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Topic-based tabulation: Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-562-XCB2006015
Release date :April 2, 2008
Topic :Ethnic origin and visible minorities
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Ethnic origin

In 2006, the Ethnic origin question asked: 'What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's ancestors?' Respondents were asked to specify as many origins as applicable. Four write-in spaces were provided and up to six ethnic origins were retained.

Since 1981, when respondents were first permitted to report more than one ethnic origin in the census, a distinction has been made between single and multiple ethnic origin responses. A 'single' response is given when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only. A 'multiple' response is given when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins. A 'total response' indicates the sum of single and multiple responses for each specific group.

It must be noted that the measurement of ethnicity is affected by changes in the social environment in which the question is asked, and changes in the respondent's understanding or views about the topic. Awareness of family background or length of time since immigration can affect responses to the ethnic origin question. Some respondents may confuse or combine the concept of ethnic origin with other concepts such as citizenship, nationality, language or cultural identity.

As well, some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the census, while others may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for two or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.'

For additional information on issues related to the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, and on the comparability of ethnic origin data over time, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, 2006 Census, Catalogue number 97-562-GWE2006025.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. 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: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people 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 in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

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

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Data table

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This table details ethnic origin , generation status , single and multiple ethnic origin responses and sex for the population 15 years and over in Côte-Saint-Luc, VFootnote 2
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 3 2nd generationFootnote 4 3rd generation or moreFootnote 5
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 6 25,645 13,465 7,830 4,345
British Isles origins 1,545 285 555 700
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 880 195 320 365
Irish 525 55 150 325
Manx 0 0 0 0
Scottish 320 25 120 170
Welsh 40 10 15 20
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 7 135 25 85 25
French origins 915 310 265 340
Acadian 25 0 10 15
French 900 310 260 335
Aboriginal origins 35 0 10 25
Inuit 0 0 0 0
Métis 0 0 0 0
North American Indian 35 0 10 25
Other North American origins 1,930 130 545 1,255
American 115 55 35 25
Canadian 1,820 80 530 1,210
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 35 0 0 35
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 635 455 160 20
Antiguan 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 45 25 10 10
Bermudan 0 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 10 0 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 8 0 10 0 0
Grenadian 55 45 15 0
Guyanese 25 15 0 0
Haitian 100 80 15 0
Jamaican 195 130 55 10
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 10 10 0 0
St. Lucian 0 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 55 25 35 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 35 35 0 0
West Indian 90 55 35 0
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 9 35 30 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 340 290 50 0
Aboriginal from Central/South America 25 30 0 0
Argentinian 45 35 10 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0 0
Brazilian 35 35 0 0
Chilean 15 10 0 0
Colombian 45 25 15 0
Costa Rican 10 0 10 0
Ecuadorian 15 10 10 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0 0
Hispanic 10 10 0 0
Honduran 10 10 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 70 70 0 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 35 35 0 0
Salvadorean 15 10 0 0
Uruguayan 10 10 0 0
Venezuelan 15 15 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 10 15 15 0 0
European origins 19,180 9,440 6,825 2,915
Western European origins 990 435 345 205
Austrian 380 85 165 125
Belgian 20 0 20 0
Dutch (Netherlands) 80 60 0 20
Flemish 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0
German 525 295 170 60
Luxembourger 0 0 0 0
Swiss 10 10 0 0
Northern European origins 40 10 25 0
Finnish 15 10 0 0
Scandinavian origins 25 0 20 10
Danish 0 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 10 10
Swedish 15 10 15 0
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 10 0
Eastern European origins 7,825 3,935 2,665 1,230
Baltic origins 395 110 145 140
Estonian 10 0 0 0
Latvian 70 25 10 35
Lithuanian 340 85 135 120
Byelorussian 20 15 0 10
Czech and Slovak origins 275 160 105 10
Czech 115 60 45 10
Czechoslovakian 85 45 40 0
Slovak 80 50 30 0
Hungarian (Magyar) 875 590 215 70
Polish 2,890 1,215 1,025 650
Romanian 1,710 930 530 250
Russian 3,270 1,155 1,265 855
Ukrainian 610 405 175 35
Southern European origins 2,265 1,530 620 115
Albanian 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 350 320 30 0
Croatian 90 75 15 0
Cypriot 0 0 0 0
Greek 120 50 50 15
Italian 970 515 390 65
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 20 20 0 0
Maltese 10 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 200 150 50 0
Serbian 20 25 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 10 15 0 0
Spanish 620 485 110 20
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 12 30 10 10 10
Other European origins 11,940 5,165 4,640 2,135
Basque 10 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 11,810 5,120 4,570 2,115
Slav (European) 0 0 0 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 13 150 40 65 45
African origins 280 195 70 15
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0
Bantu 0 0 0 0
Black 55 50 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 10 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 10 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 0 0 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 15 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 0 0 0
Kenyan 15 15 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 15 15 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0
South African 10 10 0 0
Sudanese 10 10 0 0
Tanzanian 0 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 10 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0
Zulu 10 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 16 140 75 55 10
Arab origins 2,325 1,510 790 30
Egyptian 200 120 75 0
Iraqi 145 100 40 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 130 85 30 15
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 1,705 1,080 610 15
Algerian 125 55 70 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,600 1,010 580 15
Tunisian 70 40 30 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 17 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 20 10 10 0
Yemeni 60 35 25 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 18 100 85 20 0
West Asian origins 1,205 1,080 120 0
Afghan 0 0 0 0
Armenian 70 60 10 0
Assyrian 0 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 20 20 0 0
Iranian 485 445 35 10
Israeli 350 280 70 0
Kurd 10 10 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 15 15 0 0
Turk 100 90 15 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 170 165 0 0
South Asian origins 290 260 30 0
Bangladeshi 25 25 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0
East Indian 255 225 30 0
Goan 0 10 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 20 20 0 0
Punjabi 0 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 15 20 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 10 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,500 1,330 150 20
Burmese 0 0 0 0
Cambodian 15 15 0 0
Chinese 475 430 45 0
Filipino 615 540 70 10
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 10 0 0
Japanese 15 10 0 10
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 310 310 0 0
Laotian 0 0 0 0
Malaysian 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 10 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 10 10 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 70 35 30 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 22 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 0 0 0 0
Australian 0 0 0 0
New Zealander 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0
Polynesian 0 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.Footnote 23 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each ethnic origin, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. Total responses represent the sum of single responses and multiple responses received in the census.

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Footnote 2

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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

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Footnote 8

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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

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

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Footnote 11

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

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Footnote 12

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

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

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Footnote 14

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 16

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

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

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

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

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

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Footnote 21

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

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Footnote 22

The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.'

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Footnote 23

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006015.

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