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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.

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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 Richmond Hill, T
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 130,245 80,190 28,305 21,745
British Isles origins 22,660 3,840 6,010 12,810
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 13,955 2,330 3,715 7,905
Irish 8,520 915 1,900 5,700
Manx 20 0 0 20
Scottish 9,270 1,130 2,375 5,765
Welsh 910 175 245 490
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 1,530 330 500 690
French origins 3,785 475 695 2,610
Acadian 50 0 10 35
French 3,760 475 695 2,590
Aboriginal origins 610 10 85 520
Inuit 10 0 0 10
Métis 180 0 10 175
North American Indian 420 10 80 330
Other North American origins 11,455 875 2,815 7,760
American 665 215 185 265
Canadian 10,980 705 2,670 7,605
Newfoundlander 45 10 15 30
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 15 0 0 10
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 2,450 1,605 775 70
Antiguan 50 20 25 0
Bahamian 10 10 10 0
Barbadian 145 90 55 10
Bermudan 35 25 10 0
Carib 10 0 10 0
Cuban 25 20 0 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 30 25 10 0
Grenadian 65 50 10 0
Guyanese 300 160 135 0
Haitian 15 10 0 0
Jamaican 1,350 895 420 40
Kittitian/Nevisian 15 0 10 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 0
St. Lucian 25 10 10 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 255 145 105 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 0 0 10
West Indian 300 225 70 10
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 35 15 15 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,075 895 170 10
Aboriginal from Central/South America 35 35 0 0
Argentinian 80 65 15 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 10 10 0 0
Brazilian 125 70 45 10
Chilean 140 110 30 0
Colombian 200 185 15 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 55 45 10 0
Guatemalan 10 10 0 0
Hispanic 15 15 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0 0
Mexican 60 60 10 0
Nicaraguan 10 15 0 0
Panamanian 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 135 120 15 0
Salvadorean 80 55 25 0
Uruguayan 20 15 10 0
Venezuelan 95 70 20 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 55 55 0 0
European origins 49,135 23,455 17,250 8,430
Western European origins 7,355 2,225 2,450 2,680
Austrian 765 270 270 230
Belgian 110 35 35 40
Dutch (Netherlands) 1,540 420 635 485
Flemish 10 10 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0
German 5,125 1,540 1,585 2,005
Luxembourger 0 0 10 0
Swiss 295 120 110 65
Northern European origins 1,255 275 470 510
Finnish 345 85 160 100
Scandinavian origins 950 190 335 425
Danish 240 40 110 90
Icelandic 40 0 0 35
Norwegian 330 50 125 150
Swedish 315 90 120 110
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 60 10 0 45
Eastern European origins 15,880 10,215 3,065 2,600
Baltic origins 565 205 215 145
Estonian 195 65 80 55
Latvian 145 45 65 40
Lithuanian 245 100 85 55
Byelorussian 245 240 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 675 340 295 35
Czech 360 200 150 0
Czechoslovakian 110 45 50 20
Slovak 215 95 105 15
Hungarian (Magyar) 1,330 815 385 130
Polish 4,670 1,680 1,515 1,475
Romanian 2,085 1,770 195 125
Russian 6,585 4,930 750 905
Ukrainian 3,495 2,190 525 770
Southern European origins 23,940 9,745 11,905 2,285
Albanian 105 85 10 10
Bosnian 35 25 10 0
Bulgarian 230 145 50 45
Croatian 415 210 200 0
Cypriot 10 10 10 0
Greek 3,395 1,485 1,770 135
Italian 15,430 4,925 8,640 1,860
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 770 350 380 40
Maltese 190 50 125 15
Montenegrin 20 25 0 0
Portuguese 1,810 1,140 645 30
Serbian 410 350 50 15
Sicilian 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 200 90 95 15
Spanish 1,460 1,025 335 95
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 410 175 155 80
Other European origins 7,490 3,985 1,585 1,920
Basque 0 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 7,395 3,960 1,565 1,865
Slav (European) 20 10 10 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 85 20 10 55
African origins 1,495 1,105 320 70
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 150 75 35 35
Burundian 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 30 25 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 20 15 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 120 70 50 0
Eritrean 10 15 0 0
Ethiopian 10 15 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 10 15 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 10 10 10 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 40 30 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 55 55 0 0
Nigerian 70 60 10 0
Oromo 10 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 135 115 25 0
South African 240 170 55 15
Sudanese 10 0 0 0
Tanzanian 35 30 10 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 10 0 10 0
Yoruba 30 25 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 10 10 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 550 410 120 20
Arab origins 2,935 2,510 385 35
Egyptian 880 775 105 0
Iraqi 645 630 15 0
Jordanian 175 160 10 10
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 570 445 90 30
Libyan 10 10 0 0
Maghrebi origins 190 110 80 0
Algerian 0 0 0 0
Berber 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 155 85 70 0
Tunisian 15 15 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 140 110 25 0
Saudi Arabian 15 15 0 0
Syrian 125 115 0 0
Yemeni 30 10 25 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 375 340 35 0
West Asian origins 12,195 11,595 580 20
Afghan 440 425 10 10
Armenian 1,060 875 185 0
Assyrian 70 70 0 0
Azerbaijani 210 210 10 0
Georgian 15 20 0 0
Iranian 9,490 9,230 250 0
Israeli 190 125 60 0
Kurd 130 130 0 0
Pashtun 10 10 0 0
Tatar 65 65 10 0
Turk 460 415 45 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 350 320 30 0
South Asian origins 9,250 7,590 1,620 30
Bangladeshi 40 40 0 0
Bengali 20 20 0 0
East Indian 7,760 6,220 1,510 30
Goan 110 80 25 0
Gujarati 25 25 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 0 0
Pakistani 460 410 55 0
Punjabi 80 70 15 0
Sinhalese 35 35 0 0
Sri Lankan 570 555 15 0
Tamil 215 200 10 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 295 270 20 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 36,305 31,825 4,180 300
Burmese 0 0 0 0
Cambodian 45 50 0 0
Chinese 29,805 26,230 3,405 170
Filipino 2,285 1,980 295 0
Hmong 0 10 0 0
Indonesian 80 60 20 0
Japanese 490 175 175 135
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 3,235 2,900 340 0
Laotian 40 30 15 0
Malaysian 55 45 10 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0
Singaporean 15 15 0 0
Taiwanese 170 165 0 0
Thai 30 35 0 0
Tibetan 20 20 0 0
Vietnamese 740 615 125 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 40 35 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 80 15 45 15
Australian 60 10 40 10
New Zealander 15 0 0 10
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 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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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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