of this variable is to examine the respondent's knowledge of English and French. A person who speaks only English has English assigned as the first official language, while a person who speaks only French has French assigned. If the person can speak both English and French, then the mother tongue variable is examined. If the mother tongue is English, then English is the first official language spoken. The same procedure is used for French. Thus, a person who speaks English and French, and has French as mother tongue, would have French assigned as the first official language spoken.

If the respondent speaks both English and French, and indicates English and French as mother tongue, then the 'home language' variable is examined to assign the first official language spoken. In this circumstance, a home language of English would result in English being assigned as first official language spoken, while a home language of French would result in French being assigned as first official language spoken. Consequently, a person who speaks both English and French, has both official languages as mother tongue and English as home language, would have English assigned as first official language spoken.

Situations where the respondents can speak English and French, and have both languages as mother tongue and home language, are assigned English and French as first official language spoken.

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories. The size of the official language minority is determined by adding the minority population and half of the 'English and French' population. For example, in Ontario, the official language minority is the sum of those who have French as their first official language spoken and half of those who have English and French as first official language spoken.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Household universe

The household universe pertains to the person or the group of persons (other than temporary or foreign residents) who occupy a dwelling. Household variables are distinct from dwelling variables, in that the latter ones pertain to dwelling characteristics, not to persons occupying dwellings. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Inter-census division migrants (1 year ago) subuniverse

Inter-census division migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census division from the one at which they resided one year earlier.


Note: Inter-census division migrants (5 years ago) subuniverse

Inter-census division migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census division from the one at which they resided five years earlier.


Note: Inter-census metropolitan area migrants (1 year ago) subuniverse

Inter-census metropolitan area migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census metropolitan area from the one at which they resided one year earlier.


Note: Inter-census metropolitan area migrants (5 years ago) subuniverse

Inter-census metropolitan area migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census metropolitan area from the one at which they resided five years earlier.


Note: Interprovincial migrants (1 year ago) subuniverse

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.


Note: Interprovincial migrants (5 years ago) subuniverse

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different census subdivision from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.


Note: Knowledge of various languages

Official and non-official languages are included in this table.


Additional information about this table is available in the Dimension Summary Box of the Profile.

Data table

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Geography = Little St. Lawrence
Profile of Designated Places (577) Values

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Based on 2006 area. These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.

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Footnote 2

These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.

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Footnote 3

Includes institutional residents.

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Sex
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the gender of the respondent.

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Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.

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Footnote 4

Includes institutional residents.

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Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.

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Footnote 5

Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.

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In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.

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Footnote 6

Includes institutional residents.

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Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.

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Census family
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 8

Census family structure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.

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Footnote 10

The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.

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Footnote 11

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 12

Non-relatives may be present.

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Dwelling, occupied private
Part A - Plain language definition
A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents.

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Rooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living.

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Bedrooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom).

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Footnote 16

Tenure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).

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Condition of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions).

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Footnote 18

Period of construction
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.

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Footnote 19

Includes data up to May 16, 2006.

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Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'.

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Footnote 21

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 22

Household, private
Part A - Plain language definition
Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Household size
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons in a private household.

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Household type
Part A - Plain language definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.

A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.

Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.

A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 24

Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 25

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 26

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 27

Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

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Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

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First official language spoken
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

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Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

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Footnote 29

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.

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Footnote 30

The official language minority is English in Quebec and French in all other provinces and territories.

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Footnote 31

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Other languages spoken at home on a regular basis are also collected.

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Footnote 32

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 33

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.

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Footnote 35

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and 'Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 36

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 37

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence one year earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (1 year ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided one year earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in one year earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD one year earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada one year earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one at which they resided one year earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 38

Refers to the relationship between a person's usual place of residence on Census Day and his or her usual place of residence five years earlier. A person is classified as a non-mover if no difference exists. Otherwise, a person is classified as a mover and this categorization is called Mobility status (5 years ago). Within the category of movers, a further distinction is made between non-migrants and migrants; this difference is called migration status.

Non-movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at the same address as the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Movers are persons who, on Census Day, were living at a different address from the one at which they resided five years earlier.

