2006 Census Topic-based tabulations

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Ethnic Origin (101), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (309), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Ethnic origin (101)

Definition

Ethnic origin

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.

Values

  1. Total - Ethnic origin Footnote 1
  2. Canadian
  3. English
  4. French
  5. Scottish
  6. Irish
  7. German
  8. Italian
  9. Chinese
  10. North American Indian
  11. Ukrainian
  12. Dutch (Netherlands)
  13. Polish
  14. East Indian
  15. Russian
  16. Welsh
  17. Filipino
  18. Norwegian
  19. Portuguese
  20. Métis
  21. British Isles, n.i.e. Footnote 21
  22. Swedish
  23. Spanish
  24. American
  25. Hungarian (Magyar)
  26. Jewish
  27. Greek
  28. Jamaican
  29. Danish
  30. Austrian
  31. Romanian
  32. Vietnamese
  33. Belgian
  34. Lebanese
  35. Québécois
  36. Korean
  37. African, n.i.e. Footnote 37
  38. Swiss
  39. Finnish
  40. Pakistani
  41. Iranian
  42. Croatian
  43. Sri Lankan
  44. Haitian
  45. Japanese
  46. Czech
  47. Acadian
  48. Icelandic
  49. Arab, n.i.e. Footnote 49
  50. Serbian
  51. Inuit
  52. Yugoslav, n.i.e. Footnote 52
  53. Slovak
  54. Mexican
  55. Black
  56. Guyanese
  57. South Asian, n.i.e. Footnote 57
  58. Salvadorean
  59. West Indian
  60. Trinidadian/Tobagonian
  61. Egyptian
  62. Punjabi
  63. Armenian
  64. Afghan
  65. Lithuanian
  66. Moroccan
  67. Colombian
  68. Turk
  69. Chilean
  70. Somali
  71. Maltese
  72. Macedonian
  73. Czechoslovakian
  74. Scandinavian, n.i.e. Footnote 74
  75. Slovenian
  76. European, n.i.e. Footnote 76
  77. Tamil
  78. Syrian
  79. Australian
  80. Barbadian
  81. Iraqi
  82. Algerian
  83. Latvian
  84. Bulgarian
  85. Peruvian
  86. South African
  87. Cambodian
  88. Bangladeshi
  89. Palestinian
  90. Estonian
  91. Ethiopian
  92. Ghanaian
  93. Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. Footnote 93
  94. Albanian
  95. Bosnian
  96. Laotian
  97. Nigerian
  98. Guatemalan
  99. Taiwanese
  100. Newfoundlander
  101. Ecuadorian

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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.

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Footnote 21

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

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Footnote 37

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

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Footnote 49

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

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Footnote 52

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

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Footnote 57

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Footnote 74

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Footnote 76

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

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Footnote 93

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

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