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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 London, CY
Ethnic origin (247) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status 1st generationFootnote 2 2nd generationFootnote 3 3rd generation or moreFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originFootnote 5 287,900 75,300 58,320 154,275
British Isles origins 151,995 15,950 30,305 105,730
Cornish 0 0 0 0
English 96,655 9,645 20,065 66,945
Irish 56,745 4,215 8,820 43,715
Manx 65 0 25 40
Scottish 65,610 5,330 11,590 48,685
Welsh 6,010 785 1,290 3,930
British Isles, n.i.e.Footnote 6 6,250 745 1,745 3,755
French origins 27,180 1,505 3,290 22,380
Acadian 150 0 0 140
French 27,095 1,505 3,285 22,305
Aboriginal origins 6,850 125 645 6,075
Inuit 60 0 0 55
Métis 1,050 0 60 990
North American Indian 5,825 125 585 5,115
Other North American origins 69,850 1,965 10,665 57,220
American 3,115 745 1,100 1,265
Canadian 67,635 1,290 9,990 56,355
Newfoundlander 90 0 20 70
Nova Scotian 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0
Québécois 30 0 0 25
Other provincial or regional groups 25 0 10 20
Caribbean origins 3,270 1,790 1,130 350
Antiguan 20 15 0 0
Bahamian 30 25 0 0
Barbadian 285 135 105 45
Bermudan 35 15 0 20
Carib 40 30 15 0
Cuban 110 90 10 0
Dominican, n.o.s.Footnote 7 20 15 10 0
Grenadian 65 30 35 0
Guyanese 280 145 130 10
Haitian 45 15 0 30
Jamaican 1,425 755 500 170
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 10 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 20 10 0 10
St. Lucian 15 10 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 550 270 255 30
Vincentian/Grenadinian 45 35 10 0
West Indian 370 215 125 35
Caribbean, n.i.e.Footnote 8 85 60 15 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 5,845 5,270 475 95
Aboriginal from Central/South America 80 50 20 10
Argentinian 30 15 10 0
Belizean 10 0 10 0
Bolivian 10 10 0 0
Brazilian 150 120 30 0
Chilean 220 160 55 10
Colombian 1,910 1,855 35 20
Costa Rican 10 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 20 20 0 0
Guatemalan 240 215 20 0
Hispanic 115 105 0 0
Honduran 160 155 0 0
Maya 65 55 0 15
Mexican 390 280 90 15
Nicaraguan 450 440 15 0
Panamanian 20 10 10 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 80 75 10 10
Salvadorean 1,695 1,515 150 25
Uruguayan 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 150 135 15 0
Latin, Central or South American, n.i.e.Footnote 9 325 265 60 0
European origins 106,680 32,665 30,105 43,900
Western European origins 49,145 8,480 12,990 27,675
Austrian 1,655 435 600 625
Belgian 2,335 310 865 1,165
Dutch (Netherlands) 15,180 3,280 5,580 6,315
Flemish 150 30 50 65
Frisian 55 20 30 0
German 31,685 4,575 6,530 20,575
Luxembourger 20 0 10 0
Swiss 1,215 230 305 680
Northern European origins 5,845 905 1,490 3,455
Finnish 930 120 235 575
Scandinavian origins 5,055 800 1,285 2,970
Danish 1,680 330 645 710
Icelandic 255 0 35 210
Norwegian 1,350 200 265 885
Swedish 1,740 270 355 1,115
Scandinavian, n.i.e.Footnote 10 260 35 30 185
Eastern European origins 28,930 10,360 7,930 10,640
Baltic origins 1,240 325 560 355
Estonian 275 55 140 80
Latvian 335 140 125 70
Lithuanian 670 155 310 210
Byelorussian 220 125 30 65
Czech and Slovak origins 2,350 735 725 885
Czech 1,085 405 280 400
Czechoslovakian 500 60 230 205
Slovak 805 295 220 295
Hungarian (Magyar) 4,220 1,350 1,450 1,420
Polish 13,220 5,915 3,280 4,025
Romanian 1,290 665 205 415
Russian 3,215 1,080 880 1,250
Ukrainian 6,970 1,095 1,920 3,950
Southern European origins 32,040 14,415 10,875 6,750
Albanian 625 505 115 10
Bosnian 695 645 40 10
Bulgarian 175 105 25 50
Croatian 1,480 915 450 115
Cypriot 0 0 0 0
Greek 2,800 1,225 1,230 340
Italian 13,115 3,500 4,860 4,755
Kosovar 15 10 0 0
Macedonian 105 50 40 20
Maltese 1,085 330 515 245
Montenegrin 10 10 0 0
Portuguese 7,515 4,415 2,725 380