Non-migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living at a different address, but in the same census subdivision (CSD) as the one they lived in five years earlier.

Migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were residing in a different CSD five years earlier (internal migrants) or who were living outside Canada five years earlier (external migrants).

Intraprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in the same province.

Interprovincial migrants are movers who, on Census Day, were living in a different CSD from the one in which they resided five years earlier, in a different province.

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Footnote 39

Citizenship
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal citizenship status of the respondent. Persons who are citizens of more than one country were instructed to provide the name of the other country(ies).

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Includes persons who are stateless.

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Footnote 40

Includes persons who are stateless. Prior to the 2006 Census, this category was called 'Citizens of other countries'. The content of the category remains unchanged in 2006 compared with previous censuses.

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Footnote 41

For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 42

Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

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Footnote 43

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 44

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 45

Non-permanent residents are persons from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living with them in Canada.

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Footnote 46

In this product, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2001 and Census Day, May 16, 2006.

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 47

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 48

Period of immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to ranges of years based on the year of immigration question. Year of immigration refers to the year in which landed immigrant status was first obtained. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

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Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 49

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 50

Age at immigration
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at which the respondent first obtained landed immigrant status. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

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Immigrant population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to people who are, or have been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada.

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Footnote 51

Generation status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the generational status of a person, that is, 1st generation, 2nd generation or 3rd generation or more.

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Footnote 52

Persons born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. Also included in the first generation are a small number of people born outside Canada to parents who are Canadian citizens by birth. In addition, the first generation includes people who are non-permanent residents (defined as people from another country living in Canada on Work or Study Permits or as refugee claimants, and any family members living with them in Canada).

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Footnote 53

Persons born inside Canada with at least one parent born outside Canada. This includes (a) persons born in Canada with both parents born outside Canada and (b) persons born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and one parent born outside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 54

Persons born inside Canada with both parents born inside Canada (these persons may have grandparents born inside or outside Canada as well).

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Footnote 55

Aboriginal identity
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.
In 1991 and previous censuses, the Aboriginal population was defined using the ethnic origin question (ancestry). The 1996 Census included a question on the individual's perception of his/her Aboriginal identity.
The question used in the 2006 and 2001 censuses is the same as the one used in 1996.
This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form.

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Footnote 56

Included in the Aboriginal identity population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.

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Footnote 57

Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts.

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Footnote 58

Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or band members without identifying themselves as North American Indian, Métis or Inuit in the Aboriginal identity question.

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Footnote 59

Registered or Treaty Indian
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty. Although there was a question in the 1991 Census on registration status, the layout of the 1996 question was somewhat different. In 1991, Question 16 on Registered Indians had two components. In the first part of the question, respondents were asked about their registration status, while the second part of the question dealt with band membership. The question used in 1996 asked only for registration or treaty status, while band membership was dealt with in a separate question.
The wording of the question, starting in 1996, differs slightly from the one in previous censuses. Prior to 1996, the term 'treaty' was not included in the question. It was added in 1996 at the request of individuals from the Western provinces, where the term is more widely used.
The 2006 Census question is the same as the one used in 1996 and 2001.

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Footnote 60

Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty.

The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources.

