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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 Milton, 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 41,910 12,600 9,805 19,510
British Isles origins 21,200 3,190 4,585 13,425
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 12,605 1,910 2,780 7,915
Irish 8,305 910 1,435 5,965
Manx 15 10 0 0
Scottish 8,670 895 1,765 6,005
Welsh 840 175 195 465
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 1,025 175 305 540
French origins 3,295 230 365 2,705
Acadian 50 0 10 40
French 3,265 230 350 2,680
Aboriginal origins 675 25 75 575
Inuit 0 0 0 0
Métis 160 0 25 135
North American Indian 520 25 50 445
Other North American origins 9,575 230 1,530 7,820
American 450 110 150 185
Canadian 9,355 145 1,445 7,760
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 0 0 0 0
Other provincial or regional groups 0 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 1,350 905 375 75
Antiguan 0 0 0 0
Bahamian 10 10 0 0
Barbadian 110 50 30 25
Bermudan 10 0 0 10
Carib 0 0 0 0
Cuban 60 30 25 10
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 10 0 0 0
Grenadian 20 15 10 0
Guyanese 140 75 55 10
Haitian 0 0 0 0
Jamaican 685 490 180 15
Kittitian/Nevisian 20 10 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 0
St. Lucian 70 50 25 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 165 95 55 15
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 0 0 0
West Indian 120 85 35 0
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 30 15 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 500 460 35 0
Aboriginal from Central/South America 15 15 0 0
Argentinian 40 40 10 0
Belizean 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 10 0 0
Chilean 40 40 0 0
Colombian 120 120 0 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 15 15 0 0
Guatemalan 35 30 10 0
Hispanic 0 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0 0
Maya 20 20 0 0
Mexican 85 75 10 0
Nicaraguan 0 10 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 45 40 10 0
Salvadorean 45 35 10 0
Uruguayan 10 15 0 0
Venezuelan 25 25 0 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 10 10 10 0
European origins 15,955 4,965 5,635 5,355
Western European origins 6,040 1,245 1,970 2,825
Austrian 290 70 95 120
Belgian 150 35 65 55
Dutch (Netherlands) 2,045 455 900 690
Flemish 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0
German 3,845 730 1,015 2,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 0
Swiss 170 25 80 60
Northern European origins 730 135 225 370
Finnish 165 25 70 65
Scandinavian origins 595 120 170 310
Danish 200 30 90 75
Icelandic 25 15 0 15
Norwegian 185 25 20 135
Swedish 155 40 50 60
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 40 0 10 20
Eastern European origins 4,225 1,535 1,140 1,550
Baltic origins 220 40 95 85
Estonian 30 10 10 10
Latvian 90 25 35 30
Lithuanian 100 10 45 45
Byelorussian 25 20 0 0
Czech and Slovak origins 275 75 115 80
Czech 145 35 65 40
Czechoslovakian 20 0 20 0
Slovak 120 35 40 45
Hungarian (Magyar) 540 155 190 185
Polish 2,050 995 435 620
Romanian 195 120 25 50
Russian 355 110 95 150
Ukrainian 1,145 170 320 650
Southern European origins 6,335 2,295 2,835 1,200
Albanian 30 15 15 0
Bosnian 10 10 0 0
Bulgarian 35 25 10 10
Croatian 495 275 190 35
Cypriot 0 0 0 0
Greek 315 80 205 25
Italian 3,235 755 1,560 925
Kosovar 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 120 50 45 20
Maltese 270 50 155 65
Montenegrin 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 1,195 545 550 100
Serbian 145 115 30 0
Sicilian 10 10 0 0
Slovenian 70 25 35 0
Spanish 550 415 105 30
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 65 15 20 35
Other European origins 200 60 60 75
Basque 0 0 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 0 0 0 0
Jewish 175 40 60 75
Slav (European) 15 10 0 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 20 10 0 10
African origins 310 210 75 20
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 65 30 30 0
Burundian 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 15 15 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 0 0 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0
East African 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 0 0 0 0
Guinean, n.o.s.Footnote 14 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 15 10 0 0
Nigerian 45 35 10 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 20 20 0 0
South African 65 40 15 10
Sudanese 0 0 0 0
Tanzanian 10 10 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 65 45 10 0
Arab origins 440 365 50 15
Egyptian 155 135 20 0
Iraqi 70 70 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 85 45 20 15
Libyan 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi origins 0 0 0 0
Algerian 0 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0 0
Palestinian 30 20 10 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 0
Syrian 20 20 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 85 85 0 0
West Asian origins 220 200 10 10
Afghan 50 50 0 0
Armenian 25 15 0 10
Assyrian 20 20 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0
Iranian 90 85 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0 0
Turk 30 20 0 0
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 20 20 0 0
South Asian origins 2,335 1,985 325 25
Bangladeshi 35 35 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0
East Indian 1,555 1,255 290 10
Goan 10 0 10 0
Gujarati 50 50 0 0
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0
Nepali 10 0 0 0
Pakistani 490 450 20 10
Punjabi 85 80 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 55 40 10 0
Tamil 35 35 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 170 170 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,855 1,475 295 85
Burmese 0 0 0 10
Cambodian 0 0 0 0
Chinese 825 655 140 25
Filipino 810 685 135 0
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 20 15 0 0
Japanese 80 20 10 50
Khmer 0 0 0 0
Korean 110 100 10 0
Laotian 10 15 0 0
Malaysian 10 10 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 10 0
Tibetan 0 10 0 0
Vietnamese 100 100 10 0
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 0 0 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 30 20 10 0
Australian 15 10 10 0
New Zealander 10 10 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 10 0 0 10
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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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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Footnote 17

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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