Serbian 1,030 840 160 35
Sicilian 35 0 10 25
Slovenian 610 245 275 85
Spanish 2,970 1,985 405 575
Yugoslav, n.i.e.Footnote 11 1,055 325 430 300
Other European origins 2,275 760 585 930
Basque 0 10 0 0
Gypsy (Roma) 10 10 0 10
Jewish 1,915 660 520 740
Slav (European) 60 45 10 0
European, n.i.e.Footnote 12 300 55 65 185
African origins 3,625 2,695 425 505
Afrikaner 0 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0
Angolan 35 35 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0
Bantu 15 15 0 0
Black 350 90 60 195
Burundian 145 145 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0
Congolese (Zairian) 25 20 0 0
Congolese, n.o.s.Footnote 13 60 40 10 15
Dinka 0 10 0 0
East African 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 355 320 35 0
Ethiopian 235 235 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 10 0 0
Ghanaian 125 75 50 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 60 50 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Malian 10 10 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 105 75 30 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 105 105 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 0
Somali 330 300 30 0
South African 220 175 35 10
Sudanese 375 375 0 0
Tanzanian 15 10 10 0
Tigrian 10 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 65 60 10 0
Yoruba 15 15 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 65 45 10 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0
African, n.i.e.Footnote 15 1,020 600 145 275
Arab origins 6,875 5,215 1,315 345
Egyptian 455 330 95 25
Iraqi 620 590 20 10
Jordanian 115 100 10 0
Kuwaiti 45 50 0 0
Lebanese 2,755 1,555 965 240
Libyan 45 45 0 0
Maghrebi origins 150 130 0 20
Algerian 80 80 0 0
Berber 0 10 0 0
Moroccan 40 25 0 0
Tunisian 10 10 0 0
Maghrebi, n.i.e.Footnote 16 10 10 0 0
Palestinian 1,015 955 50 10
Saudi Arabian 95 95 0 0
Syrian 570 450 70 50
Yemeni 70 70 0 0
Arab, n.i.e.Footnote 17 1,450 1,255 170 25
West Asian origins 3,040 2,730 225 80
Afghan 425 415 15 0
Armenian 240 160 40 40
Assyrian 320 290 30 0
Azerbaijani 30 30 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 0
Iranian 990 935 45 0
Israeli 50 30 10 10
Kurd 495 480 10 0
Pashtun 70 70 0 0
Tatar 10 10 0 0
Turk 450 350 80 15
West Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 18 120 105 0 10
South Asian origins 5,525 4,355 1,080 85
Bangladeshi 125 110 10 0
Bengali 60 55 10 0
East Indian 4,240 3,185 975 75
Goan 55 45 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 40 25 15 0
Nepali 30 30 0 0
Pakistani 785 710 70 0
Punjabi 90 90 0 0
Sinhalese 10 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 125 115 15 0
Tamil 85 85 0 0
South Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 19 145 130 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 11,775 9,415 1,970 390
Burmese 50 45 10 0
Cambodian 580 460 120 0
Chinese 5,890 4,610 1,085 195
Filipino 1,390 1,140 220 25
Hmong 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 130 95 25 10
Japanese 395 165 85 145
Khmer 25 25 10 0
Korean 1,680 1,475 205 0
Laotian 135 115 20 0
Malaysian 110 95 15 0
Mongolian 35 25 10 0
Singaporean 0 0 10 0
Taiwanese 40 40 0 0
Thai 65 55 10 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,715 1,390 295 35
East or Southeast Asian, n.i.e.Footnote 20 80 75 0 0
Asian, n.o.s.Footnote 21 0 0 0 0
Oceania origins 335 155 135 40
Australian 185 85 65 35
New Zealander 105 40 60 10
Pacific Islands origins 60 40 25 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 25 0 20 0
Maori 20 15 10 0
Polynesian 0 0 0 0
Samoan 10 0 0 0
Pacific Islander, n.i.e.Footnote 22 10 10 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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Footnote 14

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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