2006 Census Topic-based tabulations
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Income Statistics (4) in Constant (2005) Dollars, Age Groups (5A), Generation Status (4), Visible Minority Groups (15), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (5) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over With Income of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2000 and 2005 - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Visible minority groups (15)
Definition
Visible minority population
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the visible minority group to which the respondent belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.
Values
- Total - Population by visible minority groups
- Total visible minority population Footnote 2
- Chinese
- South Asian Footnote 4
- Black
- Filipino
- Latin American
- Southeast Asian Footnote 8
- Arab
- West Asian Footnote 10
- Korean
- Japanese
- Visible minority, n.i.e. Footnote 13
- Multiple visible minority Footnote 14
- Not a visible minority Footnote 15
Footnotes
- Footnote 2
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The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.
- Footnote 4
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For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.
- Footnote 8
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For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.
- Footnote 10
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For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.
- Footnote 13
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere'. Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese', 'West Indian', 'Kurd', 'Tibetan', 'Polynesian', 'Pacific Islander', etc.
- Footnote 14
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Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.
- Footnote 15
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Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.