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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
- Total - Ethnic origin Footnote 1
- Canadian
- English
- French
- Scottish
- Irish
- German
- Italian
- Chinese
- North American Indian
- Ukrainian
- Dutch (Netherlands)
- Polish
- East Indian
- Russian
- Welsh
- Filipino
- Norwegian
- Portuguese
- Métis
- British Isles, n.i.e. Footnote 21
- Swedish
- Spanish
- American
- Hungarian (Magyar)
- Jewish
- Greek
- Jamaican
- Danish
- Austrian
- Romanian
- Vietnamese
- Belgian
- Lebanese
- Québécois
- Korean
- African, n.i.e. Footnote 37
- Swiss
- Finnish
- Pakistani
- Iranian
- Croatian
- Sri Lankan
- Haitian
- Japanese
- Czech
- Acadian
- Icelandic
- Arab, n.i.e. Footnote 49
- Serbian
- Inuit
- Yugoslav, n.i.e. Footnote 52
- Slovak
- Mexican
- Black
- Guyanese
- South Asian, n.i.e. Footnote 57
- Salvadorean
- West Indian
- Trinidadian/Tobagonian
- Egyptian
- Punjabi
- Armenian
- Afghan
- Lithuanian
- Moroccan
- Colombian
- Turk
- Chilean
- Somali
- Maltese
- Macedonian
- Czechoslovakian
- Scandinavian, n.i.e. Footnote 74
- Slovenian
- European, n.i.e. Footnote 76
- Tamil
- Syrian
- Australian
- Barbadian
- Iraqi
- Algerian
- Latvian
- Bulgarian
- Peruvian
- South African
- Cambodian
- Bangladeshi
- Palestinian
- Estonian
- Ethiopian
- Ghanaian
- Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e. Footnote 93
- Albanian
- Bosnian
- Laotian
- Nigerian
- Guatemalan
- Taiwanese
- Newfoundlander
- Ecuadorian
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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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.
- Footnote 21
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 37
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 49
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 52
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 57
-
The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 74
-
The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 76
-
The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'
- Footnote 93
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The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.'