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Population, 2001 - 100% data Footnote 1 145
Population, 2006 - 100% data Footnote 2 122
Population percentage change, 2001 to 2006 -15.9
Land area in square kilometres, 2006 4.85
Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data Footnote 3 125
Male, total 60
0 to 4 years 5
5 to 9 years 5
10 to 14 years 5
15 to 19 years 5
20 to 24 years 0
25 to 29 years 0
30 to 34 years 5
35 to 39 years 10
40 to 44 years 0
45 to 49 years 5
50 to 54 years 10
55 to 59 years 10
60 to 64 years 0
65 to 69 years 0
70 to 74 years 0
75 to 79 years 0
80 to 84 years 0
85 years and over 0
Female, total 60
0 to 4 years 5
5 to 9 years 0
10 to 14 years 0
15 to 19 years 5
20 to 24 years 0
25 to 29 years 5
30 to 34 years 5
35 to 39 years 5
40 to 44 years 0
45 to 49 years 5
50 to 54 years 10
55 to 59 years 5
60 to 64 years 0
65 to 69 years 5
70 to 74 years 5
75 to 79 years 0
80 to 84 years 5
85 years and over 0
Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data Footnote 4 105
Never legally married (single) 40
Legally married (and not separated) Footnote 5 50
Separated, but still legally married 0
Divorced 0
Widowed 10
Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data Footnote 6 105
Not in a common-law relationship 90
In a common-law relationship 10
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 7 40
Size of census family: 2 persons 20
Size of census family: 3 persons 15
Size of census family: 4 persons 0
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 0
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 8 40
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 20
Married couples 20
Without children at home 15
With children at home 10
1 child 10
2 children 0
3 or more children 0
Common-law couples 0
Without children at home 0
With children at home 0
1 child 0
2 children 0
3 or more children 0
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 15
Female parent 10
1 child 0
2 children 10
3 or more children 0
Male parent 0
1 child 0
2 children 0
3 or more children 0
Total number of children at home - 20% sample data Footnote 9 45
Under six years of age 10
6 to 14 years 15
15 to 17 years 0
18 to 24 years 0
25 years and over 10
Average number of children at home per census family Footnote 10 1.3
Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data 115
Number of persons not in census families 15
Living with relatives Footnote 11 10
Living with non-relatives only 0
Living alone 0
Number of census family persons 105
Average number of persons per census family 2.6
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data 35
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 10
Living with relatives Footnote 12 0
Living with non-relatives only 0
Living alone 0
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 30
Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data Footnote 13 40
Average number of rooms per dwelling Footnote 14 8.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling Footnote 15 3.2
Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data Footnote 16 35
Owned 30
Rented 10
Band housing 0
Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data Footnote 17 40
Regular maintenance only 20
Minor repairs 20
Major repairs 0
Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data Footnote 18 35
Period of construction, before 1946 0
Period of construction, 1946 to 1960 10
Period of construction, 1961 to 1970 25
Period of construction, 1971 to 1980 0
Period of construction, 1981 to 1985 0
Period of construction, 1986 to 1990 10
Period of construction, 1991 to 1995 0
Period of construction, 1996 to 2000 0
Period of construction, 2001 to 2006 Footnote 19 0
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data Footnote 20 45
Single-detached house 45
Semi-detached house 0
Row house 0
Apartment, duplex 0
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 0
Other single-attached house 0
Movable dwelling Footnote 21 0
Total number of private households by household size - 100% data Footnote 22 45
1 person 5
2 persons 20
3 persons 10
4 to 5 persons 10
6 or more persons 0
Number of persons in private households 125
Average number of persons in private households 3.0
Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data Footnote 23 40
One-family households 40
Multiple-family households 0
