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Topic-based tabulation: Immigrant Status and Place of Birth (38), Sex (3) and Age Groups (10) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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General information

Catalogue number :97-557-XCB2006015
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Immigration and citizenship
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Note

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: 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: Suppression of citizenship and immigration data on Indian reserves and settlements

Persons living on Indian reserves and Indian settlements who were enumerated with the 2006 Census Form 2D questionnaire were not asked the questions on citizenship (Question 10), landed immigrant status (Question 11) and year of immigration (Question 12). Consequently, citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros for Indian reserves and Indian settlements at census subdivision and lower levels of geography where the majority of the population was enumerated with the 2D Form. These data are, however, included in the totals for larger geographic areas, such as census divisions and provinces. For more information on the census data quality and confidentiality standards and guidelines relating to Indian reserves, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/DQguidelines/DQguide_IndianReserves.cfm.
For a complete list of Indian reserves and Indian settlements for which citizenship, landed immigrant status and period of immigration data are suppressed using zeros, please refer to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/reference/notes/supplist2D.cfm.

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This table details immigrant status and place of birth , sex and age groups for the population in Hamilton
Immigrant status and place of birth (38) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
Total - Immigrant status and place of birthFootnote 1 497,400 242,710 254,690
Non-immigrantsFootnote 2 366,315 180,165 186,155
Born in province of residence 332,105 164,190 167,915
Born outside province of residence 34,210 15,970 18,235
ImmigrantsFootnote 3 126,485 60,070 66,420
United States of America 3,990 1,365 2,620
Central America 2,685 1,245 1,440
Caribbean and Bermuda 4,685 2,025 2,660
South America 2,750 1,195 1,560
Europe 76,510 36,745 39,760
Western Europe 8,830 4,355 4,475
Eastern Europe 15,010 6,865 8,145
Southern Europe 34,705 17,345 17,360
Italy 13,400 6,735 6,660
Other Southern Europe 21,305 10,605 10,700
Northern Europe 17,965 8,185 9,780
United Kingdom 17,070 7,740 9,330
Other Northern Europe 895 445 450
Africa 4,640 2,320 2,320
Western Africa 660 330 325
Eastern Africa 1,800 785 1,015
Northern Africa 1,090 615 475
Central Africa 415 200 215
Southern Africa 675 390 290
Asia and the Middle East 30,740 14,960 15,785
West Central Asia and the Middle East 8,040 4,095 3,940
Eastern Asia 6,090 2,875 3,210
China, People's Republic of 4,025 1,965 2,065
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region 735 370 370
Other Eastern Asia 1,325 545 780
Southeast Asia 7,780 3,575 4,210
Philippines 2,980 1,245 1,735
Other Southeast Asia 4,800 2,325 2,470
Southern Asia 8,830 4,410 4,420
India 5,235 2,630 2,605
Other Southern Asia 3,595 1,780 1,815
Oceania and otherFootnote 4 485 215 270
Non-permanent residentsFootnote 5 4,595 2,480 2,115

Footnotes

Footnote 1

For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 2

Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.

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Footnote 3

Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.

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Footnote 4

'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Non-permanent residents are persons 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 with them in Canada.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-557-XCB2006015.

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