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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
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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.

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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 Ajax, T
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 69,470 26,935 16,200 26,335
British Isles origins 30,330 5,420 7,125 17,780
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 17,985 3,000 3,995 10,990
Irish 11,120 1,325 2,240 7,550
Manx 85 0 10 75
Scottish 12,780 1,915 3,080 7,785
Welsh 1,115 200 245 675
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 1,400 285 355 755
French origins 5,140 400 790 3,950
Acadian 40 0 0 35
French 5,125 400 790 3,935
Aboriginal origins 1,230 10 200 1,020
Inuit 25 0 0 25
Métis 210 0 30 185
North American Indian 995 10 170 810
Other North American origins 14,330 460 2,840 11,030
American 605 180 185 235
Canadian 13,820 285 2,695 10,835
Newfoundlander 80 0 10 70
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 20 0 15 10
Other provincial or regional groups 15 0 0 15
Caribbean origins 8,535 5,670 2,590 270
Antiguan 100 70 30 0
Bahamian 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 545 290 235 20
Bermudan 60 30 15 15
Carib 65 50 10 10
Cuban 95 60 35 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 165 125 30 0
Grenadian 215 125 85 10
Guyanese 1,065 665 365 30
Haitian 75 45 30 0
Jamaican 4,335 2,900 1,280 160
Kittitian/Nevisian 30 15 15 10
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 10 0
St. Lucian 35 25 10 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,160 745 385 25
Vincentian/Grenadinian 165 105 35 20
West Indian 1,145 730 400 15
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 115 60 50 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 715 555 130 35
Aboriginal from Central/South America 75 55 10 10
Argentinian 125 125 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 10 0 0
Brazilian 45 20 20 10
Chilean 85 65 25 0
Colombian 30 20 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25 15 10 0
Guatemalan 30 20 10 0
Hispanic 15 10 0 0
Honduran 15 10 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 45 15 15 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 0
Panamanian 45 30 20 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 50 40 10 0
Salvadorean 95 80 0 10
Uruguayan 0 0 0 0
Venezuelan 30 25 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 35 30 10 0
European origins 19,070 6,120 6,395 6,560
Western European origins 6,875 1,285 2,205 3,380
Austrian 490 85 205 210
Belgian 115 20 35 55
Dutch (Netherlands) 2,090 430 730 930
Flemish 15 0 0 15
Frisian 15 15 0 0
German 4,420 785 1,355 2,280
Luxembourger 0 0 0 0
Swiss 175 50 40 85
Northern European origins 1,060 140 305 615
Finnish 350 70 105 175
Scandinavian origins 800 80 220 500
Danish 255 35 85 130
Icelandic 35 0 10 20
Norwegian 195 20 50 125
Swedish 305 20 65 215
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 25 0 0 20
Eastern European origins 4,355 1,435 1,335 1,590
Baltic origins 245 70 145 35
Estonian 80 10 60 10
Latvian 110 30 60 20
Lithuanian 60 25 30 0
Byelorussian 10 0 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 270 120 80 70
Czech 150 75 30 40
Czechoslovakian 30 0 15 10
Slovak 90 35 30 25
Hungarian (Magyar) 690 250 305 135
Polish 1,665 550 550 565
Romanian 410 305 60 40
Russian 385 165 85 140
Ukrainian 1,165 130 260 770
Southern European origins 8,335 3,500 3,265 1,570
Albanian 65 40 25 0
Bosnian 20 10 0 10
Bulgarian 70 30 20 15
Croatian 145 60 50 35
Cypriot 10 0 10 0
Greek 1,065 480 450 130
Italian 3,210 750 1,510 955
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 615 265 220 125
Maltese 220 40 105 70
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 1,940 1,190 625 120
Serbian 120 60 35 25
Sicilian 10 0 10 0
Slovenian 110 35 55 25
Spanish 1,165 805 245 115
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 135 60 55 25
Other European origins 430 160 130 140
Basque 10 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 380 150 95 135
Slav (European) 0 0 0 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 50 10 30 0
African origins 2,450 1,715 610 125
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0
Angolan 15 10 0 0
Ashanti 85 55 30 0
Bantu 0 0 0 0
Black 510 290 180 40
Burundian 10 15 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 20 20 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 25 25 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 15 15 0 0
Eritrean 25 25 0 0
Ethiopian 25 25 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 10 0 0
Ghanaian 170 130 40 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 10 10 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 30 30 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 55 35 20 0
Nigerian 65 35 30 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 40 45 0 0
South African 170 85 85 0
Sudanese 25 25 0 0
Tanzanian 10 0 0 10
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 40 20 15 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 1,140 850 215 75
Arab origins 1,350 1,045 275 30
Egyptian 240 235 10 0
Iraqi 30 30 0 0
Jordanian 25 15 10 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 520 400 90 35
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 30 20 10 0
Algerian 0 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 30 20 10 0
Tunisian 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 200 150 50 0
Saudi Arabian 15 10 10 0
Syrian 60 25 35 0
Yemeni 10 10 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 260 200 60 0
West Asian origins 950 850 75 20
Afghan 285 270 10 10
Armenian 155 120 30 10
Assyrian 15 20 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 275 240 35 0
Israeli 45 45 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 185 175 10 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 10 10 0 0
South Asian origins 7,755 6,460 1,220 70
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0
East Indian 6,020 5,005 950 65
Goan 125 100 25 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 10 10 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 715 575 135 0
Punjabi 10 10 0 0
Sinhalese 85 75 10 0
Sri Lankan 690 615 80 0
Tamil 225 190 30 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 225 210 20 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 4,735 3,515 920 295
Burmese 15 0 0 10
Cambodian 0 0 0 0
Chinese 2,175 1,570 515 90
Filipino 1,995 1,600 380 15
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 60 55 10 0
Japanese 250 50 25 180
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 210 195 20 0
Laotian 15 15 0 0
Malaysian 50 50 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0
Singaporean 20 10 10 0
Taiwanese 10 10 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 200 180 20 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 40 40 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 75 35 30 15
Australian 50 30 10 10
New Zealander 15 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins 10 0 10 0
Fijian 10 0 10 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 22 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

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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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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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 13

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 15

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

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Footnote 21

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

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Footnote 22

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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