Non-family households 0
Total population by mother tongue - 20% sample data Footnote 24 115
Single responses 115
English 115
French 0
Non-official languages 0
Algonquin 0
Atikamekw 0
Blackfoot 0
Carrier 0
Chilcotin 0
Chipewyan 0
Cree 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0
Dene 0
Dogrib 0
Gitksan 0
Inuinnaqtun 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0
Malecite 0
Mi'kmaq 0
Mohawk 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0
Nisga'a 0
North Slave (Hare) 0
Ojibway 0
Oji-Cree 0
Shuswap 0
South Slave 0
Tlingit 0
Italian 0
Portuguese 0
Romanian 0
Spanish 0
Danish 0
Dutch 0
Flemish 0
Frisian 0
German 0
Norwegian 0
Swedish 0
Yiddish 0
Bosnian 0
Bulgarian 0
Croatian 0
Czech 0
Macedonian 0
Polish 0
Russian 0
Serbian 0
Serbo-Croatian 0
Slovak 0
Slovenian 0
Ukrainian 0
Latvian 0
Lithuanian 0
Estonian 0
Finnish 0
Hungarian 0
Greek 0
Armenian 0
Turkish 0
Amharic 0
Arabic 0
Hebrew 0
Maltese 0
Somali 0
Tigrigna 0
Bengali 0
Gujarati 0
Hindi 0
Kurdish 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0
Pashto 0
Persian (Farsi) 0
Sindhi 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0
Urdu 0
Malayalam 0
Tamil 0
Telugu 0
Japanese 0
Korean 0
Cantonese 0
Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 25 0
Mandarin 0
Taiwanese 0
Lao 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0
Vietnamese 0
Bisayan languages 0
Ilocano 0
Malay 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0
Akan (Twi) 0
Swahili 0
Creoles 0
Other languages Footnote 26 0
Multiple responses 0
English and French 0
English and non-official language 0
French and non-official language 0
English, French and non-official language 0
Total population by knowledge of official languages - 20% sample data Footnote 27 115
English only 105
French only 0
English and French 10
Neither English nor French 0
Total population by first official language spoken - 20% sample data Footnote 28 115
English 115
French 0
English and French 0
Neither English nor French 0
Official language minority - (number) Footnote 29 0
Official language minority - (percentage) Footnote 30 0.0
Total population by language spoken most often at home - 20% sample data Footnote 31 115
Single responses 115
English 115
French 0
Non-official languages 0
Algonquin 0
Atikamekw 0
Blackfoot 0
Carrier 0
Chilcotin 0
Chipewyan 0
Cree 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0
Dene 0
Dogrib 0
Gitksan 0
Inuinnaqtun 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0
Malecite 0
Mi'kmaq 0
Mohawk 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0
Nisga'a 0
North Slave (Hare) 0
Ojibway 0
Oji-Cree 0
Shuswap 0
South Slave 0
Tlingit 0
Italian 0
Portuguese 0
Romanian 0
Spanish 0
Danish 0
Dutch 0
Flemish 0
Frisian 0
German 0
Norwegian 0
Swedish 0
Yiddish 0
Bosnian 0
Bulgarian 0
Croatian 0
Czech 0
Macedonian 0
Polish 0
Russian 0
Serbian 0
Serbo-Croatian 0
Slovak 0
Slovenian 0
Ukrainian 0
Latvian 0
Lithuanian 0
Estonian 0
Finnish 0
Hungarian 0
Greek 0
Armenian 0
Turkish 0
Amharic 0
Arabic 0
Hebrew 0
Maltese 0
Somali 0
Tigrigna 0
Bengali 0
Gujarati 0
Hindi 0
Kurdish 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0
Pashto 0
Persian (Farsi) 0
Sindhi 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0
Urdu 0
Malayalam 0
Tamil 0
Telugu 0
Japanese 0
Korean 0
Cantonese 0
Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 32 0
Mandarin 0
Taiwanese 0
Lao 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0
Vietnamese 0
Bisayan languages 0
Ilocano 0
Malay 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0
Akan (Twi) 0
Swahili 0
Creoles 0
Other languages Footnote 33 0
Multiple responses 0
English and French 0
English and non-official language 0
French and non-official language 0
English, French and non-official language 0
Algonquin - Various non-official languages spoken - 20% sample data Footnote 34 0
Atikamekw 0
Blackfoot 0
Carrier 0
Chilcotin 0
Chipewyan 0
Cree 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0
Dene 0
Dogrib 0
Gitksan 0
Inuinnaqtun 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0
Malecite 0
Mi'kmaq 0
Mohawk 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0
Nisga'a 0
North Slave (Hare) 0
Ojibway 0
Oji-Cree 0
Shuswap 0
South Slave 0
Tlingit 0
Italian 0
Portuguese 0
Romanian 0
Spanish 0
Danish 0
Dutch 0
Flemish 0
Frisian 0
German 0
Norwegian 0
Swedish 0
Yiddish 0
Bosnian 0
