2006 Census Topic-based tabulations
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Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (35), Sex (3) and Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Citizenship (5)
Definition
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).
Values
- Total - Citizenship Footnote 1
- Canadian citizens
- Canadian citizens only
- Citizens of Canada and at least one other country
- Not Canadian citizens Footnote 5
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Includes persons who are stateless.
- Footnote 5
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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.