Bulgarian 0
Croatian 0
Czech 0
Macedonian 0
Polish 0
Russian 0
Serbian 0
Serbo-Croatian 0
Slovak 0
Slovenian 0
Ukrainian 0
Latvian 0
Lithuanian 0
Estonian 0
Finnish 0
Hungarian 0
Greek 0
Armenian 0
Turkish 0
Amharic 0
Arabic 0
Hebrew 0
Maltese 0
Somali 0
Tigrigna 0
Bengali 0
Gujarati 0
Hindi 0
Kurdish 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0
Pashto 0
Persian (Farsi) 0
Sindhi 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0
Urdu 0
Malayalam 0
Tamil 0
Telugu 0
Japanese 0
Korean 0
Cantonese 0
Chinese, n.o.s. Footnote 35 0
Mandarin 0
Taiwanese 0
Lao 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0
Vietnamese 0
Bisayan languages 0
Ilocano 0
Malay 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0
Akan (Twi) 0
Swahili 0
Creoles 0
Other languages Footnote 36 0
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 20% sample data Footnote 37 115
Non-movers 110
Movers 10
Non-migrants 0
Migrants 10
Internal migrants 10
Intraprovincial migrants 10
Interprovincial migrants 0
External migrants 0
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 20% sample data Footnote 38 105
Non-movers 85
Movers 15
Non-migrants 10
Migrants 10
Internal migrants 0
Intraprovincial migrants 0
Interprovincial migrants 0
External migrants 0
Total population by citizenship - 20% sample data Footnote 39 115
Canadian citizens 115
Canadian citizens under age 18 35
Canadian citizens age 18 and over 80
Not Canadian citizens Footnote 40 0
Total population by immigrant status and place of birth - 20% sample data Footnote 41 115
Non-immigrants Footnote 42 115
Born in province of residence 115
Born outside province of residence 0
Immigrants Footnote 43 0
United States of America 0
Central America 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 0
South America 0
Europe 0
Western Europe 0
Eastern Europe 0
Southern Europe 0
Italy 0
Other Southern Europe 0
Northern Europe 0
United Kingdom 0
Other Northern Europe 0
Africa 0
Western Africa 0
Eastern Africa 0
Northern Africa 0
Central Africa 0
Southern Africa 0
Asia and the Middle East 0
West Central Asia and the Middle East 0
Eastern Asia 0
China, People's Republic of 0
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region 0
Other Eastern Asia 0
Southeast Asia 0
Philippines 0
Other Southeast Asia 0
Southern Asia 0
India 0
Other Southern Asia 0
Oceania and other Footnote 44 0
Non-permanent residents Footnote 45 0
Total recent immigrants by selected places of birth - 20% sample data Footnote 46 0
United States of America 0
Central America 0
Caribbean and Bermuda 0
South America 0
Europe 0
Western Europe 0
Eastern Europe 0
Southern Europe 0
Italy 0
Other Southern Europe 0
Northern Europe 0
United Kingdom 0
Other Northern Europe 0
Africa 0
Western Africa 0
Eastern Africa 0
Northern Africa 0
Central Africa 0
Southern Africa 0
Asia and the Middle East 0
West Central Asia and the Middle East 0
Eastern Asia 0
China, People's Republic of 0
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region 0
Other Eastern Asia 0
Southeast Asia 0
Philippines 0
Other Southeast Asia 0
Southern Asia 0
India 0
Other Southern Asia 0
Oceania and other Footnote 47 0
Total immigrant population by period of immigration - 20% sample data Footnote 48 0
Before 1961 0
1961 to 1970 0
1971 to 1980 0
1981 to 1990 0
1991 to 2000 0
1991 to 1995 0
1996 to 2000 0
2001 to 2006 Footnote 49 0
Total immigrant population by age at immigration - 20% sample data Footnote 50 0
Under 5 years 0
5 to 14 years 0
15 to 24 years 0
25 to 44 years 0
45 years and over 0
Total population 15 years and older by generation status - 20% sample data Footnote 51 90
1st generation Footnote 52 0
2nd generation Footnote 53 0
3rd generation or more Footnote 54 85
Total population by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population - 20% sample data Footnote 55 115
Total Aboriginal identity population Footnote 56 0
North American Indian single response Footnote 57 0
Métis single response 0
Inuit single response 0
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere Footnote 58 0
Non-Aboriginal identity population 115
Total population by Registered Indian status - 20% sample data Footnote 59 115
Registered Indian Footnote 60 0
Not a Registered Indian 115
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 94-578-XCB2006008.

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